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A 4-year-old girl is dead and three of her siblings are injured after a man opens fire on his girlfriend and her five children during a trip from Iowa to Tennessee. A child therapist in New York pleads guilty to sharing graphic videos of babies being raped, admitting she was aroused by violent abuse of infants and toddlers. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A 15-year-old boy in North Vernon, Indiana is now charged as an adult after allegedly raping a 7-year-old non-verbal child with autism on a special needs school bus over several weeks. A domestic violence call in California ends with a police shooting, and the wounded suspect compliments officers on their aim. Drew Nelson reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A human leg bone found near Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island mansion has now been identified as part of a missing Massachusetts man, adding fuel to growing fears about a possible serial killer in New England. A man in walks into a bank, declares a robbery, asks for one dollar, then waits calmly for police to arrest him. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A drunk driver in Nebraska kills four people, including a 70-year-old Iowa man and three of her own children, in one of the worst DUI crashes ever seen by local authorities and prosecutors. Two men in New Mexico are sentenced to life in prison for killing an 11-year-old boy in a mistaken ID shooting that left his cousin paralyzed. Drew Nelson reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Barry Morphew is arrested a second time for the animal tranquilizer murder of his wife Suzanne, whose body was found in a shallow grave more than three years after she vanished. Federal agents are denied access to Dodger Stadium as protests over immigration raids continue to spread across Los Angeles. A man is arrested in Memphis, Tennessee after trying to confront the mayor at his home with a stun gun, rope, duct tape, and gloves in his car. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A teenage girl missing for nearly a year in Pennsylvania is found alive inside a North Carolina home, and a 32-year-old man now faces charges that could put him in prison for life. A 19-year-old man is arrested in California after allegedly vandalizing San Francisco’s giant Pink Triangle, a Pride Month landmark that honors the queer community. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Nevada woman is sentenced to 12 to 35 years in prison after killing her boyfriend during a fight sparked by a tampon in his trash. A teenager in New York is charged after posing for a selfie outside her former high school while holding a fake rifle, prompting a lockdown across two school buildings. A new system in Metro Atlanta bus drivers report fare evasion with the push of a button, after a driver is murdered over a $2.50 fare. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A 79-year-old man is back behind bars in California after spending 31 years on the run as a prison escapee. A Pennsylvania man is convicted of stabbing and dismembering a transgender woman in one of Philadelphia’s most brutal killings in recent memory. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Henry Ruggs, the former NFL star, speaks publicly for the first time since a deadly crash that killed a young woman and her dog, offering an emotional apology and expressing a wish to return to football. A retired police detective in Connecticut is found dead under piles of trash in her home, seven months after she was reported missing. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An Atlanta father is found guilty of starving his 4-year-old daughter to death while keeping his children locked in a moldy home with no food or water. A man is charged with dumping a woman’s body in a public park after she lost consciousness and became unresponsive in his car. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A former aide to Sean "Diddy" Combs prepares to testify as Combs faces the final stretch of his federal sex trafficking trial. One of Matthew Perry's ketamine suppliers pleads guilty, facing 40 years and a fine of $2 million. The manhunt continues in Washington state for Travis Decker, accused of killing his three daughters during a court-ordered visitation. Chilling new details emerge in the Minnesota lawmaker shooting spree as federal charges are filed. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A sick juror misses court, so Sean “Diddy” Combs gets a brief reprieve from his federal sex trafficking trial. An update on Christina Formella, the Illinois teacher facing more than 60 years in prison after being charged with sexually abusing a student over the course of nearly two years. A truck driver discovers $1.4 million worth of Nintendo Switch 2 consoles missing from his trailer during a stop at a truck stop east of Denver, Colorado. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A man in Texas learns he is married only after his ex leaves a gift bag on his porch with the marriage papers inside, days after they broke up. A man in Florida pulls a gun on an elderly passerby during a dispute over mangos. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nearly 90 children are taken into protective custody in Iowa as deputies investigate reports of abuse and possible human trafficking at a church-run summer camp. A girl missing since she was a month old in 2021 is found safe in a Chicago home, and her mother is now in custody. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A baby boy is born in Georgia after his brain-dead mother is kept on life support for four months under Georgia’s abortion ban. Seven men in California are now charged in what prosecutors call the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A mixed verdict in the Karen Read retrial in the 2022 death of her police officer boyfriend. A South Carolina man sits in jail without bond after deputies found human remains stored in plastic containers inside his home. A teacher in Florida is arrested after deputies say he traveled to meet a child for sex, from a Christian school where this sort of this has already been a problem. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Three people in Ohio are headed to prison after a 6-year-old boy mauled by a pit bull while handcuffed at the wrists and ankles. A man in Washington state is pulled from a pond with a lasso after threatening his parents with a chainsaw and refusing to surrender for nearly an hour. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Massachusetts murder case once marked by a wrongful conviction is now solved, as new DNA testing has named the true killer 45 years after the crime. Thomas Lee Gudinas has one week to live. He is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. on the 24th at a Florida State Prison. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A grandmother in Oklahoma is arrested after police say she drugged her grandchildren and locked them in a dog cage. R. Kelly suffers an anxiety drug overdose in a North Carolina federal prison, after claiming officials plotted to have him murdered. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Michigan man is found guilty of murdering a woman in a random stabbing at a tire shop and attacking another man hours later. A 4-year-old girl in New York dies after a suspected drunk driver hits her and three others on a sidewalk as they leave a park. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A 16-year-old opens fire during a fight at a Utah carnival, killing three people, including an 8-month-old baby, and injuring two others. An Indiana mother on probation for the death of her infant daughter is now back in jail after police say she left her four young children home alone. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A fire in Pennsylvania kills a pregnant woman and her two young children in what officials now say was a deliberate act. An American man is under arrest in Greece after a woman and her baby were found dead, naked, in a park in Rome, Italy. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A hostage situation ends in two deaths, including the teen with the gun, during a late-night standoff in northern Illinois. A convicted con man is arrested in Arizona after police say he shot and killed an 82-year-old woman in her garage, then stole her debit card and fled the state. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A man in Alabama fatally shoots his mother, then is killed by his brother moments later. A chilling note shared by Senator Amy Klobuchar reveals that Minnesota Senator John Hoffman is "closer every hour to being out of the woods" after being shot nine times in a politically motivated attack. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A teenager in Florida is stabbed to death in his sleep by a stranger who broke into a high-rise, then fell to his own death minutes later. A 14-year-old boy in California is found dead after disappearing during a group trip to a lake. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A 5-year-old girl in Arizona is shot and killed after her older brother finds their father’s rifle in his bedroom. An Arizona mother is sentenced to 10 years in prison for driving through a crowded park and running over a 12-year-old girl. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Text messages are taking center stage after a juror is dismissed in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial as prosecutors continue to present evidence. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A 1-year-old girl dies, her body abandoned for months. Now her mother and the boyfriend are serving long prison sentences in Indiana for her death. A sour-faced cat in Portsmouth, Virginia shuts down rush hour traffic after wandering into a tunnel and is now up for adoption. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A 77-year-old Indiana man stands accused of killing his wife and two of her family members, saying they were tied to a Mexican drug cartel. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Michigan couple is sentenced to decades in prison after their newborn died from untreated jaundice, easily curable and rarely fatal. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
R. Kelly, serving decades in federal prison in North Carolina, asks President Trump to set him free, claiming prison officials tried to have him killed by a Nazi inmate. Antonio Brown, the former NFL wide receiver, is wanted for attempted murder in Florida. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A boy’s body is found stuffed in a trash bag in the attic of his home, and now a woman has pleaded guilty to his murder in an Ohio courtroom. A Florida sheriff warns protesters that if they use deadly force against law officers, deputies will "kill you graveyard dead." Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A suspect is arrested after a Missouri sports reporter is gunned down in a suspected road rage shooting on I-29. A Colorado teacher is found guilty of giving pot brownies to two sixth graders as a prize for learning Greek and Latin root words. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jane Doe, Sean "Diddy" Combs’s most recent ex-girlfriend testifies for another day, that "hotel nights" were the only way she'd ever see him. Growing fears of a serial killer as a young woman is found dead in the woods of Massachusetts, marking the 13th unexplained death across New England since March. A Los Angeles protester is now on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list for allegedly throwing rocks at federal officers. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The federal jury in New York continues hearing disturbing testimony from Jane. who says she spent nearly four years in a controlling relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs. A jury in New York convicts Harvey Weinstein on one of three charges, but deliberation isn't over yet. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Pakistani man is set to appear in a New York courtroom after being extradited from Canada for an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to kill Jewish civilians in a mass shooting. An Oklahoma man set to die for a 1999 double murder is granted a temporary stay just days before his scheduled execution. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A North Dakota couple is charged with murder after their 3-year-old foster daughter is found dead with signs of severe abuse. A man on South Carolina’s death row for a pair of brutal murders is set to be executed June 13, nearly 20 years later. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A missing sailor from Texas is found dead in Virginia, and another Navy sailor is now in custody as the family demands answers from Congress and the military. A bill moving through the California legislature could let people sentenced to life without parole seek a chance at release if they were under 26 when they committed their crimes. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Florida man is executed 31 years after kidnapping, raping, and murdering a young mother in Lake City. Perfect Ten Mary Lou Retton pleads no contest to DUI in West Virginia, breaking her silence on the case. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Two women behind a controversial sex-focused wellness company are found guilty in New York for coercing employees into unpaid labor and sex acts. A Utah judge rules a 67-year-old death row inmate with dementia is competent to be executed, clearing the way for the state to seek a firing squad execution. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Harrowing surveillance footage captures the moment a man in Minnesota fatally shoots his 2-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself while the child’s mother is inside the home. A man in Florida is sentenced to life in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter by breaking her spine while he was alone caring for her. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Los Angeles protester is now on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list for allegedly throwing rocks at federal officers and damaging government vehicles during violent anti-ICE demonstrations in California. An Indiana man "built like Spongebob" is arrested after showing up to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex, only to find law enforcement waiting instead. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A man in Tennessee is charged with killing his grandmother with a hammer and stealing her car after police say he confessed during a traffic stop. Local officials in Georgia approve plans to triple the size of a rural immigration detention center. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Two teenagers are found shot to death during a camping trip in Arizona, and one of their fathers is now speaking publicly as the search for answers continues. It’s the same area where Emily Pike, a Native American teen went missing and was found shot to death. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In Georgia, a good guy with a gun, and his good lady with her gun, stop two attempted carjackings, holding the suspect at gunpoint until police arrive. A Florida man is in jail after admitting he stabbed a shark in the head out of revenge during a fishing trip off Key West. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A police officer in Illinois is shot and killed by her partner during a foot pursuit after a man with a rifle confronts them inside an apartment in Chatham. A young woman is found dead in the woods outside Boston, becoming the 13th unexplained death in New England since March, as fear grows that a serial killer may be at large. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A federal judge in New York dismisses a $400 million defamation lawsuit filed by Justin Baldoni against Blake Lively. A Georgia child who was starved to death, her body burned in a trash can, is now finally laid to rest, nearly twelve years after her murder. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A mass shooting is stopped in Michigan after deputies find loaded weapons hidden in the parking lot at a graduation ceremony. Two executions are scheduled for tomorrow in Alabama and Florida. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fifteen years after a 7-year-old boy vanished from his Portland, Oregon, school, investigators renew efforts to solve one of the most haunting child disappearance cases we’ve ever covered. The former drummer for the New Pornographers is facing new charges after two more minors were identified as alleged victims in a child pornography case. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ongoing coverage of the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs continues in New York, where a woman identified in court as Jane Doe is testifying about years of alleged abuse, and admitted Diddy is still paying her rent. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.