Family forced autistic relative to eat mother’s ashes & covered her with contents of septic tank: Feds
Violent Crime
The victim was reportedly malnourished and living in a 6-by-8-foot chicken wire cage when police found her
Podcast
July 27, 2018
Friday Crime Stories: New hope for families of 8 murdered along Virginia’s Colonial Parkway
At least eight people murdered along Virginia’s historic Colonial Parkway starting in the late 1980s are believed to be the victims of a single killer who is still uncaught. But new evidence is giving hope to family and friends of the victims. Nancy Grace discusses the case with Bill Thomas, brother of Colonial Parkway serial …
Suicide
July 27, 2018
Teen boy kills himself after reported sexual assault, now Mom is fighting after accused rapist may get charges dropped [EXCLUSIVE]
An Ohio woman is pushing for justice after her son committed suicide in June, following a traumatic alleged sexual assault that left the boy devastated and broken. Garon Hall, 18, took his own life a few months after he was reportedly kidnapped and raped by Dwight Lamar Orr, Jr., 44, a convicted felon with a …
Child Abuse
July 27, 2018
Toddler girl dies of starvation as ‘mom’ dances at club for cash, leaving tot alone for up to 12 hours a night: Police
A 2-year-old Georgia girl was pronounced dead Tuesday after her mother allegedly starved her to death as she danced for cash at a club. According to a press release, Gwinnett County Police Department responded to a call of a “person down” in Lilburn, located approximately 20 miles outside of Atlanta, when they came upon 2-year-old Reygan …
Sex Crimes
July 27, 2018
10 more ex-students sue Ohio State over sex abuse by doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ten more former students have sued Ohio State University over alleged sexual misconduct by a now-dead team doctor, accusing school officials of facilitating abuse by ignoring complaints and requiring some athletes to get physicals from him to maintain their sports participation and scholarships. The case filed Thursday is the third federal …
July 27, 2018
DNA testing finds woman alive who was reported missing as a baby in 1994
A Connecticut woman reported missing over 20 years ago from Arizona was identified using DNA testing after she checked into a hospital without any knowledge of who she was or where she came from. CBS 5 reports that Aleacia Stancil checked into a hospital in 2014, disoriented and confused. With no information to go on, a …
Sex Crimes
July 26, 2018
‘Oh, boo hoo!’ Nancy Grace reacts to reports that disgraced doc Larry Nassar was assaulted behind bars
After news spread this week of a prison assault that left disgraced Olympic gymnastic team doctor Larry Nassar injured, legal analyst Nancy Grace offered little sympathy for the convicted sex offender. “Oh, boo-hoo,” the former prosecutor said in an interview with TMZ. “Nassar is having to be bullied and attacked by people bigger than him? …
child endangerment
July 26, 2018
Mom leaves baby in hot car to ‘have one drink’ at restaurant on National Tequila Day: Cops
Authorities in Tennessee have arrested a 26-year-old mother on suspicion of leaving her young child inside a hot vehicle as she drank at a nearby Mexican restaurant. According to Fox News, Rachel Vanwagner is expected to face charges of child abuse and neglect in connection with the incident on Tuesday evening. Reports indicate passersby at …
Murder
July 26, 2018
Man kills female coworker along remote hiking trail near Blue Ridge Parkway inn where they worked: Cops
Authorities in North Carolina have arrested a 20-year-old man they believe killed a woman along a trail near the Blue Ridge Parkway inn where they were both worked. According to WGHP, Ashville resident Derek Shawn Pendergraft was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder after local authorities received a call at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday …
Child Abuse
July 26, 2018
Toddler boy suffers chemical burns after mom sprays him in face with bleach: Cops
A West Virginia mother was arrested Wednesday after allegedly admitting to spraying her 16-month-old son in the face with bleach. According to WOWK, Sylvia Lynn Eden, 27 of Parkersburg, was arrested weeks after the hospital her son was treated at alerted police to the child’s disturbing and suspicious injuries―which entailed chemical burns to his face, shoulder, …
Child Abuse
July 26, 2018
UPDATE: Parents to face death penalty in case of abused toddler girl who reportedly resembled a ‘Holocaust victim’ when she died
Utah prosecutors will seek the death penalty against two parents who allegedly starved their 3-year-old daughter to death last year and filmed themselves taunting her with food before she died. In recently filed court papers obtained by The Associated Press, the state filed a notice seeking the death penalty against Odgen parents Miller Costello, 25, and …
Violent Crime
July 26, 2018
Criminal conspiracy charges for mom and reported girlfriend, both accused of burning baby boy to death: Police
Two Louisiana women behind bars in connection with the death of a Natchitoches baby are now facing additional charges, according to police. KNOE reports that Hannah Barker and Felicia Marie-Nicole Smith are both charged with criminal conspiracy in the death of Barker’s son, 6-month-old Levi Ellerbe. Jackson is also facing a felony murder charge while Barker is …