Attorneys for disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh are pointing the finger at Murdaugh’s cousin Curtis “Eddie” Smith. In a new court filing, the lawyers say that Smith, who reportedly failed a polygraph, should have been more rigorously investigated as a prime suspect by police. During a polygraph five months ago, Smith was asked three times …
Will there ever be justice for the three little girls murdered at a girl scout camp in Oklahoma? The only person charged in this case has been acquitted. Could new DNA testing methods pinpoint a killer? Today, in the conclusion of our week-long investigation, hear from one of the girl’s mothers. Joining Nancy Grace Today: …
After Gene Hart is charged but acquitted in the murder of three little girls, the question of his guilt or innocence is still debated. Today, in the fourth installment of “The Girl Scout Murders,” Hart’s family weighs in. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Additional Guest Herb Weaver – Sheriff Weaver’s son “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” …
As our investigation into “The Girl Scout Murders” continues, evidence points to Gene Hart as the person who murdered three little girls, but not everyone thought so. In fact, a jury acquits the convicted rapist and prison escapee. Why? Part two of “The Girl Scout Murders” today on Crime Stories. Joining Nancy Grace for part …
Three little girls are raped and murdered at Camp Scott, a Girl Scout camp outside Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their bodies are left on a trail leading to the campsite’s showers. Gene Leroy Hart is arrested for the murders but is acquitted at trial. Did Hart commit the crimes? Did he have help, or was someone else …
Edward Goodwin went missing in June 2015. For more than two years, his family didn’t know what happened to their son. Eventually, witnesses say Goodwin had been beaten to death, his body dumped into a pond. The sheriff’s department partially drained the pond and found human hip bones, a femur bone, and some ribs. Edward …
Twenty-three children, teens, and young adults—mostly boys—were kidnapped and murdered from inner city Atlanta, between 1979 and 1981. At first, no one put together the links between the crimes, but soon the common details were noted, and Atlanta Police realized a serial killer stalked Atlanta. One man became the prime suspect, Wayne Williams. Williams is …
What was supposed to be a fun-filled weekend with his son, turned tragedic as a New York father is killed at his hotel. Paul Kutz, 53, died after a man opens fire in the hotel lobby. Two men with reported gang ties have been arrested for the shooting, Roy Johnson Jr. and Devin Taylor. Johnson …
New interrogation videos show Keith Papini’s shock at finding out his wife’s kidnapping was actually a hoax. Keith Papini described himself to investigators as “the idiot husband that stayed around the whole time.” The 39-year-old mom was reported missing on November 2, and told investigators when she was found 22 days later that a pair …
Georgia police say the murder of Athens mom Debbie Collier is not a random event. Detectives say this is a targeted event. Collier went missing after sending a bizarre text to her daughter. The bizarre message reportedly sent by Debbie Collier to her daughter, Amanda Bearden, along with $2,385 through Venmo says, “They are not …
Questions are being raised about the impact of the new Netflix documentary, “Sins of Our Mother,” on Lori Vallow’s chances of a fair trial. Vallow’s attorneys point to media coverage surrounding the case making it impossible for that to happen. To that point, Vallow’s attorneys asked the judge to ban cameras from the courtroom, saying that …
Florida boy, JoJo Morales, 6, missing after being kidnapped by his religious fanatic dad. Police believe 45-year-old Jorge Morales planned his disappearance act for more than a year, before taking his autistic son. The senior Morales’ mother, 68-year-old Lilliam Pena Morales, is also missing. Mom Yanet Concepcion arrived at her ex-husband’s home to pick up …
