On March 15th in 44 B.C. Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator, was assassinated by a group of senators who stabbed him 23 times during a Senate meeting. The senators claimed Caesar’s concentration of power threatened the Roman Republic. However, their efforts to restore the Republic failed, and the aftermath led to a civil war and …
April 29th, 1999: A skull is found in a trash bag outside Action Glass in Atlanta, Georgia. Soon after, in different trash bags, various other body parts are found. The remains are identified as Melissa Wolfenbarger, a 21-year-old married mother-of-two who was reported missing several months prior. In a remarkable twist, Melissa’s remains are verified …
Megan Hess, a former owner of the Colorado funeral home, Sunset Mesa, has pleaded guilty to secretly dissecting corpses and selling body parts without consent from relatives of the deceased. Hess and her mother, Shirley Koch, launched a non-profit donor service organization in 2009. They forged dozens of body donor consent forms and sold the …
‘Revisiting the Debbie Collier Case’
Puddles of water became the focus of cross-examination today of the man who took care of Alex Murdaugh’s dogs. Dale Davis testified that puddles of water were not where they should have been when police responded to the murders. Dale Davis said that when he left the afternoon of the murders, that water hose that …
In the latest episode of “Body Bags,” forensics expert and medicolegal death investigator Joseph Scott Morgan and CrimeOnline reporter Dave Mack take a deep dive into the case of the disgraced legal scion, Alex Murdaugh, accused of killing his wife and youngest son, while the family is connected with at least three other “violent deaths.” …
All this week, Nancy Grace is in Moscow, Idaho, learning more about accused killer Bryan Kohberger. Listen to what Nancy learns from Kohberger’s neighbors. Kohberger appeared in court for a status hearing. During the conference, Kohberger waived his right to a speedy preliminary probable cause hearing. The judge scheduled a hearing to begin June 26, …
A Georgia teen is found dead, stabbed more than 130 times, and run over by a car, but for more than 20 years, the killer(s) have remained elusive. Who killed 17-year-old Tami Jackson? In an all-new CrimeOnline podcast, “Zone 7,” host Sheryl “Mac” McCollum, Director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute (CCIRI), takes a …
Texas bull rider Ouncie Mitchell was shot and killed outside a Utah apartment complex. Mitchell, whose real name is Demetrius Omar Lateef Allen, was in town to compete at an event at the state fair. After the competition Mitchell and a female friend when to a downtown bar, where they argued. The friend, LaShawn Denise …
Eliza Fletcher, a 34-year old mother of Memphis, Tennessee went missing around 4:20 am, on September 2nd, 2022 while out for a morning run. CCTV footage shows her being forced into an SUV. An arrest has been made in connection to her disappearance. Eliza Fletcher’s remains have now been found and positively identified. Joseph Scott Morgan …
Today on Crime Stories, Nancy Grace delves into the disappearances of two women – one in California, one in Illinois. 22-year-old Jolissa Fuentes was last seen at August 7. Surveillance video from a Selma, California convenience store shows Fuentes making a purchase inside the store, then getting into her car. Fuentes can be seen pulling …
Kaitlin Armstrong’s trial for the murder of Moriah “Mo” Wilson is set for October. Armstrong entered a plea of not guilty and now her attorney is laying out her defense….cast doubt about the prosecution’s case against his client. Attorney Rick Cofer has demanded a speedy trial for Armstrong and entered multiple motions for evidence from …
