A criminal defendant’s right to be freed from jail on bond while awaiting trial is guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. The 8th amendment says a judge can’t impose “excessive bail.” But a national effort to reform bail laws is raising concern that dangerous inmates are being let out of jail where they …
Natalie Finn weighed just 81 pounds when she died of cardiac arrest in October 2016. The 16-year-old and her two adopted siblings were locked in a small room in a Des Moines home while they were subjected to unimaginable torture and neglect. The mother Nicole Finn has been convicted of kidnapping and murder and …
When a woman accuses a man of rape, there are serious consequences for the alleged rapist even before the investigation is completed. But when the investigation reveals the accusations are false, there can be serious consequences for the woman. Nancy Grace explores several cases in which women are prosecuted for falsifying evidence and lying about …
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Nashville Mayor Megan Barry admits she had an extramarital affair with her police bodyguard, but investigators want to know if taxpayers picked up the tab for some of her romantic adventures. Nancy Grace looks at the scandal with private investigator and former Nashville police officer Vincent Hill, psychologist & lawyer Dr. Brian Russell — host …
Did jealous hubby kill ‘Kitty Kat’ West?
Tara Lambert hated her husband’s ex-wife so much that she allegedly wanted her murdered and ground up by a wood-chipper. The former model was found guilty in 2016 of trying to hire a hit man to do the deadly deed in a year earlier. That conviction was overturned because of a paperwork mistake, but …
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Months after gunfire rained down on thousands of Las Vegas concert goers, killing 58 people and wounding more than 800 others, many questions remain. Nancy Grace visits the scene in a search for answers. Did Stephen Paddock act alone? What was his motive for the massacre? Grace’s guests in this Crime Stories episode including …
