‘NAKED NANNY’S’ DAMNING FACETIME, STABS TOT’S GRANDPA DEAD WITH SCREWDRIVER
Crime Stories
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Juveniles
November 6, 2025
9-Year-Old Fails to Show for Court After Allegedly Scalping and Raping Autistic Ohio Girl, 5
An Ohio juvenile judge gave a stern warning after a boy failed to show for court on serious felony charges: a warrant would be issued for his arrest the next time he misses a hearing. The boy’s 10-year-old female co-defendant …
Murder
November 6, 2025
‘The system failed’: Georgia Man Accused of Killing Teen at Walmart Previously Stabbed Woman in Random Attack
A Georgia woman says that a man accused of killing a teen last month at a Walmart randomly stabbed her in 2021. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested 48-year-old Delano Middleton last week for an October 23 confrontation at a …
Missing
November 6, 2025
Search Continues for Pregnant Woman Whose Phone Was Found on Road
Michigan authorities are still looking for a pregnant woman who has been missing since Monday. Rebecca Park, 22, was seen voluntarily entering the passenger side of a dark-colored sedan near a relative’s home in Boon Township. Park told someone that …
Hit-and-Run
November 6, 2025
Grandmom Left for Dead in Middle of Road Was Likely Hit-and-Run Victim
A woman was found dead on the street on Monday in what Arizona police are investigating as a hit-and-run. Sally Alcaraz Rodriguez, 75, was found deceased on a road in Tucson. Police, who noted that her personal property was discovered …
Death investigation
November 6, 2025
‘She’s the one’: Texas Dad Turns in Teen Who Crashed Into, Killed TSA Agent While Using Her Phone
A Texas teen is facing charges after crashing into a TSA agent riding an electric bike earlier this year. According to a November 4 news release by El Paso Police Department spokesman Officer Adrian Cisneros, 19-year-old Vivian Rose Padilla has …
Missing
November 6, 2025
Missing Melodee Buzzard Spotted in Small Utah Town, Search Continues for 9-Year-Old
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office says missing 9-year-old California girl, Melodee Buzzard, was spotted in a small Utah town last month. According to the sheriff’s office, Melodee was seen between the Colorado–Utah border on October 9, on a return …
Death investigation
November 6, 2025
Kentucky Officials Probe Death of Woman Found Dead in Indiana Wildlife Area
A Kentucky woman was found dead in a fish and wildlife area in Indiana, and investigators are looking at a person of interest in her death. But Henderson, Kentucky, officials haven’t said if they’re looking at a murder investigation. The …
Hot car deaths
November 6, 2025
Update: Arizona Man Kills Himself Ahead of Sentencing for Allowing Tot Daughter to Die in Hot Car
An Arizona man who pleaded guilty his 2-year-old daughter’s death “took his own life” Wednesday morning ahead of sentencing. Christopher Scholtes, 38, was found dead when he failed to turn himself in after his guilty plea, as CrimeOnline previously reported. …
Murder
November 5, 2025
Police Looking for Man They Say Manipulated Girlfriend Into Killing Another Man
Investigators are looking for an Indiana man they say manipulated his girlfriend into killing an ex-lover three years ago. Cordero Cervantes, 35, and McKayla Archambeau, 25, were both initially arrested in July 2022 in connection with the death of 31-year-old …
Death investigation
November 5, 2025
Wisconsin Man Crashed Car, Leaves 77-Year-Old Mother to Die Alone
A Wisconsin man has been charged with crashing his car while driving drunk and then leaving his mother to die alone while he hid out in the house he shared with her. Casey Yiannackopoulos was charged with reckless homicide and …
Court
November 5, 2025
2 Men Charged With Killing Kansas Moms Plead Not Guilty; Trial Dates Set for Next Year
Two of five defendants in the murders of two Kansas women last year were rearraigned and pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. Cole Twombly and Tad Cullum were rearraigned after Texas County District Attorney George H. Leach III filed paperwork last …
Crime Stories
November 5, 2025
D4VD DEFENSE BOMBSHELL: CELESTE WASN’T ‘KILLED’ BY ANYONE
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Murder
November 5, 2025
Update: Former News Anchor Charged with Murder, 80-Year-Old Mother Found Dead in Bedroom Bloodbath
A former morning news anchor has been charged with murder in connection with the Kansas stabbing death of her 80-year-old mother. Angelynn Mock, 47, made her first court appearance Tuesday; she’s facing a first-degree murder charge for killing Anita Avers …
Missing
November 5, 2025
Mom Arrested 4 Months After 10-Year-Old Girl’s Disappearance; FBI Joins Search
The mother of a missing Florida girl was arrested on Tuesday on child neglect charges. Though Gabrielle Terrelonge, 10, was first reported missing on October 29, she was last seen in Broward County on June 21. The FBI said it was …
Suicide
November 5, 2025
Christopher Scholtes: Father Who Left Tot in Hot Car Dies Following Murder Conviction
Christopher Scholtes, an Arizona man convicted of murder after leaving his tot daughter inside a hot car, has died. According to News 4 Tucson, Scholtes, 38, was scheduled for a court hearing on Wednesday, at the Pima County Superior Court, …
Sex Crimes
November 5, 2025
43-Year-Old Woman Jailed After DNA Confirms Her Baby Was Fathered by Teen Boy
A Washington woman was arrested on Monday for sexually abusing a teen boy who allegedly fathered the baby she had earlier this year. Police got involved after Robyn Polston, 43, reportedly gave birth to the victim’s baby in January. Though …
Murder
November 5, 2025
NC Man Indicted After Killing 4 Children Over Span of Months, Stuffing Bodies Inside Car Trunk
A North Carolina man has been indicted on murder charges following a grisly discovery in Johnston County last month. According to ABC 11, a Johnston County grand jury indicted Wellington Dickens III, 38, on four counts of murder Monday. The …
Child sex crimes
November 5, 2025
Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Charged with 6 Felonies Involving Sex with a Child
A former “American Idol” contestant is facing a slew of felonies after allegedly having sex with a minor. According to Superior Court of California, County of Ventura online court records obtained by TMZ, police arrested 45-year-old Randy Madden October 30. …
Murder
November 5, 2025
Cops Kill 13-Year-Old Boy Suspected of Murdering His Grandmother
A 13-year-old North Carolina boy wanted for the murder of his grandmother was shot and killed Friday by police. The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to Raeford home Thursday morning for a welfare check. They found 68-year-old Connie …
Murder
November 5, 2025
Tennessee Man Charged With Killing 76-Year-Old Mother
A Tennessee man has been charged with murder in the death of his mother. Linda Spivey, 76, was found dead at her Lake Tansi home on November 3 when deputies conducted a welfare check, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. …
Rape
November 5, 2025
Nicholas Rossi Sentenced for Another Rape After Faking Death, Fleeing Country
A Utah judge has sentenced Nicholas Rossi, a Rhode Island man who fled the country and faked his own death, for a second rape conviction Tuesday. According to KSL, Tuesday’s sentence stemmed from a 2008 Orem rape, the same year …
Court
November 5, 2025
Florida Prosecutors Drop Child Abuse Charges Against Family
Florida prosecutors have dropped charges against a family of four accused of abusing their nine adopted and foster children after determining that the family was just doing to best it could under difficult circumstances. Brian Griffeth, 47, Jill Griffeth, 41, …
Court
November 4, 2025
Dad Who Claimed 6-Year-Old Son Caused Fatal Injuries Himself Pleads Guilty to Murder
An Indiana father charged with murder in the death of his 6-year-old son has pleaded guilty to the charge. Franklin Elmore Jr., 29, entered the guilty plea earlier this month and is scheduled to be sentenced on November 25, WNDU …
Murder
November 4, 2025
Texas Man Charged With Burning Roommate Alive
A Texas man is charged with murder in the death of his roommate, who was burned alive in a RV fire in Amarillo last week. James (Jaime) Sosa was found dead on October 27 after firefighters extinguished the blaze in …
Medical
November 4, 2025
Hospice Nurse Charged With Replacing Dementia Patient’s Oxycodone With Household Cleaner
A New England nurse pleaded not guilty last week to replacing a hospice patient’s oxycodone with a household cleaner. Lori Robertson worked at a long-term care facility in Amesbury, Massachusetts, Boston.com reported. Court documents say she was charged in federal …
Podcast
November 4, 2025
Poisoned by Love: The Eye-Drop Murder of a Retired Police Chief
ZONE 7 with Sheryl ‘Mac’ McCollum
Missing
November 4, 2025
UPDATE: Missing Bakery Employee Found Dead in Car Days After Vanishing From Work
A body discovered in a vehicle on Monday was identified as a Massachusetts woman who went missing days earlier. The Worcester Telegram reported that Joanna Brown, 30, was found dead in her vehicle parked near Green Hill Towers apartments. Brown …
Crime Stories
November 4, 2025
GLAM MORNING TV ANCHOR STABS MOM, 80, DEAD IN BEDROOM BLOODBATH
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Juveniles
November 4, 2025
Teen Parents — Ages 15 and 17 — Arrested After Newborn Is Found Buried in Shallow Grave
Two juveniles in Massachusetts were arrested after their infant daughter’s body was reportedly found buried on Monday. Columbus police said they initially got a report about a 15-year-old girl miscarrying seven days earlier. Police determined the girl gave birth at …
Murder
November 4, 2025
Scion of Prominent Family Beats Mother Dead with Hammer, Hides in Woods and Cries Out ‘Mama’
A 20-year-old Connecticut man who allegedly beat his mother to death before crying out for her made his first court appearance Monday. Sebastian Van Stockum appeared briefly at the Stamford Superior Court on murder charges, in connection with the death …
Child sex crimes
November 4, 2025
Predator Goes on the Run After Raping Children, Exposing Them to HIV
A man who allegedly raped children and spread HIV was captured by Tennessee authorities last week. The U.S. Marshals Service said the Memphis Safe Task Force conducted a raid on Thursday in Bethel Grove which resulted in Derrick Cole’s arrest. …
Murder
November 4, 2025
Georgia Mother Charged with Murder After Hiding 4-Year-Old’s Body in Trunk: Update
Police in Georgia have released additional information in connection with a 4-year-old child found deceased in her mother’s car last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police last week charged Jessica Motes, of Flowery Branch, with felony concealing a death, in …
Missing
November 4, 2025
UPDATE: Car of Interest Found Amid Search for Missing Bakery Worker
An SUV was found on Tuesday which matches the description of a vehicle sought in the case of a Massachusetts woman who vanished on Friday. Joanne Brown, 30, told co-workers at Bean Counter Bakery Cafe that she had to leave …
Murder
November 4, 2025
Mississippi Teen Confesses to Beating Grandmother to Death
A Mississippi teenager has been charged with murder in the beating death of his 73-year-old grandmother at her church. Ollie Hamilton was found last Wednesday inside Smith Chapel Holiness Church and pronounced dead at the scene, The Monroe Journal reported. …
Missing
November 4, 2025
Missing Melodee Buzzard’s Mother Switched License Plates to ‘Avoid Detection’
The mother of missing California girl Melodee Buzzard allegedly changed a rental car’s license plate to “avoid detection.” According to a Monday statement released by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, Ashlee Buzzard rented a car in Lompoc, and took …
Murder
November 4, 2025
Ex-Boyfriend Guns Down Minnesota Woman, Her Firefighter Boyfriend, and Flees Into Iowa
A Minnesota man was arrested in Iowa on Sunday, hours after he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home and gunned her down alongside her new boyfriend. The woman’s child called 911 just after 4 a.m. and said Randy Thomas Zimmerman, 45, …
Death investigation
November 4, 2025
Court Martial Reveals Cover-up of Air Force Shooting Death
Court martial proceedings at a Wyoming Air Force base this month revealed a cover-up of an airman’s shooting death earlier this summer. The fellow airman accused of killing Airman Brayden Lovan on July 20 was found dead in his dormitory …
Missing
November 3, 2025
Have You Seen Nain Contreras-Pena?
Nain Bethany Contreras=Pena, 8, was last seen on August 3 in Hastings, Nebraska. She has not been seen since, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. She may be in the company of her mother. According to …
Court
November 3, 2025
Dad of Missing Emmanuel Haro Learns His Fate After Pleading Guilty to Murder
The father of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro was sentenced Monday to more than 30 year to life in prison after he pleaded guilty last month to killing the boy. Jake Haro, 32, pleaded guilty to one count each of murder, assault …
Child death
November 3, 2025
Louisiana Parents Charged After Newborn Died With Severed Lower Spine
A Louisiana couple hhas been charged with murder in the death of their 2-month-old daughter who suffered internal bleeding when her lower spine was severed. Opelousas Police said they were called to a home on October 25 just after 8 …
Crime Stories
November 3, 2025
EPSTEIN VICTIMS: PROSECUTE ‘PRINCE’ ANDREW, KING AXES TITLE, PRINCE TESTIFY IN US?
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Missing
November 3, 2025
MISSING: ‘Heightened Concern’ for Well-Known Bakery Employee Who Abruptly Left Work
Police in Massachusetts are searching for a woman who has not been seen since Friday. Worcester police said Joanna Brown, 30, told co-workers at Bean Counter Bakery Cafe that she had to leave due to an undisclosed personal matter. Family …
Attempted Murder
November 3, 2025
Questions Loom After 20-Year-Old Stabs Her Toddler Brother in Chest
A New Jersey woman is facing criminal charges for reportedly stabbing her 2-year-old brother on Saturday. Police officers who responded to a Brick Township residence found the injured toddler before taking his sister, Marlene Rodriguez, 20, into custody. According to …
Murder
November 3, 2025
Developing: Georgia Teen Killed After Kicking Walmart Customer’s Shopping Cart
A Georgia man is facing murder charges following a fatal attack in October, at a Walmart store near Savannah. Police arrested 48-year-old Delano Middleton on Thursday for an October 23 confrontation at a Walmart on Whitemarsh Island, around eight miles …
Podcast
November 3, 2025
1994 Murder SOLVED 2025: Killer Claims He is Serial Killer, Only One Victim
BODY BAGS with Joseph Scott Morgan
Podcast
November 3, 2025
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGES AGAINST LUIGI MANGIONE?
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Child sex crimes
November 3, 2025
GRAPHIC: Dad Says He Gave Sex Toys to Biological Child & Stepchild After They Became ‘Sexually Curious’
A Utah man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing his biological child and stepchild. The 40-year-old man, from West Jordan, reportedly admitted to abusing one of his children to an FBI agent who was investigating unrelated sexual abuse claims. It …
Murder
November 3, 2025
Impaired Teen Porsche Driver Kills 3 University of Arizona Students, Flees Scene to Call Dad: Police
A 19-year-old is facing charges after police say he killed three University of Arizona students Thursday night before fleeing the scene in Tucson. According to the Arizona Daily Star, Louis Artal is facing charges that include second-degree murder (three counts), …
Kidnapping
November 3, 2025
Cops: Missouri Man Follows Woman Home from Target, Tries to Kidnap Her With Toddler Son in Tow
A Missouri man has been charged with stalking, kidnapping, and child endangerment after he allegedly followed a woman home from a Target store earlier this month and grabbed her while she was holding her toddler son. Joshua Allen York, 30, …