3-year-old girl accidentally shoots her pregnant mother: Police
Family Crime
Detective Sgt. James Bogner says the girl “had no idea what she had done and she was very scared.”
Juveniles
April 3, 2018
Attorney and cop accused of sexually assaulting a teen while on duty are in a romantic relationship: Prosecutors
A junior assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, New York, is accused carried on a romantic relationship with a disgraced police detective—while her office was investigating him for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen on duty. According to the New York Post, …
Celebrity Justice
April 3, 2018
Nancy Grace offers a ‘new take’ on the Drew Peterson case on the latest ‘Grace vs. Abrams’
Drew Peterson, a former Illinois cop behind bars for the murder of his third wife, still hasn’t been charged in the mysterious disappearance of his 4th wife. Nancy Grace and Dan Abrams dig into the case on the upcoming A&E …
Unsolved
March 27, 2018
‘I did not deserve this’: Unknown man is still on the loose after randomly punching woman in the face, causing a concussion
WARNING: Graphic images
School Crimes
March 26, 2018
Sheriff: Shooter at Maryland high school killed himself
New details released by the sheriff’s office show how Rollins died.
National
March 22, 2018
Bodycam catches moments leading up to fatal shooting of unarmed black man
Officers fired 20 rounds at Stephan Alonzo Clark, who was reportedly holding a cellphone at the time
Hate Crimes
March 20, 2018
Texas bomber’s change in tactics could hint at future plans
NEW YORK (AP) — The bombs were left on porches, then by the side of the road, then at a FedEx facility. The victims were black, then Hispanic, then white. The targets were in different parts of Austin, Texas, and …
child endangerment
March 19, 2018
Father, small children die after dad rushes back into burning building to save them; pregnant woman jumps out window to escape the flames
A Massachusetts man who had escaped a house fire ran back into the burning building to save his two young children, but all three died. The tragic scene unfolded in Springfield at about 7:25 a.m. Sunday morning, when a fire …
Celebrity Justice
March 19, 2018
Monday Crime Stories: Did O.J. Simpson confess to butchering Nicole Brown Simpson & Ronald Goldman?
Anyone who still believes O.J. Simpson did not kill his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman might have their minds changed by a stunning interview the former NFL star gave in 2006. The remarkable video was lost …
Animal Crimes
March 17, 2018
Goat heads and chicken blood: At least a dozen take part in gruesome animal sacrifice, cops say
An array of animal cruelty charges are in the works after police in Texas announced the arrest of between 12 and 14 people they claim took part in an animal sacrifice as part of a ritual in the garage of …
Podcast
March 12, 2018
Monday Crime Stories: Jails to open the doors, let bad guys walk free under shocking new laws
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 …
March 9, 2018
3 hostages, gunman found dead in California veterans home
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and JANIE HAR, Associated Press YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Three workers for a program that treats veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder were found dead Friday along with the suspect who took them hostage in a daylong standoff at …
Court
March 9, 2018
SEE IT: Crime scene photos show blood spatter, bloodied knife nanny allegedly used to kill two children
On Thursday, the New York District Attorney released crime scene photos showing blood spatter and the knife allegedly used by nanny Yoselyn Ortega to kill two young children in her care. According to the Daily Mail, the District Attorney publicized the …
Celebrity Justice
March 8, 2018
Listen: Did OJ Simpson ‘confess’ to murdering Nicole in this never-before-seen interview?
A teaser for Fox’s upcoming airing of a 2006 interview with O.J. Simpson shows him explaining why he would’ve gone to ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson’s house the night she and Ronald Goldman were murdered. In the 30-second clip, Simpson tells …
Bad Doctors
March 8, 2018
Herbalist charged in death of diabetic boy treated with oils
By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An herbalist who touted natural cures that helped him overcome cancer has been charged in the death of a 13-year-old diabetic boy who prosecutors said he treated with herbal oils instead of …
Court
March 2, 2018
Bond DENIED for Brad Clement, the suspect accused of burying Army veteran Chase Massner in backyard
A Cobb County judge denied bond on Friday for Brad Clement, a Georgia man accused of concealing the death of Army veteran Chase Massner, after he reportedly buried the solider in the backyard of his Kennesaw home. Although Clement’s defense …
March 1, 2018
Baby boy dies after being left in hot car near Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Police say a 1-year-old boy died after being found inside a car parked at a shopping plaza where witnesses said his mother works at a beauty salon. Miami-Dade police tell news outlets that the child was taken …
Celebrity Justice
February 20, 2018
The real life crime scene photos from the assassination of Gianni Versace
Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace died an untimely death at age 50 when serial killer Andrew Cunanan shot him in the back of the head as he walked down the front porch steps at his Miami Beach mansion. He was later pronounced …
Podcast
February 20, 2018
Shocking new theory behind Vegas shooter killing spree
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? …
Terror
February 15, 2018
Ex-teacher accused of making bomb, using students for help
NEW YORK (AP) — A former high school teacher was accused on Thursday of paying students to dismantle fireworks for gunpowder so he could eventually make a bomb and was ordered held without bail. Christian Toro was charged in a …
Family Crime
February 12, 2018
UPDATE: Bones unearthed in Montana shed NOT those of missing Skelton brothers
Authorities investigating the missing Skelton brothers had hoped the discovery of bone fragments from three children in a Montana shed last Sept. would bring closure to the case of the three missing brothers, who vanished from Michigan in 2010 — …
Mass shooting
February 10, 2018
Las Vegas Massacre: Stephen Paddock’s autopsy gives no insight on motive in Vegas mass shooting
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and TOM TAIT, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The much anticipated autopsy report on Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock did nothing to help explain why he carried out the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history — his …
Teacher Scandals
February 6, 2018
Student teacher has sex with teen student, tells police that she ‘loved’ him: Cops
A former student teacher at a Connecticut high school is facing criminal charges for allegedly having a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student. The Harford Courant reported that Tayler Ivy Boncal, 22, is accused of having oral sex and intercourse with a …
Unsolved
February 6, 2018
Missy Bevers: New detective assigned to murdered fitness instructor case, in hopes of cracking the mystery of her killer
Almost two years later, the case surrounding a murdered Texas fitness instructor has not been solved. A new detective took over the case on Monday, in hopes that new set of eyes and ideas can help find the killer. NBC …
School Crimes
February 5, 2018
Dental students took selfie with severed heads: Report
By DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Graduate dental school students and a top University of Connecticut orthodontics professor took a selfie with two severed heads used for medical research at a training workshop at Yale University last year …
Missing
February 5, 2018
‘I miss their voices’: Jailed father of missing Skelton brothers speaks out for first time in six years
A Michigan father who claimed he gave his three sons to a family more than seven years ago said in a jailhouse interview that he regrets his decision and misses his boys. Speaking with WDIV from an Ionia County prison, …
Unsolved
February 3, 2018
‘He would never kill himself’: Sister fights to give dead brother justice as sheriff changes cause of death from suicide to possible homicide
A Georgia woman says her brother was murdered and that police botched the investigation from the get-go. Donald Fickey Jr., who went by DJ, was found dead in Oct. 2016 in what authorities initially said was a suicide by shotgun. Physical …
Court
January 26, 2018
Chase Massner Update: New information obtained against suspect accused of hiding Army vet’s body in his back yard
A Georgia man accused of concealing the death of a U.S. Army veteran appeared in court on Fri., in hopes of getting bond, but his defense attorneys asked for a continuance after the prosecution revealed that new information in the …
January 23, 2018
Lawyers want to toss confession in brutal rape, torture and murder of 14-year-old Grace Packer
Defense attorneys are hoping to discredit the confession that is expected to be a key piece of evidence in Jacob Sullivan’s trial for the rape and murder of Grace Packer, his girlfriend’s adopted daughter. Grace’s mother Sara Packer is also …
Family Crime
January 23, 2018
Missing mom found slain, dismembered, and cooked – her ex-husband is the lead suspect
“It is presumed that she was cooked.”
School Crimes
January 22, 2018
15-year-old girl shot at Texas school; boy, 16, arrested
ITALY, Texas (AP) — A 15-year-old student was injured in a shooting at her high school in Texas Monday morning and a 16-year-old boy, also a student at the school, has been taken into custody, sheriff’s officials said. The girl …
Murder
January 19, 2018
SEE IT: New photos of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock’s Mandalay Bay hotel room after deadly massacre
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released on Friday a detailed but preliminary investigative report concerning the investigation into the deadly Las Vegas shooting massacre on October 1, when gunman Stephen Paddock killed 58 people, and as we learned on …
Murder
January 19, 2018
Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock may have initially targeted ‘Life is Beautiful’ festival; security guard Jesus Campos said he was shot with a BB gun
A preliminary report of the Las Vegas investigation into the Las Vegas shooting indicates that Paddock was alone in his Mandalay Bay hotel room in the days leading up to the attack — but made repeated trips in and out of Las Vegas
child endangerment
January 17, 2018
SEE IT: Inside the Turpin’s former ‘House of Horrors’ Texas home, filled with dirt-covered walls, scratches on doors, boarded windows
Emerging images reportedly show what David and Louise Turpin’s Texas home looked like when they moved out in the late 90s. The images, obtained by KESQ, allegedly show what the couple’s Fort Worth home looked like before they foreclosed on …
Court
January 12, 2018
Two months after his death, Manson remains on ice as battle over his body continues
Nearly two months after his death, Charles Manson’s body reportedly remains in limbo as the legal battle over his estate continues. Probate Judge David J. Cowan announced Monday that divvying up Manson’s estate and releasing his remains are two separate issues, …
Mass shooting
January 12, 2018
FBI knew Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock had big gun stashes, newly released court documents say
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — FBI agents knew the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history left behind big caches of guns, ammunition and explosives when they sought warrants to search his properties and …
Crime Scene Photos
January 11, 2018
Manson Family Cielo Drive Murders: Graphic crime scene photos [GRAPHIC]
The Cielo Drive murders, also known as the “Manson Family Murders,” were some of the most notorious and shocking killings to have ever occurred. Although it’s been over 40 years since the grotesque incident happened, the memory of the victims …
Family Crime
January 8, 2018
Couple enslaves nanny, force her to work 20 hour days without breaks and only eat leftover food – including milk from old cereal bowls
Texas couple ordered to pay enslaved nanny $121,000
Child Abuse
December 27, 2017
32-year-old woman freezes to death after her parents hold her captive in tiny room for 15 years; weighed only 42 pounds: Cops
A adult female in Tokyo was found frozen to death after her parents held her captive in a tiny room for 15 years — and she weighed only 42 pounds when she died at age 32, according to police. According …
Court
December 22, 2017
Five people are fighting to claim Charles Manson’s body in legal ‘circus’: Attorney
Five people are reportedly fighting to claim infamous cult leader Charles Manson’s remains a month after his death. According to the Los Angeles Times, issues arose after people in Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, and California all attempted to claim Manson’s remains. …
Unsolved
December 13, 2017
Crime Stories podcast exclusive: Husband is ‘done talking’ about Missy Bevers’ murder
Although Brandon Bevers has been subjected on social media to accusations that he was somehow connected to his wife Missy Bevers’ death, Texas investigators said they accept his alibi and the husband is cooperating with their murder investigation. His …
Murder
December 12, 2017
Charles Manson cause of death revealed
Murderous mastermind Charles Manson died of cardiac arrest after a battle with cancer, his death records show. TMZ obtained Manson’s death certificate from the Kern County coroner, showing that Manson had suffered from metastatic colon cancer before his death on …
Police
December 8, 2017
Arizona officer not guilty of murder in shooting death of young father who begged ‘please do not shoot me’ [VIDEO]
An Arizona police officer that shot a man to death in 2016 was found not guilty of murder on Thursday. Philip Mitchell Brailsford, 27, was found not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Daniel Shaver, 26, NBC News …
National
November 30, 2017
SHOCK VERDICT: Mexican man guns down American girl on San Francisco pier strolling with her dad found NOT GUILTY
Shooter had been deported FIVE times when he fatally shot Kate Steinle in the back
Murder
November 29, 2017
Reno gunman takes hostage, opens fire from apartment building where Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock recently sold a condo
A gunman in Reno, Nevada, fired shots into a pedestrian area in a shootout that eerily echoes that Las Vegas gun massacre last month. Fortunately, only the gunman was killed. The Reno Gazette Journal reports that a gunman opened fire from …
Murder
November 27, 2017
3 dead in apparent murder-suicide in Virginia
SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE, Va. (AP) — Three members of a Virginia family have been found dead in their home in what authorities believe was a double murder-suicide. News outlets report Lt. C.A. Carey with the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office says deputies …
Cold Cases
November 23, 2017
Seven years and still no answers: What happened to the Skelton Brothers?
In the middle of a bitter divorce, Tanya Zuvers waited for her three sons, Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner Skelton, to return from a Thanksgiving outing with their father, John Skelton. Seven years later, John still claims he gave the children …
National
November 20, 2017
10 days till he burns? Charles Manson headed for cremation unless a relative claims his body
Charles Manson’s body is reportedly housed at Corcoran State Prison, where it’ll remain for 10 days unless a relative claims it. Sources told TMZ that the prison will cremate Manson’s body if it goes unclaimed. The State will also seize any property …
Famous Murder Cases
November 20, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Charles Manson Dead: His teen girl victim speaks out
‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’ goes inside the Manson Family
National
November 20, 2017
THE LATEST: Killer Charles Manson, whose cult slayings horrified world, dies
Manson Family victims include pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others in 1969