A man who claimed to have helped Natalee Holloway’s purported killer hide the missing Alabama woman’s remains suffered his own violent death during a struggle with an ex-girlfriend. John Ludwick was a friend of Joran van der Sloot, the man believed to be the last person to see Holloway alive before the 18-year-old disappeared in …
The mother of Cherish Perrywinkle, the 8-year-old Florida girl who was raped, beaten and murdered by a man who pretended to help her mom shop, speaks out about the case in this special episode of “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.” Donald Smith, 61, was sentenced to die for the 2013 rape and murder of Cherish. …
Diane Zamora (pictured right) and David Graham (pictured center) were overachieving high school students in love with each other. The teens shared common dreams of flying high in the U.S. Air Force and as a married couple. But a dark secret emerged while they were both in their first year of college. Diane was a …
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 and forgotten until it was rediscovered on a shelf in an office that was being …
Your worst experience with a bad neighbor might be frustration over a barking dog or a junked car parked on their lawn, but Kimberlee Morton’s “neighbor from hell” raped her. Nancy Grace looks at Kimberlee’s and other neighbor horrors in this Crime Stories episode. She is joined by Kimberlee Morton, who is now victims’ advocate, …
Heather Mack , 21, and boyfriend Tommy Schaefer, 23, murdered her mother while vacationing in Bali and stuffed Sheila von Wiese-Mack, 62, into a suitcase. The couple is now serving ten and 18-year sentences, respectively. Heather is now fighting for custody of the baby she gave birth to while in prison. Nancy Grace digs into …
The Golden State Killer is a burglar, rapist serial killer who has terrorized California for decades starting in the 1970s. One man is believed to have committed as many as 50 sexual assaults and over 10 murders. In this “Crime Stories” episode, Nancy Grace explores the case with Jane Carson-Sandler, who was the fifth victim …
The disappearance of twin sisters Dannette and Jeannette Millbrooks from their Augusta, Georgia, neighborhood on March 18, 1990, remains a mystery, but their sister is not giving up in the search for answers. Shanta Sturgis shares with Nancy Grace in this “Crime Stories” episode her family’s frustration with the lack of investigation and attention to …
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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