Crime never takes a holiday, but Crime Stories does. For this Christmas Day, Nancy Grace talks about how animals help humans — sometimes even saving lives. Her special guest include Jack Hanna, director emeritus of the famous Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and host of Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild and Wild Countdown, reporter and …
While most people come together with loved ones for the holidays, others see Christmas as a time of revenge, violence, and even murder. Each year, a new batch of criminals surface around the holidays to spread sadness and shock to those around them, often close friends and family members. The following cases took the meaning …
Akia Eggleston was 35 weeks into a high-risk pregnancy when she didn’t show up for her baby shower. Six months later, and there’s no sign of the young Maryland mother–leading authorities to believe that something sinister is at play. Eggleston, 23, was last seen on May 3 outside her home in Baltimore. It wasn’t until May …
Jimmy Martinez said it was his dog that saved his life earlier this month after he was shot. “If it wasn’t for the dog, I wouldn’t be here,” he told KPIX-TV in early December. Martinez, 54, an auto mechanic, had been shot in the hand in a dispute over a parking space with a truck …
Real Housewives of New York City (RHONY) star Luann De Lesseps is behind bars after she allegedly threw a drunken tantrum and attacked a police officer and firefighter on early Sunday morning in Palm Beach, Florida. Palm Beach Post reports the 52-year-old reality star known as “The Countess” is facing several felony charges after she allegedly kicked …
The suspect also killed the family dog, reportedly to stop it from barking
Police say the alleged shooter feared he was going to be fired from his job
A woman was brutally murdered in a supermarket full of customers Thursday, according to British authorities. The New York Post reported that 44-year-old Neville Hord was arrested this week on suspicion of stabbing an Aldi employee during her shift. The victim was reportedly the daughter of a woman Hord had previously dated. One witness described …
A California man identified as a former sheriff’s deputy was arrested for murder in a 2014 shooting death that had been initially ruled a justified use of force. As KABC reported, Oscar Rodriguez, then a Riverside County sheriff’s office, was involved in an on-duty shooting in January 2014 during what he described as an attempt …
There’s “no doubt” a gunman who fired at police in several locations in the state capital, wounding one of them before they shot and killed him, was targeting police officers, a prosecutor said. Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty fired at a Harrisburg police officer on Friday afternoon and later at a state trooper, wounding her before pursuing …
A Florida woman is in jail and her boyfriend is being treated for serious injuries after what both reportedly claim was a bizarre suicide attempt. According to the Palm Beach Post, the incident occurred Thursday afternoon at 30-year-old Carly Ann Del Valle’s West Palm Beach home. Police responded to the location after receiving a report …
A Virginia teen is critically injured and facing murder charges after authorities say he fatally shot a husband and wife in their home on Friday before turning the gun on himself. According to WRC-TV, the unnamed 17-year-old boy knew the victims, 48-year-old Scott Fricker and 43-year-old Buckley Kuhn-Fricker, prior to the shooting. Reports suggest he …
