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The first woman to be executed in Tennessee in over 200 years actually…survived.  Christa Pike was given two lethal injections and has since recovered. According to her attorneys, she is now speaking and walking.  This is not the first botched lethal injection in Tennessee this year. So, what happens next?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Halloween season everyone! The horror genre has been exploding on the big screen and we would argue, these days, there’s a horror movie for everyone. Do you love a horror comedy? Think ‘The Blackening’ or ‘Hell Of A Summer.’ Or do you prefer a supernatural horror, Sci-Fi Horror, or how about a creature-feature, like ‘Jaws’? We are going to spend the...

56-year-old Curtis Flowers has died just a few years after being released from death row and exonerated by the state of Mississippi. Flowers was tried six times by the same prosecutor and spent more than 2 decades behind bars for a quadruple murder he did not commit. It was a podcast, and ultimately the Supreme Court of the United States that set Flowers free after 23 years of protesting his innoc...

After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the public would be able to watch a firing squad execute Fort Hood mass killer Nidal Hasan, the Pentagon got specific, saying the execution would be live-streamed. Hassan’s planned, public execution is scheduled for December 3rd at 1pm, on the same day of the week and the same time Hasan killed 13 and wounded 30 others back in 2009.  Hasan...

After an hours long manhunt, 22-year-old Ryan Hanafin is in custody and believed to be responsible for shooting and killing his own mother. Hanafin was arrested after his father found his wife, 49-year-old Andria in the kitchen, dead. Their 13-year-old son was unharmed  inside the home, and their older daughter was away at college, but Ryan was missing along with his vehicle. Police tracked R...

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are plenty of receipts showing the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, the former fiancé to Donald Trump Jr, and the former wife of Gavin Newsom, trying to get a major Trump donor to pay her $100,000 American Express bill days before her Senate confirmation. And there’s more: text messages between Guilfolyle and former congressional and gubenatorial candidate Eric Deters reveal a relatio...

Denise Brown recounts the terrifying night she says she watched O.J. Simpson grab Nicole by the throat and lift her off the ground as Denise desperately tried to pull him away. Nicole left with her that night but returned the next day. Denise explains why she once blamed herself and what she now understands about why victims go back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A popular fitness influencer with over half a million followers, posted a triumphant photo with her medal and finishing time at the Berlin Marathon.  30-year-old Sun Yuanyuan, who goes by the name Abeeeer, even boasted that she finished under 5 hours: her personal best. The issue, someone took a picture of her being ridden on the back of a bike around mile 23 and her run times show a 6 minute...

Over the past year, Michigan police say the violent deaths of five white men along a popular river trail appear to be connected. Lansing’s police chief acknowledged that the city may have a serial killer on its hands and have asked for help from the community, setting up a tip line. Four of the victims were brutally beaten in the head, suffering facial injuries, all eventually dying from the...

A Texas man was executed after a nearly two hour delay on Wednesday using the exact same, single dose method of pentobarbital that Tennessee administered to Christa Pike. The outcome was very different for 46-year-old Jamaal Howard, who was pronounced dead within 15 minutes. Howard apologized to his victim’s family in his final words, after being convicted in the shooting death of convenienc...

You may remember Jenny Lupton, the Southwest Flight Attendant who allegedly jumped off of a 24th floor hotel room in Honolulu, HI. Emily and Shane are sitting down with two of Jenny’s best friends to discuss this mysterious case and WHY the alleged suicide attempt doesn’t make sense… How was her body conveniently found in a dumpster? Why is her family not getting any answers? Wo...

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a press conference following an emergency hearing called by the attorneys of Christa Pike, we learned more details about how and when Pike regained consciousness. Her attorneys say they believed Pike was brain dead Monday evening and was going to be taken off life support Tuesday, when she suddenly woke up and asked, “Where am I? And who are you?” To the medical staff. A judge ruled...

Three friends of Nolan Wells, the college student who went missing during a Fourth of July celebration in Mississippi, have sued NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation. Owens reposted a video, with pictures of three boys’ faces, accusing them of murdering Wells and adding the caption “ARREST THEM IMMEDIATELY!!” Owens post came after a grand jury did not recommend any crim...

New Jersey police made a horrific discovery inside a multimillion dollar mansion: three members of the same family, all fatally shot. But police now believe it was the father, 61-year-old insurance executive David Grodnick who shot and killed his 62-year-old wife, Lora and their 24-year-old daughter, Sloane before turning the gun on himself. We discuss the details of this case, one that follows a...

After nearly a week of being unconscious and on a ventilator following Tennessee’s botched execution attempt, Christa Pike is conscious and speaking according to her attorneys. They say Pike is the only known person to have survived two lethal doses of pentobarbital, but her long term prognosis remains unclear. Later today, Pike’s attorneys will be back in court, asking for evidence to...

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

46 year old Jamaal Howard is scheduled to die exactly one week after Christa Pike’s failed execution.  Howard is headed to Texas’s death row chamber on Wednesday to be administered the exact same single, lethal dose of pentobarbital.  The spiritual advisor to Howard is revealing his last conversation with him in the wake of the Christa Pike botched execution, sharing Howard&r...

This is a frightening story to wake up to, and there aren’t a lot of reassuring answers right now. The U.S. State Department and the CDC say they are both closely monitoring a situation in Siberia, after the suspicious death of a 28-year-old Russian lab researcher who was studying the pneumonic plague. She officially died of pneumonia of an “unknown” origin, but testing is underw...

President Trump was defending the war with Iran and the resulting higher gas and energy prices with a poorly worded comment that seemed to suggest he’d be fine with Iran taking out Los Angeles and San Diego.  Trump was trying to say that the higher prices Americans are paying are a small price to pay, rather than having Iran take out an American city.  The problem was, the way he s...

Emily and Shane are joined by psychologist Dr. Hillary Goldsher to discuss the case between Jane Doe and “The Cornell 7”.  This episode will discuss alleged sexual assault, drug, and alcohol use which may be triggering to some listeners.  If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, support is available 24/7 through the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotlin...

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was a heartbreaking and dramatic afternoon in court as Caleb Flynn heard directly from his two young daughters who wrote letters to him read aloud by his wife, Ashley’s family members.  Alyssa and Ava Flynn told their father how much pain he’s caused them and begged him to tell the truth about killing their mother.  Other members of Ashely’s family spoke directly to...

The former American Idol contestant who was convicted of the murder of his wife will learn how long he will remain behind bars.  40 year old Caleb Flynn must first sit through victim impact statement from his wife Ashley’s family.  Ashley’s mother, father, sister and brother-in-law are all in court, along with Flynn’s mother and father who already provided their stateme...