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A football coach at a local high school is facing serious charges related to a drug trafficking ring that involves more than a dozen law enforcement officers from Mississippi and an astonishing 55 pounds of cocaine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal authorities are investigating whether a suspected child sex trafficking operation in Bibb County, involving victims as young as 3, is connected to a violent gang with origins in Southern California that has ties to the Mexican Mafia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 19-year-old University of Arizona student is charged with three counts of second-degree murder after allegedly killing three classmates while speeding through a campus crosswalk while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The FBI and New Jersey investigators are using artificial intelligence to find “missing puzzle pieces” in the disappearance of 6-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez. Dre...

The late Sheriff Buford Pusser, long celebrated as a fearless lawman and the inspiration for the film Walking Tall, is now believed to have murdered his wife nearly sixty years ago. In Illinois, a jury has convicted former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson of second-degree murder in the death of Sonya Massey, a Springfield woman who called 911 to report a possible prowler. In Neb...

A man from Virginia gained widespread attention on TikTok after he confronted two fishermen on private land, telling them to "lock 'em up." Now, he finds himself facing legal troubles of his own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former assistant principal at an elementary school in Virginia reportedly disregarded several warnings regarding a 6-year-old student who had a gun before the child shot his teacher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 41-year-old Rebecca Harro faces charges of murder and filing a false police report in connection with the death of her 7-month-old son, whose remains have yet to be discovered. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin police say DNA testing has identified a new suspect in the 1991 killings of four teenage girls at the I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt! shop — a case that shocked the city and remained unsolved for years. In the St. Louis region, investigators have solved a 1994 cold case after exhuming remains and using modern DNA testing to identify a man long known only as “John Doe.&r...

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A Michigan woman is facing nearly 50 criminal charges in what authorities are calling a deeply disturbing case of long-term child sexual abuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Albany, New York, authorities announced they have solved the killing of 50-year-old Catherine Blackburn, who was found raped, stabbed, and bludgeoned in her home in September 1964 — more than six decades ago. Also in New York State, a former guard has been found guilty in the death of a handcuffed inmate. Philadelphia police have discovered human remains in the case of a missing woman and...

A judge has determined that the trial of Luigi Mangione in Pennsylvania, who was accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will be temporarily paused. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A cold case that spanned more than three decades has finally been solved, thanks to new developments in DNA technology. Authorities in Jefferson County, Missouri, confirmed that remains discovered in the Mississippi River in September 1994 have been identified as Benny Leo Olson, a man from Illinois. His body was recovered south of Festus and later buried in an unmarked grave in 1995, after invest...

After nearly six decades, authorities in central Minnesota have confirmed the identity of human remains found in the Mississippi River as Roy George Benn, who went missing in 1967. Benn, then 59, was last seen at a café in Sartell early one September morning. He was reportedly carrying a large amount of cash, and his disappearance sparked a long-running investigation with no resolution&mdas...

Sean “Diddy” Combs receives 50 months in federal prison for transporting people across state lines for sex. Drew Nelson reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is sentenced to 50 months in prison, minus 14 months served, by the federal judge, putting the final nail in the coffin of his federal sex trafficking trial. Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On Monday, attorneys representing music industry icon Sean “Diddy” Combs implored a judge to impose a sentence of no more than 14 months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Tuesday, a jury in Florida convicted Ryan Routh of attempting to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The defendant in the notorious Gilgo Beach serial murders on Long Island has been denied his request to split the extensive case, which involves seven horrific killings over several decades, into multiple trials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A nearly 50-year mystery in Oregon has just been solved. DNA technology has finally confirmed the identity of a young woman whose remains were discovered in the state’s mountains back in 1976. Authorities say the remains belong to Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter. She was just 21 years old when she disappeared in 1974 after a shopping trip in Tigard, Oregon—a suburb of Portland. Two year...

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Tyler Robinson faced a judge for the first time today as prosecutors levied a murder charge against him for shooting Charlie Kirk.   Listen as Crime Stories' Dave Mack reads the charging documents.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.