Crime Fix with Angenette Levy

Eric Stearns has been indicted on new sexual abuse charges by a grand jury in Columbia County, Oregon. Stearns was first arrested last November. A retired teacher also faces charges. A grand jury investigation into sexual abuse claims at the school district is ongoing. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at the case in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily show covering the biggest stories in crime...

Herriman Police in Utah said they found Summer Roney, 30, dead in the back of a car being driven by her boyfriend, Jake Johnson. Johnson was pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence when Roney's body was discovered early on New Year's Day. He's being held on a murder charge after police said Roney told Johnson their relationship was over. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at the...

Jake Wagner and his mother, Angela Wagner, were sentenced for their roles in the 2016 murders of eight members of the Rhoden and Gilley families. Rita Newcomb, Jake's grandmother and Angela's mother, was also sentenced for a misdemeanor obstruction charge. Hannah Hazel Gilley's mother gave a heartfelt victim impact statement and Jake and Angela also spoke. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at t...

Body camera and dash cam footage shows the aftermath of the shooting of Judge Kevin Mullins in Letcher County, Kentucky in September 2024. Sheriff Mickey Stines has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge for the shooting of Mullins which was recorded by a surveillance camera. Law&Crime’s Angenette Levy breaks down the video in which Stines appears paranoid in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily...

Elizabeth Ortiz-Chavez faces a murder charge in the shooting death of Josue "Jay" Ruiz, 16, in March 2022. Ortiz-Chavez's 16-year-old son, Angelo Baldonado, was arrested and charged with Ruiz's murder. Police would later say the mother was allowing her teenage son to take the fall for the murder. Ortiz-Chavez also faces charges related to having images of child sexual abuse on her tablet. Law&...

A pizza delivery driver in Kissimmee, Florida is charged with trying to murder a pregnant woman by stabbing her after receiving a $2 tip. The Osceola County Sheriff said Brianna Alvelo delivered a pizza to Melinda Irizarry at a motel and later returned with a man to rob them. Sheriff Marcos Lopez said Alvelo stabbed Irizarry 14 times in front of her 5-year-old daughter. Law&Crime's Angenette L...

15-month-old Vivian Gardner was rushed to the hospital last month after her babysitter found her unconscious on the floor of her bedroom. Police in Piqua, Ohio said the babysitter's husband, Michael Mayor, confessed to slamming Vivian on the floor several times when she wouldn't stop crying. Vivian later died and Mayor is now charged with murder. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at the tragic...

The trial of Shanna Gardner and her estranged husband, Mario Fernandez-Saldana, will begin in Jacksonville in October 2025. The pair face the possibility of the death penalty if convicted of the 2022 murder of Gardner's ex-husband, Jared Bridegan. Henry Tenon, a tenant of Fernandez-Saldana, has already pleaded guilty and admitted to carrying out the hit on Bridegan. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy...

Following Bryan Kohberger's arrest for the murders of four University of Idaho students, police in nearby Pullman, Washington looked at whether he could have been involved in a burglary with similar circumstances there a year earlier. Kohberger was a PhD student in criminology at Washington State University in Pullman in November 2022 when the murders in Moscow occurred. Law&Crime's Angenette...

Ariya Paige was 10 months old when her babysitter, Rhonda Jewell, left her in a hot a car for five hours in July 2023. A judge in Baker County, Florida recently sentenced Jewell to 17 years in prison after a jury found her guilty of third-degree murder for Ariya's death. Ariya's parents spoke about the pain of losing their baby girl as Jewell's family pleaded for leniency. Law&Crime's Angenett...

Susan Smith, the woman from South Carolina who drowned her two young sons in 1994 and claimed she was carjacked, was denied parole in November. Smith's ex-husband, David Smith, the father of three-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alex, plans to argue against her release at every hearing. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks back at the case and what lies ahead in this episode of Crime Fix — a dai...

Maddie Soto had just celebrated her 13th birthday when she vanished in February 2024. The state attorney for Orange and Osceola Counties would later say Maddie was being sexually abused by Stephan Sterns, her mother's on-again, off-again boyfriend, for years. Sterns faces the possibility of the death penalty if convicted of murdering Maddie. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at the key points w...

Johanna Michely Garcia has admitted to opening an investment firm in Broward County, Florida to swindle investors. Garcia was known as the “Mother Teresa” of Broward County for some good works she performed in the community. Law&Crime’s Angenette Levy looks at what Garcia admitted to doing in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily show covering the biggest stories in crime. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHO...

Kouri Richins’ trial for the 2022 murder of her husband, Eric Richins, is scheduled to begin in April 2025. Richins has pleaded not guilty but prosecutors have outlined their case in court documents saying the children’s grief book author was deeply in debt and having an affair when she murdered her husband. Law&Crime’s Angenette Levy looks at some of the critical evidence in the case in this...

2024 saw its share of explosive and highly-anticipated guilty verdicts in high-profile cases. Chad Daybell and Wade Wilson were sentenced to death at their trials. And New Jersey dad Christopher Gregor was found guilty of manslaughter in his son's death. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy goes through the year's biggest guilty verdicts in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily show covering the biggest s...

Charlotte County Deputy Elio Diaz pulled over a driver on December 15 for a suspended license. Diaz tried to help Andrew Mostyn get his insurance reinstated for more than an hour so he wouldn't have to tow him. Mostyn ended up shooting and killing Diaz. Deputies later shot and killed Mostyn. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy goes through the heartbreaking incident in this episode of Crime Fix — a dai...

Bernadette Gaudio was shot in her bed and her son, Andrew Gaudio, 25, was shot five times and killed by burglars at their home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on December 8. Two men have been charged with the crime after the District Attorney Kevin Steele said they broke into the wrong house looking for guns. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy goes through the details of the tragic case in this epi...

Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar is accused of trying to murder his three children by setting a fire at their home in Fulshear, Texas in November. Sgt. Brandon Moseley of the Fulshear Police Department pulled one of the sons — a three-year-old — from the burning home and he was taken to the hospital. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy talks with Sgt. Moseley about the rescue in this episode of Crime Fix — a da...

Alainee Simonson, 29, is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student she invited to live in her home. Police in Grapevine, Texas say Simonson was a teacher at Killough High School when the assault happened. Simonson, a mother of three, denied the more than 40 encounters happened. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at the case in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily show covering the biggest...

Jamie Komoroski was sentenced to 25 years in prison earlier this month for the 2023 crash that killed Sam Miller on her wedding night. Now, Komoroski is asking South Carolina Judge Deadra Jefferson to reconsider her sentence. Komoroski claims her sentence was too harsh. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at Komoroski's request in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily show covering the biggest stor...

Rex Heuermann now faces a seventh murder charge for the death of Valerie Mack in 2000. The Suffolk County District Attorney said evidence ties Heuermann to Mack's murder and the murders of six other women whose remains were found in Manorville and along Gilgo Beach. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at the latest development in the ongoing case in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily show coveri...

Some legal experts believe Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, could be acquitted at trial due to jury nullification. That occurs when a jury ignores evidence of guilt to send a message to society. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at the possibility of jury nullification in Mangione's case with former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani in this episod...

Jay-Z wants the judge presiding over a lawsuit accusing him of rape thrown out after the plaintiff acknowledged inconsistencies in her story in an interview with NBC News. The 38-year-old woman otherwise stood by her claim that Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs raped her at a VMA afterparty in 2000. Both men deny the allegation. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at the latest twice in the case in th...

Briana Boston has been charged with threatening a mass shooting or act of terrorism after using the words "delay, deny, depose" in a call with her insurance company over a denied claim. The call raised alarms at Blue Cross Blue Shield days after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York and the arrest of Luigi Mangione for the crime. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at the...

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot to death in New York on December 4. Luigi Mangione is charged with murdering Thompson. Thompson's murder made headlines around the globe along with the fact that he was named in an insider trading lawsuit in the months before his murder. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at everything we know about Thompson with his former security officer Philip Kle...