Crime Fix with Angenette Levy

Holli Hodges, a Head Start teacher with the Beaufort County School District in South Carolina, was arrested last Halloween and charged with third-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor. She was also accused of biting and kicking police officers as they tried to interview her about the allegation that she had inappropriate images of children on her phone. Now, Hodges has been arrested again a...

Following nearly 13 years of denials, an Ohio man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of his girlfriend in August 2011. John Carter pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter three weeks before his murder trial for the death of Katelyn Markham. While Carter admitted he caused Markham's death, it's possible he could be sentenced to just probation. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy outlines why and...

 A father in Oregon has admitted to putting drugs in smoothies he made for his daughter's friends at a sleepover last August. Michael Meyden pleaded guilty to three felony charges for giving the three, 12-year-old girls the drinks at his Lake Oswego home. Meyden is going to serve time in prison but it's not enough time as far as his victims are concerned. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy has de...

Brian Steel, the attorney representing Young Thug in his RICO trial, was held in contempt after refusing to answer a question from Judge Ural Glanville. Steel said he found out about a meeting Judge Glanville held with a state's witness and the prosecution in his chambers. Steel refused to disclose how he learned of the meeting. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at how the ex parte meeting and...

Wade Wilson is accused of murdering two women in one morning in Lee County, Florida in October 2019. The state attorney's office claims Wilson confessed to murdering Kristine Melton and Diana Ruiz to several people. But Wilson claims he's innocent of the crimes. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy breaks down the key moments in the first day of Wilson's trial from opening statements to witness testimon...

Lyle Menendez, who's serving a life sentence for the murder of his parents along with his brother Erik, called into CrimeCon earlier this week leaving the audience shocked. Menendez called during a presentation by one of his lawyers, Mark Geragos, and NewsNation correspondent Laura Ingle. The Menendez brothers are asking to be released from prison claiming they have new evidence to support their c...

The man law enforcement calls the Gilgo Beach serial killer has been charged with two more murders. The Suffolk County District Attorney says Rex Heuermann murdered Sandra Costilla in 1993 and Jessica Taylor in 2003. Heuermann is now accused of murdering six women from 1993 to 2010. Several other murders remain unsolved. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy talks with looks at the new allegations made a...

Songwriter and producer Terius Gesteelde-Diamant, known professionally as The-Dream, has been accused in a federal lawsuit of sex trafficking and rape by singer, Channii Monroe. Monroe, whose legal name is Chanaazz Mangroe, claims The-Dream promised to make her the next Beyonce or Rihanna but instead subjected her to sexual violence. Monroe's suit claims she eventually signed a record deal but it...

Orange County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call on February 26 from Maddie Soto's mom as she reported her missing. Body worn cameras were recording as deputies spoke to Maddie's mom, Jenn Soto, and Stephan Sterns. Sterns, Jenn Soto's boyfriend, is now charged with sex crimes involving Maddie and her murder. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy goes through the videos and outlines the major moments...

Bryan Kohberger was back in court with his lawyers asking for video evidence and cell phone records that he wants to use to prepare for his trial. Kohberger maintains he didn't murder four University of Idaho students on November 13, 2022. Prosecutors have said they have given the defense everything that they have. But, the defense believes they have more they haven't shared. Law&Crime's Angen...

Katelyn Markham vanished from her home in Fairfield, Ohio in August 2011. Her remains were found nearly two years later in Indiana. Now, nearly 13 years later, the trial of Markham's boyfriend, John Carter, is scheduled to begin. Carter has filed a notice that he plans to use an alibi at trial. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy talks with a supporter of Markham's family and a defense attorney about u...

Christopher Gregor's defense case ended with the testimony of a renowned forensic pathologist called to counter the prosecution's claims that Corey Micciolo was murdered. Dr. Michael Baden has investigated hundreds of high-profile deaths including the deaths of Jeffery Epstein and George Floyd. He also re-investigated the murders of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Law&amp...

Federal prosecutors could soon call witnesses to testify in front of a grand jury as the investigation into Sean "Diddy" Combs moves forward, according to CNN. The report comes more than two months after agents with the Department of Homeland Security raided Combs' homes in Florida and California. Combs has denied allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted multiple women and men as he's fa...

A Moscow police detective testified at a hearing about information he received from the FBI about Bryan Kohberger's cell phone records. Kohberger's lawyers have accused prosecutors and the FBI of trying to hide evidence related to an FBI analysis of Kohberger's cell phone records and video that was collected as part of the investigation. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy breaks down Detective Lawrenc...

Susan Smith spent nine days in 1994 claiming a black man carjacked her with her toddler sons, Michael and Alexander, in the backseat. Smith later confessed to rolling her car into a lake in Union County, South Carolina and allowing the boys to drown as they were strapped in their car seats. The case made headlines around the world and now, 30 years later, Smith is coming up for parole. Law&Cri...

Albert "Buddy" Wayne Johnson is going to federal prison after meeting two 15-year-old girls on Snapchat and forcing them to have sex with him. Johnson met up with the girls in Washington state and then took them across state lines through Idaho and Oregon. Law&Crime’s Angenette Levy details how law enforcement found the girls and caught up with Johnson in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily sh...

The fourth week of Christopher Gregor's murder trial in Ocean County, New Jersey was a short one with an expert for the state testifying about the cause of death for his son, Corey Micciolo. Dr. Anat Feingold is a pediatrician who reviewed Corey's medical records and offered her opinion about what caused Corey's death. Gregor maintains he didn't murder Corey by beating him and that the boy died as...

Sheriff's deputies and police in Arizona nabbed Benjamin Hollins, 50, after they said he faked his own death to avoid registering as a sex offender. Hollins had been living in Arizona since 2018 after moving from California where officials said he also failed to register as a sex offender. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy breaks down the bizarre case with Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb and podcast h...

Misa Hylton, the mother of Sean Combs' son, Justin Combs, offered support for Cassie Ventura following the release of the 2016 video that showed Combs assaulting her in a hotel hallway. Hylton made the comments on Instagram with a post of Combs' seven children and said seeing the video triggered her own trauma. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at Hylton's comments and how the video may have be...

Crystal McKinney, a model who won contest on an MTV show in 1998, is the latest woman to accuse Sean "Diddy" Combs of drugging her and forcing her to perform oral sex. McKinney claims the assault took place during Men's Fashion Week in New York in 2003. McKinney said Combs went on to have her blacklisted in the industry. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy details McKinney's allegations with litigator...

Nearly a year after Rex Heuermann, an architect from Massapequa Park, was charged with killing sex workers found on Long Island's Gilgo Beach, investigators have returned to his home with a search warrant. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Amber Costello, Melissa Barthelemy and Megan Waterman. The new search of Heuermann's home follows another search in Ma...

Michael Meyden, the Oregon dad accused of spiking smoothies for his daughter's friends at a sleepover, has had the terms of his bail modified. Meyden is now on GPS monitoring after an incident last month. Meyden has pleaded not guilty to a long list of charges related to the allegations about the sleepover that took place in August 2023. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy reveals what led to the chang...

Lawyers representing Kouri Richins filed a flurry of motions asking to withdraw from the case and to disqualify prosecutors. Richins is accused of murdering her husband, Eric Richins, in March 2022. Richins claims prosecutors have violated her rights by listening to her phone calls with one of her lawyers. They're also asking the judge to suppress the so-called "Walk the Dog Letter." The moves com...

A high school wrestling coach and his former wife are accused of sexually abusing wrestlers and cheerleaders for more than a decade. Matt and Paige Huck face criminal charges in Gallia County, Ohio and are also part of a federal lawsuit filed by the John Does and Jane Doe. The former students claim in their lawsuit that the Hucks used their positions at the school district to gain access to the st...

The third week of Christopher Gregor's murder trial was a short one but it wasn't short on drama. Gregor's father took the stand as prosecutors dropped a bombshell about a jail house phone call between Gregor and his mother. Gregor has pleaded not guilty to the April 2021 murder of his six-year-old son, Corey Micciolo. Prosecutors say Gregor beat Corey to death while Gregor claims sepsis caused hi...