Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

It's been over five years since two Delphi girls, Abby Williams and Libby German, were murdered near a popular hiking trail across Monon High Bridge. Today,  law enforcement announce an arrest in the case as 50-year-old Richard M. Allen remains behind bars, charged with two counts of murder. The probable cause affidavit has been sealed, so evidence linking him to the crime is not yet available to...

Co-worker pours bleach in team member's soft drink can.  Sheriff impersonator arrested. Fed Ex employee shoots co-worker who blocks promotion.  For more breaking crime and justice news, go to crime online.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Jan. 18, 2021, 46-year-old Francis Kelly’s body was discovered. Police find Kelly on his couch, in his home, and a bag of cocaine underneath him. The unexpected autopsy says he died of strangulation. All while during a heated custody battle between Kelly and Littlefield.   In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss how Francis Kelly’s death was...

It's been more than a decade since a 17-year-old New York girl disappears during a spontaneous Spring Break trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Now, Brittanee Drexel 's remains have been found and her killer has confessed.  Drexel was last seen on video after she walked out the Bar Harbor hotel near downtown. She texted her boyfriend that she was returning to her hotel and was never seen again. ...

Man beats his girlfriend dead because she's not home when he wakes up.  Hit and run suspect goes on carjacking crime spree. Toddler rescued from crawling into the street when dad passes out. Woman takes a bat to everything in her vicinity. For more breaking crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breast cancer, behind skin cancer, is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States. Statistics show that 1 in 8 women will be breast cancer patients. While breast cancer can occur in both men and women, it's far more common in women. Breast cancer survival rates have risen thanks to factors such as earlier detection. Today on Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, we remember a friend w...

A 5-year-old Georgia boy found dead in a suitcase in Indiana earlier this year now has a name, Cairo Ammar Jordan, and his mother is accused in his death. Dejuane Ludie, 57, Anderson of Atlanta, is on the run. Indiana police say another suspect, 40-year-old Dawn Elaine Coleman of Shreveport, Louisiana, is in custody.   Investigators say the little boy died from an electrolyte imbalance. The medica...

Shots fired at a frat party during homecoming. Eleven people injured. Murder suspect now in custody after crashed carjacking. Grandmother stabs child in the head.  For more in crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 13-year-old Long Island boy dies after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. The teen dived to push his older sister out of the vehicle’s path.   Tyler Phillips was walking with his 14-year-old sibling, returning from a nearby park, when they were hit by a vehicle with its lights turned off.  The suspected vehicle was a dark-colored 2005 to 2009 Chevrolet Equinox. Authorities say there should be...

Customer's takeout order is wrong, so he sets the restaurant on fire. Robbers retreat after a retail employee is armed. Man deemed incompetent to stand trial is released, and kills two of his roomates.    For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Murder charges have been filed in the disappearance of Harmony Montgomery. New Hampshire police say that dad Adam Montgomery has been officially charged with second-degree murder. Police said that “on or about Dec. 7, 2019,” Montgomery repeatedly struck 5-year-old  Harmony “in the head with a closed fist.”   New Hampshire police say the then 5-year-old went missing sometime between Nov. 28 and Dec...

Former grad student shoots University of Arizona professor. Utah traffic stop nets the driver more than a ticket. New neighbor offers solace for a recent death, then rapes the woman next door.  For more crime and justice, go to crimeonline.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two teens escaped a Texas house of horrors, telling neighbors they were being abused. The  two 16-year-old twins (a boy and girl) arrived at a neighbor’s home in Cypress at around 5:30 a.m. The twins could be seen in the neighbor's doorbell camera video barefoot and shivering. The boy had no shirt on. The twins also said they were hungry and that they hadn't eaten in a week. The Good Samaritan sai...

Two siblings escape their abusive home but where are the others? Florida man arms himself to the teeth for "war" with cops. A woman is injured and her dog killed on their nightly walk. Evicted woman unleashes an uncommon "deadly weapon." For more crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On January 7th, 1972, Nancy Anderson, 19, is found dead in her Waikiki apartment with over 60 stab wounds. The case goes cold for fifty years until new DNA technology and detective work leads to the arrest of a suspect: Tudor Chirila Jr. In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss the lack of evidence the crime scene, why Nancy’s roommate thought th...

Jeff German, a Las Vegas Review-Journal Investigative Reporter, is found dead outside his home. Now his alleged killer cries in court. Days later, cops release surveillance video of a possible suspect in a wide-brimmed straw hat, an orange safety shirt, and black pants walking near the scene. More investigation revealed that German's reporting put him at odds with elected Public Administrator, Rob...

Alisa Mathewson and her estranged husband Trevor Summers had been going through a bitter divorce. The couple had five children. There were allegations that Summers was obsessed and possessive, and a restraining order against him backed those allegations. Then one night Summers tricked his then-14-year-old daughter into leaving a window unlocked for him. He told he want to talk to Mathewson. Summer...

Mom and children kidnapped by ex.  Mom pushing a stroller parked inside park. Custodian urinates in all drinking water sources in an office. Man charges with manslaughter after a struggle leads a man to be hit by a train.  For more crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's episode of Crime Stories with Nancy Grace was broadcast before the body of Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie was found. The  Mercer County Prosecutor's Office says a facilities employee discovered Ewunetie's body Thursday afternoon, behind some tennis courts. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause and manner of death. Officials say there are no obvious signs of inj...

Hotel owners shot over a pair of socks. Teen stab his mom. Cops make huge drug and gun bust. 911 operator caught drunk on duty.  More crime and justice news at crimeonline.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just one day after Keaira Hudson's estranged husband was released from jail on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge, 45-year-old Adam Bennefield shot her dead.  Just days before her death Hudson posted a video of herself being brutally beaten by  Bennefield, on Facebook. As Hudson left to take her children to school just around the corner, she put on a bulletproof vest, but that would not protec...

Evicted renter murders her landlord. Jealous boyfriend kills his girlfriend after attacking her roommate. A school janitor is busted for molesting a student. Man caught  riding under the influence.  For more crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Attorneys for disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh are pointing the finger at Murdaugh's cousin Curtis "Eddie" Smith. In a new court filing, the lawyers say that Smith, who reportedly failed a polygraph, should have been more rigorously investigated as a prime suspect by police. During a polygraph five months ago,  Smith was asked three times about his involvement in the shootings that ki...

Teacher tells fifth grade girl that she's on the teacher's kill list.  Two men get into a road rage incident and end up shooting the other's daughter.  Florida postal works schemes to send cocaine through the mail.  Mom arrested after allowing her 10-year-old to get a huge tattoo. For more crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been 12 days since toddler Quinton Simon has been seen. Now the Chatham County Police Department says they believe the 20-month-old is likely dead.  According to the boy's mother, Leilani Simon, her boyfriend last saw the tot at about 6 a.m. on October 5 as he left for work. Later, when she woke up, Simon couldn't find Quinton. A 911 call was made shortly after 9:30 a.m. Simon told the dispat...