Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

A nationwide hunt is on for a woman who allegedly killed a woman who looked like her to steal her identity so she could hide while on the run for murdering her husband. Lois Riess, 56, is now believed to be in Texas. Nancy Grace follows Lois Riess's deadly trail in this episode with forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan, psychologist Caryn Stark, lawyer Mickey Sherman, and Crime Stories contributin...

An Arizona mom allegedly murdered her two young children by locking them in a car for over 14 hours and then blaming an unidentified babysitter for their deaths. Nancy Grace looks at the case against Brittany Velasquez with a panel of experts including DNA expert George Schiro, psychotherapist Lauren Howard, Atlanta juvenile judge Ashley Willcott, and reporter Larry Meagher. Reporter Chuck Roberts...

Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle wants out of prison early, claiming federal prosecutors tricked him into pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Nancy Graces re-examines Fogle's case with psychologist Dr. Tiffany Sanders, crime scene investigator Sheryl McCollum, Heavy.com reporter Jennifer Dzikowski, and Crime Stories co-host Alan Duke. Investigators still don't know why a SUV filled wit...

The murders of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom shocked Tennessee in 2007, leading to the conviction and life prison sentences of 4 people. But now a 5th person has been indicted. Nancy Grace looks at the new charges against Eric Boyd. She is joined by  lawyer Anne Bremner, private investigator Vincent Hill,  psychologist Caryn Stark, Juvenile Judge Ashley Willcott, and reporter Pamela Furr. Gra...

The search of little Lucas Hernandez, who disappeared from his Kansas home, has been going on for almost two months. Nancy Grace updates the case of the missing 5-year-old boy and the charges against his step mom Emily Glass. Grace is joined by Klaas Kids founder and victims' advocate Marc Klaas, lawyer and psychologist Dr. Brian Russell -- host of Investigation Discovery's "Fatal Vows" series, At...

People find love in strange places, but falling for a convicted killer serving a life prison sentence is perhaps the strangest. Nancy Grace looks at Jodi Arias's prison romances and the marriages of Charles Manson, the Menendez brothers and other killers. She is joined by forensics expert Karen Smith, New York psychologist Caryn Stark and RadarOnline.com reporter Alexis Tereszcuk Learn more about...

A missing autistic boy is presumed dead and his parents are behind bars. Nancy Grace looks at the disappearance of 5-year-old Joe Clyde Daniels. She's joined by Klass Kids Foundation founder Marc Klass, lawyer Robin Ficker, lawyer & psychologist Dr. Brian Russell, Cold Case Research Institute director Sheryl McCollum, juvenile judge Ashley Willcott, and reporter Pamela Furr. Who hasn't ever ha...

Josephine Funes Wentzal is "a mother you don't want to mess with," according to the San Diego prosecutor who is investigating the strangulation murder of 30-year-old Krystal Mitchell. Wentzal, a former homicide investigator is leading the way in searching for Raymond McLeod, an ex-Marine who allegedly fled to Central America after killing Mitchell. Nancy Grace help's Wentzel get the word out to th...

Former Illinois cop Drew Peterson is still behind bars for the murder of his third wife, but his 4th wife Stacy Peterson is still missing. The mystery is the focus of the newest episode of Nancy Grace's A&E show “Grace vs. Abrams” and this episode. Nancy digs into the case with Drew Peterson's former lawyer Joel Brodsky, Cold Case Research Institute director Sheryl McCollum, psychologist Dr. C...

When a would-be North Carolina pastor, called 911 he explained that he had taken a strong cough medicine before falling asleep only to wake up to find his wife stabbed to death. While Matthew Phelps may hope the cough syrup defense might save him from a murder conviction, police say the 26-year-old was obsessed with "American Psycho," a movie about a serial killer. Nancy Grace digs into the case w...

The young brother -- Andrew, 9, Alexander, 7, and Tanner, 5 -- vanished from Morenci, Michigan, while celebrating Thanksgiving with their father John Skelton. The father has never been charged with murder in connection to the boys’ disappearance, but he is serving 10 to 15 years in prison after pleading no contest to unlawful imprisonment in Sept. 2011. Nancy Grace explores the latest in the case...

Ethan Couch -- known as the 'Affluenza' teen in the wake of his DUI crash that killed four people -- walked out of jail Monday after serving nearly two years for violating probation. Now 20, Couch must stay out of trouble for another six years of probation. Nancy Grace discusses his case along with other "killer kids" cases in this episode. Grace is joined by lawyer Troy Slaten, prosecutor Wendy P...

The murder of Sister Cathy Cesnick in 1969 is still an intriguing and unsolved mystery after almost a half century. The 26-year-old was a teacher at Archbishop Keough High School when she disappeared. Did this Catholic nun know too much about dark secrets of sexual abuse of students?  Nancy Grace explores the "The Keepers" mystery in this episode, along with Gemma Hoskins -- known as "Grandma Nanc...

The Casey Anthony trial is one of the most sensational cases of this century and it's the first to be debated by Nancy Grace and Dan Abrams in their new A&E TV show. Grace assembles a panel of Anthony experts for this episode to talk about Tot Mom, including lawyer Troy Slaten, child welfare law expert Ashley Willcott, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan, crime scene investigator Sheryl McCol...

A Texas man plotted to have his ex-girlfriend and his new girlfriend's husband kidnapped and killed, but Leon Jacob chose a "hit man" who was an undercover cop. Instead, police staged the pretend kidnapping of Meghan Verikas and murder of Mack McDaniel in a sting. Nancy Grace looks at the case with psycho analyst Dr. Bethany Marshall and lawyer Jason Oshins. Nancy also questions how police and hos...

Prominent Atlanta lawyer Tex McIver is on trial for the fatal shooting of his wife, wealthy businesswoman Diane McIver. Fulton County prosecutors contend that the husband meant to kill his wife, but the defense argues that the revolved accidentally fired while he was asleep in the back seat of their SUV. Nancy Grace discusses the ongoing trial with private investigator Vincent Hill and lawyer and...

Testimony in the trial of the wife of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen is nearing conclusion. Mateen killed 49 people in his assault on the Orlando, Florida, club in June 2016. Noor Salman, 31, is accused of obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting her husband and providing material support to a foreign terrorism organization. Nancy Grace looks at the trial with lawyer Jason Oshins and ps...

The search for little Lucas Hernandez continues while stepmom Emily Glass remains in jail on child endangerment charges. Lucas, 5, went missing from his Wichita home in February. Nancy Grace discusses the latest in the case with Kim Martin, whose Missing Pieces Network is helping his family find answers, forensics expert Karen Smith, Juvenile Judge Ashley Willcott, New York psychologist Dr. Chloe...

A man who claimed to have helped Natalee Holloway’s purported killer hide the missing Alabama woman's remains suffered his own violent death during a struggle with an ex-girlfriend. John Ludwick was a friend of Joran van der Sloot, the man believed to be the last person to see Holloway alive before she disappeared in Aruba in 2005. Nancy Graces looks at the bizarre end to Ludwick's life with Cold...

The mother of Cherish Perrywinkle, the 8-year-old Florida girl who was raped, beaten and murdered by a man who pretended to help her mom shop, speaks out about the case in this special episode of "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace." Donald Smith, 61, was sentenced to die for the 2013 rape and murder of Cherish. Grace is also joined by forensics expert Karen Smith, child welfare law expert Ashley Will...

Diane Zamora and David Graham were overachieving high school students in love, sharing common dreams of flying high in the Air Force as a married couple. But a dark secret emerged as they were their first year of college. Diane was a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy and David was a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy when investigators linked them to the murder of another teen, Adrianne Jones,...

Anyone who still believes O.J. Simpson did not kill his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman might have their minds changed by a stunning interview the former NFL star gave in 2006. The remarkable video was forgotten until it was rediscovered in an office that was being cleaned at FOX Studios. Nancy Grace digs into Simpson's purportedly hypothetical scenario of what happened...

Your worst experience with a bad neighbor might be frustration over a barking dog or a junked car parked on their lawn, but Kimberlee Morton's "neighbor from hell" raped her. Nancy Grace looks at Kimberlee's and other neighbor horrors in this Crime Stories episode. She is joined by Kimberlee Morton, who is now victims' advocate, Bob Borzotta, who chronicles such stories in his book "Neighbors From...

Heather Mack , 21, and boyfriend Tommy Schaefer, 23, murdered her mother and stuffed Sheila von Wiese-Mack, 62, into a suitcase. The couple is now serving ten and 18-year sentences, respectively. Heather is now fighting for custody of the baby she gave birth to while in prison. Nancy Grace digs into the bizarre killing with Cold Case Research Institute director Sheryl McCollum, psychologist Caryn...

The Golden State Killer is a burglar, rapist serial killer who has terrorized California for decades starting in the 1970s. One man is believed to have committed as many as 50 sexual assaults and over 10 murders. Nancy Grace explores the case with Jane Carson-Sandler, the 5th victim and author of "Frozen in Fear: A True Story of Surviving the Shadows of Death," Michelle Cruz, sister of a murder vi...