Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

At 21, a former model was assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein on a trip to his island, starting a pattern that would last for years. Lisa Phillips joins Crime Stories with Nancy Grace to discuss the way women and young girls are manipulated and what she learned from other survivors. Lisa hopes more names associated with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell will be released. Lisa has spoken at press conferences...

Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old head of Turning Point USA, is shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, and a suspect is now in custody.  Drew Nelson reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Carolina’s governor reacts with outrage after video shows a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee being stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail train. A Charlotte police officer who took his own life while on duty is now confirmed to be the first known law enforcement officer diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E. Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz arrested and accused of s...

A mother and father both arrested Friday, August 22 from their Cabazon, California home and booked in the Riverside County jail without bail. Father Jake Haro, 32 and Mother Rebecca Haro, 41, are charged with murder and making a false report in the disappearance of their 7-month-old son Emmanuel Haro. Baby Emmanuel was reported missing Thursday, August 14 around 7:47pm and was last seen wearing a...

Before a live audience at Crime Con Denver 2025, Nancy Grace is joined by Gabby Petito's father, Joe, and stepmom, Tara, along with Joseph Scott Morgan, professor of forensics at Jacksonville State University, and Sheryl McCollum, Cold Case Investigative Research Institute founder. Hear how the Petitos learned of their daughter's death, as well as how they have dealt with the knowledge that Brian...

Jury selection is underway in the federal trial of Ryan Routh, accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump in Florida during the most recent presidential campaign. In Texas, law enforcement in Cleveland—near Houston—is investigating a fatal shooting at a local bar. A Washington, D.C. shooting has left another city reeling and prompted renewed focus on public safety. In Tennessee,...

A 21-year-old college student and cheerleader from the University of Kentucky is accused of hiding her newborn inside her college apartment closet. Laken Snelling is arrested after her infant is found dead in a trash bag inside the closet. An autopsy report only deepens the mystery surrounding the infant's death because the results are found to be inconclusive. Snelling posted baby bump pics befor...

Former boyfriend of cheerleader Laken Snelling submits DNA to authorities following the discovery of her deceased newborn in a trash bag.   16 year-old accused in stabbing death of 14-year-old after an argument of a PlayStation.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Young mom, Sara Ebersole, vanishes without a trace and her family is still searching for answers. On March 31, 2023, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office post a release about Sara’s disappearance. According to the post, Sara was captured on security footage on March 2, 2023, at around 10:00 p.m., in the area of the Circle K gas station located at 17980 N Highway 441 in Reddick, Florida....

A Special Agent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for over 20 years, Ed Newcomer worked in Los Angeles in a variety of international posts before retiring in 2022. During his career, he conducted numerous high-profile international wildlife trafficking investigations involving every continent, including Antarctica, and is known for bringing down some of our planet's most notorious wildlife c...

Breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow "Crime Alert Hourly Update" now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/Crime_Alert Here's some of our top stories this week: Laken Snelling withdraws from school. A dad hunts down & shoots his teen daughter's accused rapist in a roadside clash...after the family says he kidnapped her. A YouTube comment threatening to &l...

Dr. Hamid Mirshojae's widow is suing the his ex-wife, who is now accused of planning his murder.   Mirshoje was ambushed, shot in the parking lot of his medical office. Prosecutors say this murder-for-hire plot was organized and funded by ex-wife, Ahang Mirshojae. And according to a new lawsuit the plotting did not end with the doctor's death.  The lawsuit claims  the ex-wife i...

Donna Adelson, accused mastermind in the shooting death of her former son-in-law, Dan Markel,    was arrested at Miami International Airport in an alleged attempt to flee to a non-extradition country. Investigators believe Adelson had Markel killed after a failed push by ex-wife Wendi to move their children to  South Florida, closer to her family. Donna Adelson is the fifth person c...

1:30 am,  August 23, 2025, surveillance footage shows Dacara Thompson parking her car in Hyattsville. A person who father believes is Dacara is seen walking away from the car, which is facing the wrong way and in is front of a fire hydrant. As she walks away, she uses the key fob to lock the doors as the lights on the car blink.  Dacara appears to be alone, nobody is seen walking with or...

New court documents reveal A California fire captain is accused of killing his girlfriend and her young son — and attempting to kill another child — because they were witnesses to a crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The so-called "missing minute" from the security camera video of the jail tier where sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein died has been found and made public. This as new New Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell survivors speak out.  The survivors say they are compiling their own list of Epstein's associates, forming their own black book to distribute to the public, even as they call for lawmaker...

A woman snaps while at Miami International Airport, abducts boy & claims divine intervention told her to do it. Cops say a twisted killer forced the victim's boyfriend to help dump her body while wearing her clothes and a wig. Plus, an attentive clerk spots a woman's silent cry for help. Jennifer Gould reports.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kristi and Steve Goncalves were outraged a plea deal was struck with four-time killer Bryan Kohberger. Kaylee's parents reveal they were kept in the dark about the details of their daughter's brutal murder.  Steve and Kristi have been openly critical, expressing their disappointment after Kohberger showed no remorse for the brutal killings and avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty. Bot...

A University of Kentucky cheerleader is arrested after police find her newborn baby dead in a closet, wrapped in a towel and stuffed inside a trash bag. A man is found dead in a pool of blood during the annual Burning Man festival in Nevada, and police are treating it as a homicide. A University of Kentucky cheerleader is arrested after police find her newborn baby dead in a closet, wrapped in a t...

Bryan Kohberger attended Washington State University for a little over three months, and in that time, 13 complaints were filed about his bad behavior. The complaints related to the nature of being homophobic, ableist, xenophobic, and misogynistic. Kohberger was just days into his first semester of the doctoral program when administrators received their first formal complaint; 12 more came over th...

Authorities in Sartell, Minnesota say a mystery that began more than half a century ago may finally be closer to a solution.  Authorities in Ventura County, California have dismantled what they called a major theft ring responsible for stealing 10 million dollars’ worth of merchandise from Home Depot—marking the retailer’s largest theft case to date. A joint operation betwee...

Jamie Brock and Kristin Brock share a blended family, each having children from other relationships. Kristin's 16-year-old daughter, Sarah Grace Patrick, is living in the home as Jamie and Kristin welcome their own little girl. Through all their happiness, the Brocks have a dark cloud hanging over their heads. Jamie Brock, known for his big heart full of love, also happens to have a weak heart and...

Shocking new revelations have emerged in a harrowing murder case from Arizona. Third person arrested in case of 11-year-old forced to give birth at home.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jodi Arias stabs her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, 28 times, shoots him and leaving him to die in his shower. In 2025, she remains in jail, serving a life sentence for murder.  Currently held at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Perryville, Arias has mounted multiple appeals of her conviction, including alleging prosecutorial misconduct and a biased atmosphere during the trial.  All have...

In a mystery that has captured national attention, Washington father Travis Decker picked up his three young daughters on May 30 for a "planned visitation," and never came back. The three girls -- Paityn Decker, 9; Evelyn Decker, 8; and Olivia Decker, 5 -- were found dead near a Washington state campground on June 2. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case that has one of the most shock...