Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

In the plethora of court documents filed in the last week, more of the prosecution’s case against Bryan Kohberger has been revealed. The state plans to enter a wide variety of evidence ranging from Kohberger’s educational records dating back to his time at Desales University, transactions made through Kohberger’s bank and Venmo, weather data from the night of the murders, and hou...

Officer spots a man speeding moments before he slams into teen he had just helped get her stalled car off the road. Girlfriend's facetime flash causes her boyfriend to crash his car onto train tracks! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cobb County, Georgia, police and EMTs respond to a 911 call reporting an unconscious person just before 8:30 a.m. They find a woman’s body in a bush, her face partially covered by her disheveled sweater. Police say she has been dead for several hours and that there are signs of a struggle. Authorities identify the woman as Camillia Williams, a mother of five. Her family in Louisiana describe...

Sleepless man claims "men in ski masks" forced him to murder his family. 'Walmart Washes' vetoed by senior judge.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A recorded phone call between Kanye West and Sean Combs has been used in a new song. The recording leaked just as West released his latest track,  Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine. The song features samples from the jailhouse call, a verse from Combs’ son, Christian “King” Combs, and West’s daughter, North. As West faces backlash from ex-wife Kim Kardashian over North...

A couple is accused of murdering and dismembering a 17-year-old girl after luring her for a "date." Woman arrested for domestic battery by watermelon! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephan Sterns wants to keep his trial private and is arguing to bar the public and media from the courtroom. Sterns’ public defender, Alesha Smith, presented a PowerPoint to the judge showing how many podcasts, TikTok, Reddit, and YouTube accounts are following the case. She called the coverage “unprecedented” and argued it would make a fair trial impossible. Minch Minchin, repr...

Washington State EMTs respond to a call about a child overdosing, but the child’s mother refuses to let them inside. Owner of a stolen car more concerned about his mother's ashes left inside.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home after workers saw bodies through a window when no one answered the door. Gene Hackman, 95, his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, and a dog were found dead. Officers found the front door of Hackman’s two-story green stucco home slightly ajar but saw no signs of forced entry. During a search, deputies found all other buildings and the garage of the $3.8 mill...

Brad Sigmon was sentenced to death in South Carolina for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke. He confessed to killing both of them with a baseball bat, then attempted to kidnap his ex-girlfriend, Rebecca Barbare, using a gun stolen from David Larke. Barbare jumped from a moving car and ran to escape Sigmon. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the crimes t...

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Ricky Johnson, David Harrington, and Clayton McGeeney were last seen alive on January 7, 2024, watching the final regular-season Kansas City Chiefs game at the home of their friend, Jordan Willis. Two days later, authorities found their frozen bodies outside the house. After a yearlong investigation, prosecutors charged Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson in connection with the deaths, which gained nat...

Emily Pike, 14, sneaks away from the group home where she lives. When she does not return, Mesa police are contacted, and she is reported missing. Her mother is not informed until she has been missing for a week. Police say the group home is responsible for notifying her case manager, who would then contact Pike’s family or tribe. Authorities post her picture on social media, print flyers, a...

Woman lured into kidnapping manages to escape and is shocked by her attacker's identity. California driver caught monkeying around.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Law enforcement released the 911 recording after prosecutors unsealed a court document containing a transcript of the call. The filing responds to Kohberger’s argument that the jury should not hear the 911 call. His attorneys argue that the call was improperly submitted as evidence, claiming many statements in the recording are hearsay.   Judge John Judge previously ruled that the state...

Man holding his girlfriend hostage threatens her life and forces her to write goodbyes to her children. Air pods help cops catch disgruntled employee turned thief.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendy Williams says she feels like she is in prison as she fights to end her court-appointed guardianship. Almost on cue, she may have proven her point when Coterie, the assisted living facility where she resides on the fifth floor, called police, claiming her niece, Alex Finnie, had kidnapped her. According to the report Coterie filed with the NYPD, Finnie evaded staff and took Williams out to ea...

Father forces his ex-girlfriend to watch while he strangles their 2-year-old daughter after kidnapping her from daycare. Woman goes berserk over cold pizza pick up! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a major development in the search for Nikki Cheng Saelee McCain, the Shasta County Sheriff's Office announced that the missing person investigation is now a homicide investigation. Detectives made the determination based on evidence gathered, information from interviews, and the fact that none of Nikki’s family members have heard from her since May 18, 2024. Nikki Cheng Saelee McCain has...

Driver found with a dead body in his car during a traffic stop isn't collared, free to leave! Bear escapes the LA fires in the crawl space of a home! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sudiksha Konanki and five college friends arrived in the Dominican Republic on March 3. They booked rooms at the all-inclusive resort Riu Republica in Punta Cana.   A few days later, Sudiksha and her friends were dancing at a disco when the resort experienced a 25-hour power outage in some areas. Some reports say that’s when the group of six women and two men decided to take a moonlight...

Boss found standing over his employee with a gun in a McDonald's parking lot. Scorned woman vandalizes the wrong car! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kouri Richins' defense alleges that the Summit County Sheriff’s Office illegally obtained evidence while investigating the death of Eric Richins. Defense attorneys Kathy Nester and Wendy Lewis say detectives violated Richins' constitutional rights and argue that the evidence should be ruled inadmissible during her murder trial.   At the center of the motion are the "Walk the Dog" letter...

On a camping trip to celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary, Joseph Ferlazzo, 42, and his wife, Emily Jean Schwartz, 22, got into an argument. This much is understood. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and the evidence that will reveal who is telling the truth—the prosecution or the defense. The defense claims the couple argued, and Emily stormed out of the converted b...

Kevin Franke and his two oldest children have opened up for the first time together to tell their story of living with infamous vlogger Ruby Franke. Hulu's docuseries Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke reveal the disturbing details of the abuse endured by the Franke children and how husband Kevin was isolated from his children during his year-long separation from their mother. ...