Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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 three of our top stories this week:  Police confirm that a man has been arrested in connection to the deadly Kenneth Fire that is raging near the West Hills.   A Wisconsin judge grants the release of a woman who, at 12 y...

Dawn Viens, the owner of a popular California eatery and wife of the chef, disappears. Many, including the police, initially believe Dawn left of her own accord, but the facts don’t add up. What led to her disappearance? When Dawn met her future husband, she was a beautiful, vivacious front-end hostess. The man of her dreams, David Viens, was a talented chef. The couple married and set out t...

On a Tuesday afternoon, a driver in the 700 block of 15th street in Miami Beach sees a 6-year-old boy running across 15th street, unsupervised and in a high traffic area. Calling 911, the driver relates what he is seeing, and officers arrive on scene in a matter of minutes.  Police see the child leaving an apartment complex by himself and ask the boy where he lives. The child leads the office...

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.

Henrico County Police Detective Megan Lynch responded to Henrico Doctors' Hospital regarding a 5-month-old male in the NICU found with a fractured left femur. Further examination revealed the child also had a fractured right tibia and multiple rib fractures. Investigators noted similarities between these injuries and those suffered by four males in the NICU during the previous summer. Following th...

Inmate awaiting trial attacks and kills Texas detention officer. We've all heard, 'You'll shoot your eye out!' but what about, 'You'll lose your fingers?' For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Multiple documentaries released purporting to tell the truth about Sean "Diddy" Combs, but what will be revealed?  In the meantime, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs may be feeling forgotten behind bars. The mogul’s holidays have been described as ‘bleak’, with equally dismal holiday meals to match, including a steak and cheese sub served on a hotdog bun. Combs missed his twins...

Belligerent customer pulls his gun first, but an employee puts him down. High on meth, man attacks someone "hiding in his mattress."  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against her It Ends with Us co-star and director,Justin Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment and claiming his behavior caused her “severe emotional distress.” According to  TMZ , the lawsuit details a meeting attended by Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, Baldoni, their lawyers, and other cast and crew members. The meeting aimed to address Lively's...

Child and family therapist plans to kill her daughter, husband, and herself, but backs out after drowning her baby. 'Googly-eye bandit' continues to strike in Oregon.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hours into the new year, Bourbon Street in New Orleans is crowded with partiers. At 3:15am, a white, electric, Ford Pickup truck drives around a police squad car safety barricade, barreling through the revelers. 14 are killed, dozens wounded.  After coming to a stop, the driver gets out of the crashed truck wearing a helmet and ballistic vest. Armed with an AR-10, he fires at police. Two offi...

66-year-old veteran stabbed to death protecting his niece from her acquaintance that needed a ride. Lyft passenger undresses in the backseat! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of the New Jersey Mansion Murders, Joseph Scott Morgan explains how investigators determined the fire in the mansion is actually arson to coverup the brutal murders of Keith and his family. The fire at Paul Caneiro's home is quickly determined to be arson and Paul Caneiro is arrested the day after the fire. Paul Caneiro's wife and adult daughters think he is a hero for waking them up a...

Dylan Rounds, 19,   spoke with his grandmother early Saturday morning, 2022, and that was the last time anyone spoke to the farmer. His pickup truck and other equipment remain on the property, but his wallet and phone gone. Rounds' boots were found discarded on the farm, but mother Candice Cooley, says Dylan was particular about his footwear and only wore the one pair. Those boots were f...

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 three of our top stories this week:  The FBI now says the NOLA terrorist did not have help, but that it was a terrorist attack 100% inspired by the Islamic State Group.  In the midst of New Year’s celebrations, a 10-yea...

Marlene Warren opens her front door to flowers and balloons. No one expects the gunshots that follows. Now, the woman who investigators say dressed as that clown, killing her lover's wife, is out of jail.  Prosecutors say that Sheila Keen-Warren, knocked on Marlene Warren’s door  dressed as a clown, holding flowers and balloons, and shot Warren in the face. Marlene Warren's husband...

As Bryan Kohberger's trial date is set, his attorneys are alleging key pieces of evidence has been mishandled, including DNA.  Today on Crime Stories with Nancy Grace,  we re-examine what happened in 2024.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Man shoots co-worker at Houston USPS facility. Joy-ride in luxury stolen car extremely short-lived.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nikki Saelee-McCain last contacts her family with a text message just after midnight. She texts with her sister, letting her know that she was driving her mother-in-law’s vehicle back to the McCain home near the Win-River Casino. Later that morning, when Saelee-McCain's family texts her again, she did not respond. It's been more than a month now since anyone has seen or heard from Nikki. Her...

The man who attacked the judge presiding over his case has now been sentenced for attempted murder. Postal worker steals the mail he should be delivering! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Missy Bevers arrives at Creekside Church at 4:16 am and begins setting up for her 5 am fitness class. She doesn't realize that someone else is in the building. Video surveillance shows a person dressed in full police SWAT tactical gear walking through the halls of the church with an unusual gait while clutching a hammer.   Shortly before 5 am, one of Bevers' students arrives, finding Bev...

Drunk 16-year-old shoots parents and brothers dead, tells police he's "possessed." Florida woman, daughter flashed.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At 17, Jennifer Wix welcomes her daughter, Adrianna Nicole. With support from her family, Jennifer finishes high school while raising the baby girl she lovingly nicknames Nina. At 19, Jennifer begins working nights and meets Joey Benton. They move in together at his parents’ home. In late March, Jennifer suddenly stops contacting her family. She usually speaks with her mother at least once a...

Tot girl found dead after left alone in a closet with a space heater. Woman claims "trying to help" after kidnapping tot boy from his backyard.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Albert Musalo and his wife, Joan Behrman, are enjoying retirement in Nevada. They moved close to their daughter, Joanne Kohls, and her family, settling in the exclusive gated Montreux neighborhood in a rural area south of Reno. While the country club community boasts multi-million-dollar homes, the Musalos chose one of the more modest houses on the block. Joanne Kohls calls the Musalos’ land...