Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Sebastian Rogers, 15, has not been seen for over three weeks now. Mother Katie Proudfoot reports the autistic teen missing after finding his bed empty in the morning before school.  An extensive search began with authorities using helicopters, drones, search-and-rescue dogs, boats, and teams on foot. Over 1,000 square miles have been covered, including a landfill across state lines in Kentucky.  ...

Mom drowns baby for crying while she was enjoying a bath. Catnappers foiled: kittens Mitch and Marcus returned safely! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Riley Strain gets separated from his fraternity brothers at Luke Bryan's bar on Broadway in downtown Nashville. Telling his fraternity brothers he will meet them at the hotel, he heads out into the night, alone. Riley Strain never makes it to the hotel. The conversation continued after the show, join us for family friend Chris Dingman's comments.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Riley Strain and his fraternity brothers at Delta Chi take a break from studies at the  University of Missouri to attend the fraternity's annual spring formal in Nashville. Strain and the group arrive in Nashville on Friday, March 8, check into the Tempo Hotel, then head out for a night on the town. Riley Strain does a Facetime call with his mom at 7:30 p.m., then heads out. Just over two hours la...

Truck drivers shoot at each other in road rage incident. This firefighter will have trouble putting this blaze out.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minutes after the school day ends, students from Hazelwood East High School in St. Louis County Missouri, gather to watch the end of a fight between two teen girls.  Kaylee Gain and her alleged attacker Maurnice DeClue square off and DeClue quickly gets the upper hand, pulling Gain to the ground. DeClue pummels Gain in the head and upper body. As Gain is on her back on the pavement, a bystander tr...

Man beats girlfriend to death with toilet tank lid. Drunk driver cruises straight to jail.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christa Pike was 18-years-old when she thought her 19-year-old job corps classmate, Colleen Slemmer, was trying to steal her boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp. Pike spent over 30-minutes beating Colleen Slemmer with her hands and feet, as well as a box cutter and a meat cleaver. Slemmer tried to escape. Shipp,17, caught her so Pike could continue the beating. Pike carved a pentagram into Slemmer's chest, u...

Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin conned her way into Manhattan society. Posing as Anna Delvey, a German heiress, she swindled banks, hotels, and friends out of more than $200,000. She forged checks to get money from banks and charmed people into paying for extravagant meals, and travel. Sorokin was convicted on a handful of grand larceny and theft of services charges. After serving her time, the 3...

Two girls stab their best friend 19 times. Why? They wanted to appease the fictional horror character, Slender Man. Both girls serve time in a mental health facility. Anissa Weier was granted conditional release in September 2021. She was required to receive outpatient psychiatric treatment and was subject to GPS monitoring – though the monitoring was waived in September of last year. Now a Wiscon...

DUI driver bites officer, tries to steal weapon. Thief breaks into several homes looking for one thing--hot chocolate.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday, March 3rd: Pamela Turner waits for her stepson to get off the school bus. When Justin Turner doesn't, the stepmom calls the school.  The staff tells her that Justin was marked absent that day. The sheriff's office is called and deputies come to the Turner home. Justin Turner, 5, has been missing for hours. The search for Justin Turner includes multiple agencies and volunteers from the area...

Alabama Judge seriously injured in stabbing and shooting attack by his son. Porsche employees aren't willing to accept a '$78 million dollar' check.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julia Niswender's roommates are gone for the weekend, but then one stops by the apartment on Monday to pick up some things for class.  She heads out without seeing or talking to Julia. The next day the roommate realizes she hasn't seen or talked to Julia in two days. The bedroom door is locked so she calls security at the apartment complex to check on her roommate. The guard shows up with police,...

Father flips his car with 1-year-old son on board in police chase. Brother removed from the wedding venue after pushing the bride to the ground.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

April 23, 1993: the owner of  Ajax Liquor store, Steve Weltig, is found dead on the floor on the floor of his shop. Investigators say it appears a struggle took place just before Weltig is shot in the head. Detectives work the case and develop a suspect sketch, but no real evidence leading to a killer is found and the case goes cold. The case is assigned to different investigators over the years....

Man shoots girlfriend's toddler over accusations of infidelity. Teacher supplies students with swords for duels.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2018, Elizabethton High School student teacher Alex Campbell challenged his students to see if they could figure out if the Redhead murders are sometimes called the Bible Belt Murders. There were 14 unsolved murders with a similar M.O.  Campbell gets help from a former FBI agent teaching the young people about profiling a case. The students of Elizabethton High School start to see a potential p...

Freshman found dead in his dorm at Campbellsville University. You might want to skip your dollar store trip this week.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The senseless murder of Laken Riley on the campus of the University of Georgia has the nation talking about everything from safety on a college campus to immigration. Laken Riley didn't know the man who killed her, but she knew she was in a dire situation when they met. Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, allegedly attacked and killed the 22-year-old while she was out for a jog in Athens. Joseph Scott Morgan...

An Illinois mom is killed and two children are seriously injured while parasailing. A storm blew in, affecting the stability of the boat towing the family. Now, the husband of a 33-year-old woman has filed lawsuits naming multiple parties.  A preliminary incident report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission says boat captain Daniel Couch,49, cut the towing cable when the parasail “pegged”...

The parents of a 12-year-old boy think Trails Carolina might be just the place to help their son. Trails Carolina claims to be a Leader in Wilderness Therapy offering an Adventure Wilderness Program for children who have behavioral and or emotional difficulties. The parents say their boy is transported by two men from New York to Trails Carolina Camp at Lake Toxaway, North Carolina. Their son arri...

Sex-for-hire turned car-jacking plot ends in murder. Customs agents aren't fooled by smuggler's intimate hiding spot.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catherine and Mason meet through mutual friends. The couple decide to marry, move into a quiet neighborhood in Houston, and have two children. As the now Herring family grows, Mason Herring establishes a successful law firm while Catherine Herring steps down as an executive with a non-profit to spend full-time raising the children. Catherine Herring is pregnant with her third child and catches her...

Mom leaves 16-month-old home alone for 10-day vacation abroad. You'll never guess where cops found this illegal animal.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.