Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Rand Hooper and Graham McCormick are both from the Richmond area. McCormick moved to Atlanta for a job but took time to return to Irvington to visit his friend, staying with him at his home. The next day, Sallie Graham gets a text from Hooper asking if she’s heard from her son, if not, then he is missing. Graham says her son was known for his responsibility, as signified by his fraternity nickname...

Teen found murdered in bath tub. Shooting victim 'still loves' perp girlfriend.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been 15 months since the family of 21-year-old Allison Rice laid the college student to rest, and police are no closer to arresting her killer. Rice was found shot dead in her car, just three miles from campus. The LSU student was stopped at a railroad crossing for a train when witnesses say the killer or killers walked up to Rice's car and started shooting. Police say she may have been in th...

School bus aide chokes child. Abandoned newborn adopted just in time for the holidays.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kensie Aubry, a 32-year-old woman hungry for a new chapter in her life, tragically finds herself the victim of a man's nightmarish fantasy, leading to her horrific murder. As her last known whereabouts in Independence, Missouri become the center of a desperate search, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack delve into this unsettling case. They unpack the haunting realities that blur the lines between d...

Austin Lee Edwards poses as a 17-year-old boy to talk online with a 15-year-old girl. He then drives across the country to her Riverside home when she stops responding. Edwards parks in a neighbor's driveway and goes inside the Winek home. Edwards kills the girl's mother and grandparents, sets the home on fire, and leaves with the girl. A neighbor calls police after noticing Edwards leading the gi...

A prime mission for "Crime Stories" is to raise awareness of missing children cases with the hopes that someone somewhere knows something that could help find these precious boys and girls. Today we look at three cases: Serenity Dennard, Karlie Guse and Myra Lewis.  Help us bring these missing children home. Joining Nancy Grace today: Dr. Angela Arnold - Psychiatrist, Atlanta Ga www.angelaarnoldmd...

FBI agent hijacked by armed teens.  Wild skunks sold as pets may be infected with rabies.  For more crime ans justice news go to crimeonline.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On August 31, a Quality of Life staff member finds a 73-year-old male patient convulsing in his bed. With no history of seizures and according to his medical chart,  he was given medication ten minutes before the seizures began. The Post Gazette reports the man is rushed to Butler Hospital, where doctors discover hypoglycemia behind the seizures, but the patient is not diabetic. Treating doctors b...

Elderly man sucker-punched at a crosswalk.  Burglary suspect gets stuck in neck-deep, weedy water.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A shocked courtroom heard Derek Rosa tell police he stabbed his mother to death in her sleep as his baby sister slept next to her in the bed.  After hearing the teen's taped confession, Miami Dade Circuit Judge Richard Hersch rejected a defense motion to move Rosa out of the adult jail and into a juvenile facility.  The defense says it is unconstitutional to keep Rosa in an adult cell, claiming he...

Man found shot dead, body mutilated, after accusations of sexual advances. Cute dog photos released by police of a family dog with his head stuck through a dryer vent.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew Perry wrote about his issues with addiction to alcohol and drugs. In his memoir, he said he began drinking at 14 and was an alcoholic by 18. Perry first went to rehab and completed a 28-day program at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation after a jet-ski accident led to an addiction to Vicodin. In his 2022 memoir, "Friends, Lovers, and the Big, Terrible Thing," Perry claimed to have been to r...

Mentally-ill driver kills officer shielding behind patrol car. Man wearing "I just got out of prison" shirt caught stealing.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tex McIver is a prominent Atlanta lawyer and Vice Chair of the State Elections Board; his wife, Diane, is a beautiful, incredibly successful businesswoman in her own right.  They have been married for 11 years, but on a September night, Tex McIver shoots his wife in the back, killing her. Diane McIver is shot inside a Ford Expedition she is riding in with her husband and a close family friend. The...

Man responsible for nearly $50,000 in stolen goods. 12-year-old takes construction forklift for a joy-ride.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a chilling twist of events, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala is found dead, her stiff body soaked in both paint and blood. The spouse, Cara Rintala, finds herself in a situation that marks a legal first in Massachusetts—a woman charged with the murder of her wife. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack delve into the perplexing nature of the evidence, from the viscosity of paint and blood to the subtletie...

Empire co-star Jussie Smollett gets released from jail while attorneys appeal his conviction for lying to police about a hate crime attack.  Smollett’s attorneys argued that he would complete the sentence by the time the process was completed. They also cited homophobic threats received by the actor in their request for emergency release. The special prosecutor responded to the motion by saying it...

When Lindsay Clancy’s third child is born, her recovery seems to be different.   The 32-year-old reaches out to her parents and her in-laws to help her manage the children and things around the home. Her husband, Patrick Clancy sets up a home office in the basement to work remotely, so he can be on hand to help. When Lindsay starts to have thoughts of suicide, and worse, hurting the children, she...

Shoplifter barricades himself in dressing room. Bus driver accidentally eats THC gummies.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Lori Vallow Daybell stands trial for the murder of two of her children, JJ and Tylee, prosecutors in Arizona take another look at Charles Vallow's death. On the morning of July 11, Charles Vallow goes to Lori’s rental home in Chandler, Arizona, to pick up JJ for school.  Alex Cox, Lori’s brother, is also there. Within an hour, Vallow is lying in a pool of blood, shot by Alex Cox. Cox claims sel...

Teacher's aide slaps student. Do they make a 'Career Criminal' Barbie?  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie Ferguson and Adam Aviles Jr. have been involved in a relationship for several years and share two daughters. When Katie and Adam separate, Adam stays in Cody, Wyoming. Katie and the girls move in with Katie Ferguson's mother, Mona Hartling, in Dothan, Alabama. After spending the summer with her mother, Katie Ferguson reaches out to her ex, Adam Aviles Jr. She wants the girls to have time wit...

Man shoots pregnant wife, takes off with their toddler. Corrections officers find drugs in detainee's underwear.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Jacqueline Medina leaves for work, she wakes her daughter, who has plans for the day.  Jacqueline's cheerleading squad is meeting at Edna High School for practice, ahead of the Christmas parade planned for the afternoon. Jacqueline Medina arrives at the parade, excited to see her daughter perform, but Lizbeth is not with the rest of the cheerleaders in the parade. Friends confirmed they hadn't...