Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Gannon Stauch, an 11-year-old boy from Colorado, was found dead nearly two months after he was reported missing by his stepmother, Letecia Stauch. Gannon was initially reported as a runaway, but was later classified as a missing/endangered person. Surveillance footage revealed Letecia leaving with Gannon and returning without him, raising suspicions, and then Gannon's body was found in Florida. Hi...

Twenty-four years ago, Katy High School teacher Belinda Temple was found shot to death inside her home.  Her husband David Temple has been convicted twice in her murder. In the most recent conviction, the judge declare a mistrial in the sentencing phase, after the jury could not agree on his punishment.   Now David Temple has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his pregnant wife.  Joini...

New evidence emerges in the case of missing Ana Walshe: a bizarre email claiming the mom has been kidnapped. At 5:18 a.m., Cohasset police received an email from a Gmail account. The email stated: "We have the so named Ana Walshe with us here... We had a deal worth $127,000.. she messed up...we have her here with us and if she doesn't pay the money. Then she'll never be back." There's no additiona...

Woman kidnaps a toddler from mall playground. Couple fights in the front yard after wife shoots their pet parrot dead.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nefataree Bartell is last seen on February 21, 2023.  Bartell and her dog, Nova, were seen walking in the snow; a woman stopped to offer the 26-year-old a ride. Bartell had an address of a cabin. The driver took Bartell to Gold Creek Road and left her there to walk the rest of the way to her destination. The driver, though, was concerned about a very pregnant Nefataree hiking the rest of the way i...

Husband tries to kill wife, then himself. Joke between friends turns deadly.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samantha Miller and her fiancé Aric Hutchinson spend the night celebrating their wedding. When the newlyweds leave the reception, the golf cart in which they are riding is plowed over by a speeding car. Police say Jamie Komoroski was driving 65 mph in a 25 mph zone. Bride Samantha Miller is killed. Komoroski admitted to police that she had been drinking that night, but refused to take a breathalyz...

Customer uses a gun to threaten grocery store employee over steaks. Husband shoots and kills 'intruder.' For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New court documents released this week reveal that a bone fragment was found when forensic investigators took apart a hacksaw found in a dumpster near Brian Walshe's mother's home. Police also found Ana's COVID-19 vaccination card, her Volkswagen keys, clothing and  jewelry.  Surveillance footage also reveals that Brian Walshe bought cleaning supplies around the time of his wife's disappearance. T...

Special education teacher is heading to trial for child abuse. Elderly woman kills husband at the hospital in 'suicide pact.' For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode of "Crime Stories," Nancy Grace dives into the new Fox Nation series "Scampranuer." Fox Nation’s “Scampranuer” delves into the elaborate scams of three con artists - Elizabeth Holmes, Kari Ferrell, and Anthony Gignac. Find out how they were caught and convicted. Through interviews with investigators, victims, and whistleblowers, discover the outrageous lies and manipulations...

Bob Lee made a name for himself in the tech world, as a founder of Cash App. The 43-year-old exec recently move to Florida but was in San Francisco for business. Around 2:30 a.m. Lee calls police saying he had been stabbed. Surveillance footage captures Lee getting out of a car with another man. Quickly, the man drives away and Lee stumbles along Main Street in San Francisco's Rincon Hill neighbor...

Teenager saves mom from rape at gunpoint. Delivery driver found dismembered and dumped in the trash.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Body Bags we delve into a baffling triple homicide case with multiple murder scenes and explore the backgrounds of the victims and suspect, Elias Gudino, who has a history of drug trafficking, and consider potential motives for the murders.  Hosts Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the challenges of kidnapping, restraining, and controlling multiple victims, as well as the...

Convicted killer Julie Schenecker returned to a Tampa courtroom begging a judge to grant her a new trial.   Schenecker argued that her former lawyers made many mistakes and that media coverage tainted the jury.  That argument didn't convince a judge however.  On January 27, 2011, Julie Schenecker did the unthinkable: Armed with a .38 revolver she had purchased five days before, the former Russian...

Breanna Wood is last seen at a convenience mart, after texting her mother she was on her way home.  When she doesn't show, her mother, Fallon, files a missing person report. Months later,  Breanna Wood's dismembered body is found inside a two-foot square box.    Seven people are charged in the case. Not all of those charged have yet to see a jury, but as the cases are being prepped Nueces County F...

Man sets roommates on fire, killing two. Nightmare Uber rider charged with slew of felonies.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a Saturday afternoon around 6 p.m. in early April. Ridgefield police department receive a call about a body, discovered on an abandoned property.  Police say not only were there signs that a homicide had occurred but "there are indications the body was moved." The body of Joanna Speaks, a mom of three, is identified. The medical examiner’s office confirms that the cause of Speaks' death was "...

Parents encourage their daughters to beat up a classmate. A couple gets a case of road rage after a fender bender.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bryan Kohberger's defense team is trying to compel one of the two women who survived mass murder in an Idaho home to testify.  Kohberger's attorneys have asked a Nevada court for Bethany Funke to travel to Idaho and testify as a witness for Kohberger. Funke does not want to appear and is fighting the subpoena through her own lawyer.  According to the defense, Funke has information that could prove...

'Delivery man' attempts to rob a home. Girlfriend arrested for man's murder four years after his body is discovered.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A DoorDash driver in her early 20s is on the job delivering food when she is accosted by an armed man, who then forced her back into her car.  The woman was kidnapped and raped. The woman, however, with air pods in, was on the phone at the time. The suspect, Joseph Killins, 38, forced the woman to drive to an apartment at the Belara Lakes apartment complex. That is where he allegedly raped her.  H...

Cops attacked while responding to a welfare check. Man drives to police station to tell officers he killed his girlfriend.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colby Ryan took the stand to testify against his mother, Lori Vallow. The court also heard a phone call between the son and mother, recorded from behind bars. In the call, you can hear Ryan ask Vallow point blank about the murders, but Vallow repeatedly responds, "You weren't there."  Nate Eaton with East Idaho News reports that Ryan avoided eye contact with his mother even as she stared at him th...

Woman beats her disabled husband. Nurse slams newborn into hospital bassinet.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.