Hot Off - True Crime

During the trial of Jose Ibarra, who was found guilty of murdering Laken Riley, her stepfather, John Phillips, read aloud one of her last journal entries in court. The journal entry, dated January 17, 2023, was a heartfelt letter addressed to her 'future husband.' In this entry, Riley expressed her thoughts and feelings about the person she hoped to spend her life with. The reading of this journal...

Country music singer Jamey Johnson was arrested on Sunday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melissa Curtis, a former middle school teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, with all but 12 months suspended, for sexually abusing a 14-year-old student in 2015. Curtis, who was 22 years old at the time of the abuse, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree sex offense on June 20, 2024. The abuse occurred over several months and took place in vari...

On April 17, 2023, the body of 22-year-old Mercedes Vega, an exotic dancer working in a strip club in Phoenix, Arizona, was found in the backseat of a burning Chevy Malibu on Interstate 10 in Tonopah, approximately 53 miles west of Phoenix. Vega had suffered severe injuries, including blunt force trauma, a gunshot wound to the arm, and was doused in bleach, with bleach also found in her throat. He...

On February 22, Georgia nursing student Laken Riley texted and called her mother, Allyson Phillips, as she prepared to go for a run. At 8:55 a.m., Riley sent her last outgoing communication, a text to her mother saying, 'Good morning, about to go for a run'[3]. Riley called her mother at 9:03 a.m. to see if she had time to chat. However, by the time her mother called back about 20 minutes later, R...

The final moments of Laken Riley, a college student who was murdered while jogging on the University of Georgia campus, have been captured on various types of footage. Trail cameras and other security cameras showed key events leading up to and following her death. The footage includes Jose Ibarra, the 26-year-old suspect, walking around the UGA campus, Laken Riley out running, and her roommates s...

In the trial of Ashley Benefield, a ballerina who was involved in a fatal altercation with her husband in 2020, the prosecutor made a significant accusation. During the closing arguments, Prosecutor Suzanne O'Donnell suggested that Benefield was not genuinely emotional when she cried on the witness stand. O'Donnell implied that Benefield's emotional display was an act, likening it to 'playing char...

The case involves a mother from Indiana who was sentenced for the starvation death of her infant son. Specifically, the case mentioned involves Shianne Gramlin, a 21-year-old woman from Michigan City, Indiana. She was charged with neglect after her 9-week-old son died due to starvation. The investigation revealed that the baby's death was a result of severe neglect, with the mother failing to prov...

Sarah Turney has been tirelessly investigating the disappearance of her sister, Alissa Turney, who went missing on May 17, 2001, the last day of her junior year in high school. Alissa was 17 years old at the time and was last seen after allegedly having lunch with her stepfather, Michael Turney. Initially, Alissa's disappearance was reported as a runaway case, but as time passed and she did not co...

Rapper NBA YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell Desean Gaulden, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement in a large-scale prescription drug fraud ring operating out of his home in Utah. On November 18, 2024, Gaulden appeared in a Cache County, Utah courtroom and pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree felony identity fraud, two counts of third-degree felony forgery, and six c...

A 51-year-old man, identified as Ramon Rivera, was arrested in connection with a stabbing spree across Manhattan that left two people dead and one critically injured. The incidents occurred on Monday morning at three different locations. The first stabbing happened around 8:30 a.m. at 444 West 19th Street, where a 36-year-old construction worker was fatally stabbed. The second incident occurred at...

The docuseries titled 'Making Manson' set to premiere on Peacock on November 19, 2024, delves into the life and psyche of Charles Manson, a notorious American cult leader and convicted murderer. The series includes disturbing conversations that aim to reveal Manson's 'genuine self,' providing insights into his thoughts, behaviors, and the events that led to his infamous crimes. The docuseries like...

Veteran Australian broadcaster Alan Jones, 83, has been charged with 24 offences related to historical indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents spanning nearly two decades. The allegations involve eight alleged victims, with the youngest being 17 years old at the time of the alleged assault. The charges include 11 counts of aggravated indecent assault where the alleged victim was under his...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is facing a plethora of serious allegations and charges related to sexual abuse, exploitation, and other federal offenses. He was arrested in September 2024 by federal agents in New York on charges including sex trafficking, racketeering, and other federal offenses. Federal prosecutors allege that Combs and his associates abused, threatened, and coerced women and others to fulfi...

The investigation into Kristin Smart's disappearance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob Knox, an English actor born on August 21, 1989, was tragically murdered on May 24, 2008, outside the Metro Bar in Sidcup, Southeast London. He was stabbed to death while protecting his 17-year-old brother, Jamie, who was being threatened by a man armed with two kitchen knives. The attacker, Karl Norman Bishop, was 22 years old at the time of the incident. Knox had recently finished filming his...

A 28-year-old South Korean man was arrested at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru, for attempting to smuggle a large number of exotic creatures out of the country. The man had concealed more than 300 tarantulas, around 100 centipedes, and nine stinging bullet ants in small plastic bags, which he strapped to his body using two girdles. Airport security guards became suspicious due to...

A 24-year-old woman, Harshita Brella, was found dead in the trunk of a car in east London. The UK police have launched a murder investigation and are currently searching for her husband, Pankaj Lamba, who they suspect is responsible for her murder and has fled the country. According to the Northamptonshire Police, Harshita Brella was reported missing after concerns for her welfare were raised, lea...

Jonathan 'Jonny' George, a Colorado family man, was brutally assaulted at a gas station on his fifth wedding anniversary. The incident occurred during what was described as an ordinary errand that turned into a nightmare. Jonny was severely injured and had to be airlifted to the hospital, where he underwent emergency brain surgery. Despite the initial survival, his road to recovery was long and un...

Megan Huntsman, a Utah mother, was involved in a gruesome case of hidden pregnancies and secret infant murders. Over the course of a decade, starting in 1996, Huntsman gave birth to and killed six of her newborn babies. She would typically kill the infants immediately after birth by choking or smothering them, and then store their bodies in plastic-wrapped containers in her garage, which she conve...

On November 12, 2024, Brandon Durham, a 43-year-old man, was fatally shot by police officer Alexander Bookman in Las Vegas after Durham called 911 to report a home invasion. Durham was at home with his 15-year-old daughter when he made the call, stating that two people were shooting into and attempting to break into his house. When police arrived, they found signs of damage and heard screaming and...

On Friday night, a Southwest Airlines plane, Flight 2494, was struck by a bullet while preparing for takeoff at Dallas Love Field Airport. The Boeing 737, headed to Indianapolis International Airport, was hit by gunfire around 8:30 p.m. local time. The bullet struck the right side of the aircraft just under the flight deck. Despite the incident, there were no reported injuries. Following the incid...

Actress Chanel Maya Banks, known for her roles in 'Gossip Girl' and 'Blue Bloods,' was reported missing by her family on November 8, 2024, after they had not heard from her since October 30. Her family, including her cousin Danielle-Tori Singh and mother Judy Singh, expressed significant concern and initiated a search, even launching a GoFundMe campaign and distributing flyers in her neighborhood....

In the St. Helens School District in northwest Oregon, a significant crisis has unfolded following the arrests of two teachers on sexual abuse charges. Choir teacher Eric Stearns, 46, was arrested and faces seven counts of second-degree sex abuse and one count of third-degree sex abuse involving six students. Recently retired math teacher Mark Collins, 64, was also arrested and charged with two co...

Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old freshman at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, disappeared on the night of May 25, 1996, after attending an off-campus party. She had been at a birthday party where she did not know many people and decided to leave early, as she was not having fun. Smart and her friend Margarita Campos had attended an earlier party, but Campos left, and Smart con...