Real-Time Crime

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As “The Odyssey” continues to dominate the box office for the second weekend in a row, Elon Musk has renewed his vow to create an AI version of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”. Musk maintains that Nolan cast non-white characters in his movie in order to be considered for the Academy Awards.  Musk, telling his followers, “Before this year ends, Grok Imagin...

Most murders aren't committed by serial killers or lifelong criminals. They're carried out by ordinary people whose emotions, relationships, and decisions spiral out of control. Elisa Donovan talks with David Lascher about starring alongside Melissa Joan Hart in  Twisted Desire , a true crime drama inspired by real events that explores how teenage obsession, manipulation, and emotional turmoi...

A tragedy … and a mystery in Michigan. A family of 8 — including 6 kids — was found dead after fire crews responded to reports of smoke at a home in Grand Haven Township. But authorities say “some” of the dead were shot.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colt Gray was only 14-years-old when he brought an assault rifle to school September 4th, 2024, killing 2 fellow students, 2 teachers and injuring 8 others. Friday, he pleaded guilty, avoiding a trial scheduled for October and heard victim impact statements from his victims’ family members. One by one, they expressed the pain and horror they each live with and asked the judge to sentence the...

We continue our series on Sundays, offering some inspiration and guidance from some of the most brilliant spiritual leaders around the world. Today, hear our fascinating conversation with Dr. Chris Palmer, the Dean of the Barnett College of Ministry and Theology at Southeastern University in Florida. Dr. Chris is also the author of 10 books and has traveled the world searching for the meaning of l...

Kristine Bunch was sentenced to prison at just 21-years-old for killing her son, Tony. She was sentenced to a maximum security prison while being pregnant with her second son.   Kristine trusted the justice system, but the prosecution presented an altered report and junk science that led her jury to believe she was guilty.    She was imprisoned for 17 years. She lost time with her s...

The President spent roughly an hour on the dais, finally giving that much anticipated speech to the very group he spars with daily, the members of the White House correspondents association. Even though he said last night’s speech wasn’t as much of a “doozy” as his original speech he planned to give back in April, he still delivered cutting, offensive remarks aimed at some...

Director Margaret Brown joins Killer Thriller Docu  to discuss HBO's The Yogurt Shop Murders , the gripping documentary series exploring the 1991 murders of four teenage girls in Austin, Texas, and the decades-long search for justice. Margaret shares what drew her to one of Texas' most haunting unsolved cases, the emotional responsibility of telling a story rooted in unimaginable loss, and ho...

A Baltimore mom came home from a 12 hour work shift to find her 15-year-old daughter shot and killed in her own bed, and her 9-year-old son shot and killed in the hallway. It took a few weeks, but police now say they have their killer in custody: a 16-year-old boy who had apparently only recently begun to talk with her daughter. We go over the mountain of evidence that led police to the teen and a...

After months of dancing around the subject, the Trump administration has officially submitted a proposal to the Senate to change the name of New York’s storied train station, Penn Station. Notably, the request was slipped in the middle of a request for additional funding to rebuild and transform the station into a “world class” facility, and there was no specification as to what...

Prosecutors called two more criminalists and the medical examiner to the stand in Day 3 of the preliminary hearing for singer D4vd, charged with the first degree murder and dismemberment of his underaged girlfriend, Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Before testimony even began, things got testy as a reporter and a private investigator were removed from the courtroom, while the prosecutor was heard threaten...

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donna Yaklich alleged that her police detective husband repeatedly abused her, threatened her life and left her believing there was nowhere she could safely turn. Then she recruited two young men to kill him. David Lascher joins Elisa Donovan to revisit the shocking case behind Cries Unheard , why the movie was far more brutal than he remembered, and the complicated question at its center: What ha...

Two weeks ago, a federal judge ordered President Trump to pay E. Jean Carrol the money a jury unanimously awarded her for Trump’s alleged 1991 sexual assault, and so he finally did. But this week, Trump wants it all back. His legal team has filed an emergency injunction to force Carrol to return the money to the escrow account it had been in for the past three years, as they continue to figh...

Prosecutors continued to present evidence to a California judge on Wednesday why singer D4vd should face a jury of his peers for the alleged murder and dismemberment of his underaged girlfriend Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Two LAPD criminalists were called to the stand to go over the evidence they uncovered at the singer’s Hollywood Hills home and inside the Tesla where Celeste’s decomposi...

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The family of Chadwick Boseman is taking legal action against his widow over money they say they’re owed following the actor’s death in 2020. This headline, comes on the heels of another one involving the widow of Malcom Jamal Warner taking legal action against his mother for money she claims she’s owed. Neither actor had a will in place, and now it’s a legal and familial m...

The family of 18-year-old Nolan Wells announced that independent autopsy results list Nolan’s cause of death as “undetermined.” The autopsy, conducted in Washington D.C. and outside the jurisdiction of Mississippi officials, was also unable to determine the time or even day of his death. There were, however, some interesting details, including “red discoloration” on t...

The wreckage from one of the most significant plane crashes in history has been found 2 thousand feet down, on the ocean floor. A PanAm plane headed from San Juan to New York City, crash landed in the Atlantic Ocean back in 1952. Incredibly, everyone survived the initial impact, but unfortunately, panic and confusion led to 52 people drowning. The 17 survivors recounted how most passengers ignored...

It was an emotional and disturbing day in court Tuesday, as the parents of murdered 14 year old Celeste Rivas Hernandez sat through gruesome photos of their daughter’s dismembered remains.  Her parents,  just feet away from singer D4vd, who is charged with Celeste’s murder and dismemberment.  The prosecution also presented evidence linking D4vd to &nb...

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An incredible tragedy out of Ohio has authorities reminding people to check weather and water conditions before going out to have fun during summer outings. A total of 5 people drowned after trying to save one person in their group who began struggling while swimming in a local river. Two children under the age of 10 were left to try and get help for their family,  but it was too late. ...

The long awaited preliminary hearing for singer D4vd is officially underway in Los Angeles.  Prosecutors will spend the next several days presenting their case against the 21-year-old once-rising star, who is facing life in prison or the death penalty if convicted for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas-Hernandez. The prosecution says it has DNA evidence, surveillance footage, text m...

ESPN execs told analyst Ryan Clark in the middle of “NFL Live” that he was being let go in the latest round of firings at the network. Reportedly, the decision to tell Clark while he was on the set was made because the bosses were concerned news would leak out before they could tell him themselves. The plan had been to inform him of their decision the following day, when other cuts wer...