Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Prosecutors rest their case after 12 days, spending time proving that Richard Allen is infamous "Bridge Guy" captured on Libby German's phone. Prosecutors believe Libby and Abby were led down the hill to be raped before their killer panicked, slashed their throats and covered their bodies with sticks before fleeing the area. One of Richard Allen's 61 + confessions said he got scared by a white van.The prosecution found a neighbor got home in his white van near the scene of the murders. The defense calls their first witness, Cheyenne Mill. She is walking the trails and bridge the day Abby and Libby vanished. Says she was there from 2:50pm, talked to her boyfriend on her phone at 3:12 pm, saw an overweight man on Freedom Bridge who did not say HI back to her. She describes the man as old with a camera around his neck. Mill tells jurors she didn't hear of seeing anything unusual or see anyone in the wooded area and she spoke to police the next day after hearing about the girls. Six months later the FBI contacted her saying her phone pinged on the Hight bridge February 13. Mill cries on stand talking about online vigilantes doxing her. Joining Nancy Grace today: Philip Dubé - Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law, Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy Dr. Bethany Marshall - Author: "Deal Breaker," featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock https://www.drbethanymarshall.com/ , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive Sheryl McCullum - Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, ColdCaseCrimes.org, Host: Zone 7, Twitter: @ColdCaseTips Bill Daly - Former FBI Investigator and Forensic Photography, Security Expert; Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic Susan Hendricks - Journalist, Author: “Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi’, IG @susan_hendricks X @SusanHendicks Gray Hughes - YouTube channel @GrayHughesInvestigates See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A scorned woman lures her ex-affair partner into attack from her husband. More than 1000 evacuated due to suspected dynamite found at a recycling plant. For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow "Crime Alert Hourly Update" now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/Crime_Alert Here's one of our top stories this week. The Prosecution rests it's case after calling 40 witnesses in the Richard Allen Murder Trial. Stay informed, stay safe, and stay ahead with "Crime Alert Hourly Update.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Montana man, Dustin Kjersem, sets off on a camping trip. When he doesn't meet up with his friend at an appointed time and location the friend goes looking for him. When the friend makes it to Dustin, he calls 911 and reports his friend is dead from a Bear Attack! Joseph Scott Morgan explains how experts determine the shocking attack that caused the death of Dustin Kjersem was not done by a bear, it was someone swinging some type of weapon in a "chopping" motion. Transcript Highlights 00:20.21 Introduction 02:00.71 Savage Death 04:56.01 Joe talking about Bear story 09:38.49 Victim is a "Man's Man" 15:01.06 The "Finder" and the "victim" both experienced No sign of bear activity 19:48.73 Injuries so shocking it must be a Bear Attack 25:13.58 A Bear would tear down tent in an attack 30:12.97 A Bear is constantly looking for food 34:27.69 Weapon like a hatchet 39:45.60 Expect fractured, fragmented bone 43:22.39 Chopping motion would cause blood spatter 47:25.54 Conclusion - not a bear attack See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow "Crime Alert Hourly Update" now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/Crime_Alert Here's one of our top stories this week. The psychologist who treated accused murderer Richard Allen says his mental health worsened during his stay in solitary. Stay informed, stay safe, and stay ahead with "Crime Alert Hourly Update.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel Morin's mother cried as the man charged in her murder walked into the courtroom. It was the first time Patty Morin had seen Victor Antonio Martinez Hernandez in person. Now, a judge has granted a defense request to postpone the trial to April 1, 2025. The suspect in Rachel Morin's brutal murder was found casually sitting in a Tulsa, Oklahoma bar. During the arrest, Hernandez initially lies to authorities about his true identity and denies any knowledge of the attack on a 9-year-old little girl in Los Angeles and the murder of Morin. The Morin family and investigators strongly believe that the two known crimes are not the only ones Victor Hernandez committed while in the U.S. The attack on a little girl and her mother in L.A. came just two months after Hernandez allegedly murdered a woman in his native El Salvador. Rachel Morin’s body was found nearly five months later, and another 10 months passed before Hernandez’s arrest. More than a year of Hernandez’s time in the U.S. is still unaccounted for. While there is a sense of closure, Morin’s sister, Rebekah, says it also feels like "day one all over again." Matt McMahon, the father of Morin’s eldest daughter, says the Ma and Pa trail feels like it ‘belongs to Rachel again,’ and is even more grateful for the arrest as their daughter, Faye, is now expecting her own little girl later this year. McMahon describes the news as bittersweet, knowing how excited Rachel Morin would be to learn she was going to be a grandmother. Joining Nancy Grace today: https://RiceLawMd.com Dr. Bethany Marshall Chris McDonoughSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge has ruled that Jennifer Gledhill, cannot have contact with her children. Prosecutors say the children could be witnesses. The defense claims the protective order that had been put in place "is an overall heavy-handed kind of punishment." Jeremy Deus told the judge that "it feels like, the state and the city, that the police agency that investigated this, are trying to set everything that my client loves on fire." The judge lifted the protective order, but maintained a no- contact order. A police informant helps break a case wide open when he tells police Matthew Johnson was murdered by his wife, Jennifer Gledhill. Pushing for more answers the informant tells police he knows what happened because he has been having an affair with Jennifer Gledhill and she told him exactly what happened, when it happened, and why. Jennifer Gledhill tells her "lover" that her husband yelled at her because he knew she was sleeping with someone else, so that night when he went to sleep in the bed they share, she shot him in the head. The confidential informant goes on to tell his handlers that after shooting her husband, she put his body in a rooftop storage container, then slid him down the stairs of their home and loaded his body into a minivan. Gledhill told him she had dug a hole somewhere "north" of their home and buried Johnson's body in a shallow grave. Matthew Johnson is still missing. We also learn that investigators find a neighbor who says Jennifer Gledhill's parents were at the house cleaning until late into the evening, even though her mother is on record as saying they had only been there for an hour. Jennifer Gledhill's mother says she purchased a mattress from Amazon at her daughter's request. The Gledhills have now been arrested as well. Joining Nancy Grace today: https://www.drbethanymarshall.com/https://thegoldshieldshow.comTwitter:@thebloodstaindSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recently dumped boyfriend guns down his ex at her hospital's cancer charity walk. Woman accidentally shoots friend, thinking the gun was unloaded. For more crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The investigation into Sean "Diddy" Combs moves to new territory in that, a New York federal grand jury is hearing new evidence. According to an attorney representing some of the victims, a male client of hers is testifying today. This comes on the heels of new information coming out on the requirements that Comb's employees followed for allowing women into Diddy's infamous White Parties. Diddy-Freak Off's requirements include for women: cannot be over 140 pounds, which a source says was verified by a nearby scale. Other no-no's: no flab, no cellulite, no one overly pierced or too tatted up. No short hair, No pants, no jeans, young and hot and showing cleavage, wearing provocative, revealing clothing with stilettos. Every female has to wear a short party dress, just covering the butt cheeks. Joining Nancy Grace today: https://www.drbethanymarshall.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 men hold their roommate hostage and cut off his finger over a money dispute. Giant Jack-O-Lantern squishes Ohio cop! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Allen's confessions have been a focus for testimony this week in the Delphi Murders Trial. Prosecutors have noted that Allen confessed 61 times. John Galipeau, the former warden of the Westville Correctional Facility, testified that Allen wrote him a note in 2023 that read, "I am ready to officially for confess killing Abby and Libby. I hope I get the opportunity to tell the families I’m sorry." Galipeau said Allen admitted to getting rid of a box cutter in a dumpster behind his work place. A clinical psychologist who examined Richard Allen, told a jury that Allen said his intentions were "sexual," and that Allen called himself “too much of a coward” to kill himself. During some of his confessions, Dr. Monica Wala said Allen gave specific details about the crime, which only the suspect would know. Joining Nancy Grace today: Information to Obtain During a Forensic Death Investigationhttps://www.markmirabello.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Missing 15-year-old located with commercial sex ad. This take down is straight out of Scooby Doo! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RJ McLeod and Krystal Mitchell meet when she shows him an apartment. McLeod is a big man, a body builder, and a former Marine. As they begin dating, Krystal tells her mother about this new man in her life, who is also a doting father to his son. Krystal tells McLeod about her problems with the stalker and McLeod gives her a gun for protection The pair travels to California to visit some of RJ's friends in San Diego. RJ and Krystal socialize with his friends, and when the friends go to bed, RJ and Krystal go out to a local bar and have a couple of drinks. McLeod and Mitchell return to the condo after one am. About an hour after they return, the friend's wife hears a woman sobbing, then a sound like 'ah' and silence. The next morning, McLeod greets the friend's wife as he passes through the kitchen on his way out of the apartment. RJ's friend and his wife leave the apartment and when the friend comes home around 1 pm, the apartment is silent. The friend opens the door to the guest bedroom and immediately calls 911. RJ McLeod's friend finds Krystal Mitchell in bed, mostly nude, bloody, and dead. Calling 911, he initially states to the dispatcher "this is a homicide." He tells 911 dispatch that he tried to revive her but was unsuccessful. Investigators determine there are clear signs of a struggle with furniture having been moved about the room. Krystal Mitchell has numerous injuries and there is blunt force trauma to her face and torso. She has been brutally strangled. There are multiple fractures to her neck area. Investigators find out that McLeod returned to a nearby bar around noon to pay his tab from the night before and collect his credit card. He tells a waitress he has a "flight to catch." RJ McLeod takes Krystal Mitchell's car to the San Diego airport and parks the car. McLeod then rents a different car and drives into Mexico. Police have already said RJ McLeod is a person of interest in the death of Krystal Mitchell, but now officials issue a Warrant for his arrest for Murder. For six years, investigators believe McLeod is on the run in Central America or Mexico. There are reports of sightings in Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico, but McLeod has been difficult to catch. He's caught in El Salvador and returned to the United States where he says Krystal's death was a case of rough sex gone wrong. Joining Nancy Grace Today: https://www.drlisalong.comwww.popcrime.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Man shoots co-worker at her desk after keeping track of her breaks. Unruly wedding guest bites another attendee's finger off! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The King County, Washington, 911 call center receives a call an area known for multi-million dollar homes in the Fall City area at 4:55 am. A 15-year-old boy says he is hiding in a bathroom on the main floor of the house because his 13-year-old brother, Benjamin, just shot is family and then "took himself out." Another call comes in to the 911 center at 5:02 am. Bradley Dennis lives down the street from the Humiston residence and says the 11-year-old sister of Andrew Humiston arrived at his home ringing the doorbell over and over until they answered the door. The girl says her family has been shot and are all dead. Bradely Dennis says the girl appears injured by a possible gunshot wound and she is bleeding from her neck and hand. The 11-year-old girl tells 911 dispatch she survived the attack by pretending to be dead when the gunman came into her room. As soon as the gunman left, the girl says she climbed out a "fire window" and ran into the middle of the street. When she looks into a window at the front of their home she saw the gunman who shot her. When an operator asks who that was, the girl tells 911 that her brother is the one who killed everyone--and she is terrified he will come to the neighbors house to kill her. Joining Nancy Grace Today: drlisalong.compibarry.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alyssa Lotkis' killer caught quickly with bystander video and pure coincidence. Would be thief chooses prison over death. For more crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow "Crime Alert Hourly Update" now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/Crime_Alert Here's one of our top stories this week. The pathologist who conducted autopsies on Delphi murder victims Abby and Libby describes gruesome wounds to the girls' necks. Stay informed, stay safe, and stay ahead with "Crime Alert Hourly Update.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nancy Grace joins Joseph Scott Morgan to talk about their years working together in front of the camera as well as their time BEFORE they were both on TV. This is the first episode to be recorded in the brand new facility at Jacksonville State University, where Joseph Scott Morgan is the Distinguished Scholar of Applied Forensics. Nancy Grace talks with Joe about Chris Watts, Ellen Greenberg, and the most recent events in the Scott Peterson case. Recorded Live at JSU on October 9, 2024 00:57.81 INTRODUCTION 02:33.81 When did Nancy Grace and Joseph Scott Morgan meet? 05:08.13 Talking about working with Nancy Grace on HLN 10:16.87 Nancy talks about victim families. Kaylee Goncalves in particular 15:07.06 What is the biggest need for prosecutors from Forensics, be prepared 20:26.83 Talking about people coming from rural areas and metro areas 25:55.57 Processing an outdoor scene 30:19.17 The importance of the right time of death 35:42.26 Talking about Ellen Greenberg case. 40:24.33 Scott Peterson and the new testing of duct tape 45:19.91 Training Evidence custodian and the chain of evidence 50:16.21 Multiple areas of Forensics 52:47.16 Conclusion - Thanks to Nancy Grace See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow "Crime Alert Hourly Update" now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/Crime_Alert Here's one of our top stories this week. Jurors see the full video 43 second video recorded by murder victim Libby German. Stay informed, stay safe, and stay ahead with "Crime Alert Hourly Update.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Ohio woman convicted of fatally shooting her boyfriend because he was dumping her to go out on a date with a beauty queen, is back in the news. When Shayna Hubers was arrested, she claimed Ryan Poston was abusive and she was trying to get away from him. Prosecutors argued that shooting him in the face five more times in his body suggests she wanted him dead. Hubers was sentenced to life in prison. Hubers says she's ready for a new love. On her profile page on WriteAPrisoner, Hubers says she's looking for "someone who won’t judge me by my past, but by the woman I’ve become.' Joining Nancy Grace today: www.angelaarnoldmd.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.