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Nancy Grace and the CrimeOnline team deliver hourly updates on breaking crime news as it happens! The latest in trial coverage, missing persons, active investigations, and so much more!

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  • Today · 5 min

    Governor Appoints Special Prosecutor in Cornell University Gang Rape Investigation | Crime Alert 10.05.26

    New York Governor Kathy Hochul appoints Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to oversee a gang rape investigation involving seven Cornell University fraternity members. Disgraced music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been placed in solitary confinement at a New Jersey federal prison following allegations that he bribed inmates to maintain a luxurious lifestyle behind bars. Gypsy Rose Blanchard is speaking out following the tragic death of her partner Ken Urker, revealing she believes he suffered a fatal overdose amid relentless online harassment. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Saturday · 6 min

    Horrific Details Emerge After Tennessee's Botched Execution Attempt of Death Row Inmate Christa Pike | Crime Alert 10.03.26

    Witnesses recount the horrific scene inside the death chamber after Tennessee’s botched execution attempt of death row inmate Christa Pike left her in critical condition. A Massachusetts military veteran faces federal cyberstalking charges following an intense harassment campaign targeting former White House aide Katie Miller. Gymgoers in Cambridge are left shaken after 40-year-old Laquan Holland allegedly barged into a Planet Fitness women's locker room and sexually assaulted multiple people. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Thursday · 6 min

    Mid-Air Terror: Flight Crew Overpowers Co-Pilot Who Stabbed Captain Over Red Sea | Crime Alert 10.01.26

    A terrifying mid-air hijacking attempt was narrowly averted aboard a Flydubai flight after off-duty pilot passengers tackled a co-pilot who stabbed his colleague and sent the Boeing 737 into a 17,000-foot dive. In Massachusetts, a 29-year-old man faces kidnapping and human trafficking charges after allegedly locking a woman in an attic for six weeks and forcing her into sexual servitude. In Los Angeles, a 19-year-old mother has been arrested on a murder charge after her four-to-six-month-old infant was found inside a dumpster and died at a local hospital. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Wednesday · 5 min

    New Ransom Note Emerges in Ongoing Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie | Crime Alert 09.30.26

    Pima County investigators are probing a newly surfaced ransom note in the months-long disappearance of Today show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy. In California, a New York Times executive was fatally shot in a Dublin parking lot, leading to the murder arrests of his elderly in-laws amid ongoing legal battles. Meanwhile in Mississippi, safety officials and lawmakers are pushing for a crackdown on kratom following the suspected overdose deaths of two Ole Miss students. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Tuesday · 6 min

    Lindsay Clancy Returns to Court as Prosecutors Decide on Retrial in Strangling Case | Crime Alert 09.29.26

    Former labor and delivery nurse Lindsay Clancy returns to court as prosecutors determine whether to retry her for the tragic strangling deaths of her three children following a deadlocked jury. Prosecutors in Tompkins County have reopened a 2024 Cornell University gang rape investigation following new allegations brought forward in a civil lawsuit. An Ohio man faces a nine-count federal indictment after allegedly coercing, sexually exploiting, and murdering a 17-year-old Indiana girl he met through online gaming. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 26 · 6 min

    Second Suspect Arrested in Hanging Death of Mississippi Mother Tasia Fortune | Crime Alert 09.26.26

    Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have arrested a second murder suspect and issued a warrant for a third in connection with the death of 29-year-old mother Tasia Fortune. In Washington state, a mother faces multiple manslaughter charges after her nonverbal, epileptic 8-year-old daughter was found dead in an overflowing bathtub. Meanwhile, DNA testing has confirmed human remains found in Caldwell County belong to missing Texas State University student Jason Landry, ending a nearly six-year search. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 25 · 5 min

    Delphi Murders Appeal: Richard Allen Claims Solitary Confinement Induced False Confessions | Crime Alert 09.25.26

    Convicted Delphi murderer Richard Allen is appealing his 130-year sentence, arguing that solitary confinement induced severe psychosis that led to false confessions. In Texas, prosecutors have dropped the death penalty against Lee Gilley, who is accused of killing his pregnant wife, in an effort to clear the path for his extradition from Italy. Meanwhile, the attorney for a Missouri woman charged in a fatal drunk driving crash that killed a Washington University PhD candidate insists his client was not actually the person behind the wheel. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 24 · 6 min

    Parents of Nolan Wells Demand Answers After Grand Jury Declines Charges in Fourth of July Death | Crime Alert 09.24.26

    The family of Mississippi teenager Nolan Wells and attorney Ben Crump are demanding state officials continue investigating his mysterious death after a grand jury declined to issue indictments. In Ohio, American Idol alum Caleb Flynn broke down in court as prosecutors presented graphic crime scene photos and autopsy details in the murder trial of his slain wife. Meanwhile, controversial "looksmaxxing" influencer Clavicular faces felony rape and drugging charges in Massachusetts following a civil lawsuit filed by a fellow content creator. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 23 · 5 min

    Lone Juror Breaks Silence in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial After Mistrial | Crime Alert 09.23.26

    The lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has spoken out following a deadlocked mistrial, asserting that physical evidence proves the Massachusetts mother knew exactly what she was doing when she strangled her three children. An 18-year-old freshman football player at UMass Dartmouth was fatally stabbed outside a Rhode Island restaurant following an altercation that originated at a local nightclub. An 82-year-old grandmother was killed and two family members critically injured on an Arizona freeway after an alleged impaired driver struck their vehicles as they finished changing a flat tire. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 22 · 6 min

    Patrick Clancy Shares Heartbreaking Final Words to Infant Son Following Lindsay Clancy Mistrial | Crime Alert 09.22.26

    In a poignant interview with 60 Minutes, Patrick Clancy reveals the heartbreaking final moments and last words he spoke to his eight-month-old son Callan after ex-wife Lindsay Clancy strangled their three young children. In Kissimmee, Florida, 68-year-old Marilyn Elise Therrell faces attempted murder and aggravated abuse charges after allegedly attempting to poison her two adult autistic sons before trying to end her own life. In Long Island, New York, Sage Arias-Brown has been indicted for second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing his father Edward Brown over 40 times while the victim frantically called 911 for help. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 21 · 6 min

    Mass Trove of Videos and Cremated Remains Discovered in Philadelphia Home Tied to Missing Women | Crime Alert 09.21.26

    Philadelphia police uncover over a million explicit files and five urns with cremated remains at the home of a father and son tied to an investigation into seven missing women. A Florida plastic surgeon representing himself in court faces the death penalty for allegedly murdering an opposing attorney and disposing of his body in an Everglades dumpster. Authorities in Indiana are searching for an armed suspect after a single gunshot wounded a woman and a police officer near Notre Dame's campus following a tailgate party. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 19 · 6 min

    Florida Teacher Arrested for Showing Nudes to Elementary School Students | Crime Alert 09.19.26

    A former Miami-Dade elementary school teacher faces multiple felony charges after allegedly exposing himself and showing explicit videos to several young female students. In Washington, police search for missing mother Antoinette Forbes after her ex-boyfriend is arrested in Pennsylvania on an outstanding warrant. A new coroner's report reveals the alarming handwritten note left behind by a Utah mother in a fatal Las Vegas hotel room murder-suicide. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 17 · 6 min

    Federal Agents Search Home of Hayden Panettiere Following Actress's Death | Crime Alert 09.17.26

    Federal authorities execute a search warrant at the Los Angeles home of actress Hayden Panettiere following her death in South Carolina. In Southern California, an internet technician is accused of using a fake Wi-Fi test to steal and text a customer's private, sexually explicit video to his own phone. In Georgia, a husband faces trial for malice murder nineteen years after his wife was shot dead inside the family's sports park. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 16 · 5 min

    Arrest Made in Death of Mississippi Mother Tasia Fortune as Family Demands Answers | Crime Alert 09.16.26

    Jackson, Mississippi police have arrested a man in connection with the homicide of 29-year-old mother Tasia Fortune as her family continues searching for answers. In Florida, an emergency response unfolded at a St. Petersburg gas station after a suspect allegedly ignited fuel with a lighter and set a female stranger ablaze. Meanwhile in Louisiana, authorities have charged a man with four counts of first-degree murder following a devastating mass stabbing spree in Houma that left four relatives dead and a child critically injured. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 15 · 6 min

    Teen Charged with Murder After Chicago Commuter Pushed Into Path of Oncoming Train | Crime Alert 09.15.26

    A fifteen-year-old girl faces first-degree murder charges after a Chicago commuter was pushed off a train platform into the path of an oncoming train. A Maryland couple is held without bail after their two-month-old daughter died from severe head trauma, with the father claiming Satan slammed a door on the child. A Florida woman is behind bars after allegedly breaking into her neighbor's home and throwing a bucket of human feces during a confrontation over an alleged affair. Sydney Silvagni. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 14 · 6 min

    Brian Hickerson Detained in SC Bar Brawl Weeks After Hayden Panettiere’s Death | Crime Alert 09.14.26

    Brian Hickerson, the ex-boyfriend of late actress Hayden Panettiere, was handcuffed following a bar brawl in South Carolina while raging at police over details released about her death. A former Ohio prosecutor faces sentencing after a chilling, point-blank attempt to shoot his ex-wife at a Toledo restaurant was caught on surveillance video. Authorities responded to a trespassing incident at the Malibu home of former Vice President Kamala Harris, weeks after her federal Secret Service detail was revoked. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 12 · 6 min

    Guatemalan National Arrested in Kidnapping and Sex Assault of 6-Year-Old NJ Girl | Crime Alert 09.12.26

    An undocumented immigrant from Guatemala is behind bars in New Jersey after allegedly breaking into a home, kidnapping a six-year-old girl in the middle of the night, and sexually assaulting her. In Alabama, a Homeland Security Investigations special agent tasked with investigating child exploitation has been indicted on charges including rape, sodomy, and incest involving a female minor. Newly released bodycam footage out of Daytona Beach, Florida shows a woman accused of smashing her SUV into a parked car pleading with officers to avoid arrest for DUI and battery. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 11 · 6 min

    Alex Murdaugh Granted Venue Change for Double-Murder Retrial | Crime Alert 09.11.26

    A South Carolina judge has ordered the double-murder retrial of disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh moved to Sumter County due to concerns over a tainted jury pool in Colleton County. A Florida woman spent nearly two weeks behind bars after police misapplied license plate reader camera data following a hit-and-run crash that killed three people. North Carolina authorities have used advanced forensic genealogy to identify skeletal remains found in 1977 as fifteen-year-old Maryland runaway Cindy Marcell Blizzard. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 10 · 6 min

    Lindsay Clancy Jurors Speak Out After Deadlock Mistrial | Crime Alert 09.10.26

    Three jurors break their silence after a holdout juror leads to a mistrial in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial in Massachusetts. An eight-year-old Indiana girl is hailed a hero after rescuing her young friends from a horrific, fatal head-on collision. Florida authorities solve the 1973 cold-case double murder of two teenage sisters using advanced genetic genealogy. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 9 · 6 min

    Defense Open to Plea Deal Following Lindsay Clancy Murder Mistrial | Crime Alert 09.09.26

    Defense attorneys in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial signal openness to a plea deal following a mistrial declaration, as her husband's legal team warns online conspiracy theorists of legal action. In Ohio, an armed suspect carrying a taser and two handguns is arrested after lunging toward gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton at a crowded fair. In Nashville, an overnight worker inside a Sam's Club chip aisle is killed when a stray bullet fired during an argument outside a nearby lounge pierces a metal wall. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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