Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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Nancy Grace dives deep into the day’s most shocking crimes and asks the tough questions in her new daily podcast – Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor and used her TV show to find missing people, fugitives on the run and unseen clues. Now, she will use the power of her huge social media following and the immediacy of the internet to deliver daily bombshells! Theme Music: Audio Network

3-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized With Severe Head Trauma; Babysitter Under Investigation | Crime Alert 6AM 02.02.26
Today at 11:00 AM

A 3-month-old infant in California has suffered a serious brain injury and a "ruptured pupil" after being allegedly shaken by his babysitter, according to authorities and the child's family

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GLAM MORNING TV ANCHOR DEEMED "TOO INSANE" TO BE TRIED IN BRUTAL STABBING DEATH OF 81-YO MOM
Yesterday at 5:00 PM

Angelynn "Angie" Mock, a former TV news anchor  has been ruled mentally unfit to stand trial for the murder of her 80-year-old mother. Court records revealed that Mock suffers with schizophrenia. Mock has been ordered to a state psychiatric hospital for treatment. 

Shortly after 7:40 a.m., Alyssa Castro and her boyfriend are in their car in their south Wichita neighborhood when a neighbor waves them down.

As the woman approaches, they see what appears to be blood on the woman's hands. The woman asks to borrow a phone to call 911, then takes off with the ph...


BODY BAGS WITH JOSEPH SCOTT MORGAN | Au Pair Love Triangle Murder Trial: What Does The Forensic Evidence Show?
Yesterday at 2:00 PM

On Feb. 24, 2023, police were called to the Banfield family home for a stabbing and a shooting around 8 a.m. Brendan Banfield, an IRS special agent, told police he shot a man who had stabbed his wife, Christine Banfield. Police find Christine Banfield, nude and stabbed multiple times, in an upstairs bedroom. Nearby, they find a man named Joseph Ryan shot multiple times. Inside the house at the time of the shooting: Brendan Banfield, along with the family's au pair, then-22-year-old Juliana Peres Magalhaes, and the Banfields' then-4-year-old daughter.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go...


Luigi Mangione Skates Death Penalty
Last Saturday at 7:00 PM

A federal judge has dismissed the death-penalty-eligible murder and weapons charges against Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The judge ruled they did not constitute crimes of violence.  This removes the death penalty. Federal stalking charges remain, with a trial set to potentially begin in October 2026 after jury selection in September. There is also a push for state murder charges. 

Also happening surrounding Mangione,  a Minnesota man arrested after trying to break the accused killer free. Mark Anderson reportedly presented himself at a New York federal jail claiming to be an FBI agent. He sai...


Alexander Bros Sex-Trafficking Trial Opens With Shocking Claims They 'celebrated' Rapes | Crime Alert RECAP SATURDAY 01.31.26
Last Saturday at 6:50 PM

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Here's some of our top stories this week:

Former top ultra-luxury real estate broker brothers Oren and Tal Alexander along with a third sibling, are accused of being sexual predators who together raped dozens of women and girls and then "celebrated their crimes," a federal prosecutor tells jurors Tuesday. And one of the victims, who spoke under a fictitious name, is among several alleged victims slated to testify against...


Minnesota Man Poses as FBI Agent to Bust Alleged Killer Luigi Mangione Out of Jail
Last Saturday at 2:00 PM

A federal judge has dismissed the death-penalty-eligible murder and weapons charges against Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The judge ruled they did not constitute crimes of violence.  This removes the death penalty. Federal stalking charges remain, with a trial set to potentially begin in October 2026 after jury selection in September. There is also a push for state murder charges. 

Also happening surrounding Mangione,  a Minnesota man arrested after trying to break the accused killer free. Mark Anderson reportedly presented himself at a New York federal jail claiming to be an FBI agent. He sai...


RODEO QUEEN GIRLFRIEND SAYS PATRICK FRAZEE BASHED FIANCE HEAD WITH BAT, NOW HE DEMANDS CONVICTION BE REVERSEDBE RE
Last Saturday at 1:00 AM

Patrick Frazee was convicted of murdering fiancé, Kelsey Berreth, on Thanksgiving Day in 2018.

He's already appealed once, but that was denied. Now he's trying again.

Frazee claims an expert's trial testimony should not have been admissible. The original details of a police affidavit reveal shocking details about how Patrick Frazee allegedly used a baseball bat to smash the head of finance' Kelsey Berreth on Thanksgiving Day, and how he struggled to collect all the Colorado mom's teeth while cleaning up the crime scene.

Nancy Grace explores the newest details with a panel including f...


"LAST DANCE" TEEN GIRL DEAD ON CRUISE SPOTTED ON VIDEO JUST BEFORE MURDER
Last Friday at 11:03 PM

It's close to three months since the death of High School Cheerleader, who also excelled in her academics ,Anna Kepner. Anna was  found strangled stuffed under a bed on a Carnival Cruise, and still no arrests. Custody court  battle docs between Shauntel Hudson and ex-husband, Thomas Hudson, point to their son, Anna’s stepbrother, as a suspect, but he still lives with relatives in an undisclosed location.

Just days before the beautiful teen's gruesome murder, footage captured on board the cruise ship showing  Anna enjoying line dancing with her grandparents. The heartbreaking video captures a high-spirited teen, gleef...


Man With Barbecue Fork Says He Orders for Luigi Mangione's Release | Crime Alert 6AM 01.30.26
Last Friday at 11:00 AM

A man armed with a barbecue fork and pizza cutter facing criminal charges for trying to break accused killer Luigi Mangione out of a New York jail. Newly released court documents have provided details about a fatal shooting earlier this month involving underage patrons to a popular University of Kansas bar. Nebraska authorities looking for a pregnant woman who's car found burning earlier this month. Sydney Sumner reports. 

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"MONSTER SURGEON" LURKS EX-WIFE'S HOME, SPENT HOURS INSIDE WEEKS BEFORE DOUBLE MURDER, RPT
Last Thursday at 10:52 PM

In a shocking moment in the investigation, while Monique and Spencer are out of town at the Big 10 Championship game December 6, McKee is captured on video entering the "curtilage" of the Tepe home. "Curtilage" is the property immediately surrounding a home and is considered an extension of the dwelling for 4th amendment purposes.

In the second half of the Championship game, Monique excuses herself and returns to the hotel room. This is at the same time McKee is at the Tepe home. Asked "why" she left the game, Spencer tells friends Monique is upset about something involving...


Career Con Uses Low Bond as License to Kill Leaving 3 Dead in 2 States in 48hrs| Crime Alert 6AM 01.29.2026
Last Thursday at 11:00 AM

A thug with a lengthy rap sheet, free on a $10k bond, goes on a 48hr execution tour. The multi-state carnage leaves 3 dead in 2 states. 

A Brooklyn mom is charged with concealing a corpse after a wellness check turns tragic; her tot found decomposing in a duffel bag. Plus, a couple turns a wreck into a family affair & a felony charge. Jennifer Gould reports.

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PLEA DEAL? D4VD "COOKED" ARREST IN DEATH OF CELESTE, 13
Last Wednesday at 9:48 PM

D4vd close friend, Neo Langston, arrested at his mother's home in Montana on an unspecified LAPD warrant. Booked for dodging a mandated appearance as a material 
witness in the homicide investigation, Langston pays a $60,000 bail and is released.

The Out-Of-State Warrant is a  "failure-to-appear" issued when Langston does not show up as a mandated witness for a  grand jury investigation into the homicide of Celeste.   

Neo Langston is also a popular Twitch Streamer often referred to as "Neo The Asian". 

 

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Jo-Anna Nieves - Criminal defense...


Man Killed Confronting Line-Cutter at Convenience Store Toilet | Crime Alert 6AM 01.28.26
Last Wednesday at 11:00 AM

A man is killed after confronting another man who cut the line at a convenience store toilet. A Florida woman convicted of killing her terminally ill husband inside a hospital room is now speaking publicly, three years after the shooting that triggered a lockdown and an hours-long standoff. A Kansas community is mourning the loss of a young teacher remembered for her warmth, her joy, and a love so visible that friends say it radiated in the color yellow. Drew Nelson reports.

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TORPEDO HITS MONSTER-SURGEON: FAKE ALIBI BUSTED, WIFE & NEW HUBBY MURDERED IN BED
Last Tuesday at 10:12 PM

By the time a friend arrives at the Tepe home, the couple's infant son, Beckham, had been stuck in his cage...hungry, crying, for hours.

Family members do not believe the 17-month-old or his older sister, Emilia, witness the murder of their parents as they both have their own private bedrooms.

Accused killer Michael McKee waived extradition with the transfer back to Ohio taking 10 days. In Columbus, McKee is booked into the new, state-of-the-art James A. Karnes Corrections Center.

The facility, designed using the best features of the most modern jail facilities in...


Police Arrest Suspect in Miami Beach Stabbing That Left Man Critically Injured | Crime Alert 6AM 01.27.26
Last Tuesday at 11:00 AM

Police Take Suspect Into Custody in Miami Beach Neck Stabbing

Video Raises Questions After Federal Agents Kill Minnesota Nurse Alex Pretti

Chicago-Area Doctor Pleads Not Guilty in Ohio Double Killing Case

Florida Sets Execution Date for Melvin Trotter in 1986 Murder Case

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ZODIAC SERIAL KILLER CASE CRACKED? LINKED TO DISMEMBERED ACTRESS?
01/26/2026

Elizabeth Short was an American woman found nude, murdered in Los Angeles, California, in 1947. 

She became known as the "Black Dahlia." The case was highly publicized due to its gruesome nature, and remains unsolved.

The Zodiac killer, pseudonym of an unidentified serial killer, murdered at least five people in the San Francisco Bay Area over the span of about nine months. He claimed in letters to have killed 37 people, but he was never identified.

A new book suggests a conclusion, a connection between the death of the "Black Dahlia" and The Zodiac killer.  Al...


Friend of Singer D4VD Arrested After Failing to Appear as Grand Jury Witness in Celeste Rivas Case | Crime Alert 6AM 01.26.26
01/26/2026

A friend of R&B artist D4vd was apprehended in Montana after authorities reported that he failed to show up as a witness in a homicide case in Los Angeles involving the death of a teen girl Celeste Rivas. 

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Colonial Parkway Murders Update_ New DNA Links and the CODIS Question
01/25/2026

Nearly four decades after the Colonial Parkway murders first shocked Virginia, new DNA links have expanded the known scope of the case while raising questions about investigative accountability.

In this episode of "Zone 7," Sheryl McCollum is joined by Bill Thomas, whose sister Cathy Thomas was one of the original victims, and Kristin Dilley, his long-time investigative partner and co-host of the podcast, "Mind Over Murder."

They walk through the latest DNA identifications tied to Alan Wade Wilmer Sr., the procedural barriers that keep his profile out of CODIS, and the growing divide between state-level momentum an...


Unlicensed Driver Intentionally Runs of 6 YO| Crime Alert Recap Saturday 01.24.26
01/24/2026

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SEAN "DIDDY" COMBS "PONDERING" SUING NETFLIX OVER 'Reckoning' SERIES, PRISON RELEASE DATE MOVED UP
01/24/2026

Netflix’s docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning is a four-part series from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. It's popularity now proven as nearly 22million viewing were tallied in its opening week. Now Combs is "pondering" suing over episodes and "stolen footage,”  revealing behind the scenes images of  Diddy leading up to his  arrest.

Diddy still faces many sexual assault civil complaints, but is appealing his conviction on two lesser counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Now we learn Diddy is getting out on May 25, 2028.  

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KILLER HUSBAND BRIAN WALSHE TWISTS IN COURT AS WIFE'S LOVER TAKES THE STAND, JURY BRINGS DOWN THE HAMMER
01/24/2026

Brian Walshe sentenced  to life in prison without the possibility of parole. This after a Massachusetts jury finds him guilty of killing and dismembering his wife, the mother of their three children.    Ana Walshe, went missing on Jan. 1, 2023. 

Walshe, 50, initially plead guilty to improperly disposing of her body and lying to police. He had changed his plea on the two charges before jury selection got underway for the trial, while maintaining that he did not kill her.

Prosecutors say the 48-year-old husband dismembered Ana Walshe and discarded her body in multiple trash cans in the area...


HELL PIX: HORROR PHOTOS INSIDE IDAHO MURDERS AFTER KOHBERGER SLAUGHTERS STUDENTS, PARENTS SUE
01/23/2026

Family member of Bryan Kohberger's victims shocked by new release of graphic crime scene photos with little warning.  Kaylee Gonsalves parents say they were made aware of the just hours before. The redacted photos show the bedrooms where the murders took place, clearly showing blood spatter on the walls, blood dripping on the beds, and blood smears on the floor where a battle of life and death took place. As it turned out three of the photos showed body parts and the victims and had to be taken down by police. 

The families of Kaylee, Madison, Xana, an...


Judge Sets Rex Heuermann Trial Date Two Years in the Making: "Come Hell or High Water" | Crime Alert 6AM 01.23.26
01/23/2026

Rex Heuermann Judge appalled by 175 page motion challenging evidence gathered from 20 search warrants just a few months before trial. A Port Authority police officer shot and killed his sister and critically wounded their mother before killing himself on Thursday. A missing Arizona woman’s boyfriend was arrested last week for stealing and damaging her car — which was reportedly discovered with blood in it.

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PASTOR JOHN PAUL MILLER SET FREE ON STALKING WIFE MICA, CHURCH WAS "SEX PLAYGROUND" RPT
01/22/2026

John Paul Miller pleads not guilty to charges of cyberstalking and making false statements to
investigators, waiving his right to a speedy trial, not unusual in a federal case. Prosecutors
claim Miller is a flight risk, citing a large safe, silver pieces, and valuable baseball cards found in Miller’s home as means to flee, in addition to access to a private plane. The Judge sides with U.S. attorneys, setting Miller’s bond at $100,000 and ordering Miller must surrender his passport and wear an ankle monitor.

The grand jury charges from November 16, 2022 until Mica’s death...


"He Shot me on Purpose": 9yo Drops Bombshell After 10yo Bestie Blasts Him in Playdate Bloodbath| Crime Alert 6AM 01.22.2026
01/22/2026

A 9yo exposes his 10yo bestie's shocking betrayal after he's shot on purpose!

The monster behind a massacre that left 5 people dead, including his own brother, makes a plea flip before trial. Plus, a dad schools his teen son that blood ain't thicker than the law! Jennifer Gould reports. 

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'LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRE' STAR SOBS IN COURT OVER SEX CHARGES
01/21/2026

Little House on the Prairie alum, Melissa Gilbert, sobs in court during hubby Timothy Busfield's pretrial detention hearing  in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Emmy award winner Timothy Busfield now released from the New Mexico jail pending trial for the child sex abuse charges.

Busfield is accused of inappropriately touching two 11-year-old twin boys while directing episodes of the hit tv show, "The Cleaning Lady". When Busfield joins the cast as an actor and director he tells the boys to call him "Uncle Tim". The alleged inappropriate action happens on multiple occasions and parents of the boys say B...


GABRIELLE, 10, LAST SEEN NEAR MALL: WHERE’S GABBY?
01/21/2026

Authorities double the reward to $10,000 for anyone who has information regarding the disappearance of 10-year-old Gabrielle Terrelonge. Call 954-493-TIPS (8477). 

Gabrielle was reported missing when it was discovered her mother was incarcerated in Florida. Gabrielle’s father pleads for help, saying he is desperate to bring his daughter home. 

Gabrielle, 10, has been missing since June. Gabrielle's father, Gordon Terrelonge alleges he believed his daughter to be with her mother, 34-year-old Passaha Davis, who inturn says Gabrielle is with her father.  The dad reports her missing Oct. 29, 2025.

Gabrielle Terrelonge - 10 now and at time of di...


Handcuffed Over Hot Dogs: Child Chained to Basement Oil Tank After Mom Says He Ate Too Much | Crime Alert 6AM 01.21.26
01/21/2026

In Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Chazzity Candelario says she was trying to keep her son from eating too many hot dogs when she chained him to an oil tank. A Louisiana child abuse case is unfolding after a kindergarten age boy is found dead weighing less than a house cat, and investigators say his parents starved him to death. Human trafficking fears intensify in the search for a missing Texas teenager after a nonprofit group says it received a phone call believed to be from the girl herself. Drew Nelson reports.

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KILLER SMILE: SURGEON DAZZLES ON DATE APP BEFORE SHOOTING EX-WIFE & NEW HUBBY, RPT
01/20/2026

Michael McKee's charges are upgraded to four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband, Spencer.

The indictment specifies that the firearm used by McKee was equipped with a muffler or suppressor, commonly referred to as a "silencer." McKee also faces an additional charge of aggravated burglary for allegedly breaking into the Tepe home to commit the murders.

Police say McKee is the person captured on video walking in the alley behind the Tepe home between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. the morning of the murders.

...


A Dispute Turns Deadly: Missouri Man Says He Shot His Neighbor in Self-Defense | Crime Alert 6AM 01.20.26
01/20/2026

A Missouri man is charged with gunning down his neighbor in a violent confrontation that ended a lengthy history of harassment.

A Tennessee church deacon was arrested and charged with nine counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor after his wife found photos and videos on his phone of a teenage babysitter using their bathroom.

A US Bureau of Land Management officer has been charged with second degree murder after a drunken brawl at a Wyoming bar last week left a man dead. 

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KILLER O.J. SIMPSON SPIED ON MY SOFA SEX SESSION WITH NICOLE
01/19/2026

Keith Zlomsowitch, a former boyfriend of Nicole Brown Simpson, has written a new book titled "STALKED: 'It could have been me."

Zlomsowitch's book is his firsthand account of his relationship with O.J. Simpson's ex-wife, Simpson's stalking, the murders of Brown and Ron Goldman, and the trial.

Keith Zlomsowitch, a restaurateur dated Nicole Brown Simpson for about a month, shortly after she separated from O.J. Simpson. Their relationship was characterized by intense stalking from O.J. Simpson.

Zlomsowitch told a grand jury that Simpson stalked and spied on them, including a time...


6,000 LETTERS, THOUSANDS IN DONATIONS, BILLBOARDS RENTED, LUIGI MANGIONE FANS WONT STOP
01/19/2026

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Timothy Busfield Seeks Pre‑Trial Release, Submits Polygraph as Melissa Gilbert Appeals to Judge | Crime Alert 6AM 01.18.26
01/19/2026

Melissa Gilbert is standing resolutely by her husband, Timothy Busfield, as he confronts serious child sexual abuse allegations.
Tennessee man kills his mother, kills her cat, then pours himself a drink and settles in for some television time.  

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6,000 LETTERS, THOUSANDS IN DONATIONS, BILLBOARDS RENTED, LUIGI MANGIONE FANS WONT STOP
01/18/2026

Luigi Mangione's legal team created a website for the accused killer, they say “due to the extraordinary volume of inquiries and outpouring of support.  His attorneys say the website — luigimangioneinfo.com — was created to ”share case updates, “dispel information” and publish letters from Mangione while he’s incarcerated.  He writes “I am overwhelmed by — and grateful for — everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support.”  That support include thousands donations for his legal fees.  

Luigi Mangione's defense team describes his "beautiful, promising life" as "derailed" by the murder charges against him.

This phrasing is not high...


MAYHEM IN THE MORGUE | Neighbors
01/18/2026

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Content Warning: This episode discusses the death of an individual. If you’re sensitive tothis topic, this episode may not be for you.

Proximity has a way of revealing character, especially when the walls are thin, and patience runs thinner. In this episode of Mayhem in the Morgue, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kendall Crowns reflects on neighbors whose actions left an enduring impression. From a disruptive medical school neighbor whose behavior eroded routine and focus to a volatile homeowner whose actions...


Michigan Mom Calls in false bomb threats to Daughter's School Over Play | Crime Alert Recap Saturday
01/17/2026

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 some of our top stories this week:

An 18-year-old daycare worker who was supposed to care for kids, instead hurt & killed them...all to "play the hero" in a twisted plot to get "attention."  

A couple pulls into a driveway to turn around and are confronted at gunpoint. Now, a wife is grieving her husband's death, and the homeowner is behind bars.

A Milwaukee ju...


TOT MOM CASEY ANTHONY CHEWS-OUT VP VANCE, PARTIES W/REAL HOUSEWIVES
01/17/2026

Tot Mom Casey Anthony joins the latest Substack post, which takes Vice President JD Vance to task for his protection of the ICE agents involved in the death of 37-year-old protestor Renee Nicole Good.

Anthony calls the shooting a crime, writing that it should be investigated "as all other officer-involved crimes". She also demands the release of any available body-camera video.

When Anthony first launches her Substack, she claims she has "been in the legal field since 2011." That's an accurate statement if being on trial for her daughter's murder counts as legal experience.

...


"FRIENDS" STAR MATTHEW PERRY SUSPECT KILLER DOCTOR ESCAPES JAIL TIME IN HOLLYWOOD FIASCO
01/17/2026

One of the doctors who pleaded guilty of supplying ketamine to actor Matthew Perry leading to his  overdose death, avoids jail time, being sentenced  to 8 months of home confinement. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett also sentenced Dr. Mark Chavez to 3 years of supervised release. Chavez is the second person of the five defendants to be sentenced in connection with Perry’s death.

In his 2022 memoir, "Friends, Lovers, and the Big, Terrible Thing," Matthew Perry claimed to have been to rehab 15 times, detoxed 65 times, and spent about $7 to $9 million trying to get sober.    

Two years after his near-dea...


HUBBY-FROM-HELL: IRS REP KILLS WIFE VIA FETISH WEBSITE, "HOT NANNY" LOVE TRIANGLE
01/16/2026

Brendan Banfield now on trial for the murder of his wife Christine. The prosecutions star witness, Banfield's lover, the family's former nanny.  Juliana Peres Magalhaes also charged, has agreed to testify as part of a plea deal. In exchange for her testimony, she will plead to the lesser charge of manslaughter,  then walk free for time served. She will be deported back to Brazil. 

The murder plot unfolded as Christine Banfield plans a fun day for her 4-year-old daughter with a trip to the National Zoo with her Brazilian Au Pair,  Magalhaes. Adult and child leave for the...


Missouri Man Shoots Neighbor 13 Times, Claims He Hit Him First | Crime Alert 6AM 01.16.26
01/16/2026

A Missouri man is charged with gunning down his neighbor in a violent confrontation that ended a lengthy history of harassment. A Tennessee church deacon was arrested and charged with nine counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor after his wife found photos and videos on his phone of a teenage babysitter using their bathroom. A US Bureau of Land Management officer has been charged with second degree murder after a drunken brawl at a Wyoming bar last week left a man dead. Sydney Sumner reports.

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