There's a twist in the murder of Arkansas state senator Linda Collins-Smith. The suspect is facing new charges as details are released of an attempt to hire a hitman to kill the senator's ex-husband.
The body of Collins-Smith was found wrapped in a carpet at the end of her driveway. The remains so mangled that she could not be immediately identified. Who killed Linda Collins-Smith?
Video shows Dalia Dippolito telling an undercover cop she wants her husband dead, but screaming later when police tell her he had been killed. Still, two Florida juries have refused to convict Dippolito of hiring a hitman. Dippolito lawyer Brian Claypool argues Boynton Beach police pressured an informant to set her up so the “Cops” reality show could record it. Will she get a new trial?
After getting ice cream with friends, Rachel DelTondo is gunned down in a hail of bullets in the parent's driveway. It was Mother's Day 2018. No one has been arrested in her death.
Debbie Lynn Randall, 9, was abducted, beaten, raped, and murdered less than half a mile away from her apartment in Marietta, Georgia.
Netflix’s new document “Filthy Rich” chronicles Jeffrey Epstein’s manipulation of power, celebrity, and wealth to build a sex abuse empire. As his victims try to get justice after Epstein’s death, the push remains to hold enablers like Ghislaine Maxwell accountable for their actions.
Maxwell’s name repeatedly appears in charges from victims that she “found” the girls for Epstein. Maxwell maintains her innocence from relative obscurity. Where is Maxwell and why hasn’t she been charged?
16-year-old Laura Miller’s body was found in what is considered the “The Texas Killing Fields.” Four bodies were found in the same remote area. Her murder 30 years ago remains unsolved, and now her father Tim Miller says he has learned he may be considered a suspect.
Miller is suing the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office, after being notified that human remains were found in a file box bearing the case number for Laura’s murder. Miller has already buried his daughter twice.
A Michigan security guard/father of 9 is gunned down after asking a mom to follow Covid guideline. Calvin Munerlyn asked a mom to have her 5-year-old daughter wear a mask. The mom ranted at Munerlyn, spitting on him. She returned with her family who confronted him and ultimately shot him.
Police are cracking down on alleged sexual predators as they target children who are online more, thanks to tele-schooling due to COVID quarantine. Recently, over 30 people in the state of Virginia have been arrested as part of an operation code-named "COVID Crackdown."
The ages of those arrested ranged between 20 and 74. They are charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties.
Cheryl Coker, a mom of two, disappeared in October 2018. Mushroom hunters have discovered bones and clothing in a wooded area just 17 miles from Coker's home. The clothes match what Coker was wearing the day she vanished. Riverside police continue to state that husband Bill Coker remains the one and only suspect.
Cheryl Coker, a mom of two, disappeared in October 2018. Mushroom hunters have discovered bones and clothing in a wooded area just 17 miles from Coker's home. The clothes match what Coker was wearing the day she vanished. Riverside police continue to state that husband Bill Coker remains the one and only suspect.
Cult mom Lori Vallow returns to court today asking a judge to reduce her bond, allowing her to go home. Vallow still has not revealed where JJ and Tylee are.
Vanessa Guillen, a soldier stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, has been missing now for over a week. An extensive search is underway to find her. The 20-year-old was in the parking lot of her barracks at the Texas base. All her belongings were found in the armory room where she had been working: her car keys, room key, wallet and ID card. Where is Vanessa Guillen?
A 21-year-old Georgia mother has been missing for over two months and her family is worried something terrible happened to her. Jessica Vanzant Dietzel, who had been living in Leesburg, Georgia, was last in contact with her family in mid-February. Now, surveillance video has emerged showing Dietzel entering a convenience store. What happened to Jessica Vanzant Dietzel?
Family and friends of Gretchen Anthony receive strange texts saying she is in quarantine after contracting coronavirus. Police are called in for a wellness check, but they find a bloody crime scene. Her husband cannot be found, but her car is located in the Jupiter Medical Center parking lot. What happened to Gretchen Anthony?
Nancy Magaña and four others, including a baby girl, have been gunned down in San Bernardino. That string of deaths spans a six-month period. Was this teacher the first?
From Ted Bundy to the Menendez Brothers, serial killers are getting married behind bars.
The hit Netflix docuseries "Tiger King" heats up an investigation into what happened to Joe Exotic's intended murder-for-hire victim, Carole Baskin's, husband. Don Lewis disappeared without a trace and now a new investigation has been opened by Sheriff Chad Chronister.
Shannan Gilbert, 24, goes missing after a frantic 23-minute 911 call in 2010. In a search of the area where she is last seen, police find the bodies of nine other bodies along a stretch of highway near Gilgo Beach. A year later, Gilbert's body is found. Are the deaths connected?
15-month-old baby Evelyn is reported missing by her grandfather, and her mother gives multiple explanations about where the child is. First, it was a babysitter, then she is with her mother, but none of it rings true. What happened to Evelyn Boswell?
Taking a cruise is supposed to be a happy time, but a death onboard certainly changes that. Today Nancy Grace takes a look at three murders that happened on the open seas.
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