Crime Alert Hourly Update

Authorities reported that Steve Dewitt killed 40-year-old Julie Minogue with an axe in her home in December 2022, while her three-year-old and 17-year-old children were inside. Just days before the murder, a restraining order had been placed against Dewitt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 41-year-old musician, whose birth name is Scott Mescudi, had a brief romantic involvement with Ventura back in 2011 while she was still linked to Combs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a motion submitted this week, the defense points to a recent NBC "Dateline" special that aired on May 9 as justification for the delay in Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tragedy struck outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., as a young couple, both aides at the Israeli Embassy, were shot and killed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 24-year-old man from Venezuela was apprehended for masquerading as a 16-year-old high school student in Ohio, as reported by the Perrysburg Police Department.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

California lawyer Sara Jacqueline King, 41, lives her best life, moving  into the Wynn Las Vegas resort and hotel for six months. The problem? It’s not her money! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A teenage girl managed to escape a nightmarish situation in which she had been held captive and reportedly abused for seven years by her mother and stepfather.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The jury was presented with explicit images from videos that Combs allegedly kept to use as leverage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karen Read returned to court on Wednesday, where the niece of John O’Keefe recounted the troubled dynamics of their relationship, while a forensic expert faced intense questioning regarding physical evidence discovered on Read's SUV, which included a hair and shards of glass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Authorities in South Carolina have taken a couple into custody following the disturbing discovery of severe rat bites on their infant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

German authorities have reported that during a search of Christian Brueckner's residence, they uncovered unsettling messages and documents on a hard drive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Read's attorney questioned Bukhenik about "flirtatious" text exchanges between Read and Brian Higgins, an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, who was present at a restaurant where the couple drank the night before O’Keefe's demise and at the location where O’Keefe was later found in the snow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EMT dies after patient stabs him in the back of an ambulance, just days after she attacked a police officer. It's unclear why this bank robber needed money! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the most bizarre case of malpractice ever, a divorce attorney is indicted in his client's cold case killing... to prevent the proceedings! And it wasn't the first time he'd used extreme tactics to delay a trial either! A Louisiana woman is found guilty of slaughtering her boyfriend's 6yo daughter & then dumping her remains on the mom's front lawn! Plus, a son runs down his father over a meal tab.  Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Washington State mom behind bars after stabbing her family saying they ruined her life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At 74 years old, Adelson faces charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and solicitation linked to the death of her ex-son-in-law, Dan Markel.  She has entered a plea of not guilty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A mother from New Mexico faced arraignment this week on charges of child abuse and allegations that she and her husband sexually assaulted their 16-year-old daughter and her siblings while living in extreme conditions on a sprawling 35-acre plot of land, which included underground caves, according to prosecutors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The suspect, identified as Justin Collin Adams, was taken into custody by the Isle of Palms Police Department shortly after allegedly hitting the victims with his sedan outside Sunrise Presbyterian Church.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Medical professionals determined that the girl had consumed a significant quantity of ethanol at school, with her toxicology report revealing the concerning blood alcohol level. For reference, if she were of legal driving age, her blood alcohol concentration would be nearly quadruple the legal limit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Gipson from Florida is currently facing serious felony charges, including kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman, as well as the murder of a 74-year-old woman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Los Angeles Innocence Project has submitted new evidence in a bid to overturn Scott Peterson's conviction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Southern District of New York has granted Sean “Diddy” Combs permission to wear "non-prison clothing" for the trial, which is set to commence on Monday, May 5.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mykeisha Johnson, 35, was a patient on the third floor of the University of Louisville Hospital, preparing to leave on Saturday when her impatience boiled over. When a nurse making her rounds passed by Johnson's room, she reportedly attacked.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An innocent individual found himself behind bars for nearly ten days, wrongfully accused of a murder he didn't commitSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the retrial of Karen Read, jurors were presented with the concluding testimony from a cellphone expert and the initial statements from a pivotal witness, Jen McCabe.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Virginia Giuffre, who alleged that the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew had sexually abused her, tragically took her own life, her family shared.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A tragic incident unfolded in Myrtle Beach on Saturday night, resulting in one fatality and 11 injuries after a gunman opened fire at a bustling tourist destination, as reported by law enforcement authorities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prosecutors officially announced their intention to pursue the death penalty should he be found guilty of killing healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kouri Richins faces charges of murder, accused of administering a fatal dose of fentanyl to her husband through his drink.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A teenager from Florida is facing serious charges, including attempted murder, for allegedly adding bleach to his mother's milk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge has postponed the ruling on whether to dismiss the murder charges against Brad Simpson, accused of killing his affluent Texas realtor wife, whose remains have not yet been discovered.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Snapchat image led Fort Worth police to a home last Friday, where they encountered a blood-soaked suspect holding a Bible. As he emerged from the house and took a seat on the front porch, he claimed it was "an exorcism," according to an arrest warrant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Arizona jury has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiracy to murder her estranged husband, adding another life sentence to her previous convictions for the deaths of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in Idaho.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A couple from West Virginia has been charged with first-degree murder following the tragic death of their 4-month-old daughter last year, which was attributed to suspected alcohol poisoning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A couple from Wisconsin is facing serious legal repercussions after authorities allege that the man sexually assaulted the woman's infant daughter, with claims that the mother aided in planning the crime before the child was born.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opening statements are underway in the retrial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman charged in connection with the death of her boyfriend, who was a Boston police officer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man from Texas is facing allegations of murdering and disemboweling his father, claiming to law enforcement that he thought an "alien had harvested" his father's organs. Also, Nancy and her team discuss the case of Jesus resurrection from the dead.  Watch Crime Stories with Nancy Grace tonight! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 20-year-old student from Florida State University, identified by authorities as the gunman in a shooting incident on the Tallahassee campus that resulted in two fatalities and at least six injuries, was involved in a difficult custody dispute between his biological parents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New details in the government's case emerge as final preparations are made for Sean Diddy Combs' sex-trafficking trial.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former high-profile banker from South Carolina has confessed to aiding convicted murderer and fraudster Alex Murdaugh in siphoning millions from clients described by a federal judge as “vulnerable.“See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Detectives suspect Ralph Bledsoe has engaged in sexual activities with minors in Denver, Pennsylvania, and Phoenix, and was reportedly returning from Canada for what he believed would be a meeting with a young person at an Aurora hotel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Carter is facing serious allegations of sexual assault from a woman who claims in a recent lawsuit that her encounters with him resulted in sexually transmitted diseases and ultimately cervical cancer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 48-year-old is accused of murdering his former girlfriend, Christine Holloway. Their one-year-old daughter remains missing.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taylor Swift is facing a lawsuit by a poet claiming copyright infringement and Kanye West took to social media to slam Swift and smear her name. Now, it's alleged that Swift is planning to fight back against "Ye". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to detectives, Terrell Rhodes stated that after the child had an accident in his pants, he struck Amari Nicholson three to four times with his fist, causing the child to turn blue and stop breathing. He buried the child’s body along the highway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Corrye Brewer, a 97-year-old woman, was reported missing then her body was discovered days later near an abandoned property in Colorado. Local law enforcement is treating her death, which resulted from hypothermia, as a homicide, saying a family member left her outdoors to die.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A vibrant 21-year-old woman from Venezuela,  was discovered dead  over  in Pennsylvania. Authorities reported that her body was found wrapped in a sheet and shower curtain, concealed within a futon in a Philadelphia neighborhood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The trial of Kouri Richins is currently paused as her defense team pursues an appeal regarding the court's decision to keep the case in Summit County rather than transfer it to Salt Lake County.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.