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Mom Dies of Broken Heart Days After Son's Brutal Murder| Crime Alert 8PM 04.23.2025 Thursday, April 24, 2025

A Georgia mom is dead, 2 weeks after her 19-year-old son is brutally murdered in the family home. The family says she died of a broken heart...and their brother's killing was a hate crime. An arrest has been made in the shocking shoplifting death of a man - who was killed confronting thieves over a $10 box of face masks. Now, authorities are on the hunt for 2 more suspects. Plus, a mom accidentally turns a kid's school party into happy hour! Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Vet Pins Down 11yo Girl in Shocking Video over Egging Misunderstanding| Crime Alert 7PM 04.23.2025 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

A military veteran and Florida state Children & Families worker is caught on cam...pinning down an 11yo girl he thought egged his house. The child's blood-curdling wails are heard, as he leans into her back...Now, he's facing several charges! A Texas man's mom is dead...the result he says of an "Exorcism." He was covered in blood and holding a Bible when cops slipped the cuffs on him. Plus, a Florida man's high-speed booze heist! Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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"Peaches" No More! Gilgo Beach Vic + Toddler Daughter ID'ed After 27yrs| Crime Alert 6PM 04.23.2025 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

An almost 30-year mystery is finally solved! Gilgo Beach Victim known as "Peaches," because of a distinctive tattoo, and her toddler daughter have finally been identified. But are their deaths linked to Long Island serial Killer Rex Heuerman? A simple greeting of "Happy Resurrection Day" ends with a daughter behind bars...and her parents in critical condition. Plus, Texas beachgoers get more than eggs this Easter! Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hairdresser Plots to Kill Ex-Boyfriend with "Hitman" She Found on Tinder | Crime Alert 5PM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

A hairdresser from New Jersey plots to have her ex-boyfriend and his teenage daughter killed using Tinder. A Texas mother is arrested after bringing vodka-laced Jell-O shots to her daughter’s fifth-grade Christmas party at an elementary school. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Insensitive Cops Disciplined For Playing "Crime Bingo" Based On Patrol Calls | Crime Alert 4PM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Thirteen police officers in Montana turn routine arrests into an insensitive game of “Crime Bingo,” triggering an internal investigation and a public apology. A substitute teacher in Florida is arrested after deputies say she helped set up a classroom fight between middle school students. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jury Finds CA Judge Guilty of Killing His Wife | Crime Alert 3PM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

The Orange County District Attorney's Office in California released a statement announcing that Judge Jeff Ferguson was found guilty on April 22 of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his 65-year-old wife, Sheryl Ferguson, at their home in Anaheim Hills. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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911 Caller Admits to Killing His Mom, Then Backtracks and Says She's Fine | Crime Alert 2PM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

A man in Phoenix calls 911 and admits he just shot his mother, then tries to take it back. A New Jersey police officer picks up where a broken-down delivery driver left off, hand-delivering a Chick-fil-A order to make sure it was delivered hot. Drew Nelson reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Chilling Screams of 11-Year-Old Girl As She's Held Down By a Man Accusing Her of Vandalism | Crime Alert 1PM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

A man in Florida is arrested after allegedly attacking an 11-year-old girl he believed had egged his apartment, seen in a bystander's video screaming as she's being held down. Federal agents are offering up to $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Joseph Matos, accused of taking part in the 2021 murder of 19-year-old National Guard member Chrys Carvajal in Chicago. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Woman Attacks Little Girl at Playground, Repeatedly Slams Girl's Head Telling Mom "I Hope She Dies" | Crime Alert 12PM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Karen Read Murder Trial, Prosecutor Says Cellphone Battery Temp Tells the Story | Crime Alert 11AM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Florida Man Arrested 33 Years After Woman's Stabbing Murder. DNA Tests Say It's 1.9 Trillion to One He Was There | Crime Alert 10AM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

A man in Florida is arrested more than 33 years after a woman was found stabbed to death in a grassy field outside St. Cloud. Harvey Weinstein is back in a New York courtroom as opening arguments begin in his retrial for rape and sexual assault. Drew Nelson reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Weeklong Search for Murderer Fugitive Ends With Arrest of 22-Year-Old Woman | Crime Alert 9AM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

A woman in Virginia is now in custody after nearly a week on the run, accused of shooting a man outside his home in Nelson County. A jury in Connecticut finds a man guilty of murder and tampering with evidence in the 2019 beating death of his girlfriend, while their infant daughter remains missing. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Man Arrested "Doing Witchcraft to Kill My Mom" "It Was an Exorcism" | Crime Alert 8AM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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.

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"Cult Mom" Lori Vallow Daybell GUILTY in Arizona Murder Trial | Crime Alert 7AM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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.

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Wife of 'Ghost Adventures' Star Hires Hitman to Kill Him | Crime Alert 6AM 04.23.25 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Wife of 'Ghost Adventures' star hires a hitman with her incarcerated lover to take out her husband! Karaoke singer pulls a gun on another reveler when his song doesn't play! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Granny Was Tortured for HOURS Before Placed in Concrete Tomb| Crime Alert 8PM 04.22.2025 Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Autopsy results and the on-going investigation reveals the grisly and disturbing last moments of a beloved grandmother - who went missing after a dinner with her child molester handyman. Officials say the 82-year-old was tortured, before she was buried in a concrete tomb under a shed on her property. A mute man with terminal lung Cancer is murdered in his own home... Now, 6 months later there's finally an arrest in the case. Plus, a case of ICE-cold revenge! Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Did 13yo Butcher his Mom or Do FB Chats Point to the 'Real' Killer?!| Crime Alert 7PM 04.22.2025 Tuesday, April 22, 2025

A Miami teen is behind bars awaiting trial for butchering his mom 40 times with a large kitchen knife...as she lay next to her newborn daughter. But now, the 14yo's defense team us urging the judge to give them access to a relative's Facebook chats saying they could point to another killer. Is Scott Petersen gaining ground in his bid for freedom? The LA Innocence Project has filed a petition saying the convicted killer is actually innocent and they can prove it. Plus, a Utah robber's sticky situation leads to a foiled heist. Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Missing Mom's Chilling Mother's Day Mystery Leads to Arrest 5yrs Later| Crime Alert 6PM 04.22.2025 Tuesday, April 22, 2025

A Detroit mom mysteriously vanishes after wishing her own mom a 'Happy Mother's Day." Now, 5yrs later, prosecutors say they know what happened...and they've finally made an arrest in the baffling case. A convicted pedophile's alleged plot to execute his accuser's family, is uncovered, from behind bars. Plus, a dad leaves his son literally holding the bag during a heist! Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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VA Woman On The Run, Wanted for Murder Evades Police | Crime Alert 5PM 04.22.25 Tuesday, April 22, 2025

A woman from Virginia remains at large five days after law enforcement initiated a manhunt for her in connection with murder charges. Katelynn Hipes, 22, is suspected of fatally shooting 47-year-old Kevin Small outside his home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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"Baby Moses": Unidentified Boy with Umbilical Cord Attached Smothered and Set on Fire. Mom Sentenced 27 Years Later | Crime Alert 4PM 04.22.25 Tuesday, April 22, 2025

A woman in New York is sentenced to 25 years in prison for smothering her newborn son and setting his body on fire in a city park nearly three decades ago. A Nevada veterinarian vanishes after a video surfaces of him kicking a horse, and two weeks later, his body is found in Lake Mead. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.