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Vigilante Dad Blasts Innocent Amazon Boss in "Kidnap" Blunder; Flees After Fatal Mix-Up| Crime Alert 8PM 01.16.2026 Saturday, January 17, 2026

He wanted to play hero, but now a dad is facing homicide charges...after gunning down an innocent Amazon manager. The father mistook him for his daughter's abusive boyfriend and opened fire. A widow is speaking out after her husband is executed, after making a wrong turn down a stranger's driveway. Plus, a real-life jail bird - cuffed on camera! Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Pulpit Perp: Deacon's Digital Depravity Exposed by Wife After Handing Off Phone During Dental Visit| Crime Alert 7PM 01.16.2026 Saturday, January 17, 2026

Holy Man's Wife Finds Hidden 'Peeping Tom' Clips on his Cell, of their naked teenage babysitter! He'd Handed her the phone to keep 'safe' during dental surgery when she found the filthy folders! Burial to a Bloodbath: a woman opens fire on her family following a funeral after she's called "disrespectful." Now she's facing the death penalty. Plus, a car heist takes a U-turn into trafficking. Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Sicko Films Self Stabbing Sleeping Passenger on Train in Grisly POV Slaying| Crime Alert 6PM 01.16.2026 Friday, January 16, 2026

A maniac records himself stabbing a sleeping passenger to death on a train. Officials say the sick video shows the monster hunting for the perfect "star" for the slaughter. A deepfake disaster causes an innocent nurse to be cuffed & stuffed in a jail cell - all because of an ex using AI. Plus, a prison warden takes a bite out of his career. Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Au Pair Takes the Stand and Testifies that Her Ex-Lover Plotted His Wife's Murder | Crime Alert 5PM 01.16.26 Friday, January 16, 2026

Brendan Banfield, 40, faces charges of murdering his wife, Christine Banfield, along with a man named Joseph Ryan, whom he purportedly intended to frame for the crimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Church Leader Exposed: Pastor Caught Taking Upskirt Photos in Store | Crime Alert 4PM 01.16.26 Friday, January 16, 2026

A former Oklahoma pastor is headed to prison after pleading guilty to repeatedly acting as a peeping tom inside a Tulsa Hobby Lobby, a case prosecutors say exposed a hidden pattern of predatory behavior by a trusted community figure. A Massachusetts concrete company has agreed to plead guilty after a worker wa s crushed to death when safety standards were ignored. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Former NICU Nurse Takes a Plea Deal After 9 Infants Suffer Broken Bones | Crime Alert 3PM 01.16.26 Friday, January 16, 2026

A former neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse has entered a no-contest plea to nine counts of felony child abuse involving nine infants in incidents that began in 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Locked in the Dark: Jury Convicts Father Who Left Six Kids in Storage Unit | Crime Alert 2PM 01.16.26 Friday, January 16, 2026

A Milwaukee jury convicts a father of child neglect after prosecutors say he locked his six children inside a storage unit while he slept in a nearby truck. New York could soon be cutting footloose. According to our partners at the New York Post, Governor Kathy Hochul is moving to undo a long-standing state rule that effectively bans dancing in many restaurants and bars. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Aspiring Firefighter Gunned Down as Rap Beef Explodes Into Murder | Crime Alert 1PM 01.16.26 Friday, January 16, 2026

A man accused of killing twenty-year-old Cincinnati musician Tre’Shawn “Ace” Smith in a daylight shooting linked to a rap video feud has been extradited back to Ohio after his arrest in Georgia, with his mother condemning the five-hundred-thousand-dollar bond as reopening her grief rather than delivering justice. A man sleeping on his couch in upstate New York was injured after a car missed a dangerous intersection and crashed into his home, leaving him pinned beneath the vehicle. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mother and Boyfriend Arrested After Children Found Locked in a "Chicken Pen" & Suffering BB Gun Injuries | Crime Alert 12PM 01.16.26 Friday, January 16, 2026

Following an investigation, authorities claimed that Chantel Hayford, the children's mother, and her boyfriend, Jerry Menees, allegedly confined the minors in a chicken pen and fired BB guns at them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Judge Suppresses Amish Man's Murder Confession "He Thought Confession Meant Forgiveness"| Crime Alert 11AM 01.16.26 Friday, January 16, 2026

Samuel Hochstetler is accused of aggravated murder, rape, and kidnapping in connection with the death of Rosanna Kinsinger, whose body was discovered in her trailer home in March 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Five-Year-Old Pours Wax for Hair Removal on Dozens of Nude Adults . Will Mom Be Charged? | Crime Alert 9AM 01.16.26 Friday, January 16, 2026

A Memphis mother accused of letting her five-year-old daughter wax nude adult clients is now waiting to see whether prosecutors move forward or drop the case. A northeast Missouri man is jailed after investigators say he attacked a disabled woman inside her home, throwing her from her wheelchair, choking her, and threatening to kill her with a shotgun. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Accused Assassin Tyler Robinson In Court Today as Defense Tries to Have Entire Prosecution Team Removed From Case | Crime Alert 8AM 01.16.26 Friday, January 16, 2026

Prosecutors are urging a judge in Utah County to dismiss a defense motion aimed at disqualifying the entire Utah County Attorney’s Office from prosecuting Tyler Robinson, who is accused of murdering Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Elderly sisters were living together until a shallow grave was discovered in the back yard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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More Then 20 Charged in Elaborate Scheme to Rig College Basketball Games | Crime Alert 7AM 01.16.26 Friday, January 16, 2026

Federal authorities announced that over a dozen college basketball players are among 26 individuals facing criminal charges tied to an alleged bribery and point-shaving conspiracy. Son kills his father over a Nintendo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Missouri Man Shoots Neighbor 13 Times, Claims He Hit Him First | Crime Alert 6AM 01.16.26 Friday, January 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Massachusetts School Bus Driver Charged With Kidnapping Students | Crime Alert 3PM 01.15.26 Thursday, January 15, 2026

On January 14, the Grafton Police Department announced the arrest of a 54-year-old man from Worcester following an investigation into suspected crimes against minors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Pizza Crust at Center of Legal Battle in Gilgo Beach Murders | Crime Alert 12PM 01.15.26 Thursday, January 15, 2026

Although the judge previously rejected a motion to exclude the DNA evidence, the defense now argues that it was obtained through an unreasonable search of a garbage can in Manhattan, where investigators reportedly found discarded pizza crust believed to connect Heuermann to the crimes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Husband Shot in Front of His Family After Pulling Into the Wrong Driveway | Crime Alert 11AM 01.15.26 Thursday, January 15, 2026

A couple pulled into a driveway to turn around and were immediately confronted at gunpoint. Now, a wife is grieving her husband's death, and the homeowner is behind bars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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NJ Mother Charged With Murder After Her Two Young Sons are Found Dead | Crime Alert 8AM 01.15.26 Thursday, January 15, 2026

Authorities have charged a New Jersey mother of two in connection with the tragic deaths of her children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tensions Rise as Protestors Clash with Officers After Second ICE Shooting in Minneapolis | Crime Alert 7AM 01.15.26 Thursday, January 15, 2026

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a federal law enforcement officer shot an individual who allegedly fled a traffic stop and subsequently attacked the officer alongside two others.Three individuals have been sentenced to prison related to the gruesome murders and dismemberment of Malcolm “Craig” Brown, 53, and Donna Conneely, 59.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Husband of Melissa Gilbert, Actor Timothy Busfield Accused of Sexual Abuse Again This Time by Teen; Father Claims He Pleaded for Therapy Over Police | Crime Alert 3PM 01.14.26 Wednesday, January 14, 2026

According to the motion, Colin Swift, the father of another alleged victim, reported to authorities on January 13 that Busfield had sexually assaulted his daughter "several years ago" in Sacramento, CaliforniaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.