Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Police have arrested a prominent New York architect in connection with the Gilgo Beach serial killings. Rex Heuerman,59, is charged in the murders of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello.    The women's remains were found along Gilgo Beach in Long Island within 500 feet of each other. However, investigators have found a total of six other women, a man, and a toddler deceased on the beach, totaling eleven bodies.  The four murder victims dubbed the Gilgo Four, were found wrapped in burlap.  Heuermann, who claims he is innocent, is charged so far with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder. More charges are expected. Joining Nancy Grace Today: John Ray - Attorney for family of Shannan Gilbert Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills): Twitter: @DrBethanyLive    Deputy Police Commissioner Anthony M. Carter - Suffolk County Police Department Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University; Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet" and Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;" Twitter: @JoScottForensic Todd G. Shipley, CFE, CFCE - Cyber crime expert, Author: “Investigating Internet Crimes: An Introduction to Solving Crimes in Cyberspace;" Twitter: @webcase Toby Wolson - Forensic Consultant Specializing in DNA, Serology and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Kristin Thorne- Investigative Reporter for WABC Channel 7 Eyewitness News in New York, and Host of Hulu’s true-crime show, “Missing;" @KristinThorne on Facebook, Twitter, Insta, Threads, & LinkedIn  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Woman poisons lookalike friend to steal her identity. Monisha Harrell disappears after moving to Bessemer, Alabama.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Body Bags, hosts Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack unravel the harrowing and complex case of Cassidy Rainwater. They discuss the crime scene, the intense investigation involving local law enforcement and the FBI, the critical role of digital forensics in modern investigations, and how vital evidence found on a suspect's phone leads them to a chilling exploration of the dark web. Subscribe to Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan : Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Time-codes:  00:00 - Introduction. 01:15 - Cassidy Rainwater. 03:10 - Dave Mack gives us some background and an overview of the case. 05:50 - The crime scene's location in a rural and isolated area in southwest Missouri. 07:00 - The importance of digital forensics in modern investigations, particularly with photographic evidence. 10:15 - Disturbing photos found on the suspects phone. 13:00 - Disturbing content circulation in the dark web and its potential connection to the case. 16:25 - A small-town sheriff's investigator being contacted by federal agents. 19:35 - Cassidy Rainwater was found in an image suspended from a gantry crane and eviscerated. 22:45 - What could have been the possible motive for the careful labeling and preservation of Cassidy's remains? 24:30 - The process of identifying butchering marks on bones and what these marks can tell us about the tools used. 27:40 - Why were the remains preserved with a date? 29:45 - The tools and techniques one might use to dismember a body. 31:15 - What are "deer coolers"? 33:20 - A current update on the case. 33:45 - Outro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Surveillance photos show the mother of teen murder suspect Aiden Fucci washing his clothes the day teen girl Tristyn Bailey was murdered. Crystal Smith was arrested and charged with tampering with evidence in connection to the  girl's death -year-old's death. Fucci, 14, has been charged with Bailey’s Mother’s Day murder. Investigators believe he stabbed Bailey 114 times. The former classmates had grown up in the same neighborhood but it does not appear that Fucci targeted Bailey specifically, though friends later said Fucci claimed he would kill someone in the near future. Surveillance video appears to show the pair walking together early the morning of May 9. Fucci is later seen running, alone, from the same area. Teen Aiden Fucci pled guilty to Tristen Bailey's murder. Crystal Lane Bailey pleaded no contest to tampering with evidence. She was sentenced to 30 days and has now been released.   Joining Nancy Grace today: Troy Slaten - Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, Slaten Lawyers, APC, Twitter @TroySlaten Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, www.drbethanymarshall.com, New Netflix show: 'Bling Empire' Dr. Tim Gallagher - Medical Examiner State of Florida www.pathcaremed.com, Lecturer: University of Florida Medical School Forensic Medicine. Founder/Host: International Forensic Medicine Death Investigation Conference Karen L. Smith - Forensic Expert, Lecturer at the University of Florida, Host of Shattered Souls Podcast, @KarensForensic, barebonesforensic.com Ray Caputo - WDBO     Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leslie Van Houten was 19 years old when she and other followers of Charles Manson brutally killed Leno and Rosemary LaBianca inside their Los Angeles home. Leno LaBianca had been stabbed 12 times with a knife and seven times with a carving fork. The fork stuck in his abdomen, and a kitchen knife in his throat. The word “war” had also been carved into his abdomen. Mrs. LaBianca had a total of 41 stab wounds on the front and back of her body. Now after 53 years in custody, the convicted killer is free.  Joining Nancy Grace Today: Ava Roosevelt - Friend of victims who had been invited to Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski’s house (and was nearly a victim herself); Former Model and Producer for The Racing Heart Productions; Author: “The Racing Heart” available on Amazon; Contributor to Business Club Magazine Anthony DiMaria - Nephew of Jay Sebring, Director of “Jay Sebring…Cutting to the Truth”  Lis Wiehl - Former Federal Prosecutor and Author: “Hunting Charles Manson;" Twitter: @liswiehl  Dr. Michelle Joy - Forensic, Clinical, and Academic Psychiatrist; Author: “An Illustrated History of the Insanity Defense;" Twitter: @Westphillymorbidart  Karen Smith - Forensic Expert, Host of “Shattered Souls: The Car Barn Murders” Podcast, and Lecturer at the University of Florida Dr. Jan Gorniak - Medical Examiner, Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner (Las Vegas, NV); Board Certified Forensic Pathologist Lisa Statman - Author: “Restless Souls: The Sharon Tate Family's Account Of Stardom, The Manson Murders, and a Crusade For Justice;" Twitter: @AlisaStatman   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Man obsessed with his ex-affair partner kills her husband. Woman disappears after move to new city with her boyfriend.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saturday night: Amber Spradlin finishes her shift at the Brickhouse Restaurant in Prestonsburg. She leaves the restaurant with friends, Roy Kidd, and Dr. Mike McKinney. Dr. McKinney is a well-known dentist and also happens to be the owner of the Brickhouse Restaurant.  They first head over to the Seasons Inn. A little while later,  the trio decides to leave the inn.  In the early morning hours of Sunday, they end up at the home of Dr. McKinney.  Just a few hours later, 911 is called, twice. Amber Spradlin has been stabbed eleven times in the head, neck and throat.  Now almost a month later, no arrests have been made.  Joining Nancy Grace Today: Dr. Debbie Hall- Cousin of the Victim; Facebook: Justice for Amber  Mark Wohlander - The Family’s Attorney, Former Kentucky Prosecutor & Former FBI special agent; Volunteer at the David School Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst; Twitter: @DrBethanyLive   Robin Dreeke - Behavior Expert & Former FBI Special Agent / Chief of the FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program; Author: "Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agents Manual for Behavior Prediction;" Twitter: @rdreeke  Dr. Michelle DuPre - Forensic Pathologist, Medical Examiner and Detective: Lexington County Sheriff's Department: Author: "Homicide Investigation Field Guide" & "Investigating Child Abuse Field Guide;" Forensic Consultant  Jeff Vanderbeck - V.P. and Publisher Appalachian Newspapers Inc (which includes the Floyd County Chronicle and Times, The News Express, mango Messenger, The Paintsville Herald and the Mongo Messenger in WV); Twitter: @floydchronicle  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Man sets elder on fire in random attack. Frustrated 7-Eleven employee batters customer.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The family of a teen girl says she was sex trafficked...sold to a marine. The girl was found in a barracks room at Camp Pendleton after going missing for 20 days. The 14-year-old's family says she was raped. An unidentified Marine was taken from the base in handcuffs by military police officers but has been released. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Joshua Ritter - Criminal Defense Attorney, Former Los Angeles County Deputy DA, and Partner at El Dabe Ritter Trial Lawyers; Twitter: @joshuaritteresq  Dr. Angela Arnold- Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA; Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University, Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital, Voted My Buckhead’s Best Psychiatric Practice of 2023 Sheryl McCollum - Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder; Host of New Podcast: Zone 7; Twitter: @149zone7 Joey Jones - Fox News Contributor, Former Marine, and Author: “Unbroken Bonds of Battle;" Twitter: @Johnny_Joeys  Alli Neal - Co-Founder, Executive Director, Revved Up Kids (fighting to protect kids from sexual abuse and exploitation); Twitter: @RevvedUpKids  Alexis Terezchuck- CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Couple plots against and kills his child's mother. DUI suspect bites police dog back.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.