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LUIGI MANGIONE DEFENSE: "I WAS EMOTIONAL WHEN I GUNNED DOWN CEO"

Luigi Mangione is facing both state and federal charge, pleading not guilty.   In the New York state murder case, his attorneys announced plans for a psychiatric defense,  but abruptly withdrew plans to pursue the "extreme emotional disturbance" defense just a day after it was announced. The change in strategy has led to speculation that a plea deal may be in the works.    Joining Nancy Grace today:  * Randolph Rice  - Criminal Defense & Civil Attorney at Rice Law. Former Prosecutor in the State's Attorney Office for Baltimore County   website: ricelawmd.com, IG, FB, X: @ricelaw  * Dr. Chloe Carmichael - Clinical Psychologist, Author: "Can I Say That?" "Nervous Energy: Harness The Power of Your Anxiety,” Twitter: @DrChloe, drchloe.com  * Sheryl McCollum  -  Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, ColdCaseCrimes.org,  Host : Zone 7 --  and Author of a new book: "Swans Don't Swim in a Sewer: Solving the Cold Case of the Flint River Killer's Daughter", Twitter: @ColdCaseTips   * Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Host: "Mayhem in the Morgue", Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)  * Lauren Conlin  - reporter, LA Magazine,  Co-Host of "PopCrimeTV" on YouTube, Website: www.popcrime.tv [http://www.popcrime.tv/] and primetimecrimeshow.com,  X- @Conlin_Lauren, Instagram: @LaurenEmilyConlin, YouTube: @PopCrimeTV * Sydney Silvagni - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories' See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Kansas City Highway Shooter Found Among House Fire Rubble | Crime Alert 06.26.26

Oscar Sanchez-Munoz's family finds his body among debris from a house fire after several unsuccessful searches by investigators and K9s. Pennsylvania mother's footage while armed fugitive uses her two-year-old daughter as a human shield helps convict him at trial. Boyfriend behind bars after Massachusetts woman's "fall down the stairs" ruled a homicide. Sydney Silvagni reports.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

TOT-MOM CASEY ANTHONY: “MAGGOTS & DEATH SMELL” TO NEW “MEMOIR”

June 16, 2008: the last day 2-year-old Caylee Anthony is seen alive. One month later, her grandmother Cindy Anthony franticly calls 911 to report her granddaughter is missing. Casey Anthony claims that a babysitter kidnapped her daughter. By October, when nothing Casey tells police turns out to be true, she is arrested and charged with Caylee's death, even though Caylee is still missing. On December 11, Caylee's remains are found in a garbage bag, dumped in a wooded area near the Anthony home. Eight days later, Caylee's death is ruled a homicide. Prosecutors announce they will seek the death penalty against her.  Anthony was acquitted of murder, but convicted of lesser crimes of lying to police.  Since the trial,  Anthony has tried multiple time to reinvent herself as a self-styled "legal advocate" and researcher. She operates primarily online, utilizing platforms like TikTok and Substack [https://substack.com/@therealcaseyanthony/note/c-251725057] to communicate with followers, promote her legal advocacy work, She is using that method to released an upcoming serialized memoir, Who is she really?   Joining Nancy Grace: * fmr Chief Judge Belvin Perry Jr. -  Presided over Casey Anthony Trial, Author: "The Velvet Hammer: Judge Belvin Perry, Jr.'s Capital Murder Cases and Memoir"  * Randy Kessler -   Trial Lawyer, Emory Law School Professor, Past Chair ABA Family Law Section, Author: "Divorce, Protect Yourself, Your Kids and Your Future", www.KSFamilyLaw.com [http://www.ksfamilylaw.com/], Instagram: @rkessler23, Twitter: @GADivorce  * Dr. Shari Schwartz  - Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy), www.panthermitigation.com [http://www.panthermitigation.com/], Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrialDoc [https://twitter.com/TrialDoc], Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology"   * Rob Dick -  Private Investigator & fmr Bounty Hunter. Saw Casey Anthony in prison. Served as Casey Anthony’s bodyguard immediately following her release on bail in 2008. thehumanhunters.com, beaclass.com, Instagram/Twitter: @robdickPI  * Rob Shuter   - Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast, can be found at robshuter.substack.com, Former publicist of Sean Combs, Author: "The 4 Word Answer", IG: @naughtygossip   * Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth),  Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue", Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)  * Dave Mack  - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'    See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

"Zizian" Cultist Linked to Several Murders Now Charged In Parents' Homicides | Crime Alert 06.25.26

Woman tied to cult-like group behind a border patrol agent's shooting is now charged in her parents' execution-style murders. Parents sentenced for death of toddler due to untreated lice infestation. A simple hit-and-run investigation in Virginia uncovers a murder plot. Sydney Silvagni reports.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

NANCY GUTHRIE: HIDDEN MEANING OF CHILLING RANSOM NOTE

Do any of the ransom notes or emails indicate Nancy Guthrie is dead? The first ransom note went to Tucson TV stations and TMZ shortly after Nancy disappeared. It demanded $4 million of dollars in Bitcoin to be paid by two deadlines. The entire contents of this note has not been made public, but we do know it included details about a broken floodlight at Nancy's home, information about her Apple Watch, and what she had been wearing.  The second ransom note arrived February 6, sent to KOLD. In it were claims that Nancy had died shortly after the abduction and that her death was unintended and she is now buried "in nature."  Joining Nancy Grace today : * David Richards -  Founder and CEO of BlockchainUnmasked,  website: BlockchainUnmasked.com * Dr. John Delatorre  -  licensed psychologist and mediator, specializing in forensic psychology, psychological consultant to Project Absentis, resolutionfcs.com, Twitter, IG, and TikTok: @drjohndelatorre * Eric Drickerson  -  Former FBI Special Agent,   CEO  EAD Global, Inc.,  former attache for the Mexico City office of the Embassy of the United States * Mike Gould - Former Nassau County (NY) lieutenant, Founding member of the New York Police Department (NYPD) K-9 unit, President of Hounds Town Charity   * Joseph Scott Morgan - professor of forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", YouTube Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", Instagram @JoScottForensic  * Tony Brueski  - Podcast Host "Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski,"  Instagram: @hiddenkillerspod youtube/@hiddenkillerspod   * Sydney Silvagni - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories' See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.