Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

A Texas jury convicts Dallas police officer Amber Guyger in the shooting death of her upstairs neighbor, Botham Jean.  The former office said she mistook his apartment for her own.   Jurors found Guyger used excessive force in the death in 2018 and violated his constitutional rights. Now in a three day civil trial, jurors awarded Jean's family $98.65 million.  Joining Nancy Grace today   Benjamin Crump, a civil rights lawyer  representing Botham Jean's family, Vincent Hill - private investigator Kathleen Murphy - attorney Caryn Stark  -  psychologist    David Mack. - Crime Online investigative reporter   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Laken Riley spent four years running cross-country track for her high school, River Ridge, in Woodstock, Georgia. Her passion for running continued during her studies at the University of Georgia. After earning her undergraduate degree, Riley began studying to become a nurse. One morning, Riley set out on a run. She grabbed her phone and told her roommate she would return after a short run at the UGA campus intramural fields. When Riley did not return for hours, her roommate called campus police at 12:07 p.m. Less than 45 minutes later, officers found Riley's body behind Lake Herrick. She was unconscious, not breathing, and showed visible injuries. Police arrested 26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra and charged him with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call, and concealing the death of another. Ibarra was convicted on all counts and sentenced to life in prison. Now, his attorneys have filed a motion for a new trial, questioning the evidence presented during the case Joining Nancy Grace Today: * Phil Vetrano - Father of Murdered Jogger, Karina Vetrano * Dale Carson [http://dale%20carson/] – Criminal Defense Attorney (Jacksonville), Former FBI Agent, Former Police Officer, Author: “Arrest-Proof Yourself;” X: @DaleCarsonLaw * Joe Scott Morgan – Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, “Blood Beneath My Feet,” and Host: “Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/body-bags-with-joseph-scott-morgan/id1587763116];” Twitter/X: @JoScottForensic * Sheryl McCollum  [https://www.crimeonline.com/zone7/] – Forensics Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder; Host of Podcast: “Zone 7;” X: @149Zone7 * Jason Dennis [https://www.wtvm.com] - Anchor: WTVM News leader 9 and WXTX; Facebook: Jason Dennis WTVM, Instagram: @jdennistv X: @JasonDennisWTVM   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Follow Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum, Available on All Audio Platforms: https://link.podtrac.com/Zone7 Today, Nancy Grace and Sheryl McCollum discuss the recent federal charges against Luigi Mangione, including the potential for the death penalty. They explain Judge Luther Alverson's judicial practices, the low jail count expectations, and Nancy's career journey. Nancy and Sheryl shift the conversation to societal reactions to crime, referencing comparisons to Eric Rudolph and Robin Hood and the effects of media representation. Lastly, they discuss holiday plans and traditions. Show Notes: * (0:00) Welcome! Nancy and Sheryl introduce this week’s crime roundup    * (0:10) Sheryl starts CRU with Luigi Mangione's federal charge * (0:45) Nancy explains Judge Luther Alverson's judicial practices and his jail counts  * (4:00) Nancy Grace's career journey  * (10:00) Mangione's case and public perception  * (12:00) Details from Mangione’s spiral notebook  * (17:00) Questioning the back problem - suspicious activities * (22:00) Eric Rudolph and mental health debates  * (26:30) “You can’t compare him to Robin Hood without admitting he’s the killer.” * (29:00) Sheryl and Nancy finish CRU with holiday traditions Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Missing mother found dead after daughter receives a tip, police still investigating relationship to killer. Woman writes about her crimes in her daily journal! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.com [https://www.crimeonline.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

A second grade teacher at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin calls 911 at 10:57 am to report an active shooter inside a study hall classroom at the private Christian school. Inside the study hall class, students from several different grades dive for cover as 15-year-old Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow,  is firing a 9mm handgun around the class.   She is a student at the school and commits suicide  before law enforcement breaches the building. No shots are exchanged.  Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes says identifying a motive is a top priority, but at this stage of the investigation it appears the motive was a combination of factors. A reported manifesto has been found, but  Barnes says they have not been able to verify its  authenticity. Police say Rupnow has been in texting with a 20 year old Carlsbad,California man,  planning his own mass attack.  After police discovered the message Alexander Paffendorf was interviewed by the FBI where he admitted  “that he told Rupnow that he would arm himself with explosives and a gun and that he would target a government building."  No specific building was named.  A  California judge has  issued a restraining order  under California’s gun red flag law.   The order requires Paffendorf to turn in  his guns and ammunition to police within 48 hours. Neighbors say police entered his home carrying out a big  "black gun box."  Joining Nancy Grace today: * Philip Dubé  -  Former Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law, Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy * Angela Arnold  - Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA, AngelaArnoldMD.com, 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  2022, 2023 and 2024. * 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" , "Unbreakable Alliances: A Spy Recruiter's Authoritative Guide to Cultivating Powerful and Lasting Connections" being released  and "Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agents Maual for Behavior Prediction" all of his books available on Amazon, peopleformula.com, Twitter: @rdreeke * Katherine Schweit  -  Creator of the FBI's Active Shooter Program, Former Chicago prosecutor and career FBI special agent; authored "Stop the Killing; How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis" and "How to Talk About Guns to Anyone"; website: https://www.katherineschweit.com/ [https://www.katherineschweit.com/]https://www.katherineschweit.com/ * Dr. Eric Eason - Board Certified Forensic Pathologist, consultant, Instagram: @eric_a_eason, Facebook: Eric August Eason, LinkedIn: Eric Eason, MD  * Bria Jones  -  Reporter, Fox 6 Milwaukee Twitter: @BriaJonesTV Facebook: Bria Jones TV    See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.