On Friday, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge denied parole for Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower who took part in the vicious murders of a California couple in 1969, the Los Angeles Times reports. On August 9, 1969, Van Houten, along with four other members of the notorious “family” cult led by …
Is there anything left that hasn’t been said about the notorious cult leader Charles Manson and the crimes he orchestrated that shocked the world? Prosecutor, legal analyst, and investigative crime reporter Liz Wiehl, who digs into the infamous case of Manson, shows that not only is there still information out there that hasn’t been readily …
The memorial for 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez is underway. The young Kansas boy was found deceased under a small bridge on May 24, after he caught the attention and hearts of numerous people across the nation. He’s survived by his father, Jonathan Hernandez; mother, Jaimie Orr Taylor, and numerous extended family members. The setup for the …
Two polygamists, both former leaders of a secluded religious sect in Canada, were placed on house and probation on Tuesday, following polygamy convictions. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Sheri Ann Donegan sentenced Winston Blackmore, 61, the father of 149 children, to six months under house arrest, followed by a year …
Officials in Wichita, Kansas, released a 911 call on Thursday, made by the woman who last saw little Lucas Hernandez alive, and according to a language expert, the call is filled with red flags. Sheryl McCollum, a language expert, CSI, and Director of Atlanta’s Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, analyzed the 911 call made on …
Official released the autopsy and toxicology results on Tuesday of 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez to the Sedgwick County District Court, and although a Kansas Medical Examiner indicated the cause of death is undetermined, medical experts who joined Nancy Grace on “Crime Stories” feel that drugs could be a possible reason that led to his demise. Board …
The 911 call made by the father of 5-year-old Kansas boy Lucas Hernandez was released on Thursday to local Wichita media outlet, The Eagle. The 911 call was made at around 1:37 a.m. of June 8 after Jonathan Hernandez, 34, drove to his home off of South Edgemoor in Wichita and found his live-in former …
The grandmother of a Kentucky toddler who admitted to smoking meth when the little girl disappeared her home in early June will not face any charges, a judge confirmed on Thursday morning. WDRB reports that authorities charged Beth Campbell, grandmother of 3-year-old Charlee Campbell, with endangering the welfare of a child after she admitted to using …
Officials released the autopsy an toxicology results for Emily Glass after filing it with the Sedgwick County District Court on Tuesday, which shows the Kansas woman who led a private investigator to the remains of 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to the autopsy, Glass, 27, died from suicide after shooting …
Officials released the autopsy an toxicology results for 5-year-old Kansas boy Lucas Hernandez on Tuesday and the public is not any closer to understanding how the little boy died, even though a substance was found in his system. According to Public Information Officer Kate Flavin Wichita’s Forensics Science Unit, the results couldn’t determine how little …
Texas EquuSearch is working with the Houston Police Department in an attempt to find a young mother who disappeared while on he way to work last Thursday, and hasn’t been seen since. In this episode of “Crime Stories,” Nancy Grace talks to Maria’s sister Gloria Jimenez and Texas EquuSearch leader Tim Miller about the case. Forensics expert Karen …
After over 60 suspects were excluded for the 1992 murder and rape of a beloved Pennsylvania teacher, detectives may have finally found the person responsible for her death. Washington Post reports that 25-year-old Christy Mirack, of Lancaster was brutally raped and murdered in her home on December 21, 1992. The school teacher had just finished wrapping …
