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23-year-old sends snapchat picturing his mother and dog beaten to death. Man reporting a hit-and-run busted for his own traffic violations! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner, in 2003. He was sentenced to death, but the sentence was later overturned. He is now serving life in prison without parole. The Los Angeles Innocence Project has filed a petition to overturn Peterson’s conviction, citing new scientific evidence and witnesses who support his innocence. Attorneys with the Innocence Project argue that the break-in at the Medina home across the street from the Petersons’ and the subsequent arson of the burglars’ van were not properly investigated. They also allege potential Brady violations by the Modesto Police Department and the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office. The attorneys further claim that medical research has advanced since Peterson’s conviction and now indicates Conner’s fetal growth was consistent with a date of death later than prosecutors presented at trial. Prosecutors maintain that Conner was likely expelled from Laci’s decaying body shortly before the remains were discovered. Joining Nancy Grace today, Mike Belmessieri - Juror #4 in the Scott Peterson trial, Former Chief of Staff at Marine Corps, League Department of California, Facebook: @mike.belmessieri Troy Slaten - Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, Slaten Lawyers, APC; X @TroySlaten Dr. Jorey L Krawczyn - Psychologist, Faculty Saint Leo University; Consultant Blue Wall Institute, Author: Operation S.O.S. Jon Buehler - Former Detective in Scott Peterson Investigation, Former Detective for Modesto Police Department Al Brocchini - Former Detective in Scott Peterson Investigation,  Former Modesto Police Detective Tami Ballard - DNA and Crime Scene Consultant, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Former DNA Criminalist in the San Francisco Police Dept. Crime Laboratory Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author of "Blood Beneath My Feet" and Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;" X@JoScottForensic Kristine Lazar - Emmy award-winning investigative reporter at KCAL CBS Los Angeles, cbsla.com, Instagram & Facebook: @cbslakristine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mongols kill a Vagos gang member in a bar over "disrespect." Ranch dog leads a missing toddler to safety.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendy Williams’ guardianship battle intensified after sources alleged a judge told her she has no hope of restarting her career. Williams appeared before Judge Lisa Sokoloff, who criticized her niece, Alex Finnie, accusing her of leaking information to the media and threatening sanctions for any future conduct. Williams said she feels like she is in prison as she fights to end her court-appointed guardianship. Almost on cue, the situation escalated when Coterie, the assisted living facility where Williams lives on the fifth floor, called police and claimed Finnie had kidnapped her. According to a report Coterie filed with the NYPD, Finnie evaded staff and took Williams out to an Italian restaurant. After police were called, Williams and Finnie cited the incident as evidence of how restrictive the guardianship has allegedly become. Speaking to paparazzi outside the facility, Finnie noted that Williams’ guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, claims Williams can come and go freely and that no family visits are blocked. Finnie challenged that, pointing out that staff escorted Williams to the elevator, yet Coterie still called police. “Clearly, they are lying to me when they say I can go out and do what I want to do,” Williams told the interviewer. Williams said she can only leave the facility’s fifth-floor memory unit with permission and an attendant to unlock the elevator. This week, a judge approved an emergency petition filed by Williams’ attorney to move her from what she called a “luxury prison” to a less restrictive environment. Judge Sokoloff granted the request, and Williams will relocate to a private condo where she will have more freedom to come and go and receive visitors Joining Nancy Grace today: Elizabeth J. McInturff  - Attorney Specializing in Guardianship Issues / Partner at Selzer Gurvitch; LinkedIn @elizabethmcinturff, Facebook @elizabeth.mcinturff.12  Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker,”  and featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock; Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive Ashley Wardlow  -  Private Investigator and Chief Operations Officers at Nathans Investigations; IG: @miamiprivateinvestigators, FB: nathansinvestigations Dr. Kendall Crowns -  Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), NEW Podcast --- launching on April 7th, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University) Jessica Finn - Senior Investigative Reporter at The U.S. Sun; jessicafinnnyc (Twitter/ IG) @jessicafinn.bsky.social  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

911 caller says he shot his mother in the head, then changes his mind! New Jersey cop makes sure this Chick-fil-A arrives hot! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Englanders remain on edge as reports of a possible serial killer on the loose provoke fear and rumors on social media. Since early March, the bodies of eight people — mostly women turn up in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Authorities can only identify half of the victims. All 8 victims bodies are in various stages of decomposition. Law enforcement across all three states continue to refute that the series of remains do not connect to a serial killer. Especially after police arrest a man on accusations he murders a woman whose body is found in a suitcase near a cemetery in Groton, Connecticut. Police imply the arrest dispels rumors about a serial killer in the area. Joining Nancy Grace today, Jason Oshins - New York Defense Attorney    Caryn Stark -  Forensic Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice  Brian Fitzgibbons - Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security,  website: www.uspasecurity.com, Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security  Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), NEW Podcast: "Mayhem in the Morgue" launching soon, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)  Jane Boroski - lone survivor of the Connecticut River Valley Serial Killer, Host of the podcast “Invisible Tears,” website: invisible-tears.com, Instagram and YouTube: @invisibletearspodcast   Germania Rodriguez - Germania Rodriguez, Chief US Reporter, DailyMail.com and host of Welcome to MAGAland podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Man strangles his pregnant girlfriend, saying she knew children were a dealbreaker. Police search for a turkey in a grocery store, but this one isn't sliced! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lori Paige, a 12-year-old student at Griffin Middle School in Tallahassee, Florida, stood out as one of paraprofessional Margaret Summers' favorite students. Summers described her as attentive and smart. But Lori vanished. Nearly two years later, authorities found Lori’s body and charged her father. Lori and her father followed a routine. He worked nights while trusted adults stayed nearby to help if needed. The day Lori disappeared, her father left for work as usual. When he returned home, he reported Lori missing. Joining Nancy Grace Today:  Margie Summers - Paraprofessional at Griffin Middle School (close with Lori Paige at school, organized search for Lori); Facebook: Margaret Adams Summers Kathleen Murphy - North Carolina, Family Attorney Dr. Bethany Marshall– Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills); X: @DrBethanyLive/ Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall; Appearing in the new show, “Paris in Love” on Peacock Sheryl McCollum– Forensics Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder; Host of Podcast: “Zone 7;” X: @149Zone7ps ​Nicole Partin – CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter; X: @nicolepartin Meghan Krein - Director of Communications and PR at Child Help See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victor Contreras Sr. talked to his son, Victor Contreras Jr., and told him his younger brother, Jaime,  was "acting crazy again". After not be able to reach his father for a few days,  Victor Contreras Jr., went to the house to check on his 74-year-old father and says he smelled a foul odor coming from an open window. What happened next is the stuff of nightmares. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss what happened inside the house, what the evidence says, and the story being told by Jaime Contreras, the only suspect in the murder of his father.           Transcribe Highlights 00:00.62 Introduction 01:20.85 Alien life form took over Dad 03:01.55 Discussion of the bowel 07:07.69 Special scissors in the morgue 10:18.70 Defining unattended death 14:59.66 Body is severely traumatized, flies show up 19:27.46 Any gash, slit, stab wound, etc...increase rate of decomp 24:56.30 Prior attack 30:25.80 Blood spatter, breaking down the terms 35:06.04 Explaining arterial spray 40:07.16 Does he really believe what he claims? 45:24.68 Mental illness 50:17.96 Chain of command on site 52:14.69  Conclusion  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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