Crime Alert 10.31.24 | Men Kidnap, Torture Roommate over Money Dispute

The investigation into Sean "Diddy" Combs has entered new territory as a New York federal grand jury hears new evidence. According to an attorney representing some victims, a male client of hers is testifying today. This development follows new information about requirements Combs’ employees reportedly enforced for admitting women to his White Parties. According to sources, these requirements included: women could not weigh over 140 pounds, with weight verified by a nearby scale. Other restrictions included no flab, cellulite, excessive piercings, or heavy tattoos. Women had to avoid short hair, pants, or jeans and instead were expected to be young, attractive, and dressed provocatively. Each woman had to wear a short party dress just covering her buttocks, along with stilettos. Joining Nancy Grace today:  Joshua Ritter – Criminal defense attorney, Partner at Werksman Jackson & Quinn LLP; former Los Angeles County deputy district attorney; Twitter @joshuaritteresq Dr. Bethany Marshall - Author: "Deal Breaker,"  featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock https://www.drbethanymarshall.com/ , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive Brian Fitzgibbons – VP of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security; Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security, Kingsman Philanthropic’s 2022 rescue missions of women and children in Ukraine, Iraq War Veteranide_security ;Lynn Shaw – Founder and Executive Director of Lynn’s Warriors (an organization committed to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation); X: @lynns_warriors Youtube: @LynnsWarrior Kayla Brantley  - Reporter, DailyMail.com, Twitter: @_KaylaBrantley, Instagram: @KaylaBrantley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 men hold their roommate hostage and cut off his finger over a money dispute. Giant Jack-O-Lantern squishes Ohio cop! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Allen's confessions have been a focus for testimony this week in the Delphi Murders Trial. Prosecutors have noted that Allen confessed 61 times.  John Galipeau, the former warden of the Westville Correctional Facility, testified that Allen wrote him a note in 2023 that read,   "I am ready to officially for confess killing Abby and Libby. I hope I get the opportunity to tell the families I’m sorry."   Galipeau said Allen admitted to getting rid of a box cutter in a dumpster behind his work place.   A clinical psychologist who examined Richard Allen, told a jury that Allen said his intentions were "sexual,"  and that Allen called himself  “too much of a coward” to kill himself.  During some of his confessions,  Dr. Monica Wala said Allen gave specific details about the crime, which only the suspect would know. Joining Nancy Grace today:  Philip Dubé - Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law, Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy Sheryl McCullum - Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, ColdCaseCrimes.org, Host : Zone 7, Twitter: @ColdCaseTips Jeffrey Gentry - Forensics-Certified Bloodstain Pattern Analyst, Senior Crime Scene Analyst and Death investigator, Former Toxicology Lab Analyst, Author: "Forensic Science: Applications to Death and Crime Scene Investigations" ; "Bloodstain Pattern Analysis" ; "Death Investigation: Information to Obtain During a Forensic Death Investigation” ; TikTok: @jeffreygentryBPA, FB: Jeff Gentry Bloodstain Pattern Analyst  Dr. Mark Mirabello  - Former Professor of History at Shawnee State University, Author: “The Odin Brotherhood” ;https://www.markmirabello.com Dr. William Morrone - Medical Examiner, Toxicologist, Pathologist, Opioid Treatment Expert, Author: “American Narcan: Naloxone & Heroin-Fentanyl Associated Mortality” Susan Hendricks - Journalist, Author: “Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi’, IG @susan_hendricks X @SusanHendicks   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Missing 15-year-old located with commercial sex ad. This take down is straight out of Scooby Doo! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RJ McLeod and Krystal Mitchell meet when she shows him an apartment. McLeod, a large man, is a bodybuilder and former Marine. As they start dating, Krystal tells her mother about this new man in her life, noting that he is also a devoted father to his son. Krystal confides in McLeod about her issues with a stalker, and McLeod gives her a gun for protection. The pair travels to California to visit some of RJ’s friends in San Diego. After socializing with his friends, RJ and Krystal head to a local bar for a few drinks. They return to the condo after 1 a.m. About an hour later, the friend’s wife hears a woman sobbing, followed by a sound like “ah,” and then silence. The next morning, McLeod greets the friend’s wife as he passes through the kitchen on his way out of the apartment. The friend and his wife leave, but when the friend returns around 1 p.m., he finds the apartment silent. He opens the guest bedroom door and immediately calls 911. McLeod’s friend finds Krystal Mitchell in bed, partially nude, bloody, and deceased. On the 911 call, he initially tells the dispatcher, “this is a homicide.” He adds that he tried unsuccessfully to revive her. Investigators later determine there were clear signs of a struggle, with furniture shifted around the room. Krystal Mitchell sustained numerous injuries, including blunt force trauma to her face and torso. She had been strangled, with multiple fractures around her neck. Investigators learn that McLeod returned to a nearby bar around noon to pay his tab from the night before and retrieve his credit card. He tells a waitress he has a “flight to catch.” McLeod takes Krystal Mitchell’s car to the San Diego airport, parks it, rents a different car, and drives into Mexico. Police name RJ McLeod as a person of interest in Krystal Mitchell’s death, and officials issue a warrant for his arrest on murder charges. For six years, investigators believe McLeod is hiding in Central America or Mexico. Reports emerge of sightings in Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico, but McLeod remains elusive. Authorities finally capture him in El Salvador and return him to the United States, where he claims Krystal’s death was a case of rough sex gone wrong. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Josephine Wentzel - Krystal Mitchell's Mother   Eric Faddis – Partner at Varner Faddis Elite Legal; Former Felony Prosecutor and Current Criminal Defense and Civil Litigation Attorney; Instagram: @e_fad @varnerfaddis; TikTok: @varnerfaddis Sheryl McCollum  – Forensics Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder; Host of Podcast: “Zone 7;” X: @149Zone7 Dr. Marlena Ryba  -  Clinical Psychologist and Research Consultant at Dr. Long and Associates; LINKEDIN: marlenamryba    Dr. Priya Banerjee – Board Certified Forensic Pathologist, Anchor Forensic Pathology Consulting; X: @Autopsy_MD Lauren Conlin – Investigative Journalist, Host of The Outlier Podcast, and also Host of “Corruption: What Happened to Grant Solomon; X- @Conlin_Lauren/ Instagram- @LaurenEmilyConlin/YouTube- @LaurenConlin4 IIrv Brandt – Senior Inspector, US Marshals Service International Investigations Branch; Chief Inspector, DOJ Office of International Affairs, US Embassy Kingston, Jamaica; Author: “SOLO SHOT: CURSE OF THE BLUE STONE” – AVAILABLE ON AMAZON IN JANUARY; ALSO “FLYING SOLO: Top of the World;” Twitter: @JackSoloAuthorr  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Man shoots co-worker at her desk after keeping track of her breaks. Unruly wedding guest bites another attendee's finger off! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The King County, Washington, 911 call center receives a call an area known for multi-million dollar homes in the Fall City area at 4:55 am. A 15-year-old boy says he is hiding in a bathroom on the main floor of the house because his 13-year-old brother, Benjamin, just shot is family and then "took himself out." Another call comes in to the 911 center at 5:02 am. Bradley Dennis lives down the street from the Humiston residence and says the 11-year-old sister of Andrew Humiston arrived at his home ringing the doorbell over and over until they answered the door. The girl says her family has been shot and are all dead. Bradely Dennis says the girl appears injured by a possible gunshot wound and she is bleeding from her neck and hand.  The 11-year-old girl tells 911 dispatch she survived the attack by pretending to be dead when the gunman came into her room. As soon as the gunman left, the girl says she climbed out a "fire window" and ran into the middle of the street. When she looks into a window at the front of their home she saw the gunman who shot her.  When an operator asks who that was, the girl tells 911 that her brother is the one who killed everyone--and she is terrified he will come to the neighbors house to kill her.  Joining Nancy Grace Today:  Guy D’Andrea - Former Prosecutor, Attorney at Laffey Bucci D’Andrea Reich & Ryan Dr. Lisa Long - Forensic Psychologist and Owner of Dr. Long and Associates, drlisalong.com Barry Hutchison - Former 26 year law enforcement veteran and detective, now owner & Chief Investigator for Barry & Associates Investigative Services located in Kansas & Missouri, pibarry.com Dr. Kendall Crowns Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University) Germania Rodriguez - Chief US reporter dailymail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alyssa Lotkis' killer caught quickly with bystander video and pure coincidence. Would be thief chooses prison over death.  For more crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow "Crime Alert Hourly Update" now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/Crime_Alert Here's one of our top stories this week. The pathologist who conducted autopsies on  Delphi murder victims Abby and Libby describes gruesome wounds to the girls' necks.   Stay informed, stay safe, and stay ahead with "Crime Alert Hourly Update.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nancy Grace joins Joseph Scott Morgan to talk about their years working together in front of the camera as well as their time BEFORE they were both on TV.  This is the first episode to be recorded in the brand new facility at Jacksonville State University, where Joseph Scott Morgan is the Distinguished Scholar of Applied Forensics. Nancy Grace talks with Joe about Chris Watts, Ellen Greenberg, and the most recent events in the Scott Peterson case. Recorded Live at JSU on October 9, 2024           00:57.81 INTRODUCTION  02:33.81 When did Nancy Grace and Joseph Scott Morgan meet? 05:08.13 Talking about working with Nancy Grace on HLN 10:16.87 Nancy talks about victim families. Kaylee Goncalves in particular 15:07.06 What is the biggest need for prosecutors from Forensics, be prepared 20:26.83 Talking about people coming from rural areas and metro areas 25:55.57 Processing an outdoor scene 30:19.17 The importance of the right time of death 35:42.26 Talking about Ellen Greenberg case. 40:24.33 Scott Peterson and the new testing of duct tape 45:19.91 Training Evidence custodian and the chain of evidence 50:16.21 Multiple areas of Forensics 52:47.16 Conclusion - Thanks to Nancy Grace  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.