Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Crime never takes a holiday, but Crime Stories does. For this Christmas Day, Nancy Grace talks about how animals help humans -- sometimes even saving lives. Her special guest include Jack Hanna, director emeritus of the famous Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and host of Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild and Wild Countdown, reporter and animal lover Jane Velez-Mitchell, creator of the animal rights website JaneUnchained.com, and two mom's who credit dogs with saving the lives of their children. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Orlando police desperate for answers after 15-year-old student  is gunned down walking to class.   In the trial of drug kingpin El Chapo,  details revealed on a cocaine shipment delivered with livestock.  An Ohio inmate escapes custody only to be found relaxing in a hot tub. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet, or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles shapes what we buy and how we live. In the Zankou Chicken Murders, host David Brown dives into this popular California restaurant chain, and the family dynamics that catapulted the successful business into the headlines-- for murder. Subscribe to Business Wars today at wondery.fm/crimestories See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As our families gather to celebrate Christmas, Nancy Grace once again reminds you that crime does not take a holiday. Nancy shares this horrid story of the massacre of a family by an ex-husband dressed as Santa Claus. Nancy's expert panel includes Los Angeles psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Crime Stories contributing reporter John Lemley. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michelle Parker disappears after appearance on reality show. Warning to tourists about assault cover up in Jamaican resorts.  Robert Durst to stand trial for killing best friend. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Iraqi war veteran Chase Massner was missing from his Georgia home for 3 years when Nancy Grace launched Crime Stories and started digging into the mystery of the young husband and father's disappearance. After visiting with Chase's mother and wife, Nancy knocked on a cheap motel room door in Atlanta to grill Brad Clement, the last person known to have seen Massner. That interview helped cold case detectives find Massner buried under a slab of concrete in the home once owned by Clement. Now, Clement has pleaded guilty to lying about Massner's death and hiding his remains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Just as Nancy Grace goes to air, Colorado authorities arrest the fiance of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth. Nancy shares this news and gives her reaction. Also, the step-siblings of a 5-year-old boy, who was starved and forced to wear a diaper while locked in a "Harry Potter room" under the stairs reveal they sneaked bread to him to keep him alive before finally calling police. Grace's guests include forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan,  Los Angeles psychoanalyst Dr Bethany Marshall, Seattle lawyer Anne Bremner, former federal prosecutor and child protection advocate Francey Hakes, and Crime Stories reporter Nicole Partin. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Middle school teacher only gets a short prison sentence after her lawyers argue the student she was having sex with was a “willing participant”. A federal judge dismisses a defamation lawsuit brought by businessman Aleksej Gubarev against Buzzfeed News.   New York City Medical Examiner  finds no evidence of foul play after mom  is found dead in the trash chute of her luxury apartment building. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A U.S. Army special forces officer faces a military trial for murder after he admitted that he killed a Taliban bombmaker in Afghanistan after he concluded the man had made a bomb that killed two marines who served with him. Nancy Grace discusses the case against Major Matt Golsteyn with California lawyer & former US Air Force JAG officer Andrew Cherkasky, private investigator Vincent Hill, who served in the U.S. Army as a counter intelligence specialist, Atlanta criminal defense lawyer & former prosecutor Holly Hughes, psychologist & lawyer Dr. Brian Russell -- host of Investigation Discovery's "Fatal Vows" series, and Crime Stories producer Alan Duke. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Killer dad Chris Watts' mistress Nichol Kessinger reportedly enters witness protection after receiving death threats. Jonathon Zicarelli tells police he drowned his six-month-old baby in an icy pond. A Washington judge delays sentencing of General Michael Flynn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The investigation into what happened to missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth is intensifying with new information about her fiance's movements, although Patrick Frazee has not been named a suspect in the case. Nancy Grace looks at the latest with a panel including Holly Hughes, Atlanta criminal defense lawyer & former prosecutor Holly Hughes,  psychologist & lawyer Dr. Brian Russell -- host of Investigation Discovery's "Fatal Vows" series, private investigator Vincent Hill,-- author of "Playbook to a Murder," and  CrimeOnline reporter Ellen Killoran. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brad Clement pleads guilty to hiding Army vet's body. Lawyer says DNA evidence will prove Steven Avery's innocence. Mom starves 5 year old almost to death. She gets lengthy jail sentence. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When police first found Mike Williams' clothes in a Florida lake, they speculated he had been eaten by alligators, but a deadly plot involving a cheating wife and a $1.75 million insurance policy eventually floated to the top of their suspicions. Nancy Grace explores Denise Williams' murder conspiracy with experts including Atlanta juvenile judge & lawyer Ashley Willcott, forensics expert Karen Smith,forensic psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Bober, and Crime Stories reporter John Lemley. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Investigators made a public appeal for the fiance' of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth to sit down for a police interview, although they are not calling Patrick Frazee a suspect. The FBI helped Woodland Park, Colorado, police scour Frazee's 35-area ranch for any clues in the 29-year-old's disappearance. Nancy Grace explores the evidence with Atlanta juvenile judge & lawyer Ashley Willcott, private investigator Vincent Hill, New York psychologist Caryn Stark, and CrimeOnline reporter Ellen Killoran. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.