Crime Alert Hourly Update

Crime Alert Hourly Update

Nancy Grace and the CrimeOnline team deliver hourly updates on breaking crime news as it happens! The latest in trial coverage, missing persons, active investigations, and so much more!

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February 9, 2026 5 mins

A child exploitation case in Ohio moves into the courtroom as a judge sets bond for a couple accused of drugging and raping a young child and recording sexual acts with animals. A hazing lawsuit in Arizona alleges two former college students were subjected to months of forced drinking, drugs, and violent punishment including torture inside a fraternity system tied to Arizona State University. Drew Nelson reports.

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A child kidnapping and sexual assault case in Galveston, Texas centers on a hotel rescue that police credit to one officer’s insistence on immediate action. A daycare worker in Illinois faces criminal charges after police say she gave chewable laxatives to toddlers. Drew Nelson reports. 

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Pearl Sinthia Fernandez, now 42 years old, received a life sentence without the possibility of parole in March 2018 for the murder of her son, Gabriel, which became a high-profile case due to the severity of the boy's sufferings.  

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On February 6, Judge Gregory Carro scheduled the trial concerning the alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson for June 8, taking place months ahead of his federal trial, which is set to begin later.

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Monday  marks the 9th day in the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, with the case escalating into a critical investigation as a ransom deadline approaches

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The Guthrie family makes a 2nd plea for their kidnapped mom as the 2nd ransom deadline fastly approaches. Officials still have no clues & no suspects - but a neighbor now says they did spot a white van before the alleged abduction. 

A field of nightmares for actor/director Timothy Busfield as he's indicted on kid sex abuse counts. Plus. a home alone star - who didn't want to be alone...cleared in court. Jennifer Gould repo...

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Three months after Anna Kepner's life was squeezed out of her in a Carnival Cruise ship cabin, her 16yr old stepbrother finally appears in a Miami court over the teen's brutal slaying. 

A scuba school boss brags on camera they could "kill two students a year" before a 12yo died in their care. Now a bombshell lawsuit by the victim's family is shedding light on their nonchalance when it comes to water safety. Plus, talk about a ...

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Shocking video emerges of a 17-year-old pouring gas on a friend transforming him into a human fireball. The inferno incident remained a secret until the suspect's father found the sick video on his Snapchat. 

Classroom Cruelty: A California mom is outraged after a daycare worker turned her special needs daughter into a human target. Plus, a DUI dad cuffed after cops find something more precious than junk in his trunk!  Je...

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16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner made an appearance before a federal judge in Miami on Friday to answer questions regarding her death on board a cruise ship. 

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Pennsylvania State Police are warning drivers to clear snow and ice from their vehicles after a violent highway incident leaves a woman fighting to recover her eyesight from ice that crashed her windshield. Oklahoma is set to carry out its first execution of twenty twenty-six next week, with Kendrick Antonio Simpson scheduled to die by lethal injection on February twelfth. Drew Nelson reports.

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Breaking now. A New Mexico grand jury indicts actor Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child. The indictment announced by Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman in Albuquerque. Drew Nelson reports.

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A frantic 911 call sets a child torture case in motion in Marietta, Georgia, north of Atlanta. In southern Pennsylvania, a volunteer fire company says it was told to stop using fire hydrants—and to “let the building burn.” Police in Commerce City, Colorado respond to a rather unusual set of calls after drivers reported a fire-juggling unicyclist performing in a crosswalk. Drew Nelson reports.

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A fourteen-year-old in Wimauma, Florida is under arrest after investigators say he was involved in a neo-Nazi, satanic extremist group, discussed plans to shoot up a church, and possessed graphic child sexual abuse material involving infants and toddlers.

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Authorities in Missouri are actively searching for a group of six individuals, including four adults and two children, who have been missing since July. New evidence suggests potential links to a cult known as the 'University of Cosmic Intelligence.'

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A Philadelphia foster mother now faces a murder charge months after a toddler drowned in her care, a delay that family members and their attorney say never should have happened. A wave of reported immigration enforcement activity shakes a Long Island village as a quarter of students stay home from school in Suffolk County, New York. A violent standoff in northern Arizona ends with the deaths of two public safety crew members after ...

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A man is in custody in Illinois after a rural bar owner is executed while opening her business near the Indiana state line. A Nebraska teacher is under arrest after investigators say he exchanged thousands of messages with a former student before their relationship turned sexual. Drew Nelson reports.

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In a shocking incident, a Colorado man has been apprehended for driving under the influence, during which he confessed to having his three children hidden in the trunk of his vehicle.

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Camron Guthrie, brother of Savannah Guthrie, has a poignant message for those believed to be involved in the abduction of their mother, Nancy Guthrie.

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The search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, has now reached its fifth day, with both local and federal authorities actively investigating her potential abduction.

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