Confessed Killer Blames GF's Murder on Their Pregnancy | Crime Alert 6AM 04.28.25

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!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime alert, I means he grace breaking crime US Now,
Indiana cops respond to a welfare call from Vidal Wagner
to find a pregnant woman's body in his home. Wagner
admits the woman's his girlfriend, Ariel Nevills, age thirty. When
asked if he killed her, Wagner first says, quote, no, dude,

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I didn't. She did this to herself. He explains. When
the couple first started dating, they discussed not having any children,
but when she became pregnant, Ariel refused an abortion against
his wishes. Wagner eventually tells police he strangled Ariel, who
was seven months along Nancy.

Speaker 2 (00:42):
Wegner says he used both hands in his forearm to
strangle Neviles in two different ways. Wagner doubles down in
his interview that Nevills was somehow responsible for her own
murder quote, I told her this is the way I
had a beautiful future set up for us. She wanted
to act crazy. She chose this. It didn't have to
be this way. Nevels reportedly found out about the pregnancy

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when she was ten weeks a long and knew immediately
she wanted to raise the baby. Neveles is survived by
her parents', six siblings and many other loving family members
and friends.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
Needless to say, Vidal Wagner, twenty nine, now charged with
two counts of murder. Cops catch a wild turkey terrorizing
customers in a pharmacy Saint Joseph County, Indiana. Police respond
to a panic nine one one call saying we need
animal control is chasing the customers. Bodycam shows officers in

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the pharmacy with a giant bird standing on top of shelves.
An officer finally grabs the wild bird. Police say the
officer is now quote certified in poultry negotiations. More crime
and justice news after this Now with the latest crime
and justice breaking news. Crime Onlines John Linley.

Speaker 3 (01:56):
A decade's old mystery near Long Island's Gilgo Beat has
taken a step forward. Nassau County Police have identified the
remains of twenty six year old Tanya Denise Jackson, a U. S.
Army veteran from Alabama, and her two year old daughter,
Tatiana Marie Dykes. Jackson was known only as Peaches for years,

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a nickname from a tattoo. Her remains were found in
nineteen ninety seven her daughters in twenty eleven, both near
Ocean Parkway, not far from where multiple other victims were discovered.
Police say there's no current link to accuse Gilgo Beach
killer Rex Huerman, who has pleaded not guilty to seven murders.

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Authorities used advanced DNA testing to identify the pair. Jackson,
who served in the army from nineteen ninety three to
nineteen ninety five, was buried with full military honors. The
child's father is cooperating with police and is not as suspect.
A twenty five thousand dollars reward is being offered for

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a town haul in northern Idaho turned chaotic, and now
six men are facing charges. Crime Online correspondent Sidney Sumner
has the story behind the viral video and the legal fallout.

Speaker 2 (03:15):
In Courtelaine, Idaho. Six men have been charged in connection
with the forcible removal of doctor Teresa Bornpole from a
February legislative town hall. Five of the men, Paul Truett,
Russell Dunn, Christopher Bergh, Jesse Jones, and Alex Truett. The
fourth are linked to Lear Asset Management, a private security
firm whose license was revoked by the city following the incident,

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A six man, Michael Keller, is not associated with the firm,
but also faces a battery charge. Born Pole, a candidate
in the district, had joined the crowd shouting when Cooteney
County Sheriff Bob Norris, in plain clothes but wearing his badge,
approached her and asked her to leave. When she refused,
Video shows the sheriff stepping back and filming as plain

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clothes men without identifying themselves or wearing uniforms forcibly removed.
Her bourin Poole was initially cited for battery for allegedly
biting one of the men, but that charge was later
dropped after prosecutor's reviewed video evidence. She has now filed
a tortue claim against Cooteney County, signaling plans to sue.
In a statement, she said the incident and others shared

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with her since quote reinforce the importance of demanding accountability.

Speaker 3 (04:23):
Kutiney County officials say an outside agency is conducting an
independent investigation.

Speaker 1 (04:29):
Thanks John. Savannah Standingbear, twenty two, tells her mother she's
going out. That was over three weeks ago. No one's
taught to Savannah since mother, Gailla Smith, said, Savannah's never
gone this long without contacting family. Savannah a member of
the Rosebud Sioux tribe primary South Dakota. She's five to five,

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brown eyes, brown hair with a lighter colored streaks in it.
Savannah was wearing a black shirt, distressed jeans, white Nike shoes,
a tattoo under her a right eye that says Giella,
one on her neck that says loyalty and stars moons,
and a dollar sign on her fingers. There is a
five thousand dollar reward. If you have info on Savannah's location,

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