Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Authorities in Arizona are desperately searching for 28-year-old Matthew Spencer, who disappeared on a cross-country road trip from Las Vegas to his new home in Houston.

Matthew last spoke to his family on August 6. Matthew is very close with his family, his siblings, and especially his twin sister, Kara, and this is unusual for him not to contact his family.

Over the summer, Matthew decides he wants to turn over a new leaf ...

A cold case that spanned more than three decades has finally been solved, thanks to new developments in DNA technology.

Authorities in Jefferson County, Missouri, confirmed that remains discovered in the Mississippi River in September 1994 have been identified as Benny Leo Olson, a man from Illinois. His body was recovered south of Festus and later buried in an u...

Early on a cold Friday morning, Samantha Stites hears the wood floors creak and footsteps coming down the hall. Sam calls her roommate's name, and getting no answer, quickly reaches under her bed for a hatchet.

The intruder bursts in the door and, within a matter of seconds, is on top of her with his hands around her neck, places a ball gag in Sam's mouth, then wraps duct tape on her hands.

The intruder then blindfolds Sam, loads h...

Fraser Bohm, the driver who caused a violent crash killing four Pepperdine college students,  hires high-profile celebrity attorney Alan Jackson. Jackson shortly ask judge to lower Bohm's bail from $4 million to $2 million to  free up funds for  an "expert-intensive defense."  Jackson argued that bond is tying up family money that could be spent on his defense.  The  judge ref...

Franz and Theresia Kraus are a retired couple.

In 2025, he will be 92, and she will be 83. The problem is that nobody has seen them in several years. Their Social Security checks are automatically deposited, and their adult son, Lorenz Kraus, tends to other matters for them.

After years of attempting to contact the couple without success, the social security office asks the police to do a "welfare check" on Franz and Theresia Kraus...

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Philadelphia police and family members are asking for the public's help in locating a young woman who disappeared after leaving her overnight job at an assisted living facility.

Suspect arrested in January's Palisades fire.

A Texas wom...

The lead up to James Craig’s trial was bizarre.....two postponements, three different attorney teams, five added charges, and a crazy action from an attorney, who allegedly set his own house on fire.

Still, the Aurora dentist’s trial began and ended after jurors heard from four mistresses who said James Craig told them his marriage was over, but a divorce would break him financially. 

Crag faced six felony counts:&...

Kjersten Strang is a devoted mom to a young son, and her social media pages show it.  During a bike ride she was struck from behind by the driver of a Nissan Altima,   Xavier Rigby.

Without warning, Rigby slams Kjersten from behind, throwing the 38-year-old mother into the air. The force knocked her into the windshield of Rigby's car, trapping her.   Rigby does not stop; he continu...

An arrest was made in the arson fire that burned down the Palisades earlier this year, killing 12 people, destroying more than 6,800 structures, both homes and businesses, and damaging over 1,000 more buildings. 

After dropping off an Uber passenger in Pacific Palisades, 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknech parked his car and tried but failed to contact a former friend. He gets out of the car, walks up a nearby trail, takes iPhone...

A suspect is exposed by a victim's cell phone; she reordered her own death and the man behind it. Officials found the footage after arriving to a double homicide. A biotech boss's deadly deception will land him behind bars. He ordered a hitman when a rival said he'd squeal over his bogus multi-million-dollar deal. Plus, a scary, but delicious lawsuit is settled!  Jennifer Gould reports.

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Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, came to the United States with her family to escape her war-torn country for a better life. Iryna took English classes, had a job and was making a productive life for herself, but all her aspirations were cut short by an unprovoked violent attack from a man with a criminal history. 

Video shows Iryna getting on the train in Charlotte North Carolina, taking a seat and looking at her phone qu...

A silver lining for a paraplegic man in Oklahoma City, regaining his mobility after strangers step in to replace the medical gear stolen from him during two home break-ins. The chief meteorologist for New Orleans TV station WDSU is on leave after police say he attacked his girlfriend while her two children slept nearby. An Indiana woman is charged with animal cruelty after police say they found her dead dog stuffed in a plastic tot...

Former Wall Street money manager Howard Rubin is busted by the feds at his Fairfield, Connecticut, home for a decade-long Manhattan sex-trafficking scheme. With the help of his assistant, Jennifer Powers, “Howie” Rubin is accused of luring women into BDSM sex sessions in exchange for cash, then exceeding their consent and torturing and raping his victims.

Rubin is accused of luring victims to B...

After nearly six decades, authorities in central Minnesota have confirmed the identity of human remains found in the Mississippi River as Roy George Benn, who went missing in 1967.

Benn, then 59, was last seen at a café in Sartell early one September morning. He was reportedly carrying a large amount of cash, and his disappearance sparked a long-running investigation with no resolution—until now. On August 10, a fisher...

Best friends Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas ride their bikes in front of Maria’s home.

The speed limit is just 25, so the girls feel comfortable riding in the street, but with no warning, a black Jeep Compass barrels down Burnside Avenue at nearly three times the speed limit. The driver never braked, running Maria and Isabella down, and then sped off without stopping to check on the two girls.

The hit-and-run driver doesn&rs...