True Crime NYC
The biggest city in America is home to some of the most sinister crimes. In the new podcast “True Crime NYC,” ABC7 Eyewitness News in New York unravels some of the most ghoulish stories in the Big Apple and exposes the shocking twists and turns. They include: A mobster eludes a series of astonishing assassination attempts – until his luck runs out in a fast-food drive-thru lane. A senior citizen is accused of being a serial killer. A seaside dumping ground for bodies – and how the alleged serial killer behind it was caught. People who vanish without a trace – and the pain of loved ones hoping for answers. These are but some of the stories “True Crime NYC” will showcase, bringing you new interviews to reveal what it takes to investigate – and crack – these cases. Follow “True Crime NYC” for chilling new stories weekly.
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July 2, 2025 • 29 mins
The highly anticipated trial of hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has reached an end.
The jury found Sean Combs not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, the most serious charge.
The jury found Combs guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura) and guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym "Jane...
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July 1, 2025 • 16 mins
Darla Miles, Mike Marza, and ABC News Legal Contributor Bernarda Villalona and ABC News Legal Analyst Channa Lloyd break down Tuesday's deliberations.
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Mike Marza and Bernarda Villalona ABC News Legal Contributor, recap the jury's first day of deliberations in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial.
The jury has concluded their deliberations for the day, the foreperson said in a note.
“We will end at 5 p.m. and resume at 9 a.m. tomorrow,” the note said.
The jury also sent a separate note regarding how to understand the narcotics distribution allegations Combs faces.
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June 27, 2025 • 2 mins
The government rebuttal concluded with prosecutor Maurene Comey imploring jurors to find Sean Combs guilty and lauding his alleged victims for coming forward with “overwhelming evidence.”
“The defendant never thought the women he abused would have the courage to speak out loud what he had done with him,” Comey argued. “For 20 years, the defendant got away with his crimes. That ends in this courtroom.”
Comey told the jury the viol...
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June 26, 2025 • 2 mins
The prosecution's nearly five-hour closing argument in the racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking trial of Sean Combs ended with federal prosecutor Christy Slavik imploring the jury to convict the defendant as charged.
“Up until today, the defendant was able to get away with his crimes because of his money, power and influence,” Slavik claimed. “It’s time to hold him accountable. It’s time for justice. It’s time to find the d...
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June 26, 2025 • 17 mins
Mike Marza and ABC News Legal Contributor Bernarda Villalona recap a big day in the trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
Federal prosecutors are no longer including attempted kidnapping and attempted arson as underlying crimes in the alleged racketeering conspiracy charge against Sean Combs.
Prosecutors disclosed in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian that they would “no longer proceed on these theories” when they deliberated closing arg...
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June 25, 2025 • 21 mins
Mike Marza and ABC News Legal contributor Bernarda Villalona recap day 32 of the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial.Sean “Diddy” Combs may have made his fortune with lyrics but told a judge Tuesday that he is not taking the stand in his own defense in his sex-trafficking trial, which is expected to conclude this week.Combs’ decision came about an hour after prosecutors rested their lengthy case against Combs, after calling 34 witnesses over ...
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June 23, 2025 • 16 mins
Mike Marza and ABC News Legal Contributor Bernarda Villalona recap day 27 of the Sean Diddy Combs trial.
With the conclusion of Monday’s testimony, federal prosecutors are expected to rest their case against Sean “Diddy” Combs on Tuesday morning.
The defense on Monday notified the court they do not plan to call any witnesses but will present a brief case consisting only of evidence they plan to show the jury.
Closing st...
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June 20, 2025 • 13 mins
Former assistant Brendan Paul, who worked for Sean Combs from late 2022 until his arrest in 2024, recalled procuring drugs for Combs from drug dealers known as Guido, One Stop, Baby Girl and Ovi.
He referred to hard drugs as "Gucci items," which he would put into a Gucci pouch that Combs kept in a backpack or on his person.
A sixth week of testimony concluded with a summary witness, HSI special agent Joseph Cerciello, walking the...
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June 17, 2025 • 10 mins
Mike Marza and ABC News Legal Analyst Channa Lloyd recap day 29 of the Sean Diddy Combs trial.
The explicit videos allegedly used to blackmail women came into focus on Tuesday for the Manhattan jury who will decide the fate of Sean “Diddy’ Combs.
Donning headphones and with their video monitors hidden from public view, the jury watched lengthy clips of the drug-fueled sex parties at the center of the prosecution’s sex-trafficki...
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June 13, 2025 • 20 mins
Mike Marza and ABC News Legal Contributor Bernarda Villalona recap a busy day in the Sean Diddy Combs trial.
At the conclusion of court on Friday, Judge Arun Subramanian dismissed juror #6 over "inconsistencies" in statements he made about where he lived, and he said they raised questions of candor and ability to follow instructions.
In an "offhand" remark to court staff, the juror mentioned he had moved in with his girlfriend i...
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June 12, 2025 • 2 mins
Court will resume on Friday with testimony from a federal agent; from Jonathan Perez, a Combs assistant; and an additional witness.
The cross-examination of the former Sean Combs girlfriend appearing as "Jane" is covering her description of an alleged physical assault by Combs in June 2024 that she previously testified left her with welts and a black eye.
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June 11, 2025 • 11 mins
Mike Marza and ABC News Legal Contributor Bernarda Villalona recap what happened on Wednesday in court after Judge Arun Subramanian is monitoring a potential issue with a juror. The former Sean Combs girlfriend testifying under the pseudonym "Jane" became emotional and cried on the witness stand while reading a message she sent to Combs about “her thoughts.”Prosecutor Maurene Comey said the government anticipated cutting several ad...
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June 10, 2025 • 11 mins
Mike Marza and ABC News Legal analyst Channa Lloyd recap Tuesday's testimony in the Sean Diddy Combs trial.
Sean “Diddy” Combs was the Michael Jordan of drug-fueled sex parties – at least, according to himself.
That revelation was included in another day of testimony from Combs’ ex-girlfriend, who alleges she was forced to participate in degrading sex with male prostitutes for Combs’ voyeuristic gratification.
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June 9, 2025 • 13 mins
Mike Marza and ABC News Legal Contributor, Bernarda Villalona, recap Monday's dramatic day of testimony from 'Jane.'
The former Sean Combs girlfriend appearing under the pseudonym "Jane" testified that she used makeup to cover her bruises from an alleged earlier physical confrontation with Combs and swept her hair over her black eye, in preparation for an alleged sexual encounter with a male partner she told the court was named...
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June 6, 2025 • 13 mins
Mike Marza and ABC News Legal Contributor Bernarda Villalona recap the second day of testimony from "Jane."
The fourth week of testimony in the sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs concluded with deeply emotional and disturbing testimony from one of rap mogul’s ex-girlfriends, who told jurors she was forced to participate in days-long sexual encounters with male prostitutes as late as August 2024.
Jane’s testimony at ...
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June 5, 2025 • 12 mins
Mike Marza and ABC News Legal Analyst Channa Lloyd recap what happened in court on Thursday in the Sean Diddy Combs sex trafficking trial.
During a break and without the jury present, Judge Arun Subramanian threatened to boot Sean Combs from trial if he makes facial expressions during testimony.
"I was very clear there were not to be any facial expressions," Subramanian told lead defense counsel Marc Agnifilo. "There's a line of...
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Mike Marza and ABC News legal analyst Channa Lloyd recap the 20th day of the Sean Diddy Combs sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial.
A longtime friend of his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura testified the rap mogul attacked her for no reason in 2016, dangled her from a 17th-floor balcony, and threw her into a coffee table.
“[Combs] came up really close to my face and said something like, ‘I’m the devil and I could kill...
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June 3, 2025 • 13 mins
Mike Marza and ABC News Legal Contributor Bernarda Villalona recap the testimony on Tuesday, June 3rd.
A hotel security guard on Tuesday told the jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking and racketeering trial that the rap mogul paid him $100,000 in an attempt to secure his silence and bury a video that is now the central piece of evidence in the criminal case that threatens to send him to prison for life.
In the video capt...
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June 2, 2025 • 13 mins
Eyewitness News team, and ABC news legal contributor Bernarda Villalona dig deeper into the contentious cross examination of a woman who worked as a personal assistant to Sean Combs.
The former assistant concluded three days on the witness stand with attorneys for Combs grilling her so intensely that a prosecutor asked the judge to stop the cross examination, calling it "humiliating” and “harassing.”
The witness, testifying...
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