Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her apartment by her live-in fiancé, Sam Goldberg.

She had been stabbed more than 20 times in the back, neck, and torso. Her death was initially ruled a homicide, but after a closed-door meeting, officials changed the ruling to suicide.

For more than 14 years, Ellen’s parents, Josh and Sandee Greenberg, have fought to overturn that decision.

Now, after settling two lawsuits, the Philad...

Layla Santanello, a young mother from Tennessee, was last seen on June 27, 2023, in a field next to the Americourt Hotel.

Employees and guests reported that she appeared erratic and paranoid. Surveillance footage captured Layla walking around the hotel, reportedly knocking on doors and searching for someone.

The events leading up ...

Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an reported victim of billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is back in the news. Giuffre, charged with breaching a family violence restraining order in Austrialia, has been in the hospital after a car crash.  Giuffre said in an Instagram post  that a car in she was traveling, slowed to make a turn when it was hit by speeding school bus.   Giuffre, now 38,  previously said that Jef...

A teenager in Wisconsin is accused of killing his mother and his stepfather, then living with the decomposing bodies for weeks before he finally leaves the family home. Joseph Scott Morgan explains how difficult it would be to remain in a home with two decomposing bodies and he breaks down the types of guns and ammunition available to 17-year-old Nikita "Nikki" Casap. Dave Mack explains the family dynamic and how Nikki is also char...

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Here's some of our top stories this week:

Public speculation that there is a serial killer in New England grows after 6 bodies found within a month. 

An active shooter situation in Florida. 

A teen boy stabbed his grandmother over a computer. 

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Patricia Arquette and Jason Clarke on a Atlanta soundstage filming a new Hulu limited series, "Murdaugh Murders." The movie is based on the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh at their family kennel outside their home in South Carolina. Arquette will play mom Maggie Murdaugh,  Clarke will portray Alex Murdaugh, the now convicted, disbarred attorney. 

Physical evidence tied Alex Murdaugh to the murder of his wife and s...

Easter Sunday is a holy day for Christians around the world. Its celebration brings hope to the nations through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As we approach this holy day, Nancy Grace and her expert panel explores the facts of Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection and historical evidence in its reality.

Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem for Passover and what is now called "Palm Sunday" is often called His "Triumphal Entry" as crowds line ...

Just a month before the start of his trial, Sean "Diddy" Combs faces a third indictment.

The new document adds two counts: sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The additional charges focus on “Victim-2,” who prosecutors say Combs recruited, harbored, and transported for coerced commercial sex acts between 2021 and 2024. If convicted, the charges could result ...

A California mother is now charged with murder after driving drunk and killing her 4-year-old daughter.

Juliette Acosta, 26, crashed her SUV into a canal. The sound of the crash was loud enough to alert nearby residents, including Acosta’s uncle and a neighbor. Her Subaru SUV landed partially submerged in the water. Acosta’s uncle jumped in, helped her out of the vehicle, but could not find 4-year-old Reagan.

When offic...

Karmelo Anthony's bond hearing allowed him to walk free after the judge lowered his bond from $1,000,000 to $250,000. This occurred after the family hired new counsel, Mike Howard, a Dallas criminal defense attorney.

The defense used the hearing to discuss the character of the accused killer, Karmelo Anthony, highlighting his role as captain of both his high school football and track teams. Described as the oldest of three children...

Oscar Hernandez is out playing soccer at Whitsett fields when he meets Coach Mario Garcia-Aquino.  Garcia-Aquino approaches Oscar about joining the Huacane Club, telling the boy he’s impressed with his skills. When Garcia-Aquino offers him one on one lessons without charge, Oscar jumps at the chance! 

On a Friday afternoon, Coach Garcia-Aquino gives his star student a call, inviting Oscar Hernandez to make some mone...