40-year-old red-haired poet and investment banker Merrian Carver plans a cruise. She doesn't tell her family or her daughter. The teen is visiting with Dad in England for the Summer. Carver boards a Royal Caribbean’s Celebrity cruise ships for a seven-day excursion from Seattle, Washington to Alaska. After confirming plans to dine in her room for a second night, Carver disappears. Her conversation with the steward is the last time Merrian is seen alive.

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

Michael A. Winkleman - Maritime Attorney, Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, Expert on Maritime and Cruise Ship Law, www.lipcon.com, Twitter: @cruiseshiplaw
Caryn Stark - NYC Psychologist, www.carynstark.com
Sheryl McCollum - Forensic Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, ColdCaseCrimes.org
J.H. Moncrieff - Suspense and Horror Author, "Dragonfly Summer; City of Ghosts", Expert: "Cruise Ship Killers" True Crime Documentary Series, www.jhmoncrieff.com, Instagram: @jh_moncrieff, Twitter: @JH_Moncrieff
Jamie Barnett - President, International Cruise Victims (ICV), www.internationalcruisevictims.org

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Q &A with Dr Linda Copeland, December 15th, 2015