Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

After moving back to Houston, Christina Johnson has been staying with her dad. Her normal routine includes her Max, her 10-year-old mix breed dog. Johnson rarely goes anywhere without her canine best friend. Each morning, Christina grabs her laptop and takes Max for a walk to a nearby Jack-in-the-box, or they go to the Hackberry Community Center. Johnson's family says Christina and Max are often gone all day long but are always back before evening. On March 6, Christina left with Max as she usually does, but they didn't come back home, according to her father, Emmanuel Johnson. He reports his daughter missing and begins searching for her. Johnson says Christina would never stay away this long and believes she might be held against her will.  Then a shocking discovery: In a neighborhood seven miles away from the Johnson home, Callie Clemens, driving in a ferocious downpour, spots a dog similar to Max, wandering around all alone. She has seen reports of Christina and Max missing and calls Max by name. Now BREAKING News as we go to air, Emmanuel Johnson tells us his daughter has been found. Listen to his reaction.  Joining Nancy Grace Today: Emmanuel Johnson - Christina’s Father Dr. John Delatorre  -  Licensed Psychologist and Mediator (specializing in forensic psychology); Psychological Consultant to Project Absentis: a nonprofit organization that searches for missing persons; X, IG, and TikTok – @drjohndelatorre   Angelina Farris - Deputy Director of Texas EquuSearch (leading the search to find Christina)  Michael Ybanez - Former Houston Police Homicide Detective, Licensed Private Investigator          Alexis Tereszcuk - CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker for Lead Stories; X: @swimmie2009  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two women caught in a 'Weekend at Bernie's' stunt. Man slinks away in embarrassment after trying and failing to set flags on fire.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sebastian Rogers, 15, has not been seen for over three weeks now. Mother Katie Proudfoot reports the autistic teen missing after finding his bed empty in the morning before school.  An extensive search began with authorities using helicopters, drones, search-and-rescue dogs, boats, and teams on foot. Over 1,000 square miles have been covered, including a landfill across state lines in Kentucky.   A recent home surveillance video related to the boy's home shows two specks of light, thought to be flashlights, outside the family’s home around 3:10 a.m., the night when the teen went missing. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Seth Rogers - Sebastian’s father, #SebastianStrong; Facebook: Sebastian Rogers (Tennessee) Missing, GoFundMe: Finding Sebastian Rogers family support; Buy shirts here: https://www.bonfire.com/sebastian-rogers/ Dr. Shari Schwartz– Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy); Twitter: @TrialDoc; Author: “Criminal Behavior” and “Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology”  Douglas MacGregor – Geographic Profiler (specializes in serial and violent crime, missing persons, and locating clandestine burial sites); Twitter: @TheGeoProfiler Courtney Lasky, M.Ed., LBA, BCBA -  Board-certified Behavior Analyst, Autism Expert, and Chief Clinical Officer with Little Stars Therapy Services,  Aaron Cantrell - Reporter for News Channel 5 Nashville; X, IG, FB: @AaronTheNewsGuy   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mom drowns baby for crying while she was enjoying a bath. Catnappers foiled: kittens Mitch and Marcus returned safely! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Riley Strain gets separated from his fraternity brothers at Luke Bryan's bar on Broadway in downtown Nashville. Telling his fraternity brothers he will meet them at the hotel, he heads out into the night, alone. Riley Strain never makes it to the hotel. The conversation continued after the show, join us for family friend Chris Dingman's comments.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Riley Strain and his fraternity brothers at Delta Chi take a break from studies at the  University of Missouri to attend the fraternity's annual spring formal in Nashville. Strain and the group arrive in Nashville on Friday, March 8, check into the Tempo Hotel, then head out for a night on the town. Riley Strain does a Facetime call with his mom at 7:30 p.m., then heads out. Just over two hours later at 9:35 p.m., Riley Strain is escorted out of Luke Bryan's bar on Broadway. Telling his fraternity brothers he will meet them at the hotel, he heads out into the night, alone. Riley Strain never makes it to the hotel. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Chris Dingman - Close family friend and spokesperson for the family; GoFundme: @RileyStrain; Venmo: @Prayers-for-Riley-Strain Ben Powers - Attorney with Legal Powers PLLC, IG: legal powers, Facebook: Legal Powers PLLC Steve Fischer - Missing Persons Private Investigator, Search & Rescue Specialist, & Owner of Search Investigations; X: @SF_Investigates (helping in the search for Riley)  Dr. Bethany Marshall – Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills); X: @DrBethanyLive/ Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall; Appearing in “Paris in Love” on Peacock Dryden Quigley - Reporter for WSMV 4 in Nashville; IG: @drydenreports/FB: @Dryden Quigley WSMV4/ X: @drydenquigley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Truck drivers shoot at each other in road rage incident. This firefighter will have trouble putting this blaze out.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minutes after the school day ends, students from Hazelwood East High School in St. Louis County Missouri, gather to watch the end of a fight between two teen girls.  Kaylee Gain and her alleged attacker Maurnice DeClue square off and DeClue quickly gets the upper hand, pulling Gain to the ground. DeClue pummels Gain in the head and upper body. As Gain is on her back on the pavement, a bystander tries to intervene by trying to get the unnamed girl off Kaylee Gain.   The bystander is quickly rushed by two other girls who push her back from the fight and begin a separate fight of their own while Gain is being pounded by a closed fist to the head and upper body, DeClue proceeds to pull Kaylee Gain's head about two feet above the concrete, then slams Gain's head into the cement. The first hit renders Kaylee Gain unable to defend herself as her assailant quickly pulls her back up off the concrete and lifting her head further than the first time, smashes the head of Kaylee Gain back into the cement again. The sound of the back of her head hitting concrete is such a sickening thud, and observers realize something terrible has happened. The attacker, as well as those who have observed the beating, move on to other fights taking place while Kaylee Gain is left alone, unconscious on the pavement. As EMTs arrive, Kaylee Gain is convulsing. St. Louis Police stated a 15-year-old suspect has been arrested and is being held in St. Louis County Family Court on assault charges.  The determination is still to be made whether DeClue will be charged as an adult. Maurnice DeClue's family says she is the victim and has been repeatedly bullied. They say she was lured to the fight location.  Joining Nancy Grace Today: Chris Slusher - Columbia, Missouri, Attorney Caryn L. Stark – Psychologist, Renowned TV and Radio Trauma Expert and Consultant; Instagram: carynpsych/FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice Barry Hutchison Sr. – Former Law Enforcement, Owner & Chief Investigator for Barry & Associates Investigative Services LLC Dr. Harvey Castro– Board-certified Emergency Care Physician & Healthcare Consultant, CEO of ChatGPT and Healthcare; Author: “Revolutionize your health & fitness with ChatGPT’s modern weight loss hacks;” X: @HarveycastroMD Alexis Tereszcuk – (CA) CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker, Lead Stories; X: @swimmie2009 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Man beats girlfriend to death with toilet tank lid. Drunk driver cruises straight to jail.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christa Pike was 18-years-old when she thought her 19-year-old job corps classmate, Colleen Slemmer, was trying to steal her boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp. Pike spent over 30-minutes beating Colleen Slemmer with her hands and feet, as well as a box cutter and a meat cleaver. Slemmer tried to escape. Shipp,17, caught her so Pike could continue the beating. Pike carved a pentagram into Slemmer's chest, used the box cutter to slice her throat. When she didn't die, Pike picked up a chunk of asphalt and slammed it onto Slemmer's head. The next day Pike brought a piece of Slemmer's skull to breakfast and told classmates what she had done. Convicted of murder and sentenced to death, Christa Pike now wants a judge to vacate her death sentence. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack detail the story that Joe Scott says is the worst case he has ever seen.  Subscribe to Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan : Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Transcript Highlights  00:00:31 Joseph Scott Morgan says he has never seen a crime so vile  00:02:10 Woman on death row in Tennessee   00:05:16 Talk about dynamic between suspects and victim  00:10:09 Description of box cutter and meat cleaver   00:15:03 Discussion of pentagram carved into chest  00:20:56 Description of wounds to victim  00:25:15 Talk about how to occult and satanism factor into case  00:30:40 Description of taking piece of skull as a trophy  00:35:50 Discussion about letting murderer out of prison  00:39:15 Talk about sadistic murder See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.