Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Senior brutally murders wife with a hammer. Loose kangaroo hops around Florida apartment complex.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More details are emerging in the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham. Police reveal that the girl's body was tied on a rope which was then tied to a rock. Today, Nancy talks to the searcher who found the body's location using sonar and reveals that some of the girl's clothing was found on the river's edge.  Also, hear from the Exxon clerk who called 911 after recognizing that Don Steven McDougal had been a customer.   Joining Nancy Grace Today: Leslie Gaskins - Exxon employee who saw the suspect the morning of, and called police Lana Shadwick – Attorney, Former Harris County Judge and Prosecutor; Legal Analyst for Breitbart, Texas; Facebook: @TXBoots Chris McDonough – Director at the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective; Host of YouTube channel: “The Interview Room” Joe Scott Morgan – Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, “Blood Beneath My Feet,” and Host: “Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;” X: @JoScottForensic Lee Reiber - Mobile Device Forensic Expert, CEO of Oxygen Forensics, Inc.; Author: "Mobile Forensic Investigations;" Host of the Podcast: "Forensic Happy Hour"  Tim Miller - Founder, Texas Equusearch Andy Kahan  - Director of Victim Services and Advocacy at Crime Stoppers of Houston Bob Price - Associate Editor and Sr. News Contributor for Breitbart Texas; X: @BobPriceBBTX/ FB: Bob.Price.Texas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Funeral home owners use service funds for personal expenses, leave bodies to rot. Wendy's employee jacks a customer's car, then hits them with it!  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Audrii Cunningham's body has been found along the Trinity River after water levels were lowered, allowing detectives access.   Don Steven McDougal, 42, led investigators to the location earlier in the investigation. McDougal has now been charged with capital murder.   Don Steven McDougal has been a person of interest since the first 24 hours of Audrii Cunningham's disappearance. He was arrested on an unrelated charge. In 2010, Don Steven McDougal was working in a local garage with Elic Bryan III. Bryan says McDougal seemed like an OK guy, until one night when McDougal had too much to drink and Bryan had to kick him out of his house. McDougal left, briefly, and came back with a knife, slashing tires and trying to stab Bryan.  Bryan had to get his gun to try to run a drunk McDougal off his property, but it took police with police dogs coming out to track him down and take McDougal to jail. Don Steven McDougal admits he was supposed to take Audrii Cunningham to the bus stop but he has yet to tell investigators if she made it to the bus stop or not.  Joining Nancy Grace Today:  Elic Bryan III - Assaulted by Don Steven McDougal in 2010  Lana Shadwick – Attorney, Former Harris County Judge and Prosecutor; Legal Analyst for Breitbart, Texas; Facebook: @TXBoots Caryn L. Stark – Psychologist, Renowned TV and Radio Trauma Expert and Consultant; Instagram: carynpsych/FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice Chris McDonough – Director at the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective; Host of YouTube channel: “The Interview Room” Dr. Kendall Crowns – Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth) and Lecturer: University of Texas Austin and Texas Christian University Medical School  Mark Klaas - Founder, Klaas Kids Foundation Bob Price - Associate Editor and Sr. News Contributor for Breitbart Texas; Twitter: @BobPriceBBTX /FB: Bob.Price.Texas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4-year-old nearly kidnapped from parents' arms in a busy store. Cops and doughnuts takes on a whole new meaning.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thursday afternoon, February 15, Audrii Cunningham doesn't arrive home at her usual time. Family members look for her, assuming she became distracted during the walk home from the bus stop. Panic sets in, then police are notified at 5:30 p.m. and an AMBER Alert is issued. Investigators start putting together a timeline of events. Police say Audrii was dropped off at her bus stop by her dad's friend, the man who lives behind their house, Don Steven McDougal. As investigators retrace Audrii's footsteps, they find that  Audrii never made it to school. In fact, she didn't get on the bus. Investigators ask for security video, from various security cameras in the area and develop of Vehicle of Interest, a dark blue, 2003, Chevrolet Suburban. They also have a person of interest, the last person known to be with Audrii Cunningham, Don Steven McDougal. McDougal is arrested and placed in the Polk County Jail. Not for the disappearance of Audrii Cunningham, but on an unrelated aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge. The public now finds out that McDougal has a criminal record dating back to 2001. Authorities say he was convicted on a charge of enticing a child and was sentenced to 2 years. So far, investigators continue to search areas around Lake Livingston where a backpack believed to be Audrii's was found. Late afternoon, police announced the discovery of a body.  Joining Nancy Grace Today:  Lana Shadwick - Attorney, Former Harris County Judge and Prosecutor; Legal Analyst for Breitbart, Texas; Facebook: @TXBoots Dr. Bethany Marshall – Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills); Twitter: @DrBethanyLive/ Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall; Appearing in the new show, “Paris in Love” on Peacock Sheryl McCollum  – Forensics Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder; Host of Podcast: “Zone 7;” X: @149Zone7 Chris McDonough – Director at the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective; Host of YouTube channel: “The Interview Room” Karla Castillo - Anchor and Morning Executive Producer at KBTX News; IG: @KBTXKarla, FB: @Karla Castillo KBTX   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mom tortures 4 young children with kitchen knives. Disgruntled boater digs new diversion into Lake Michigan.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lauren Skerritt, 28, is a fantastic physical shape due to being an athlete and obstacle course racer. The Rhode Islander stops by a Greenville Panera Bread and drinks two and a half servings of Panera Bread's "Charged Lemonade". The next day, Skerritt is rushed to the Emergency room suffering from an irregular heartbeat.  Skerritt is shocked when doctors diagnose her with a heart condition that can lead to stroke and other complications known as atrial fibrillation. Skerrit says her heart problem was caused by the popular beverage from Panera Bread that contains as much caffeine as three cans of Red Bull, according to a lawsuit. Skerrit's lawsuit is not the first, two other suits have already been filed against the restaurant chain over its "charged lemonade." Panera has said the previous two lawsuits were “equally without merit.”  This lawsuit claims Skerritt continues to experience supraventricular tachycardia with associated shortness of breath, palpitations, brain fog, difficulty thinking and concentrating, body shakes, and weakness. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Dale Carson – Criminal Defense Attorney (Jacksonville), Former FBI Agent, Former Police Officer, Author: “Arrest-Proof Yourself;” X: @DaleCarsonLaw Caryn L. Stark – Psychologist, Renowned TV and Radio Trauma Expert and Consultant; Instagram: carynpsych/FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice Dorian Bond – Private Detective and Owner of Bond Investigations Inc. in Dallas, TX.(largest African American-owned private investigative firm in the United States); Twitter: @bondinvestigate 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 Ben Kesslen - Reporter at The Messenger; X: @benkesslen   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jilted ex-husband murders newly-weds in front of his daughter. Longhorn runs loose in New Jersey Train Station.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new owners of a house in Colorado are pleasantly surprised to find the previous owners left behind a working freezer in the garage. Pleasure turns to horror,  as they begin removing bags of frozen meat, and find a human head and hands! Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack explain what it will take to solve the mystery.  Transcript Highlights  00:01:27Talk about gruesome discovery  00:02:05 Discussion of yard sale  00:02:58 Talk about hoarder  00:04:10 Talk about free working freezer  00:07:36 Discussion of frozen head  00:09:23 Talk about getting more than you bargained for  00:11:21Discussion of calling 911  00:14:27Discussion about dismemberment show  00:18:17 Talk about previous homeowners  00:21:23Discussion about finding the rest of the body  00:24:28 Neighborhood people talk about coroner on site  00:27:49 Discussion about all the items that left the area  C00:30:47Discussion of wrapping the head  00:33:51Talk about investigation of body parts  00:37:43 Discussion about freezer slowing decomposition  00:39:25 We're going to need to follow up on this case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.