Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

A Texas man is believed to have traveled to Washington, where he allegedly stalked a woman before killing her and her husband in a double-murder suicide. Ramin Khodakaramrezaei, 38, reportedly broke into Zohreh and Mohammed Sadeghi’s home in Redmond and shot the couple. Zohreh’s mother escaped the home and called 911 after the suspect allegedly broke into the residence through a window. Cops who responded to the home reportedly found the Sadeghis fatally shot and Khodakaramrezaei dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Redmond police said Zohreh, 33, a podcaster, had filed a no-contact order against Khodakaramrezaei. Zohreh had been friends with Khodakaramrezaei, a listener, but she distanced herself after he bombarded her with messages.    Joining Nancy Grace today: Matthew Mangino - Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County, PA); Author: "The Executioner's Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States", Twitter: @MatthewTMangino Caryn Stark - Psychologist- Trauma and Crime Expert; Twitter: @carnpsych Paul Szych - Former Police Commander (Albuquerque, NM), APD Domestic Violence and Stalking Unit; Author: "Stop Him From KillingThem;" Twitter: @WorkplaceThreat   Dr. Jeffrey Jentzen - Professor of Forensic Pathology and Director of Autopsy and Forensic Services at the University of Michigan Medical School; Former Medical Examiner in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Lee Neubecker - CISSP- President of Enigma Forensics, Inc.,  Isabel Vincent - Investigative Reporter for the New York Post; Twitter: @isareport; Author: “Overture of Hope: Two Sisters' Daring Plan That Saved Opera's Jewish Stars from the Third Reich”  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boyfriend holds woman hostage in their hotel room and brutally beats her. An inmate escapes during a work detail.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Murdaugh now sits in a jail cell, after being convicted of killing his wife Maggie and son Paul, but what does that actually look like?  Murdaugh's attorneys have filed an appeal of his conviction.  In the meantime, the "shoulda, coulda, woulda" theories are floating around about what would have been the outcome if Alex Murdaugh had not taken the stand. Nancy Grace discusses this and more with South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney Mark Peper.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five friends set out from South Carolina to Mexico.  Latavia "Tay" McGee, a mom of 6, wanted a tummy tuck. The surgical procedure to remove abdominal fat was scheduled with a  doctor in Matamoros, just across the US/Mexico border. One of the friends stayed behind in a Brownsville, Texas hotel room. The woman didn’t have the proper documentation to cross the border.  The four Americans traveled to Matamoros from Brownsville in a rented white minivan. Shortly after they crossed the border, the minivan was fired at. Reportedly, rival drug cartels mistook the friends for Haitian drug smugglers. Two of the friends died in the attack. The other two were held captive for days in a remote region of the Gulf coast.    Joining Nancy Grace today: Neama Rahmani- Former Federal Prosecutor, Legal Commentator, and President of West Coast Trial Lawyers; Author: “Harvard to Hashtag;" INSTAGRAM: @Neamarahmani, Twitter: @NeamaRahmani Dr. Angela Arnold - Psychiatrist, Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women; Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University; Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital  Sheryl McCollum - Forensic Expert, Founder: Cold Case Investigative Research Institute in Atlanta, GA.; Twitter: @ColdCaseTips and Host: "Zone 7"  Dr. Stephenie Poris- Plastic surgeon in Orlando, FL (only female-owned and operated plastic surgery practice in Orlando); INSTAGRAM: @Stiletto_surgeon FACEBOOK: @porisplasticsurgery Dr. Jan Gorniak- Medical Examiner, Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner (Las Vegas, NV); Board Certified Forensic Pathologist  Nicole Partin - CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter; Twitter: @nicolepartin (Naples, FL) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Woman starts with hijacking then moves on to a crime spree. Groom beat to death by wedding crashers.  Man tries to smuggle explosives onto a plane. Man returns to the scene of his first break-in, but is caught on the second.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 19-year-old Madison Russo told the world she was battling pancreatic cancer and had a tumor “the size of a football. It was all a lie. After Russo bilked donors out of more than $37,000 through her posts on social media, some eagle-eyed medical professionals began questioning her diagnosis. The anonymous witnesses noticed inaccuracies in the photos she posted of herself and contacted authorities. The witnesses noted that some of her medical equipment and its placement did not look right. Joining Nancy Grace today: Kirby Clements- Attorney at Law, Author: "How to Keep Your A$$ Out of Jail;" Instagram: @kirbyclementsjr, Twitter: @kirbyesq  Dr. Shari Schwartz- Forensic Psychologist (Specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy); Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology;" Twitter: @TrialDoc   Greg Smith- Special Deputy Sheriff, Johnson County Sheriff's Office (Kansas), Executive Director of the Kelsey Smith Foundation Stefani Condon-Oldreive - Founder and Director of Craig’s Cause Pancreatic Cancer Society; Craig was her father, who passed away shortly after his diagnosis 16 years ago.   https://twitter.com/CraigsCauseCan https://www.instagram.com/craigscausecan/ https://www.facebook.com/CraigsCauseCan/ Dr. Tim Gallagher- Medical Examiner, State of Florida; Lecturer: University of Florida Medical School Forensic Medicine; Founder/Host: International Forensic Medicine Death Investigation Conference   Kayla Brantley-  Reporter, DailyMail.com; Twitter: @_KaylaBrantley, Instagram: @KaylaBrantley  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angry boyfriend shoots bystander offering advice. Tensions between coworkers turn deadly.  For more crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Megan Hess, a former owner of the Colorado funeral home, Sunset Mesa, has pleaded guilty to secretly dissecting corpses and selling body parts without consent from relatives of the deceased. Hess and her mother, Shirley Koch, launched a non-profit donor service organization in 2009. They forged dozens of body donor consent forms and sold the body parts for profit. They have both been convicted and sentenced for their crimes.  In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and special guest co-host  Dave Mack discuss the purpose of funeral homes, how one decides what is done with a loved one's remains, the legal procedures for deciding what is done with bodily remains, using bodies for medical purposes, and much more. Subscribe to Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan : Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Background  2:40 - What is the purpose of a funeral home?  5:05 - Gross Anatomy 5:50 - Deciding what is done with a body after death 8:10 - Donor Services and Megan Hess 13:35 - Can you tell if someone’s ashes aren’t real? 16:00 - Legal procedures for remains  18:10 - Non-transplant anatomical donation 19:30 - Jeff Peacock and finding out his parents were victims of Hess 23:40 - Body parts sold having certain diseases 25:30 - Using bodies for medical purposes 27:50 - Sentencing for Megan Hess and her mother Shirley Koch 28:30 - Wrap-upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Playboy model Kelsey Turner sentenced Turner to 10 to 25 years in prison for her role in the death of Dr. Thomas Burchard. Turner is accused of killing an elderly psychiatrist, who reportedly paid her rent and gave her money.  The 71-year-old  renowned psychiatrist was found beat to death in the trunk of Turner’s blue Mercedes Benz. The car had been abandoned on a dirt road, according to police. Two other suspects, identified as Jon Logan Kennison and Diana Nicole Pena also charged.  Turner, 29, agreed to an Alford plea, which means Turner does not have to admit guilt, but does agree there is enough prosecutorial evidence for a jury to find her guilty.  Joining Nancy Grace today: Troy Slaten - Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, Slaten Lawyers, APC, Twitter @TroySlaten Dr. Jenn Mann - Marriage and Family Therapist, Host 'Couples Therapy' and 'Family Therapy' on VH1, "The Dr. Jenn Show” on Sirius XM, Author: "The Relationship Fix: Dr. Jenn’s 6-Step Guide to Improving Communication, Connection and Intimacy", doctorjenn.com Dr. Kendall Crowns – Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Travis County, Texas (Austin) Chris Byers - Former Police Chief Johns Creek Georgia, 25 years as Police Officer, now Private Investigator and Polygraph Examiner, www.chrisbyersinvestigationsandpolygraph.com Alexis Tereszcuk - CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker, LeadStories.com, Twitter: @swimmie2009     Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justin Beck is used to talking with his parents, especially his mom. When Miriam Beck begins texting only, and not answering phone calls, Justin Beck goes to see his parents and sister to see what's wrong. Inside the home is a terrible odor and what looks like a body wrapped in a sheet.  Beck talks with his sister, Verity, for nearly 30 minutes. When the police are called, Verity Beck admits her parents, Reid and Miriam Beck, are dead. Officers discover a chainsaw and human remains in trashcans, wrapped in sheets. Joining Nancy Grace today: Matthew T. Mangino - Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County), Author: "The Executioner's Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States" Caryn Stark- Psychologist, Trauma and Crime expert; Twitter: @carnpsych Sheryl McCollum - Forensic Expert, Founder: Cold Case Investigative Research Institute in Atlanta, GA, Host of the new podcast, "Zone 7;" Twittier: @ColdCaseTips Dr. Kendall Avon Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner for Tarrant County (Ft. Worth), Lecturer for University of Texas Austin and Texas Christian University Medical School Nicole Partin - CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter; Twitter: @nicolepartin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.