Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Alisa Mathewson and her estranged husband Trevor Summers had been going through a bitter divorce. The couple had five children. There were allegations that Summers was obsessed and possessive, and a restraining order against him backed those allegations. Then one night Summers tricked his then-14-year-old daughter into leaving a window unlocked for him. He told he want to talk to Mathewson. Summers broke into the house and attacked Mathewson in her bedroom, holding her there for hours after sending the children to his home. Summers tied up his estranged wife with Christmas lights and then a vacuum cleaner cord. After hours of being bounded and gagged, Mathewson says she was raped twice. Summers then hogtied her and tried to smother her to death with a pillow. He then made Mathewson leave with him. Summers drove to a Walgreens, where Mathewson, with her hands tied behind her back, tried to get away. An employee saw it all and called the police.  Summers was charged with two counts of attempted murder in the first degree, sexual battery, and kidnapping. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Kathleen Murphy - Family Attorney (North Carolina); Twitter: @RalDivorceLaw Caryn Stark - NYC Psychologist; Twitter: @carynpsych; Facebook: "Caryn Stark" Greg Smith - Special Deputy Sheriff, Johnson County Sheriff's Office (Kansas); Executive Director of the Kelsey Smith Foundation Rachel D. Fischer - Registered Nurse; Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE); Expert Witness; Private Investigator; Author: "Taking Back the Pen;" Forensic Nursing Consulting and Education LLC Gloria Gomez - Court Reporter, FOX 13 Tampa Bay; Twitter: @GGome13 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mom and children kidnapped by ex.  Mom pushing a stroller parked inside park. Custodian urinates in all drinking water sources in an office. Man charges with manslaughter after a struggle leads a man to be hit by a train.  For more crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's episode of Crime Stories with Nancy Grace was broadcast before the body of Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie was found. The  Mercer County Prosecutor's Office says a facilities employee discovered Ewunetie's body Thursday afternoon, behind some tennis courts. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause and manner of death. Officials say there are no obvious signs of injury.    Our condolences to the family.  Princeton University junior Misrach Ewunetie was last seen in her dorm, but her cellphone pinged near an off-campus housing complex two days after she disappeared. Authorities have searched the outside areas of the complex multiple times. Officers could not go inside homes without a warrant but residents did talk with some people who lived in the area. Misrach's brother, Universe Ewunetie, told The Sun that his sister missed an important meeting the day after she disappeared. Misrach is 5-foot-4 and about 130 pounds with brown eyes, and black hair. She was valedictorian of her high school class and earned a full scholarship to Princeton. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Jason Oshins - New York Defense Attorney Dr. Charles Heller - Clinical and Forensic Psychologist Specializing in Domestic Violence, Chief Forensic Consultant: Rockland County (New York) Forensic Mental Health Unit, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Greg Smith - Special Deputy Sheriff, Johnson County Sheriff's Office (Kansas),  Executive Director of the Kelsey Smith Foundation, www.kelseysarmy.com  Glenn Bard - Former Pennsylvania State Trooper First Class (Greensburg, PA), Computer Crime Investigations, U.S. Veteran of Operation Desert Storm, PATCtech Digital Forensics, PATCTech.com  Dave Mack - Crime Online Investigative Reporter  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hotel owners shot over a pair of socks. Teen stab his mom. Cops make huge drug and gun bust. 911 operator caught drunk on duty.  More crime and justice news at crimeonline.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just one day after Keaira Hudson's estranged husband was released from jail on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge, 45-year-old Adam Bennefield shot her dead.  Just days before her death Hudson posted a video of herself being brutally beaten by  Bennefield, on Facebook. As Hudson left to take her children to school just around the corner, she put on a bulletproof vest, but that would not protect her from multiple shots. Bennefield reportedly smashed into the front of Hudson's vehicle, pulled a shotgun, and opened fire with children in the car.   Joining Nancy Grace Today: Jessica Garth - Chief, Special Victims & Family Violence Unit, State's Attorney's Office, Prince George's County, MD Dr. Carolyn West Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Washington Tacoma, Award-winning author: " Violence in the Lives of Black Women: Battered, Black, and Blue", Filmmaker: “Let Me Tell Ya’ll ‘Bout Black Chicks: Images of Black Women in Pornography;" DrCarolynWest.com Julie Gates - Major Law Enforcement Crime Scene Investigator,  Forensic Science Program Coordinator/Instructor, Southern Crescent Technical College, Dr. Tim Gallagher - Medical Examiner State of Florida PathcareMed.com, Lecturer: University of Florida Medical School Forensic Medicine, Founder/Host: International Forensic Medicine Death Investigation Conference  Kristy Mazurek - Emmy Award-winning Investigative Reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Evicted renter murders her landlord. Jealous boyfriend kills his girlfriend after attacking her roommate. A school janitor is busted for molesting a student. Man caught riding under the influence.  For more crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Attorneys for disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh are pointing the finger at Murdaugh's cousin Curtis "Eddie" Smith. In a new court filing, the lawyers say that Smith, who reportedly failed a polygraph, should have been more rigorously investigated as a prime suspect by police. During a polygraph five months ago,  Smith was asked three times about his involvement in the shootings that killed Maggie and Paul Smith. Smith replied, no, to those questions, meaning he was not involved.  Police sources say Smith's answers indicate an attempt at deception. He lied. Smith has said he was “nowhere near” the property when the shootings occurred.        Joining Nancy Grace Today: Jessica Garth - Chief, Special Victims & Family Violence Unit, State's Attorney's Office, Prince George's County, MD Dr. Shari Schwartz - Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy), PantherMitigation.com, Twitter: @TrialDoc, Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology" Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan" Dr. Michelle DuPre - Former Forensic Pathologist, Medical Examiner and Detective: Lexington County Sheriff's Department, Author: "Homicide Investigation Field Guide" & "Investigating Child Abuse Field Guide", Forensic Consultant, DMichelleDupreMD.com  Chris Byers - Former Police Chief Johns Creek Georgia,  25 years as Police Officer, Private Investigator and Polygraph Examiner,   www.chrisbyersinvestigationsandpolygraph.com   Anne Emerson - Senior Investigative Reporter, WCIV ABC News 4 (Charleston, SC), Host of Award-Winning Podcast: "Unsolved South Carolina: The Murdaugh Murders, Money and Mystery, Twitter: @AnneTEmerson   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Teacher tells fifth grade girl that she's on the teacher's kill list.  Two men get into a road rage incident and end up shooting the other's daughter.  Florida postal works schemes to send cocaine through the mail.  Mom arrested after allowing her 10-year-old to get a huge tattoo. For more crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been 12 days since toddler Quinton Simon has been seen. Now the Chatham County Police Department says they believe the 20-month-old is likely dead.  According to the boy's mother, Leilani Simon, her boyfriend last saw the tot at about 6 a.m. on October 5 as he left for work. Later, when she woke up, Simon couldn't find Quinton. A 911 call was made shortly after 9:30 a.m. Simon told the dispatcher she found the door open and Quinton was gone. An extensive search was launched, including search warrants executed at the family home. Leilani Simon is considered the primary suspect, although no formal charges have been filed and no arrests have been made.   Joining Nancy Grace Today: John W. Dill, Esquire - Personal Injury Lawyer (Winter Park, FL), Author: "The Method: Proven Techniques for Winning Jury Trials", www.JohnWDill.com, Twitter/IG @JohnWDillESQ, Represents Michelle Parker's family, Zenaida Gonzalez vs. Casey Anthony  Dr. Angela Arnold - Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA, AngelaArnoldMD.com, 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, Voted "My Buckhead's Best Psychiatric Practice of 2022" Karen L. Smith - Forensic Expert, Lecturer at the University of Florida, Host of Shattered Souls Podcast, @KarensForensic, barebonesforensic.com  Brett Buffington - Lead Investigative Reporter, WSAV NEWS 3, A NewsNation Affiliate, WSAV.com, Twitter: @BrettWSAV See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A would-be bank robber uses his hand as a poor imitation of a gun. Woman points out house where has been held captive for more than month.  Security at a restaurant is beefed up after a liquor robbery, but nobody considered the roof.  For more crime and justice news, go to https://www.crimeonline.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.