Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Little boy shot while riding in car with dad.  Driver gets caught in wet cement while trying to evade cops. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anastasia Hamilton texts her mom Sunday morning. That was the last time anyone heard from the 25 -year-old.  After hours of unanswered calls, texts, and messages on social media, Romanello went to Cleveland Police. Investigators pinged the woman's phone near Cleveland Steelyard.  Hamilton is seen on a surveillance video walking with an unidentified man. Her body is later found in an abandoned house.  Joining Nancy Grace Today: Melissa Romanello - Victim's Mother, GoFundMe: "Anastasia Hamilton Funeral Expenses"   Darryl Cohen - Former Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, Defense Attorney, Cohen, Cooper, Estep, & Allen, LLC, CCEAlaw.com 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  Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan" Sia Nyorkor - Anchor & Reporter, WOIO-TV (Cleveland, OH), Instagram: @ TVNewsLady, Facebook.com/TVNewsLady See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grandmother killed after watching graduation. Homeowner abandons mobile home in middle of the street. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor Johnny Depp wins his defamation suit against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, but why?  The jury found unanimously that Heard's published op-ed describing her as a  "public figure representing domestic abuse” tarnished Depp's reputation and damaged his career.   Amber Heard did win the second of her three counts in a $100 million counterclaim. The jury found that Depp's attorney Adam Waldman defamed Heard when he told the Daily Mail that Heard had set up Depp in a hoax when police answered a domestic call at their home in May 2016.   Joining Nancy Grace Today: Darryl Cohen - Former Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, Defense Attorney, Cohen, Cooper, Estep, & Allen, LLC, CCEAlaw.com  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  Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan" Julie Owens - Victim Advocate, Domestic Violence Expert Consultant, Julie Owens Consulting, www.domesticviolenceexpert.org  Caitlyn Becker - Senior Reporter, DailyMail.com (Los Angeles, CA), Instagram/Twitter: @CaitlynBecker  The National Domestic Violence Hotline - 800-799-SAFE or 800-799-7233See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kidnapped woman rescued by bank tellers. Man arrested for cutting down live timber in national forest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor Johnny Depp wins his defamation suit against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard. The jury found unanimously that Heard's published op-ed describing her as a  "public figure representing domestic abuse” tarnished Depp's reputation and damaged his career.  Amber Heard did win the second of her three counts in a $100 million counterclaim. The jury found that Depp's attorney Adam Waldman defamed Heard when he told the Daily Mail that Heard had set up Depp in a hoax when police answered a domestic call at their home in May 2016.  The jury awarded Heard  $2 million dollars. Depp was awarded $10.35 million: $10 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages. Deliberations took about 13 hours.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jury deliberations continued today in the defamation trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Jurors asked for clarification from the judge yesterday on a point of content, regarding the headline of Amber Heard's op-ed. The jury wanted to know if they were considering just the headline or the entire op-ed. The judge clarified the headline is what is to be considered. And then just 13 hours after deliberations began... a verdict.  Joining Nancy Grace Today: Darryl Cohen - Former Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, Defense Attorney, Cohen, Cooper, Estep, & Allen, LLC, CCEAlaw.com  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 Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan" Charlie Lankston - FeMail Editor, DailyMail.com, Twitter/Instagram:@charlielanks  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

$10 million dollar lottery winner convicted of murder. Man claims he was pant less to "clean his spirituality."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Investigators say the little boy found inside a suitcase in rural Indiana died from an electrolyte imbalance. The medical examiner says that the imbalance was most likely due to a “viral gastroenteritis” caused by excessive vomiting or diarrhea. State police are still working to identify the boy, believed to be about 5-year-old.  Toxicology tests came back negative and the boy had no severe injuries. Police do not believe the boy was alive when he was placed inside the suitcase.  A mushroom hunter found the hardshell suitcase,  which features the famous “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign.  The little boy is described as just under 4 feet tall and about 40 pounds,  with a slim build and a short haircut. Indiana State Police have set up a national tip line at (888) 437-6432.   Joining Nancy Grace today: Kathryn Marsh - Special Victims Liaison for the State’s Attorney's Office (Charles County, MD), Co-Founder: Right Response Consulting, "No Grey Zone" Podcast", RightResponseConsulting.com, Instagram/Twitter: @nogreyzoneRRC   Dr. Alan Blotcky PhD - Clinical and Forensic Psychologist (Birmingham, AL) specializing in Criminal, Child Custody and Abuse, Clinical Associate Professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham   Karen L. Smith - Forensic Expert (Los Angeles, CA),  Lecturer at the University of Florida, Host of Shattered Souls Podcast, @KarensForensic, barebonesforensic.com   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  Max Lewis - Reporter, FOX59 (Indianapolis), Twitter/Instagram: @MaxLewisTV, Facebook.com/MaxLewisTV   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rapper charged with gang-related crimes. Man tackled by firefighters as he tries to steal firetruck. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.