Friday Night Special: 21 Life Sentences for Maddie Soto Killer

Bryan Kohberger is set for a sentencing hearing today for the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, and the hearing could stretch into a second day as families prepare emotional statements. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche plans to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, as the calls to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files are bringing Congress to a halt. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Authorities say they received a 911 call around 10 p.m. Saturday from a father who claimed his daughter, Melina, may have been abducted near Exit 22 on I-87. New York State Police said Melina and her father legally entered the U.S. on July 11 for a vacation from Canada. They were scheduled to return to Montreal on Sunday, July 20. Melina lives in another state with her mother. Her father and mother have been estranged since 2019, police said. Surveillance video shows Melina with her father in Saratoga Springs around 5:30 p.m., and she spoke with her mother on the phone around 6:30 p.m. On Sunday morning, authorities searched an area in the upstate town of Ticonderoga—near the Vermont border—where the father was believed to have been with Melina. The motive remains under investigation, officials said. Police noted that the father has no criminal record or history of domestic violence. They also said the vacation included stops in Connecticut and New York City. Joining Nancy Grace today: Jason Oshins - New York Defense Attorney Dr. Chloe Carmichael - Clinical Psychologist, Author: ‘Nervous Energy: Harness The Power of Your Anxiety;' X: @DrChloe, drchloe.com Dan Murphy-Former NYPD Detective-Sergeant, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Former Chief Security Officer, US Bancorp, Co-Host of "Gold Shields" Podcast, and Author: “Workplace Safety: Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention Program” Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), NEW Podcast --- launching on April 7th, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University) Laura Gemmett - Reporter, WRGB CBS 6 Albany; Instagram and Facebook: @laura.gemmettcbs6 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Justice Department is moving to unseal grand jury transcripts in the federal sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. But former federal prosecutors say the move is unlikely to reveal much—if anything—new. A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of a longtime American Idol music supervisor and her husband in Los Angeles. A New York City man who stabbed two teenage tourists at Grand Central Terminal on Christmas Day has been sentenced to up to 29 years in prison. In Los Angeles… a man with a violent criminal record is accused of driving into a crowd on a sidewalk in East Hollywood, injuring 36 peopleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing pressure from all sides to release the Epstein files, receiving major backlash after a memo from the Justice Department and FBI contradicted promises she previously made about releasing Epstein’s list. She now claims the incriminating "client list does not exist," that Epstein did not blackmail prominent figures, and that he died by suicide. Mark Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein's brother, says he has no reason to believe his brother took his own life. Instead, he alleges that Jeffrey was murdered and points to the federal government’s lack of transparency as potential evidence of a cover-up. Metadata analysis suggests the “raw” Jeffrey Epstein prison video from the night of his death may have been modified. While there is no definitive evidence proving the footage was tampered with, growing suspicion surrounds the key minutes missing from the video—fueling even more conspiracy theories, including claims that Epstein may still be alive. Epstein was first investigated by federal authorities in Florida in 2000, which resulted in a non-prosecution agreement and a guilty plea to state prostitution charges. He was later charged with child sex trafficking in Manhattan in 2019. The government also secured a conviction against Epstein’s co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell. Joining Nancy Grace today: Mark Epstein - Brother of Jeffrey Epstein Spencer Kuvin - Chief Legal Officer of GOLDLAW, Represented 9 victims of Epstein Darryl Cohen - Former Assistant District Attorney, Former Assistant State Attorney (Florida), & Defense Attorney at Cohen, Cooper, Estep, & Allen; Facebook: "Darryl B Cohen," X @DarrylBCohen Caryn Stark - Forensic Psychologist, Renowned TV and Radio Trauma Expert and Consultant; Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice Todd Shipley - Digital Cyber-Crime expert, Former Detective Sergeant with the Reno, Nevada Police Dept. [with 25 year in law enforcement], Author of "Surviving a Cyberattack: Securing Social Media and Protecting Your Home" and “Investigating Internet Crimes: An Introduction to solving Crimes in Cyberspace;" X: @webcase Dr. DeWayne Hendrix - Former Associate Warden at the MDC in Brooklyn, and Former Senior Warden with the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons; Founder and President of A New Daylight Foundation and Author: "Who Are You? See it Say it and Seize it;" @anewdaylight (IG) @drdewaynehendrix (LinkedIn) @anewdaylight (X) Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author of "Blood Beneath My Feet," and Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;" X:@JoScottForensic Dylan Howard - Investigative Journalist and Author of "Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales Dave Mack - Crime Stories Investigative Reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's been months since Attorney General Pam Bondi made a first release of information related to Jeffrey Epstein's death, promise to release more. It hasn't happened sparking speculations of a cover-up. Today Mark Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein's brother, joins Crime Stories. He says he has no reason to believe his brother took his own life, instead alleges he was murdered. Metadata research shows the ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video, the night he is found dead, has three missing minutes. Joining Nancy Grace today, Mark Epstein - Brother of Jeffrey Epstein Spencer Kuvin - Chief Legal Officer of GOLDLAW, represented 9 victims of Epstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Texas authorities have reported a disturbing case involving a father, Jerry Lee Martinez, 45, accused of sexually assaulting his 17-year-old daughter, who subsequently became pregnant and suffered a miscarriage in a Walmart restroom after he allegedly took her to Mexico for an abortion. Dog the Bounty Hunter's family is facing a heartbreaking situation as his stepson has reportedly shot and killed his own stepson in a tragic accident.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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An American woman claims she was raped by one of the suspects in Jocelyn Nungary's murder. She says the attack happened during a vacation to Costa Rica, and the government there did nothing. The night Jocelyn's body was found, Billie Jean Jackson is driving past the creek near 400 West Rankin Road and sees what she thinks might be a mannequin. The image was lifelike enough to make her turn around and check it out for sure. Getting a good look, Jackson realizes, it is not a mannequin and calls 911. On Sunday night, Jocelyn Nungaray's mother, Alexis reminds her not to stay up too late as Jocelyn is going to work with her mother in the morning. Alexis tells Jocelyn goodnight at 10 pm and turns in for the night herself. A little later when she is certain her mother is asleep, Jocelyn sneaks out of the house and goes to a local convenience store. It is around midnight when she calls her 13-year-old boyfriend, who says he hears Jocelyn talking to some adults before he hangs up the phone. After talking to her boyfriend, Jocelyn is seen on camera at a local 7-Eleven convenience store. In the pictures, Jocelyn Nungaray is seen with two other people, both adults. It's possibly the same people with whom her boyfriend overheard Jocelyn talking. Around the same time Billie Jean Jackson is calling 911, Alexis Nungaray is preparing to wake up her 5-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter, Jocelyn Nungaray. Finding Jocelyn gone, Alexis reportedly pings her daughter’s cell phone location, which traces the phone to a creek near 400 West Rankin Road Alexis Nungaray arrives at the spot where her daughter Jocelyn's phone pings and sees police tape is up and police are canvassing the area. Alexis Nungaray tells police her daughter is missing, and she is there because this is where her phone last pinged. Officers take down information from Alexis, but it still takes an hour before she receives the call that a body has been found, and it is possibly Jocelyn. Now Harris County District Attorney's Office is seeking the death penalty for both men. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Dr. Bethany Marshall – Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills); X: @DrBethanyLive/ Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall; Appearing in “Paris in Love” on Peacock; BOOK: “Deal Breaker: When to work on a relationship and when to walk away” Michael Ybanez – Former Houston Police Homicide Detective, Licensed Private Investigator Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors Dr. Kendall Crowns – Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth) and Lecturer: University of Texas Austin and Texas Christian University Medical School Corley Peel- News Reporter for KPRC2 in Houston; Instagram: @KPRC2Corley, X: @KPRC2Corley, Facebook: @KPRC2CorleyPeel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the Manson family murders and the real injuries suffered by the victims, as well as beheadings carried out hundreds of years ago in an effort to explain the difference in the type of injuries created by all manner of weapons that can be used to stab, slice, carve, and disembowel. Professor Morgan explains the difference between the facts of a case and how injuries and weapons are shown in film and how difficult it is to determine the source of a sharp force injury. Transcript Highlights 00:13.87 Introduction - Sharp Force Injuries 01:11.86 Description of a beheading 04:56.77 Sharp force injury 10:02.83 Executioner refusing to execute 14:59.68 Stabbing injuries 20:27.08 Studying the margin - edges of injury 24:48.30 Always look for the "winking eye" 29:58.47 Thorough autopsy - tongue comes out 35:03.25 First documented autopsy, Caesar 38:58.59 Manson family knife attacks, Sharon Tate 45:03.35 Manson Murders shown in movie shows fork bouncing up and down, ridiculous 46:2 9.07 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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