“Like a Dream”: Georgia Mom’s Words Haunt Court as Child Murder Case Heads to Grand Jury | Crime Alert 4PM 12.12.25

Authorities say 46-year-old Travis Turner, head coach of the Union High School Bears in Big Stone Gap, disappeared last ThursdaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Nov 5min

The late Sheriff Buford Pusser, long celebrated as a fearless lawman and the inspiration for the film Walking Tall, is now believed to have murdered his wife nearly sixty years ago. In Illinois, a jury has convicted former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson of second-degree murder in the death of Sonya Massey, a Springfield woman who called 911 to report a possible prowler. In Nebraska, a man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a parish priest in a small town north of Omaha. In northeast Ohio, a Cleveland woman has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the fatal stabbing of a three-year-old boy outside a grocery store.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Nov 5min

Randi Nicole Staples, a 44-year-old 2nd-grade instructor at Cottage Hill Christian Academy, was taken into custody after a clip surfaced on Facebook, showing what is alleged to be 22 blows in a span of 14 secondsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Nov 6min

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19 Nov 6min

Austin police say new investigative work has advanced the long-unsolved 1991 “I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt” murder case, one of the city’s most enduring cold cases. A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Sonya Massey after she called 911 seeking help. In Nebraska, a man has pleaded guilty to murder and related charges for killing a Catholic priest during a 2023 break-in at the priest’s home. A Cuyahoga County, Ohio jury has found Bionca Ellis guilty on all counts in the stabbing death of 3-year-old Julian Wood outside a North Olmsted grocery store.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 Nov 5min

A shooting incident near Carbondale, Kansas has resulted in one fatality and left four law enforcement officers injured.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Nov 5min

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17 Nov 7min

A tragic case has emerged involving an 11-year-old girl from Connecticut, who was reportedly deprived of food for two weeks leading up to her death last year and frequently restrained with zip ties, according to police reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Nov 6min