20 Elementary School Staffers Charged with Abuse | Crime Alert 04.22.25

Carly Gregg is a good student but has had trouble at school. She briefly attends an alternative school after being caught with a knife. Her parents revoke her phone privileges after she breaks their social media rules. Friends grow concerned when they discover Carly has a burner phone and catch her smoking marijuana. One friend distracts Carly while another informs her mother. Ashley Smylie confronts Carly after school, warning her that her room will be searched when they get home. Ashley heads to Carly’s room while Carly takes the dogs out. Almost immediately, Ashley finds a box of THC vape pens. She takes the box to her bedroom before returning to continue the search. Carly comes back inside, checks on her mother’s location, and quietly heads to her parents' room. She lifts the mattress and retrieves her mother’s .357 Magnum pistol. Immediately after the shooting, Carly uses her mother’s phone to text Heath Smylie, “You almost home honey?” Smylie replies that he’ll be home in about an hour. Carly then texts six friends, saying she has an emergency and needs someone to come over. One friend offers to call 911, but Carly declines. Eventually, a friend agrees to come. When Carly answers the door, she asks the girl, “Are you squeamish around dead bodies?” and then leads her to her mother’s body in the bedroom. Carly tells her shocked friend, “I put three in my mom, and I have three more waiting for my stepdad when he gets home.” She says he’ll arrive soon and asks the friend to wait in the backyard. Carly opens the garage door, goes back inside, and waits for Heath Smylie. The moment he opens the door, Carly fires at him. Smylie grabs the gun, and Carly fires two more shots during their struggle. Smylie overpowers her, and Carly runs through the backyard, fleeing the home. Joining Nancy Grace today:  Kathryn White Newman -  Rankin County Assistant District Attorney; IG: www.instagram.com/bramlett_da/  FB: www.facebook.com/kathryn.white.718 Kevin Camp - Criminal Defense Attorney and Lead Attorney at Camp Law Firm; Attorney for Carly Gregg, Retired JAG Officer from the Mississippi National Guard (with a distinguished military and legal career);FB: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.camp.39   Caryn Stark - Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio Trauma Expert and Consultant; Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice Dr. William Morrone - Medical Examiner, Toxicologist, Pathologist, and Opioid Treatment Expert; Author: “American Narcan: Naloxone & Heroin-Fentanyl Associated Mortality” Lauren Conlin - Co-Host of Primetime Crime on YouTube; X: @Conlin_Lauren, Instagram- @LaurenEmilyConlin, YouTube: @PopCrimeTV   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Sep 202440min

Tutor punches a girl in the face when she gets an answer on her homework wrong. Missouri cop helps himself to the contents of a woman's phone during a traffic stop.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Sep 20246min

Breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow "Crime Alert Hourly Update" now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/Crime_Alert Here are one of our top stories this week.  63-year-old mother, Stacy Draminga was out on her favorite trail for her morning walk when she was attacked and killed.  Stay informed, stay safe, and stay ahead with "Crime Alert Hourly Update.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Sep 20246min

More evidence has come out in the case of the shooting death of Jared Bridegan. There is now more evidence with the tire found in the road and other tires found at a suspects house and Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how all the numbers actually mean something and can become very compelling evidence.    00:00 Introduction 02:45 Bridegan executed at close range 07:37 Sharing custody of children 11:42 Bridegan shot twice on left side 16:36 Numbers on tires mean something 21:53 multiple gunshots heard by witnesses 25:53 Wound Tracking 30:44 Bridegan injuries were not survivable See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Sep 202432min

Breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow "Crime Alert Hourly Update" now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/Crime_Alert Here are some of our top stories this week. A Texas mom's instinct proves right, when she discovers her son's suspicious behavior leads to a body. Stay informed, stay safe, and stay ahead with "Crime Alert Hourly Update.”   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Sep 20246min

Dr. Stephanie Russell loses custody of her two children when it comes to light during court proceedings, that Russell has been coaching her children to lay claims of abuse against her ex-husband. The evidence was revealed to be video recordings of the children practicing. Russell then tries to hire a hitman, but the hitman is undercover FBI. Now, Stephanie M. Russell pleads guilty to two counts of a federal indictment.   Joining Nancy Grace Today: Kathleen Murphy - Family Attorney (North Carolina), NCDomesticlaw.com; X: @RalDivorceLaw   Caryn Stark - NYC Psychologist; X: @carynpsych, Facebook: "Caryn Stark"  Paul Szych – Former Police Commander; Author: “StopHimFromKillingThem” on Amazon Kindle; X: @WorkplaceThreat; Screen Actors Guild-Eligible Actor  Alexis Tereszcuk – CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker at Lead Stories; X: @swimmie2009 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Sep 202441min

As Diddy sits in jail on federal charges, a twelfth victim has come forward with a lawsuit accusing Sean Combs of drugging and raping her. Thalia Graves, who was dating a Bad Boy employee, says she accepted a glass of wine from Combs while riding in a car driven by his head of security, Joseph Sherman. Graves states she doesn’t remember passing out, but when she woke up, she was lying face down on a pool table with her hands tied behind her back, as Sean Combs raped her vaginally and anally. Years later, Graves learned that Combs had filmed the assault and shared the video with others. At the same time, speculation has arisen over what Sean "Diddy" Combs is eating in jail. Reports suggest he’s avoiding the meals provided by food services, fearing he could be poisoned. Former inmate Larry Levine suggests that Combs might be paranoid, but it’s not unreasonable to think someone could pay to have his food poisoned, potentially causing a heart attack. Correctional officers don’t earn much, and those implicated in the alleged videos have plenty of money. However, Levine also notes a simpler reason: many prisoners simply dislike the food when they first arrive.    Joining Nancy Grace today:  Renee Rockwell - Criminal Defense Attorney; Facebook: "Renee.Rockwell" Dr. Bethany Marshall – Psychoanalyst, Author – “Deal Breaker,”  featured in hit show: “Paris in Love” on Peacock;, Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, X: @DrBethanyLive 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, & Author: "Who Are You?  See it Say it and Seize it;" @anewdaylight (IG) @drdewaynehendrix (LinkedIn)  @anewdaylight (X) Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors Josh Sabarra  - Marketing Executive and Best-Selling Author: "Enemies Closer" Sydney Sumner - CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Sep 202440min

Man arrested 2000 miles away after woman's body pulled from New Orleans wharf. Boyfriend defecates on the floor, then chokes his horrified girlfriend.  For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Sep 20246min