Inside Edition for Monday, August 18, 2025

The heartbreaking story involving a high school athlete being fatally stabbed by a fellow student at a high school track me has touched a nerve across the country, but all the talk about the tragedy has led to rumors and gossip spreading online - it's gotten so bad the police chief and the victim's father are asking everyone - to please stick to the facts. And, President Trump is planning on having quite the birthday celebration when he turns 79 in June. His administration is planning on having a big military parade through the streets of Washington ending at the White House. And there's another milestone to mark - the Army's 250th anniversary. Plus, seven states across the South and Midwest are picking up the pieces after being pummeled by tornados, intense rain and giant hailstorms. And a family who was just about done building a new home, now has to start all over. And, dozens are dead in a roof collapse at a packed nightclub. It happened in the Dominican Republic and among the dead - a former baseball star who won the world series as a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Apr 22min

Join 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant for "Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress, and the Bodyguard," a gripping six-episode podcast that unravels a dark story — Mark Stover was a talented dog trainer, better known as the dog whisperer of the Pacific Northwest. He was charismatic and attracted the attention of wealthy blonde heiress Linda Opdyke. They built a business together, along with a marriage. But Linda said Mark also had a dark side and when she tried to leave the marriage, he obsessively followed. She sought the protection of a security expert Michiel Oakes who soon became the new love of her life, her knight in shining armor. But when blood was found in Mark’s home and he was reported missing, detectives went looking for Michiel. In this dark love triangle, just who was the hunter and who was the hunted? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Apr 2min

If you spent the weekend nervous about your retirement account - you're not alone. Americans have been on edge since news of President Trump's sweeping tariffs caused the biggest drop on Wall Street in five years. And today watching the Dow bouncing up and down didn't do much to calm nerves. And they just can't catch a break... the South and Midwest are once again dealing with severe weather, with flash flooding causing havoc across 16 states. Plus, after a string of big budget flops, Hollywood is celebrating today after Minecraft, a movie based on a popular video game, shattered box office expectations with the biggest opening weekend so far this year. Excitement over the movie is so over the top, theater managers are now asking fans to stay calm. And she's already received life sentences for the murders of two of her children, but today so-called doomsday mom, Lori Vallow Daybell, was back in court - accused of conspiring to murder her fourth husband. And rather than having a lawyer, she's defending herself. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Apr 22min

Horror at a high school track meet as an argument breaks out between two athletes. One pulls out a knife and stabs the other in the heart, killing him. The details are heartbreaking with the stabbed teen dying in his twin brother's arms. And the Michigan couple thrown in a maximum-security prison in Mexico all over a time share dispute has now been freed. There were hugs all around when they touched down on American soil. Plus, Scarlett Johansson is breathing a sigh of relief - because the man she accused of stalking her is under arrest. The actress says he's been showing up at her Hollywood home and now cops say he's made his most brazen move yet... threatening to blow up Saturday Night Live's New York studio where Johansson’s husband is a cast member.  And authorities in Los Angeles say it will take another 18 months to recover from those devastating wild fires, but now comes a new threat… unused swimming pools have become breeding grounds for disease carrying mosquitos.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Apr 22min

A crushing day for stock markets around the world, and it's all due to one thing:  the tariffs announced on all goods entering the United States. Some analysts are now using the word recession, and with fears that prices will be going way up some Americans have started panic buying. However, the message from the White House is "trust in President Trump." And world leaders are reacting to the tariff's including the prime minister of Australia who says quote 'nowhere on earth is safe'…and that apparently includes an island where the only inhabitants are penguins. Plus, this sports reporter in New Orleans covering the Super Bowl was found dead in his hotel room.  Authorities say it was a robbery turned deadly after a woman he met at a bar drugged him. These three men tell Inside Edition they too were preyed upon by the same woman dubbed the "Bourbon Street hustler"...and they are pleading with other potentially embarrassed victims to come forward. And it's the story that shocked the nation - two young children dying in separate incidents - both while under the watch of their grandmother. Today it was sentencing day and the mother of the children delivered an excruciating victims statement against her own mother.  The grandmother was not charged in the earlier death of the toddler in the pond because prosecutors determined it was a one-time lapse in judgement.   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Apr 20min

He persevered in a brave battle against throat cancer, but today we learned actor Val Kilmer has died. The star who played Batman and Tom Cruise's wingman in Top Gun passed away Tuesday -- from pneumonia. As Les Trent reports, despite losing his trademark voice to illness, Kilmer kept fighting. And he's been dubbed "first buddy" thanks to his close association with President Trump, but are Elon Musk's days as a White House advisor coming to an end? As Steven Fabian reports, even the president says Musk needs to get back to running his businesses. Plus, this teen was swimming in Southern California when she was attacked and left with bruises and bites marks. But it wasn't a shark, it was a sea lion. As Jim Moret reports, experts say they’re becoming more aggressive -- even demonic! And it's a major milestone – Deborah’s 30th anniversary as anchor of Inside Edition. We dug into the video vault for a look back, and it's been quite a ride. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Apr 21min

Karen Read, the woman accused of murdering her police officer boyfriend, entered court outside Boston today. It's the beginning of her new trial seven months after her first trial ended with a hung jury. This time around, cops have found a way to keep her supporters from causing a commotion. Alison Hall spoke with read outside court. And we may finally have an answer to the mystery that has baffled the nation - how did the 14-year-old son of a former New York Yankees player die while on a family vacation in Costa Rica?  After talk of food poisoning and asphyxiation, it could be carbon monoxide poisoning. Les Trent has details as well as info on how to keep your family safe from what's called the silent killer. Plus, we’ve told you how a number of Tesla owners are returning their electric cars, unhappy with Elon Musk's close affiliation with President Trump. Now someone new is joining the trend. The conservative blogger who says she's the mother of one of Musk's 13 children. And talk about an unusual dinner at the White House. Right after President Trump and rocker Kid Rock held a press conference in the Oval Office, they headed to the dining room where they broke bread with none other than comedian Bill Maher - who has been a very vocal critic of the President. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2 Apr 22min

We've told you about all the attacks on Tesla’s, but this is one of the wildest yet. A woman claims another driver intentionally plowed into her Tesla, but she wasn't going to just watch her drive away. She gets out of her Tesla and blocks the other vehicle-- slamming on the hood and screaming until cops show up. And this guy is in the throes of a heart attack so deadly it's called the widow-maker. Thankfully, his wife was right there to call 911 leading to paramedics arriving quickly on the scene. Now they have a warning for everyone in their interview with our Ann Mercogliano. Plus, we’re seeing more intense video from that 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Thailand, including this -- a window washer hanging on for dear life as water from a rooftop pool comes cascading down around him. And it was a great weekend for the New York Yankees as the team hit 15 homers over three games-- tying a major league record. But some are pointing to the custom-made bats several of the sluggers were using to hit those balls. They were created by an MIT physics professor and are being called torpedo bats, but some say they should be torpedoed out of the MLB. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Apr 22min