TEEN GIRL CHEERLEADER DEAD ON CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP, FBI JOINS INVESTIGATION

Investigators quickly determine that Moriah "Mo" Wilson, shot dead at a friend's home, was not a random target. After a few interviews, they realize Wilson's past relationship with Colin Strickland did not sit well with his current girlfriend, yoga instructor and real estate agent Kaitlin Armstrong. The day after police question her, Armstrong sells her Jeep Grand Cherokee to a CarMax in South Austin for $12,000. The same Jeep appears on surveillance video near the scene of Wilson's murder. The next day, Armstrong books a flight out of Austin. Eight days after Wilson's murder, investigators link Armstrong to the crime, and a warrant is issued for her arrest. As the warrant is issued, police discover she is already gone. Surveillance footage at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport captures Armstrong boarding a flight to Houston, then on to New York. Investigators track her to New York's LaGuardia Airport, where she is seen again on surveillance video before seemingly vanishing. They later trace her to Newark International Airport but find no outbound flights under her name. However, had they looked closely, they might have noticed a young woman with brown hair flying out of Newark using the passport of her sister, who also has brown hair and lives in New York. A check with Homeland Security reveals "Christie Armstrong" left Newark on a one-way flight to Costa Rica. Armstrong lands in San José, Costa Rica, but does not stay long. She quickly disappears again. A month later, a source reports she may be hiding in Santa Teresa. After days of searching with no success, U.S. Marshals try a new tactic: placing ads for a yoga instructor. After nearly a week, they get a break—someone responds. An investigator, posing as a tourist, visits a hostel to get a closer look at the woman. She resembles Armstrong but not exactly. As he gets closer, he notices a bandage on her nose and swollen lips, but her eyes remain the same. Investigators now understand why she was so difficult to find—she had undergone plastic surgery. Joining Nancy Grace today: Troy Slaten - Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, Slaten Lawyers, APC; Twitter @TroySlaten Dr. Jeff Kieliszewski - Forensic Psychologist, Author: “Darksides", darksides.podia.com, YouTube: "Dr. Jeff Kieliszewski, Forensic Psychologist", Irv Brandt - Former Senior Inspector, US Marshals Service International Investigations Branch, Chief Inspector, DOJ Office of International Affairs; Country Attache, US Embassy Kingston, Jamaica. Author: “Solo Journey: Buddha Knights a Jack Solo Mystery Novel Dr. Michelle DuPre - Forensic Pathologist, Medical Examiner and Detective: Lexington County Sheriff's Department, Author: “Money, Mischief, and Murder: The Murdaugh Dynasty...the Rest of the Story," "Homicide Investigation Field Guide" & "Child Abuse Investigation Field Guide," Forensic Consultant DMichelleDupreMD.com Josephine Wentzel - Krystal Mitchell's Mother Alexis Tereszcuk - Crime Online.com Investigative Reporter Sydney Sumner- Crime Online.com Investigative Reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Feb 41min

Woman stabbed to death by her boyfriend because he didn't like her haircut. Acrobatic car thief thinks he can escape cops! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Feb 5min

A landlord staging a property in preparation for a new tenant, sees what appears to be the foot of a child sticking out of the ground. The landlord calls police, and they find the remains of 9-year-old Zemar King III buried in a shallow grave. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss mother Brandee Pierce, who is caught in Georgia in January, where she is already in jail. She's charged with abuse of her three-year-old days before Christmas. Joseph Scott Morgan also explains how investigators determined how Brandee Pierce "smothered" and "choked" her 9-year-old son to death before burying him in a backyard grave and then skipping town. Transcript Highlights00:00.01 Introduction01:53.70 Zemar King, little boy left in shallow grave by his mother04:57.48 Would a human foot look different than a plastic foot in the dirt?10:25.76 Investigators benefit from "containment"14:33.47 Reactionary event, panic19:12.14 How long has it been since victim died24:41.84 What actually happened to Zemar?30:15.49 Hands and feet of Zemar were tied together36:24.94 Determining how Zemar died - smothering / neck compression39:28.72 Conclusion: Case is still active, we will updateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 Feb 40min

Samantha Koenig was kidnapped at gunpoint from the Anchorage, Alaska, coffee stand where she worked as a barista in February 2013 by a man who may be one of the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history. Israel Keyes developed an elaborate plan to demand a ransom for the 18-year-old's return. After his arrest, Keyes admits to killing 11 people across the country, but are there more? JOINING NANCY GRACE TODAY: Andrew Iden - Co-Host, "Deviant" Podcast, Insta & TikTok: @deviant.podcast Dr. Bethany Marshall -Psychoanalyst, Author "Deal Breaker: When to Work on a Relationship and When to Walk Away” https://www.drbethanymarshall.com, Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter:@DrBethanyLive Bobby Chacon - Former Special Agent FBI, Screenwriter for “Criminal Minds;” Co-star Facebook TV "Curse of Akakor" Instagram/Twitter: @BobbyChaconFBI, BobbyChacon.com Darryl Cohen - Former Assistant District Attorney, Former Assistant State Attorney, Defense Attorney, Cohen, Cooper, Estep, & Allen, LLC, CCEAlaw.com, Facebook: "Darryl B Cohen", Twitter: @DarrylBCohen Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 Feb 40min

Justice Nation: Crime Stops Here is presented with limited commercial interruption thanks to Lifelock. Join now and save up to 40% your first year. Call 1-800-LifeLock and use promo code NANCY or go to https://www.LifeLock.com/NANCY for 40% off. Terms apply. It’s a whole new world and it’s changing every day. Children increasingly have unsupervised access to the connected world, and with all the benefits new technology brings it also needs new dangers. How do you prepare yourself? Beginning with an in depth interview with survivor-turned-advocate Alicia Kozakiewicz, Nancy and her panel of experts teach parents practical tips for parents to combat the threat of online predators and how to deal with cyber bullies. Plus, learn how to talk with your kids about the everyday dangers of oversharing information on social media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 Feb 53min

Hours after Chris Watts made an emotional plea for help finding his missing wife and two young daughters, the Colorado man led police to their bodies hidden in oil tanks near where he worked. Now after being convicted for the three murders, Chris Watts has labeled his pregnant wife, Shanann, a “control freak,” and claims that he sought refuge with his mistress. He says Nichol Kessinger was “everything my wife wasn’t like with me.” Watts confided to a jail mate that his marriage to Shanann was unhappy but Nichol was just everything my wife wasn’t like with me. She was just nice, and not a control freak." Later on, Watts told the jail mate that Kessinger became “the death of me.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 Feb 45min

In a new attempt to dismiss at least one charge against him, Sean "Diddy" Combs argues that the government is prosecuting him under a racist law. Count 3 of the federal indictment—transportation to engage in prostitution—stems from a violation of the Mann Act, previously called the White-Slave Law, which was passed in 1910 to prohibit the transportation of women for human trafficking. Combs’ attorneys claim there has never been a similar prosecution under the Mann Act and that he is being singled out as a powerful Black man. Combs’ attorneys argue that the statute has primarily been used to prosecute people of color, writing that the law has “a long and troubling history as a statute with racist origins, used to target Black men and supposedly protect White women from them,” and that “what was racist in its inception has often been racist in its operation.” They further claim that using escorts is "widely accepted in American culture today" and that Combs is being prosecuted for conduct that “regularly goes unpunished for White men.” In their latest filing, Combs’ defense states, “There has never been a similar RICO prosecution. No white person has ever been the target of a remotely similar case." However, Keith Raniere, the founder of the personal development company NXIVM—which served as a recruitment tool for the sex cult DOS—was convicted of both sex trafficking and racketeering just six years ago. Ghislaine Maxwell was also found guilty of violating the Mann Act even more recently. In other Diddy-related news, the Jane Doe who accused Sean Combs, Jay-Z, and the mysterious “Celebrity B” of watching and participating in her rape when she was 13 has dropped her lawsuit without an outside settlement. She dismissed the allegations with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be refiled. Joining Nancy Grace today: Wendy Patrick - California prosecutor, President and Founder of Black Swan Verdicts, Author: "Red Flags: Frenemies, Underminers, and Ruthless People," and ‘Today with Dr Wendy’ on KCBQ in San Diego, X: @WendyPatrickPHD Dr. Bethany Marshall- Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker;"Featured in Hit Show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock; Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall; X: @DrBethanyLive Bill Woolf - Former Detective in Fairfax County, VA. [Human Trafficking Task Force]; Anti-Sex Trafficking Expert, Author: “Eradicating Human Trafficking: A Transformative Approach to Collective Impact” Rob Shuter - Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast, Former Publicist, and Author: "The 4 Word Answer;" IG: @naughtygossip Sydney Sumner - CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors, Host of Lynn's Warriors on YouTube, X: @lynns_warriors; YouTube: @LynnsWarriors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Feb 41min

Two young teens beat a man to death for his cellphone and wallet. Man previously arrested for impersonating officers tries to avoid a background check...by pretending to be a police officer! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Feb 5min