Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Brian Hooker, an American man whose wife Lynette Hooker disappeared in the Bahamas. After vowing to "never stop searching" for his missing wife, husband Brian Hooker left the islands, returning he said to care for his ailing mother. He has not returned to the Bahamas to look for his wife. The U.S. Coast Guard has seized the couple's 46-foot sailboat, Soulmate as evidence and is conducting an active criminal investigation.
New information is coming out that mysterious lights and large splash was heard coming from the boat. What happened to Lynette Hooker?
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
Blaine Stevenson - friend, GOFUNDME PAGE for Karli/Lynette:https://www.gofundme.com/f/Lynette-Hooker-Missing-in-Bahamas
Josh Kolsrud - Criminal Defense Attorney and Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Founder of Kolsrud Law Offices, website: kolsrudlawoffices.com, Facebook and YouTube @KolsrudLawOffices
Dr. Rachel Toles - Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, website: DrRachelToles.com, Instagram / YouTube: TolzHaus, Facebook: DrRachelToles
Brian Fitzgibbons - Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security, website: www.uspasecurity.com, Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security
Vanessa Walsh - Host: Unmasked True Crime, Facebook and YouTube: UnmaskedTrueCrime, X: CrimeUnmasked
Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
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The three victims killed in a shooting at a San Diego mosque are hailed as heroes for calliing 911 and protecting more than 100 children inside. A potentially drunk New York City driver kills two in violent chain-reaction crash. Two Americans arrested in Japan for breaking into enclosure baby "Punch" calls home. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh, who's murder conviction has been overturned, is suing former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill. He alleging she violated his civil rights by tampering with the jury during his 2023 double-murder trial. Hill previously pleaded guilty to state charges of perjury, obstruction of justice, and misconduct in office. Comments Hill made to jurors was considered as improperly influencing the verdict.
The complaint claims Hill wanted a guilty verdict to help sell her upcoming book about the trial. Murdaugh's team is seeking more than $600,000 in compensatory damages—mostly tied to the costs of the original trial—along with punitive damages. His attorneys have stated that any recovered money will not go to Murdaugh personally, but is intended to hold Hill accountable.
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
Mark Peper - Criminal defense attorney The Peper Law Firm, PeperLawFirm.com, Twitter: @PeperLawFirm
Chris Mcdonough - Director At the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective, https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/chris-mcdonough---law-enforcement-relations.html, Host of YouTube channel, The Interview Room.
Dr. Kendal Crowns - Ft. Worth, TX Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue", Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
GiGi McKelvey - Journalist, Host of the podcast “Pretty Lies And Alibis,” prettyliesandalibis.org , Facebook, IG, TikTok: @PrettyLies And Alibis, Twitter: @PrettyLiesAlibi
Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson - Alex Murdaugh's former housekeeper
Dave Mack- Crime Stories investigative reporter
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Judge Gregory Carro rules some of the evidence recovered in an unlawful search of Luigi Mangione's belongings will not be allowed at trial, though prosecutors can show the jury Mangione's 'manifesto' and silencer. Mistrial in Harvey Weinstein's retrial may result in third trial on outstanding singular sex crime charge.
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Newly revealed text messages between Shanann Watts and a friend reveal her heartbreak as her marriage falls apart. Shanann canceled a gender reveal party planned for August 7, about a week before she was strangled by her husband. She had splurged over $800 on a cake, cookies, party supplies and flowers Then texts between the husband and wife revealed the collapsing marriage.
Shanann wrote “Chris told me last night he’s scared to death about this third baby and he’s happy with just Bella and Celeste and doesn’t want another baby." She then said she thought Chris was having an affair. Days later, Shanann and her two daughters were dead.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
Cheryln Cadle - Author of a new book “Christopher Watts a Failed Life," “The Murders of Christopher Watts” and “The Many Faces of Christopher Watts: A 5-year Update”, website: www.cherylncadle.com
Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter - Clinical Psychologist, Author of “Mainlining Philly: Survival, Hope and Resisting Drug Addition,” and “Aftershock: How Past Event Shake Up Your Life Today”, and Producer of “Utter Nonsense,” a documentary of exploration of addition and severe mental illness, available to stream on Apple TV and Prime Video, website:drgerilynnutter.com, Instagram & Facebook: DrGeriLynnUtter
Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Host of Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue”, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
Mark Peper – Criminal Defense Attorney, The Peper Law Firm; X: @PeperLawFirm
Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
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