Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Austin police respond to a home in Del Valle after receiving a 911 call about a 7-year-old girl who discovered starved and locked inside a bedroom closet.
Six other children are also found in the home, but police say it appears they are physically healthy. According to reports, the child was soiled and barricaded in a closet with heavy boxes blocking the door.
An arrest affidavit reveals Virginia Marie Gonzales is accused of locking the 7-year-old girl in a closet for “weeks at a time.” The affidavit further states the girl’s grandmother told police that the child had trouble controlling her bladder and often ate things she shouldn’t.
This allegedly led to her siblings being instructed to keep her locked in the closet.
The 7-year-old was hospitalized and is now recovering. During the investigation, detectives learn about another child, Ava, who has been missing for years. Virginia Marie Gonzales, Ava‘s mother, was arrested on a charge of serious injury to a child in connection with the 7-year-old’s case.
According to police, the missing now 9-year-old child was last seen when she was just 2 years old and in the custody of her mother, Virginia Marie Gonzales.
Now, Gonzales has reversed her initial rejection of a plea offer. The State first offered Gonzales a 40-year prison sentence in exchange for her guilty plea. Gonzales now pleads guilty getting 25 years in jail.

Joining Nancy Grace today:
LeAnne Marie - Friend of Mom, Virginia Gonzales
Bronwyn Blake - Adjunct Professor, University of Texas School of Law; Chief Legal Officer, Texas Advocacy Project; Founder: Teen Justice Initiative (advocating for teen victims of dating violence); Facebook and Instagram: @TexasAdvocacyProject
Dr. Angela Arnold - Psychiatrist in Atlanta: Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University, Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital
Daryl Parker - Private Investigator at Blackfish; Former Lieutenant in the Fannin County Sheriff's Office, Private Investigator at Blackfish Intelligence Former Marine, Former Texas Police Officer worked with the Innocence Project of Texas for the last ten years); Instagram: @blackfishintel, FB – blackfishintelligence
Virginia Bagby - Director of the ChildHelp National Child Abuse Hotline; Facebook and Instagram: @ChildHelp
Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Host of Podcast, "Mayhem in the Morgue," and Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
Christina Aguayo - National News Anchor, Salem News Channel; Facebook: @ChristinaAguayoNews, Instagram: @Christina.AguayoNew
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New video footage uncovers 12 separate vehicles speeding by in Nancy's neighborhood between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m. the very night Nancy is abducted.
One of those vehicles speeds by just eight minutes after Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker stops connecting to Bluetooth. What is the significance? Is it connected to Guthrie's disappearance?
Joining Nancy Grace today:
Eric Drickersen - Former FBI Special Agent for 20 years (specialized in international kidnappings), Supervised the FBI Mexico/US Border Liaison Program and the Cross Border Violence Task Force; Currently CEO at EAD Global, Inc.; Also: Former Undercover Agent, Member of the SWAT Tactical team and International Crimes Investigator, and Former Attache for the Mexico City office of the Embassy of the United States
Brian Fitzgibbons – Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security (leads a team of investigators specializing in locating missing persons), Marine and Iraq Wat Veteran; Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security
Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
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The FBI has reportedly gathered around 10,000 hours of video footage as part of the investigation into the disappearance and potential abduction of Nancy Guthrie, according to an official statement made on Thursday.
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The increased reward for information about Nancy Guthrie has resulted in more than 1,500 new tips. Federal investigators were back at the Guthrie property yesterday, including federal prosecutors. We're told their presence was to help with a normal legal procedure, meaning the home could be turned back over the the Guthrie family very soon.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker," and featured in hit show "Paris in Love" on Peacock; Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, X: @DrBethanyLive
Brian Fitzgibbons – Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security (leads a team of investigators specializing in locating missing persons), Marine and Iraq Wat Veteran; Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security
Scott Eicher – Digital Forensics Expert, Founding Member of the FBI’s Cellular Analysis Survey Team (C.A.S.T), and Former FBI Agent of 22 years; Former Homicide Detective, Currently with Precision Cellular Analysis
Tami Ballard - DNA and Crime Scene Consultant, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Former DNA Criminalist for the San Diego Police Dept. Crime Laboratory
Mary Coleman -13 News Evening Anchor - KOLD, Crime Files Investigator; FB: www.facebook.com/maryreports IG: @marycolemannews
Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
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A loving grandfather is hauled a half a mile by a carjacker-who then gets flattened by a freight truck when he tries to flee the scene.
Justice hits a major roadblock, when a serial distracted hit-and-run driver is released early from prison after serving a fraction of her sentence. Plus, suspect's getaway gets trashed! Jennifer Gould reports.
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