Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present

A child escapes a home emaciated with duct tape around his ankles and wrists, desperate for help. In this episode, therapist Natasha Helfer unpacks the disturbing case behind The Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story and how a trusted parenting influencer like Ruby Franke became involved. We explore how religious authority, unchecked influence, and social media power may have enabled the abuse and whether those responsible truly believed they were justified. This chilling conversation will leave you questioning how something so extreme could happen in plain sight.

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58-year-old Brian Hooker told a friend via text that his wife fell overboard in choppy seas and “swam towards the sailboat” the night she went missing in the Bahamas. Hooker’s texts to a friend reveal new and inconsistent information surrounding the disappearance of 55-year-old Lynette Hooker. Hooker remains behind bars, and has not yet been charged in his wife’s disappearance, but his attorney says he nearly drowned himself while being arrested and is “heartbroken and deeply distressed.”

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A three judge panel is weighing whether to acquit Sean “Diddy” Combs or reduce the 50 month sentence he received at trial. Comb’s attorneys argued their client received the highest sentence ever imposed for the prostitution crimes he was convicted of last summer. The prosecution insisted that Comb’s sentencing was appropriate and below federal guidelines. After the two hour hearing, a ruling could now come at any time.

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We knew the First Lady was scheduled to give a press conference today, but it’s fair to say no one was expecting Melania Trump to talk about and distance herself from Jeffrey Epstein. It’s obviously a subject President Trump has repeatedly tried to move on from, so it’s puzzling to understand why Melania chose now to address rumors no one was talking about in the first place.

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Kato Kaelin recounts the night of Nicole Brown Simpson’s murder—from a strange McDonald’s run with O.J. to an unexplained noise behind the guest house that would later lead police to a chilling discovery. Decades later, he still questions whether his presence that night unknowingly helped shape the timeline. And just when it seems like the story is complete, Kato reveals one detail that changes everything.

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A jury took a little more than 8 hours to convict the Hawaii anesthesiologist accused of pushing and trying to kill his wife on a steep birthday hike. 40-year-old Dr. Gerhardt Konig was convicted of attempted manslaughter but the jury spared Konig of the more serious charge of second degree attempted murder. Konig now faces up to 20 years in prison for his conviction.

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Royal Bahamas Police say they’ve made an arrest in the disappearance of 55-year-old Michigan wife and mother, Lynette Hooker. Her 59-year-old husband, Brian Hooker has been taken into custody after he told police high winds and rough seas threw his wife overboard from their 8 foot dinghy. Lynette’s daughter has been making the rounds, letting media and police know her step-dad has been violent with her mom before her disappearance.

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A 55-year-old Michigan wife and mother is missing in the Bahamas after her husband says she fell overboard in their 8 foot dinghy in rough seas. An intense search and recovery effort is underway to find Lynette Hooker. While authorities haven’t speculated on how and why she went missing at sea, her husband says the winds and currents drove them too far apart for him to save her. Hooker’s daughter is calling for a criminal investigation into her mother’s disappearance, telling media outlets her step-dad has a history of violence towards her mother.

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Emily and Shane are providing the latest updates on your favorite cases. Did you catch Blake Lively’s Instagram post regarding her case against Justin Baldoni? Did you watch Savannah Guthrie’s return to the TODAY Show?

Plus, 19 Kids and Counting star, Joseph Duggar, was recently arrested for child molestation and his wife, Kendra, was arrested for child endangerment. Believe it or not, he is not the first Duggar to be arrested for charges surrounding minors. 

What happened in the Duggar family for two of their children to have turned out this way?! Is there a point where you stop having kids just because you can, and focus on the ones you’re actually able to care for? 

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Remember when a story feels too shocking to be real…and then it is? The Lifetime movie Rescued by Faith: The Connie and Larry Van Oosten Story brings their case to the screen, but behind it is a much darker reality.
What seemed like a random attack quickly unraveled into something targeted. And then there’s the moment it all clicks, when the truth about who was behind it changes everything.

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