True Crime Reality

A horrific story out of Pennsylvania: an 18-year-old college freshman brutally stabbed to death in her own vehicle, by her own boyfriend. 18-year-old Royce Moser told police a demon took over him and told him to stab Karoline Heintz after a late night argument. Moser then called his mom, who reportedly admitted to helping her son cover up the crime, cleaning up blood from the car and her son’s clothing, then throwing away the murder weapon. Both mother and son are now in custody facing multiple charges.

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We are learning more about the most recent, horrific mass murder involving a man taking out an entire family, and then taking his own life. Police say 36-year-old Benjamin Parker murdered his girlfriend, her mother, her grandmother, her best friend and boyfriend, along with the family’s pets and then drove 200 miles and killed himself. Parker had been living with the group in rural Oregon and right now, police have no motive for the crime.

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The forensic psychologist who set off a firestorm in the courtroom on Monday will be back on the stand today.  The judge ultimately ruled against a mistrial, but admonished the prosecution and instructed the jury to disregard Dr. Helibrun’s testimony about “mortal sin”.   Testimony resumes today, first with Helibrun - and we can’t wait to hear how defense attorney Kevin Reddington handles any further questioning of him - and then with the state’s final rebuttal witness.  We could see closing arguments as soon as Wednesday, and Lindsay Clancy’s fate should be in the hands of the jury by midweek. 

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Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”

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The judge in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial was fuming after a prosecution rebuttal witness brought up Clancy’s Catholic faith and her understanding of mortal sin. Before the defense could even object, the judge called a recess, and when Clancy’s attorney “reluctantly” asked for a mistrial, the judge denied the request, but strongly advised the jury that the witness’ understanding of Catholic faith and teaching is immaterial and should be disregarded, calling it inappropriate. This is the second time the prosecution has brought up the idea of mortal sin, implying that Lindsay Clancy knew killing her children and attempting suicide was wrong because of her faith. 

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A Wall Street titan. A secret affair. A brutal murder inside a Hamptons mansion.

Missing security footage. A millionaire murdered in his own home. More than 20 years later, people are still asking the same question: What really happened? Elisa Donovan and actor Shawn Christian unpack the twists, motives, and mysteries behind this infamous Hamptons case.

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We are hearing from the brother of Hayden Panetierre’s boyfriend, who describes a desperate scene after realizing the young actress was unconscious on a pull out couch last Sunday afternoon. Zach Hickerson says his brother, Brian immediately administered Narcan to Hayden, which is used to reverse the life threatening effects of an opioid, while he called 9-1-1 and performed CPR. Meantime, Hayden’s mother is defending her right to grieve in her own way despite tremendous pubic backlash, and says Brian pawned off several of her daughter’s beloved items shortly before her death.

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Week two of the Tupac Shakur murder trial begins today, after a week of explosive testimony ranging from former gang members to law enforcement, Duane Davis is the first person to be held criminally responsible for the 1996 murder. We also heard from the man who took that iconic final photo of Shakur and Suge Knight moments before the fatal shooting. But the most fascinating part of Friday’s testimony came from Davis’ own taped police confession, where Davis claims Diddy offered $1 million to kill Shakur and Knight.

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Week five of the Lindsay Clancy trial begins today after an explosive day of cross examination with the prosecution’s first rebuttal witness, Dr. Avram Mack.  Dr. Mack will be back on the stand this morning after maintaining Clancy had the capacity to understand right from wrong when she strangled her three young children. Clancy’s defense attorney went on to discredit Dr. Mack, questioning his knowledge of Lindsay, his experience treating pregnant and postpartum women and much of what he testified to moments earlier. We’re expecting several more rebuttal witnesses today, with closing arguments coming as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday.

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