True Crime Reality

Actor Nick Pasqual will spend at least the next 3 decades behind bars for brutally beating and stabbing his ex-girlfriend.  A judge sentenced Pasqual to 32 years to life after Hollywood makeup artist Allie Shehorn testified about how Pasqual defied a restraining order, sneaked into her home while she was sleeping, and stabbed her more than 20 times. Hear what Pasqual had to say in court, and even better, what the judge had to say back to the former actor about his alleged “remorse.” 

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What happens when a television series takes on one of the most powerful companies in America

Danny reveals how representatives connected to the company behind OxyContin tried to convince him he had the facts wrong and shares what he learned while investigating the people, decisions, and corporate practices that helped fuel the opioid epidemic.

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A viral video of a woman dumping trash on a NYC sidewalk to steal a Knicks themed trash can, is no longer employed with JP Morgan Chase. 40-year-old Angie Baez has been identified and is now being viciously mocked online after the video went viral on TikTok following the Knicks victory parade. Baez has since returned the trash can to the city, but should she have lost her job and her reputation over this incredibly poor and stupid decision to take home a souvenir? 

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Authorities have arrested and charged former Vegas youth pastor David Vander Meer with first degree murder for the 2006 death of his wife Bernadette. According to police, David and Bernadette were on a sunrise anniversary hike in Zion National Park when Bernadette fell 1200 feet to her death. It was initially ruled an accident, but now prosecutors say they have evidence that Vander Meer pushed his wife off that cliff to be with one of his youth group members and collect nearly $600,000 from a newly purchased life insurance policy.

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33-year-old Michelle Zajko has been charged with murdering her parents on her 30th birthday: New Year’s Eve 2022. Zajko is a member of the cult like group, the Zizians, who have ties to at least six homicides according to police. Prosecutors announced that doorbell camera footage, along with ballistics and cell phone data show Zajko participated in shooting both of her parents in the head shortly after her mom reached out via text to reconcile and wish her a happy birthday. While no one else has been charged in the murders of Rita and Richard Zajko, police say she did not act alone. 

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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 body of 39-year-old personal trainer Elena Moore was discovered nearly a week after she went missing, and now a full week later, police still don’t have any answers into how or why Moore died.  Preliminary autopsy results show no physical trauma and did not reveal a cause of death. Also, several cryptic social media posts made by Moore in the months and weeks leading up to her death suggest she was suffering a painful heartbreak, although police have said Moore’s husband, who reported her missing, is not a person of interest in her death. 

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74-year-old Dusty Ray Spencer is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Thursday, which will make him the oldest man ever executed in the state of Florida. Spencer’s attorneys have made a last ditch appeal to the Supreme Court, citing cruel and unusual punishment towards a 74-year-old man suffering from significant medical conditions. Spencer was convicted for the 1992 brutal stabbing and beating death of his wife Karen in front of her teenage son. Her murder led to significant changes in the way police and state courts address domestic violence. Spencer had warned Karen from jail he was going to finish what he started.

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63-year-old Richard Glossip was back in court yesterday asking a judge to set a new preliminary hearing to determine whether there was enough evidence for prosecutors to proceed with a third trial.  The judge refused and instead set a September trial date for the former death row inmate whose murder conviction was thrown out by the Supreme Court last year. Glossip has maintained his innocence for the 1997 killing of his boss, motel owner Barry Van Treese. Kim Kardashian and others have voiced their support for Glossip, Kardashian even helping post his $500,000 bond last month, which allowed Glossip to walk out of prison for the first time in nearly 30 years.

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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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