True Crime Squad

After pleading guilty to exposing himself to a child at the family's daycare, Jeffery Smerer was supposed to be sentenced in court. Instead, prosecutors say he carried out a planned attack on his own children, killing one and leaving two others with life-altering injuries. We examine both criminal cases, the evidence, the guilty pleas, and the sentencing that followed in this heartbreaking Michigan case.

https://people.com/dad-convicted-indecent-exposure-allegedly-shot-3-children-day-of-sentencing-11822433

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/port-huron-father-accused-shooting-3-his-children-due-court

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/port-huron-man-in-court-for-shooting-of-three-children/

WTF News

Daniel Robbins, 44, of Macon, Ga appears to have died of a heart attack while trying to dump his strangled girlfriend in the woods.

https://people.com/man-strangled-girlfriend-died-heart-attack-moving-body-woods-12008766

Crimes Against Women

Alvin Campbell Jr has been sentenced to life in prison for raping multiple women while posing as an Uber driver.

https://people.com/mass-ag-s-brother-gets-life-for-rape-while-posing-as-uber-driver-12008813

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Dr. Bruce Howell has been arrested in Utah and charged in a jaw-dropping case of sexual abuse of a child.

https://www.abc4.com/news/crimes-against-children/orem-dentist-jailed-sexual-abuse-intern/

https://www.ksl.com/article/51540804/orem-dentist-accused-of-abusing-high-school-intern

https://www.drbicuspid.com/dental-practice/legal-issues/article/15828600/pediatric-dentist-accused-of-abusing-high-school-intern

Angels Landing Killing

https://townlift.com/2026/06/las-vegas-man-charged-with-murder-after-20-years-after-wifes-angels-landing-death/

Nicholas Alahverdian Rossi

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz75px7zl0wo

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Alex Murdaugh returns to court on June 29 for a status conference as preparations begin for his murder retrial after his convictions were overturned on appeal. The judge is expected to address scheduling, set deadlines for pretrial motions, and discuss issues including Murdaugh's request to appear in civilian clothing rather than prison attire. While no witnesses are expected to testify, the hearing will provide the first indication of how quickly the high-profile retrial is likely to move forward.

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Judge Tony Graf is expected to rule on whether prosecutors violated the court's gag order by making public comments about key ballistic evidence. The hearing could determine whether sanctions are imposed, including the defense's request to remove the death penalty as a sentencing option.

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Waffle House Distraction

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/florida-man-84-sues-becoming-115327417.html

Bud Light Fantasy

https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/

Haunted House was too scary

https://www.bethune-law.com/blog/2019/10/21/what-happens-when-a-haunted-house-is-sued-for-being-too-scary

Satan Gets Sued

https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm

Man Files 2600 Lawsuits

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/kentucky/kyedce/5:2010cv00322/64932/6/

The Legally Haunted House

https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/10/how-a-house-becomes-legally-haunted-stambovsky-v-ackley-the-ghostbuster-ruling/

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We have so much to cover tonight! Alex Murdaugh, Lee Gilley, Parker Kingston, Larry Millette, Josh Duggar, Kyron Horman, Virgil Larson, Stacey Wondra, Robert Crozier, Sam Bateman, Elleshia Anne Seymour and Missy Woods.

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George Pino has been acquitted in a deadly Florida boat crash

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/george-pino-not-guilty-florida-boat-crash

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/06/23/deeply-disappointed-victims-loved-ones-react-after-george-pino-acquitted-of-wrongdoing-in-fatal-boat-crash/

https://people.com/fla-man-acquitted-for-boat-crash-that-killed-teen-12004926

Missing Person Spotlight

Nancy Guthrie is believed to be deceased

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RtGUm51PQsMxhT2hLoPneTOQKib5vrFx/view

Crime News Update

Nick Houck arraigned on Perjury

https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/former-bardstown-officer-nick-houck-arraigned-on-first-degree-perjury-charge

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In 1979, six-year-old Etan Patz vanished while walking to his school bus stop in New York City, launching one of the most famous missing-child cases in American history. Nearly four decades later, Pedro Hernandez was convicted based largely on his confession—but years of appeals raised questions about whether that confession was reliable. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated Hernandez's conviction, bringing another major chapter in the Etan Patz case to a close. Join us as we break down the disappearance, the investigation, the controversial confession, and the court battle that lasted nearly 50 years.

#EtanPatz #PedroHernandez #TrueCrime #SupremeCourt #MissingChildren #ColdCase #CrimeNews #TrueCrimeSquad #Justice #CourtUpdate

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-etan-patz-murder-conviction-pedro-hernandez/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-restores-conviction-1979-etan-patz-missing-child-case-2026-06-22/

https://apnews.com/article/etan-patz-missing-boy-case-hernandez-retrial-296c7cc9169106de2b23b983e3f5c22e

Creepy Crime

Man arrested after throwing child into crocodile enclosure

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyege536n5o

Florida Ma’am

Walmart employee, Tameka Hall, busted stealing lottery ticket

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/06/20/walmart-cashier-accused-of-hiding-winning-lottery-receipt-from-deland-man-deputies-say/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/store-clerk-allegedly-stole-lottery-ticket-customer-rcna163431

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A Utah judge issued a key ruling Monday in the Charlie Kirk murder case, rejecting defense efforts to remove the death penalty as a possible punishment and declining to sanction prosecutors over their public comments about disputed ballistic evidence. Defense attorneys argued that statements made to national media about a bullet fragment could prejudice future jurors, while prosecutors maintained their comments were intended to address misinformation surrounding the case. The ruling clears the way for the case to continue toward a major preliminary hearing in July, where prosecutors are expected to present their most significant evidence against Tyler Robinson to date.

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Joelseph Jenkins, a convicted felon who reinvented himself as a high-profile patriot/outdoors influencer, built a social media audience reportedly in the hundreds of thousands, then became the focus of a multi-year undercover wildlife investigation that prosecutors said generated more than $55,000 through illegal guiding operations.

https://share.google/MUhUfVM7bgfHzGzNC

https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/idaho-influencer-receives-prison-time-lifetime-hunting-ban-for-wildlife-crimes

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/pocatello-resident-pleads-guilty-to-four-charges-related-to-illegal-bear-hunts/article_196b6322-c3d2-5a2c-be47-0e493436616f.html

Florida Man

Florida man steals car from courthouse parking lot, for the 2nd time in a week.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/florida-man-walks-jail-steals-234700205.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office in Arizona is doing awesome stuff with social media

https://www.facebook.com/PinalCountySO

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