Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Sandra Birchmore, 23, found dead in her Canton apartment February 4, 2021. Initially, the death was ruled a suicide by asphyxia. Sandra was on the floor, hanging from a duffel bag strap wrapped around a doorknob. Family, friends, and federal prosecutors contested that finding. The Medical Examiner later changed the cause of death to "asphyxia" and the manner of death to "undetermined."
Former Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell was indicted by federal prosecutors and is currently on trial. Prosecutors say Farwell groomed Birchmore from the age of 13, through the Stoughton Police Explorer program. Their sexual relationship began when she was 15. He was 27. Birchmore also had a sexual relationship with Matthew Farwell's twin brother.
Investigators say Birchmore told Matthew Farwell she was pregnant. That, they say lead to Farwell to strangle Birchmore and stage her death to look like a suicide to silence her.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
Josh Kolsrud - criminal defense attorney, former assistant U.S. Attorney, founder of Kolsrud Law Offices, Author: The Criminal Lawyer's Guide to Immigration Law, website: kolsrudlawoffices.com, Facebook and YouTube @KolsrudLawOffices
Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, featured on the hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock and "The Valley, Persian Style" on Bravo, Host: "On the Couch with Dr. Bethany Marshall", Website: drbethanymarshall.com, Instagram FB & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter:@DrBethanyLive
David Sarni - former NYPD detective, Adjunct Professor John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Instagram: dsonthemedia, TikTok: DS08296, Facebook: David Sarni, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-sarni-ba002910a
Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Host of Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue”, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
Vanessa Walsh - Host of the podcast, Unmasked True Crime, Facebook and YouTube: UnmaskedTrueCrime, X: CrimeUnmasked
Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
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Nearly fifteen years after Florida mother Michelle Parker vanished following a broadcast taping of The People's Court, Orlando police have arrested her ex-fiancé Dale Smith Jr. on second-degree murder charges. In Virginia, prosecutors in the murder trial of Naresh Bhatt revealed explosive forensic evidence linking a blood-stained power saw to his missing wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt. And in New York, the Bronx community rallies to support an eight-month-old infant who miraculously survived a fifteen-story fall in the arms of her dying mother, Nathaly Ramirez. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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Selma Blair, 54, arrested after an alleged altercation aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City. She is facing two felony second‑degree assault charges.
Blair reportedly punched one flight attendant and bit another, causing injuries including a bloody nose and bite marks. One attendant was taken to the hospital. Blair is also accused of kicking a Port Authority officer repeatedly in the face, neck, and chest while being restrained on a stretcher, and kicking a nurse at the hospital.
Blair pleaded not guilty and was granted bail. According to her attorney, said the incident was the result of a medical emergency, saying Blair had missed doses of Nuedexta, a medication for her multiple sclerosis.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
Neama Rahmani - former federal prosecutor, trial attorney, President of West Coast Trial Lawyers, Author: “Harvard to Hashtag”, WestCoastTrialLawyers.com, INSTAGRAM: @Neamarahmani, Twitter: @NeamaRahmani
Dr. Cheryl Arutt - Licensed Clinical and Forensic Psychologist specializing in Trauma Recovery, PTSD and EMDR, website: askdrcheryl.com, website: CreativeEMDR.com , IG: @askdrcheryl
Dr. Raymond Gagliardi - General Surgeon specializing in trauma surgery, surgical critical care, and complex gastrointestinal and emergency surgical
Alexis Tereszcuk - Crime Stories investigative reporter
Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
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A grandfather in Erie, Pennsylvania, kills eight people, including a pregnant woman and two young children, before turning the gun on himself in an unthinkable domestic massacre. In Chicago, transit workers and prosecutors demand urgent electronic monitoring reform after a repeat offender on curfew violations fatally stabs a veteran CTA janitor during a daytime fare dispute. And in Delaware, two teenagers face criminal charges after terrorizing suburban homeowners with tactical gear and replica rifles in what police call a dangerous late-night prank. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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Christa Pike has returned to prison after her discharged from the hospital. She survived a botched lethal injection attempt of two doses of pentobarbital during her scheduled execution at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. According to reports, the drug likely spread under her skin due to a faulty IV line rather than entering her bloodstream. After spending days unconscious and on a ventilator, Pike woke up, regained speech, and began walking with assistance
Dispatchers initially delayed sending an ambulance for roughly 30 minutes because they suspected the emergency call from the maximum-security prison was a "prank call". Audio logs detailed emergency responders waiting outside the prison gates while officials scrambled to verify if the request for medical help was legitimate. Pike's next court hearing is scheduled for October 23.

Joining Nancy Grace today:
Mike Jaafar - Trial Attorney. Founder: www.bigcasemike.com
Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker, featured on the hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock and "The Valley, Persian Style" on Bravo, Host : "On The Couch with Dr. Bethany Marshall," Website: drbethanymarshall.com, Instagram FB & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter:@DrBethanyLive
Dr. DeWayne Hendrix - former Senior Warden with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Author of "Who Are You? See It, Say It, and Seize It" (IG) @drdewaynehendrix (LinkedIn) @anewdaylight (X-Twitter)
Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", YouTube Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic
Tori Gessner - Anchor/Reporter WKRN, Witnessed Botched Execution of Christa Pike, social: @ToriGessnerTV
Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
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