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Nov. 25, 2025

"SCOTT & LACI PETERSON: THE BODIES, THE TRIAL & THE FIGHT FOR INNOCENCE - PART 2"

Reid Carter concludes the Scott Peterson case. April 13, 2003—baby Conner's body washed ashore at Point Isabel, one mile from where Scott went fishing. April 14—Laci's body found nearby. Scott arrested April 18 near San Diego with blonde hair, $15,000 cash, survival gear. November 2004 trial—six months, no physical evidence, all circumstantial. Jury convicted him: first-degree murder for Laci, second-degree for Conner. March 2005—death penalty. August 2020—California Supreme Court overturned dea...
Nov. 24, 2025

"SCOTT & LACI PETERSON: THE CHRISTMAS EVE DISAPPEARANCE - PART 1"

Reid Carter begins the Scott Peterson case with Christmas Eve 2002. Laci Peterson, twenty-seven years old and eight months pregnant, disappeared from her Modesto home. Husband Scott claimed he went fishing ninety miles away, came home to empty house. But Scott had a secret. November 20th, he met Amber Frey, told her he was single. December 9th, told Amber he was a "widower" and this would be his first Christmas without his wife—two weeks before Laci vanished. December 30th, Amber saw news covera...
Nov. 23, 2025

"CASEY ANTHONY: NOT GUILTY - PART 2"

Reid Carter concludes the Casey Anthony case with the trial that divided America. May 2011: Prosecutors argued Casey chloroformed Caylee, applied duct tape, dumped her body to live the beautiful life. Defense attorney Jose Baez shocked the courtroom—claimed Caylee drowned in the family pool, George Anthony covered it up, sexually abused Casey since age eight. Six weeks of testimony. July 5, 2011: After eleven hours of deliberation, the jury returned—not guilty of murder. Not guilty of manslaught...
Nov. 22, 2025

"CASEY ANTHONY: 31 DAYS OF LIES - PART 1"

Reid Carter begins the Casey Anthony series with the case that enraged America. June 16, 2008: Two-year-old Caylee Anthony disappears from her Orlando home. Her mother Casey doesn't report it. Instead, she parties at nightclubs, gets a "Beautiful Life" tattoo, and tells elaborate lies about a nanny named Zanny. Thirty-one days pass. Casey's mother Cindy finally calls 911: "It smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car." December 11, 2008: Utility worker finds skeletal remains in woods ...
Nov. 21, 2025

"LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE: MANSON'S LEGACY AND THE FAMILIES STILL WAITING FOR PEACE" (Part 3 of 3)

Reid Carter concludes the Manson series examining fifty-six years of aftermath. August 1969 murders ended the peace-and-love era—Hollywood locked doors, bought guns, stopped trusting strangers. Victims' families attended every parole hearing for decades—Debra Tate fought to keep killers imprisoned until her death in 2024. Manson spent forty-six years in prison conducting interviews, releasing albums, getting marriage proposals from fans. Died November 19, 2017 at eighty-three—nobody claimed his ...
Nov. 20, 2025

"THE X MARKS THE SPOT: MANSON'S TRIAL AND THE FOLLOWERS WHO CARVED THEIR FOREHEADS" (Part 2 of 3)

Reid Carter covers the trial that shocked America. December 1969: Susan Atkins confessed to cellmate—described stabbing Sharon Tate, tasting her blood. August 1970: Trial began with Manson carving X into forehead—"I have X'd myself from your world." His three female followers carved matching X's. Girls giggled during testimony, sang Manson's songs, disrupted proceedings daily. President Nixon declared Manson guilty mid-trial—judge nearly declared mistrial. January 25, 1971: All four convicted of...
Nov. 19, 2025

"DEATH IN BENEDICT CANYON: THE MANSON FAMILY'S TWO-NIGHT MURDER SPREE" (Part 1 of 3)

Reid Carter examines the murders that ended the 1960s. August 9, 1969: Charles Manson sent four followers to 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon with orders to kill everyone inside. Sharon Tate, eight-and-a-half months pregnant, begged for her baby's life—stabbed sixteen times. Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski also murdered. Eighteen-year-old Steven Parent shot in his car trying to leave. "PIG" written in Sharon's blood on front door. Next night: Manson joined followers to murder...
Nov. 18, 2025

"OLD SPARKY: THE EXECUTION OF TED BUNDY AND THE LEGACY OF AMERICA'S CHARMING KILLER" (Part 4 of 4)

Reid Carter concludes the Ted Bundy series with his January 24, 1989 execution at Florida State Prison. Bundy spent final night chain-smoking, refusing last meal, meeting with his mother for last time. 7:00 AM: Strapped into Old Sparky—Florida's electric chair. Last words: "Jim and Fred, I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends." 7:16 AM: 2,000 volts sent through his body for one minute. Pronounced dead. Outside prison, crowd of 500 celebrated with signs reading "Burn Bundy Burn" an...
Nov. 17, 2025

"DEATH ROW CONFESSIONS: TED BUNDY'S DECADE-LONG MANIPULATION GAME" (Part 3 of 4)

Reid Carter examines Ted Bundy's nine years on death row where he weaponized victim information for execution delays. 1980: Married Carole Ann Boone who smuggled his sperm from prison—daughter Rosa born October 1982. 1984: Bundy started confessing to detectives, revealing burial sites and murder details only the killer would know. Admitted to 30 murders but investigators believe actual count exceeded 100 victims. January 1989: With execution days away, Bundy offered to confess to more murders in...
Nov. 16, 2025

"CHI OMEGA MASSACRE: TED BUNDY DEFENDS HIMSELF IN THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY" (Part 2 of 4)

Reid Carter covers Ted Bundy's 1979 trial for murdering two Florida State University sorority sisters. June 25, 1979: Bundy acted as his own attorney—cross-examining witnesses, making objections, addressing the jury directly. Prosecution presented Nita Neary who saw Bundy leaving Chi Omega sorority house at 3 AM. Forensic odontologist Richard Souviron testified bite marks on Lisa Levy's buttock matched Bundy's teeth exactly—first time bite mark evidence convicted a murderer in Florida. July 24, ...
Nov. 15, 2025

"THE ALL-AMERICAN KILLER: TED BUNDY'S CROSS-COUNTRY MURDER SPREE BEGINS" (Part 1 of 4)

Reid Carter examines Ted Bundy's transformation from law student to serial killer who murdered at least 30 young women across seven states. January 1974: Linda Ann Healy vanished from her Seattle basement bedroom—blood-soaked pillowcase left behind. Bundy targeted college women who resembled his ex-girlfriend with long dark hair parted in middle. July 1974: Janice Ott and Denise Naslund abducted from Lake Sammamish in broad daylight—witnesses saw charming man in arm cast asking women to help loa...
Nov. 14, 2025

"TIKTOK HOMEWRECKER ORDERED TO PAY $1.75M, MELODEE'S MOM FREED & MEGAN THEE STALLION SHOOTER STAYS LOCKED UP"

Reid Carter covers North Carolina jury awarding wife $1.75 million after TikTok influencer Brenay Kennard with 3 million followers had affair with her husband—one of only six states allowing "alienation of affection" lawsuits. Wild trial featured Kennard representing herself, cross-examining victim about her miscarriage while gallery gasped. Husband arrested for bringing gun to courthouse. Plus: Judge orders Brandi Harmon released from jail after she finally answered questions about missing 4-ye...
Nov. 13, 2025

"GOOGLE SEARCHES, G-WAGONS & 189 BODIES IN HOUSTON BAYOUS"

Reid Carter covers the crimes that have us all asking what the hell is going on. Quick Diddy update: caught drinking prison moonshine despite claiming sobriety. Florida teen Jarrell Jones ran over pedestrian's head repeatedly, then Googled "ways to cover up a hit n run." Pennsylvania lawyer's son Dalton Janiczek mowed down police officer with $186,000 Mercedes G-Wagon—struck him four times including three times while officer lay bleeding. And Houston's terrifying mystery: 189 bodies pulled from ...
Nov. 12, 2025

"BEHEADED BOYFRIEND'S SON TESTIFIES AGAINST WIFE, BAD BOYFRIEND AWAITS SENTENCING"

Reid Carter covers explosive testimony in Las Vegas where Deviere Willette, 29, testifies against his wife Devyn Michaels—accused of beheading his father Johnathan while Deviere slept upstairs. Defense blames Deviere for the murder. Prosecutors say Michaels wanted future with stepson, killed father to clear path. Victim's bloody phone found in driveway, daughter handed it to mom saying "here's daddy's phone." Head never recovered. Wisconsin's Matthew Pahl sentenced yesterday to mandatory life in...
Nov. 11, 2025

"MELODEE BUZZARD'S MOM ARRESTED, ANTONIO BROWN'S ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE & 'BROKE MY HEART' VERDICT"

Reid Carter covers three major developments. Ashlee Buzzard arrested on false imprisonment charge as nine-year-old daughter Melodee remains missing—investigators discovered mother changed wigs during cross-country road trip, switched license plates to avoid detection. Former NFL star Antonio Brown arrested in Dubai on attempted murder charge—accused of shooting man after celebrity boxing event in Miami on May 16, bullet grazed victim's neck. LaTosha Daniels found guilty of second-degree murder f...
Nov. 10, 2025

"COWARD'S EXIT: HOT CAR DAD KILLS HIMSELF BEFORE PRISON & VEGAN CHEF GUILTY OF CHRISTMAS FAMILY MASSACRE"

Reid Carter exposes how Christopher Scholtes killed himself Tuesday night rather than face 20-30 years for leaving two-year-old Parker to die in hot car while watching porn and playing video games. Found dead Wednesday morning hours before surrendering to custody. His 17-year-old daughter wasn't surprised. Monday, Arizona vegan chef Anthony Milan Ross found guilty of murdering wife Iris and children Nigel, 11, and Anora, 9 months, on Christmas Day 2017. Posted cheerful video singing carols hours...
Nov. 8, 2025

"THE TRIAL, DEATH ROW & EXECUTION OF AILEEN WUORNOS - PART 2"

Reid Carter concludes the Aileen Wuornos special with the betrayal that sealed her fate. January 1991: Police offered Tyria Moore full immunity to testify against Aileen—she took it immediately. Recorded eleven phone calls manipulating Aileen to confess. January 1992: Trial for Richard Mallory's murder. Jury never heard he was convicted rapist. Guilty verdict in two hours. Six death sentences total. Death row: mental deterioration, paranoid delusions, demanding execution. October 9, 2002: Florid...
Nov. 7, 2025

"AMERICA'S FIRST FEMALE SERIAL KILLER: AILEEN WUORNOS' CHILDHOOD FROM HELL & SEVEN DEAD MEN - PART 1"

Reid Carter exposes how Aileen Wuornos became America's first female serial killer targeting adult male strangers. Born February 1956 to teenage mother who abandoned her at four. Raped starting at seven. Pregnant at fourteen. Homeless at fifteen. November 1989: killed first victim Richard Mallory—claimed self-defense after he raped her. Then kept killing. Seven middle-aged men dead in thirteen months along Interstate 75. All shot with .22 pistol. All robbed. January 1991: arrested after pawning ...
Nov. 6, 2025

"THE LOUVRE HEIST: $100 MILLION IN CROWN JEWELS STOLEN IN 4 MINUTES - HOW DNA CAUGHT THE THIEVES"

Reid Carter breaks down the robbery of the decade - thieves stole eight pieces of French Crown Jewels worth $100 million from the Louvre in broad daylight, spending only four minutes inside. Used truck-mounted lift to access second-floor balcony. Escaped on motor scooters. Left behind helmet, gloves, circular saw, walkie-talkie. DNA on those items led police to three suspects in less than a week using France's 4.4 million profile database. All petty criminals from impoverished Seine-Saint-Denis ...
Nov. 6, 2025

"JOHN DOE'S 30-YEAR CRIME SPREE: SENTENCED WITHOUT A NAME & TURKEY LEG HUT OWNER'S GUN ARREST"

Reid Carter exposes the master identity thief nobody can name—cycled through 15 aliases over 33 years committing deed fraud, drug trafficking, and assault across seven states. Started as Elvis Teller in 1992, stole Carl Avinger's identity in 2003, ran Queens real estate scam with pregnant girlfriend Autumn Valeri in 2023. Caught March 2025 when real Carl Avinger called prosecutors from Tennessee. Claims his name is Angelo Alexander Forbes born in the Bahamas—prosecutors can't verify. Sentenced t...
Nov. 5, 2025

"9-YEAR-OLD MISSING AFTER MOM SWITCHES PLATES, HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER SENTENCED TO 146 YEARS"

Reid Carter starts with an apology about the John Wayne Gacy Part 2 mix-up from October, then covers two disturbing cases. Nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard missing since October 9th after mother Ashlee took her on three-day road trip to Nebraska, switched license plates to avoid detection, returned home without her daughter. FBI searching. Mother uncooperative. Last seen near Colorado-Utah border wearing a wig. Hollywood producer David Pearce sentenced to 146 years to life for murdering model Chris...
Nov. 4, 2025

"TEACHER'S 'I THOUGHT I HAD DIED' TESTIMONY, 6-YEAR-OLD STRANGLED IN PULL-UPS RAGE & XBOX KILLERS BACK TO DEATH ROW"

Reid Carter exposes day four testimony in Abby Zwerner's $40 million lawsuit where the shot teacher told jurors "I thought I was dying, I thought I had died" after her six-year-old student shot her—bullet still lodged near her heart. Former assistant principal ignored four warnings about gun. Colorado trial starts for Darin Thrailkill accused of strangling girlfriend's six-year-old son Martin Osinski after boy wet his pull-ups—defense claims pneumonia killed him. Xbox killers Troy Victorino and ...
Nov. 3, 2025

"DIDDY SPOTTED IN JERSEY PRISON, JULIO FOOLIO VERDICT & BAD BOYFRIEND'S DIGITAL TRAIL"

Reid Carter covers Sean 'Diddy' Combs photographed for first time since arrest at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute working laundry detail - beard gray and untamed, appeals sentence while Trump mulls pardon request. Friday verdict: Alicia Andrews found guilty of manslaughter in Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio's murder - jury rejected first-degree murder and conspiracy charges, sentencing December 8th. Wisconsin bad boyfriend trial continues as Matthew Pahl charged with killing girlfriend ...
Nov. 2, 2025

SELENA: THE TRIAL, PAROLE DENIAL & LEGACY OF THE QUEEN OF TEJANO - PART 2" - Dia De Los Muertos - A day to celebrate the dead

Reid Carter concludes the Selena special on Dia de los Muertos with the October 1995 trial that gripped the nation. Moved from Corpus Christi to Houston, Yolanda Saldívar's defense claimed accident and suicide attempt while prosecutors proved cold-blooded murder. Bullet trajectory showed Selena running for her life. Jury deliberated less than three hours—guilty of first-degree murder. Life in prison. March 2025: parole board DENIED release—ruled she still poses threat to public safety. Next revi...