Crime Wire Weekly 8/28/26 | 49'ers Owner Busted, La. Bakery Cooking Up More Than Cakes, Kenny Chesney Wins Big!

0:10 Hey, everyone. Welcome back to CrimeWire Weekly, a look at just some of the topics we'll be covering on today's show. In California, the owner of the San Francisco 49ers is caught wilding with a prostitute during a sting operation. Nobody's above it. They got the money. Yeah. University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling pleads in her criminal case regarding the murder of her newborn child. We're going to discuss that. A Livingston Parish, Louisiana bakery is caught cooking up more than just cakes this past week. I didn't know about that. Very popular Livingston Parish bakery. Oh, you're going to break it.

0:51 You're going to know about it. Yeah, you're going to break the news to me. Irina, pronounce her last name for me because I really don't want to mispronounce Miss Irina's last name and disrespect her family. I believe it's Zarutska. Zarutska. Okay, Miss Irina's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Of course, that is the female that was stabbed on the subway that we all saw the horrific video of. It's pitiful. It just was pitiful. Really is. We'll be talking about that. Ex-cop Sean Grayson, who was imprisoned after killing someone who he claimed was attempting to throw boiling water on him, has died in prison. Mm-hmm. Tell you about that. A man uses DoorDash to obtain the murder weapon in a killing he is allegedly responsible for.

1:38 We have more food-related crime. Yeah. With these dashers and dancers and prancing. I didn't even know you could DoorDash weapons or anything other than food. I didn't either. There you go. A mother helps her son clean up the murder scene after her son kills his girlfriend. Penn State fraternities are in deep trouble. Oh, yeah, that's a good one. Yeah, they're in deep trouble for forcing pledges to cut up cocaine. Hey, it sounds like a movie. This is going to become a movie. I bet money that becomes a movie. Right. Yeah. Right. All right. So we got some wild stories today. We got other ones we're also going to be covering. We've even got a fun quiz for KJ.

2:18 We do. We do. And she didn't even know anything about it. That if she gets 80% of this quiz right, that's eight out of the 10 questions I'm going to ask her. And if she gets those right, I'm going to make a $ 200 donation to the Casey Frankowski Memorial Fund. Oh. Oh, God. Now it's like on the line. Now the pressure's on. It better not be geography. It's not going to be geography. Okay, because I quit. I knew better than that. I quit. I might as well not worry about paying any money to anything. If I issue geography questions. If you give me a math equation or geography. I'm done. It's over. So we'll do that with the second segment after we cover the first couple of stories. Got it. Before we get into it, Dolly Parton.

3:00 Man, what a lost dude. Died yesterday as of this recording. Yeah. And look, people die and it's always, you know, it's sad. We don't want to lose people. But when you, Dolly was a good person. Dolly was, whatever may have been going on in her life, I don't ever remember bad press about her. And she carried herself with such charm. That one's really sad to me. I hate that. She was every man my age and around's first crush. Really? No doubt about it, man. I have multiple. Dolly was fine. I have multiple friends that told me that Dolly was their perfect woman. So when I heard she died, I started sending them messages. The message, breaking the news to them, and I have grown men going, I'll never be the same.

3:41 Well, I'll go ahead and give you a hint. Our contest today is all about Dolly Parton. Oh, no. So there'll be questions about Dolly Parton. Okay. In my defense, I'm younger than you. It doesn't matter. These are not as hard as you think. Okay. They're common knowledge. Okay. So y'all can play along as well, and we'll see how Kelly does with that. But let's go ahead and kick off the show. We're going to start it off in San Francisco by way of East Palestine, Ohio, which I didn't even know there was an East Palestine, Ohio. I actually think I did know that for once in my life. Which is weird. But you don't know geography. I don't. But I remember it being weird when I read Palestine thinking, what an odd name in Ohio.

4:26 Yeah. So San Francisco 49ers principal owner and CEO Jed York was arrested this past Sunday. on suspicion of soliciting prostitution after responding to an undercover online advertisement. York, who is 46, was taken into custody around 9.35 a.m. on Sunday at the Wheat Hill Mobile Home Community. This is in East Palestine, Ohio. It's close to the Pennsylvania border, and it's actually close to his hometown of Youngstown. Ohio authorities said he had arranged to meet a woman for sexual activity in exchange for money. After responding to an ad on a known prostitution website, East Palestine police assisting a human trafficking task force that was in op in the operation, uh, said that York used his cell phone to respond to this undercover ad. He discussed pricing, uh, Reports cite figures around $ 140 for full service and arrived at the location driving a rental car with the cash on him. He was booked on charges of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools, which his phone was considered a criminal tool. On Monday, prosecutors amended the charge to misdemeanor disorderly conduct. I bet they did after they found out who he really was. York pleaded no contest to that and possession of the criminal tools. An administrative judge

5:58 immediately found him guilty, and he was sentenced to one day in jail on each count. But he had already served a day in jail, so he actually only had to serve one day. And he was ordered to pay $ 1, 150 in fines. The $ 160 seized during the arrest was forfeited, so he doesn't get his money for his hooker back. York posted a $ 5, 000 bond after the actual arrest and was released. Now, he served as the CEO of the 49ers since 2008 and became the team's principal owner in 2024. He is a native of the Youngstown area. And, folks, this guy's worth $ 8 billion today. Yeah. And you're getting a $ 140 hooker.

6:42 I'm wondering if part of the fun here or the eroticism for him was the danger involved. You know what I'm saying? Like the stealthiness of it to go to this trailer park with this supposed woman. Because you cannot convince me that there's not a woman out there when you got a billionaire over here with his pockets big that he couldn't just go find somebody. Yeah. There's no doubt about it. That was my first thought. Right. I mean, this guy doesn't need a hooker. No. And, like, if he's going to get a hooker, he's going to get one of his people to arrange. It's going to be, like, pretty woman or something. I mean, well, I guess that would be kind of like this. But it's going to be like a situation where he says, I need a, you know, like Diddy would do it.

7:26 He could have done it like Diddy did it. Yeah, but hence the rental car, though. He's going to go to a trailer park. The owner of the 49ers, y'all. Wrap your mind around that. That's why the rental car makes sense, though, because it's part of the, It's part of the game, I guess. Maybe I'm making that up, but someone of that stature with that much money, you know. It's almost like he's a danger seeker. Yeah, like the thrill. The sexual aspect of it wasn't the... Actual sex, it was the fact that he was hooking up with a hooker. Yeah. You know, I mean. But the one hooker you got was the police undercover. That sucks. Yeah, man. Oh, my God. Well, then we know it. He might have been doing this shit all the time. Maybe. And this is the first time he got caught. He would have come out if he was.

8:08 Yeah. Ooh, that's bad. Yeah. That's embarrassing more than anything. Golly. Crazy. All right, we're going to go on the other end of the spectrum, and we're going to go to Kentucky here, where Laken Snelling, the former University of Kentucky cheerleader accused of killing her newborn after giving birth on the bedroom floor of her off-campus home, has pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter and other charges. Snelling, who's 22, pled guilty Friday, August 21st to first-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant in court. Not in court, sorry. There was a period there I misspoke. But in court, Snelling tearfully admitted to her role in the newborn's death, saying, quote, And my baby came unexpectedly. And instead of helping him, and then there's an, she said some other things, but we're not reading the entire statement here. But instead of helping him afterwards, I cleaned up and didn't tell anyone. She added that she ended his life saying I deprived him of oxygen.

9:08 So under this plea agreement, prosecutors recommended that Snelling served 10 years for manslaughter and an additional three years on the remaining charges for a total of 13 years. She's scheduled to be sentenced on October 16th. Snelling was initially arrested on October 31st of 2025, which was four days after her newborn baby was discovered wrapped in a towel inside of a trash bag stashed in a closet of her room. She was released days later after posting a $ 100, 000 surety bond and had been staying with her parents in her home state of Tennessee. Snelling's concerned roommates called police after finding blood in her room and hearing her make strange noises. The medical examiner's office determined the infant's cause of death to be asphyxia by undetermined means. Snelling was not home when police arrived, but was later located and detained.

9:57 She agreed to speak with police while receiving treatment at the University of Kentucky Hospital. During that interview, she told investigators that at 4 a.m. on August 27th, She gave birth, quote, to a baby which fell onto the floor of her bedroom. She explained she remained awake for another 30 minutes after giving birth before falling on top of the baby and going back to sleep. The affidavit is what stated all of these facts. When Snelling woke up again, she said her newborn was turning blue and purple. Snelling also told investigators she wrapped the baby in a towel like a burrito and laid next to the newborn on the bedroom floor, which gave her a little comfort in the moment. Those are her words. She then went back to sleep until around 7.30 a.m. when her alarm went off, after which she cleaned up the blood and afterbirth, placed the towel-wrapped baby and her placenta inside of a Ziploc bag, and put that into the trash. She then left home intending to attend class, but instead sat in her vehicle in the parking lot, and ordered McDonald's because she wasn't feeling well per the affidavit. She then returned home where police took her into custody. According to police filings, Snelling also searched a number of pregnancy-related topics on her phone prior to giving birth. Additionally, she took pictures of herself in labor and authorities saying afterwards that they were deleted in an attempt to hide the birth. Snelling was indicted by a grand jury in Fayette County, Kentucky in March of 26th and she previously pled not guilty to the charges against her.

11:28 She killed her baby, and she admitted to killing her baby, and they copped a plea with her and allowed her to plead to manslaughter. That's crazy to me. What are you doing? You're taking pictures during labor, which sounds selfish to me. It's about you, right? I'm in labor. Look at these photos. And then you have the baby, kill the baby, disregard it now because it's not about you anymore. And then order McDonald's. Cold. So cold. I just think intrinsically in all of us that the desire to protect children is something that the average person believes in. We protect our children. We protect our elderly. And we definitely protect our disabled. And she purposefully killed this baby. This baby, after carrying it, I can't understand what happened here. Well, of course not. It's murder.

12:28 Yeah. But then we give a plea deal to this. If that baby would have lived for 15 more years, let's just say, and that baby was 15 years old and she strangled him, she'd go to prison for the rest of her life. But because he's... just a few minutes old and no one got to know his personality and no one got to hold him and no one got to name him, then we cop a deal? Is that where we are in society? I don't understand the plea deal. I don't get it now. I will say this. I didn't get to watch a trial. I didn't get to mitigate. I'm not saying it's right. I'm not saying it's right. I'm not saying it's right ever, ever. I'm not never saying it's right. But I've got to wonder why the prosecutors were willing to do this and give such a low Penalty for it. What could be the factor there, the mitigating factor there that they thought that that was because she was indicted? I mean, I don't know, man.

13:20 It seems like you would have won the case if you would have not copped the deal. So was this just to get a win for the prosecution and so they can have that conviction under their belt or? If I'm being honest, it's probably this. It's probably that she had no criminal record. It's a tragedy. It's horrific. But because she's this young, pretty little girl that they're willing to give her this deal, they get the conviction and they don't think that she's a threat to the rest of society. If I had to guess, I know that's very blunt what I'm saying right now. Off the cuff, that's probably why they gave her the deal that she wasn't this thug killing other people. But again, it doesn't equate. It doesn't make sense. Right. It does not make sense.

14:00 And if she would have had a criminal record, if she would have been a drug addict, if she would have been out there, Casey Anthony being a hussy out there on the streets, I don't think that would have gone that way. I'm telling you, I think that her image is what helped her out here, and I don't get it. I'm sure that helped, but you want to discourage– shit like that. Oh, yeah. You don't want to reward people with light sentences. That's nothing. Fifteen years is nothing. Man, she'll serve half that. Yeah. She'll be out by the time she's 25 or whatever. Yeah. It's crazy. Yeah. All right. So we're going to lighten it up a little bit. Okay. And we're going to go ahead and do that contest.

14:42 Oh, gosh. And we're going to test KJ's knowledge of Dolly Parton. I feel so much pressure right now. And y'all play along with this. And it's going to be 10 questions, and we'll go ahead and start them off. And I'm going to give you multiple choice, Kelly, so I'll make. It even easier for you. Ooh, a 25% chance of getting it right. That's right. So where was Dolly Parton born? A, Nashville, Tennessee. B, Sevierville, Tennessee. C, Knoxville, Tennessee. Or D, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Well, that sucks because I was thinking she was from Oklahoma. Try it again. Give it to me. Nashville, Sevierville, Knoxville, and Gatlinburg. Don't tell me you don't know that one.

15:26 I mean, Knoxville? Is it Sevier? Sevierville. Ah, that was my first guess. I've been there many times. That was my first guess, and I didn't go with my gut. Sevierville, Tennessee. You've never been in that area? No. You've never been to Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Smoky Mountains? Yeah, I've been to Gatlinburg. That's all the same area. Okay, well, I don't know geography. What is Dolly Parton's full birth name? A, Dolly Rebecca Parton, B, Dolly Jean Parton, C, Dolly Ann Parton, or D, Dolly May Parton? Rebecca. You're right. That was a total guess. I could tell. No, it wasn't. I heard the statement her nephew said. Dolly Rebecca Parton.

16:07 All right. Which of these is one of Dolly's signature early hit songs that she wrote herself? A, I Will Always Love You. B, Jolene. C, 9 to 5. Or D, All of the Above. All of the Above. She wrote Jolene because it was about a banker that she thought was flirting with her husband. I Will Always Love You was about Johnny Carson. And then what was the other one? What? For the Johnny Carson show. It was about Johnny? It was not about Johnny Carson. You want to make a bet? She was married. No, no, no, no. Not like love, like they were friends. Oh, okay. When the show was ending, I believe it was about the Johnny Carson show. I'll have to fact check that one.

16:48 Fact check it. And then nine to five. Yeah, work and nine to eight. She wrote all of them. Right. Yay, okay. Okay. So all of the above. Do I get bonus for the- No. For the- Forgetting to write? Why would you get a bonus. For forgetting to write? Because I knew more. No, I didn't ask you that. In what year did Dolly Parton release her hit song 9 to 5? 1975, 1980, 1985, or 1990? 75. Wrong. 1980. So you're already down to 80%. The listeners are so mad at me right now. Let me get to the next one. What is the name of Dolly's theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee? A. Dollywood.

17:29 Will you let me read the choices? A. Dollywood. B. Partonwood. C. Dolly Partonwood. Or D. Smoky Mountain Dolly. Dollywood. That's correct. Yes! We're back in it. Which major program did Dolly create to send free books to children from birth until they start school? A. Dolly's Kid Foundation. B. Imagination Library. C, Book Angels or D, Reading Rainbow Partners? Imagination Library. That's correct. Yes! Did you guess at that? No, I knew that. Dolly Parton and which famous singer recorded the classic duet Islands in the Stream? A, Willie Nelson. Kenny Rogers. B, Kenny Rogers. Will you let me get through? I feel smart. C, Johnny Cash. Yeah, but the people are playing along here. Oh, my bad, everybody. C, Johnny Cash or D, Porter Wagner?

18:24 Let me think about it. You already answered Kenny Rogers. Okay. All right. Next one. In what 1989 comedy drama film did Dolly Parton star alongside Julia Roberts? B, 9 to 5. C, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. D, Rhinestone. Or A, Steel Magnolias. A, Steel Magnolias. Right. That one was so easy. I tried to switch up the alphabet to try to confuse you. Hit her, Malin. All right. How many Grammy Awards has Dolly Parton won? Oh, my God. Here we go. A, 5. B, 8, C, 11, or D, 14? How many Grammys has she won?

19:08 Yes. 5, 8, 11, or 14? I mean, just take a shot. 11. You don't know. 11. You're correct. Ah! So it comes all down to this. If you get this right, you will be at 80% and I will donate $ 200 to the Casey Frankoski Memorial Fund. Will you tell the people what that fund is real quick? I will when we're done. Oh, okay. So true or false, Dolly Parton once turned down an offer to have a section of the interstate highway system named after her. You got a 50% shot at getting this right. True.

19:50 You're correct. So you got 80% right. which means I'm going to donate $ 200 to the Casey Frankoski Memorial Fund. Now, the mission of that fund is to honor Casey's life and legacy by supporting veterans, military families, first responders, and community initiatives that reflect the value she lived by, service, courage, and compassion. And you can visit it at CaseyFrankoskiMemorialFund.org. I'll link it in the description of this podcast. And through the donations, and community partnerships. That fund provides scholarships to New York State residents who demonstrate a commitment to public service, the armed forces, and or emergency management services. The fund also provides direct or indirect financial assistance to individuals in need who have shown dedication to public service, emergency management, armed forces, or other charitable organizations. Of course, Casey Frankosky's Lunt is a huge fan of this show. I've done a podcast specifically on Casey Fernkoski. She was killed along with several others in a horrific helicopter crash defending our southern border. So $ 200 is headed their way for me.

21:12 If you'd like to check it out, you can do so as well. Please do that. But I just want to say, first of all, thank you so much to Casey and her family for her her service and for giving the ultimate sacrifice for all of us. But secondly, I'd like to say thank you to my mom for instilling the Dolly Parton values in me that she did today. And I'm so excited. Even though she didn't even know where she was born. I'm sorry. Sevierville! I knew it was Sevierville, but I went with my second choice. All right, let's go to Springfield, Louisiana for our next story. And we're going to tell you about a longtime bakery here in Livingston Parish known for its king cakes and pastries, And the fact that it was operating as a drug and firearm distribution hub, this according to the Livingston-Payers Sheriff's Office.

21:57 On August 12th, agents with the Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division assisting the Louisiana State Fire Marshal, they executed a search warrant. At Navarre's Pastries in Springfield, Louisiana, investigators said they uncovered a distribution operation involving multiple narcotics and a large cache of weapons. Sheriff Jason Ord said agents found cocaine. MDMA, which is ecstasy, Adderall, and other controlled substances at this popular bakery. Seized items include approximately 42.8 grams of cocaine, about 200 doses of suspected MDMA, roughly 394 doses of Adderall, smaller amounts of Vyvanse and Xanax. Also, they had anabolic steroids, along with related paraphernalia. They recovered 52 firearms and $ 3, 500 in cash. Jules Navarre, 43, of Springfield, was arrested. He faces 62 charges, including 52 counts of possessing a firearm and And his bomb was set at more than $ 3 million.

23:09 He is the son of the bakery's founder, Ernie Navarre, a Springfield native who was widely known in the community as the Donut King. He died in 2025. The elder Navarre began his pastry business way back in a meet in 1972 as Ernie's Donut King, later operating at what's known as the River Stop in Springfield. before opening Navarre's Pastries next door. The shop has been a longtime local favorite for king cakes, and the investigation remains ongoing. But it does explain how I ate several of their king cakes and gained 20 pounds of muscle.

23:51 I mean, what? Couldn't figure that out. You didn't know. That's what it was. You were just. He had anabolic steroids in him. I should have known. Hey, look, new Louisiana thing we should start. Y'all know we love our king cakes. And when they put that king cake baby in there, maybe they could just shove a bullet in it because they're arms dealers now. Lots of businesses arguably probably do operate as a front for things like this. They just don't get busted in small areas like right here by our house. We're not used to that kind of stuff. Well, this was a family business, too, and his poor daddy died. opened this, you know, did so good, his whole life running his business, his son takes it over after he passes. And that's what happens. And that's going to destroy the entire legacy of that business that he built from the ground up.

24:33 I think it's horrible. Yeah. All right, let's go to Massachusetts. And this one's turned out pretty wild. So the body of Karen Solomon, a woman suspected in the death of her husband, Kurt Solomon, has been located. Karen's body was discovered in behind Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts. This was around 1 p.m. on Monday, August the 24th. Two employees at the facility were on a walk when they found her body in the woods. A handgun was recovered near the body, and that's according to the chief Paul Sochet during a news conference. The discovery comes less than a week after authorities began a search for Karen and alleging that she was connected to the death of her husband, who was a veteran police patrolman. Kurt was found dead on the morning of August 18th. She was 58 and he was 57. Soche said that the deaths were believed to be a tragic murder-suicide.

25:26 During the news conference, Soche shared a statement from members of the Solomon family who said that they were heartbroken and rudderless amid this nightmare. The compassion, dedication and empathy of all agencies involved have given us light in face of darkness. So she said this reading the statement. And then there was another quote there. The selflessness of those who have helped us weather the storm cannot be expressed in simple words. Following the discovery of Kurt's body, Karen was named as a suspect in his death. The police department said at the time that she was presumed to be armed and dangerous. The police department initial written alert said that there was concern she may be armed. The details of Kurt's death have remained private, with Soche saying that domestic violence laws prevent the police from sharing more information. However, it was clarified that the Solomon family did not have any history of domestic abuse. Authorities also shared that other people were at the home at the time of Kurt's death.

26:21 Kurt was a 31-year veteran of the Worcester Police Department. Karen co-founded Soche. First H-E-L-P, it's like the initials for Help First Help, which was an organization dedicated to reducing the stigma surrounding mental health among police and other first responders. The organization also supports first responders and their families and honors those who have died by suicide. She also lobbied for the Public Safety Officer Support Act. According to The Times, the legislation, which was passed back in 2022, expanded a federal benefits program to cover mental health injuries and deaths by suicide for first responders. The act also detailed that stress caused by exposure to one or more traumatic events while on duty is considered a personal injury in the line of duty. First Help issued a statement on August 22nd saying no words can adequately convey the depth of grief surrounding this tragedy.

27:17 Really crazy story because of what this lady did and made her life was exactly the opposite of what she ended up doing. You know, first of all, you murdered somebody and then tragically commit suicide. And your whole life you spent basically in suicide awareness for officers and first responders that are so troubled with things that they see every day that would totally shake the normal everyday person. Yeah. And so not to take away from the bad that she did, but the good here that was done is actually quite great, what she was working towards. Because Police officers see more in a year in terms of trauma-related events than most people would see in their entire lives.

28:08 And so there's a lot to this. But what in the world had her going to kill her husband in the first place? Do we know? I mean, obviously, she snapped. Yeah. Something. No, we don't know, Kelly. Yeah. Geez. Nothing. Nothing could justify that. No, not at all. And it's weird to end your life and everything to end the complete antithesis of what both of you stood for, him for 30-something years in that line of duty, and then the way she went out. Yeah. Wow. All right. You like Kenny Chesney? You a Kenny Chesney fan? I used to. I kind of fell off that wagon. Man, I love Kenny Chesney. He's got I don't know how many number one hits. Always liked him since he first came out. into music. And I can't remember if I brought you this story on another podcast I used to cover or this one, but we're going to talk about it because there's an update on it. And if I'm not mistaken, we brought you this story on this particular podcast, but I'm going to tell you about it anyway.

29:10 I'm going to give a refresher for those out there that may have not been listening at that point. And that is, it all starts with a California woman who was scammed out of more than $ 300, 000 by someone impersonating country music star Kenny Chesney. Oh my gosh. $ 300, 000. Well, she's lost her legal bid to hold the real singer responsible. So here's what happened. A woman named Patricia Lenson, she was contacted way back in February of 2021 by a man, and he claimed to be Kenny Chesney. He contacts her. The impersonator said he was facing financial difficulties, and that should have been your first clue, and needed money for things like appearing at the CMT Awards, repairing damaged instruments, creating music videos, and covering other business calls. He literally calls this chick out of the blue and tells her that. Now, according to Linson, the scammer convinced her of his identity by sharing details of about upcoming tours and releases that had not been yet made public. In April of 2021, Linson agrees to loan this guy, saying he's Kenny Chesney, more than $ 300, 000, which the impersonator promised to repay within just a few months. She was directed to send the funds to... Nairi Apalian.

30:31 Oh, my God. That's the best pronunciation I'm going to come up with. But anytime someone tells you to send something to somewhere you can't pronounce, that's probably a good indication it's bullshit. Wait a minute. Are you telling me that that prince that contacted me is lying to me right now via email? All the money he's asking me to send? The prince is dead. No, not prince. A prince. Oh. A prince. A prince. I'm like, yeah, it's definitely a scam because he's no longer alive. Anyway, back to the story. The scammer described as Chesney's partner and basically told her, look, I need you to transfer up to $ 310, 000. And, of course, she went ahead and did that. And she figures out this is all bullshit. I'm getting scammed here because they never hooked up. They never went out on a date or any of these things that she thought were going to happen. So she comes up with another plan. She sues Kenny Chesney, the singer, because it's his fault.

31:32 Right. So she files this lawsuit and she said she felt that Kenny Chesney may have leaked confidential business information to this scammer. Right. Who then made the scammer appear legitimate. And so that's why she got scammed out all that money. Of course, that's all ridiculous. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge basically said, yeah, definitely. That didn't happen. And dismissed her lawsuit to try to get $ 300, 000 out of Kenny Chesney. So she's ordered also to pay the singer's expenses, legal expenses related to the appeal. Look, this can't be a stupid person. I mean, they definitely did a stupid thing here. But if you got $ 300, 000 laying around, you've done something in life to earn that money that you're probably a sharp individual in some respects.

32:30 But come on, man. Really? Kenny Chesney going to call you out of the blue and ask you for money? Listen, I really, my heart always lies with victims of crimes because, you know, they didn't do anything. They're just victims here. But ma'am, you walked right into this one. And she's still a victim, but then she turns around and sees Kenny Chesney. And I got a problem with that. You know, just take it on the chin, man. Yeah. Yeah. Ma'am, why did you spend your money off to someone that, even if it was Kenny Chesney, if George Clooney reaches out to me and is like, Kelly, never met you before a day in my life, but I'm in financial trouble. Send me some money. I'm not going to be like, okay, George. Like, what the hell? Right. I barely loan money to my friend. I'm just kidding.

33:12 I will if they're in danger or need. But, like, that's crazy. That's dumb. That's dumb. Yeah. Well. But my heart's with you, ma'am. Hope you recoup your funds through not suing someone. That's bad. OK, let's go to Charlotte, North Carolina. The family of Irina Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on that Charlotte light rail train last year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Charlotte and its private transit security contractor, alleging systemic failures that led or that may have made her death preventable. The suit was filed in Mecklenburg County Superior Court by Zarutska's uncle. His name is Frank Haskell.

33:56 One day before the one-year anniversary of her killing, it names the city of Charlotte and Professional Security Services, also referred to as Professional Police Services, Inc., or PSS. The company contracted to provide security for the Charlotte Area Transit System, which is their CATS system. Zarutska was stabbed to death on August the 22nd of 25 while riding the Lynx Blue Line in Charlotte's South End neighborhood as she headed home from work. She had fled the war in Ukraine and settled in the Charlotte area with her family. DeCarlos Brown Jr. is charged in her death. He has a lengthy criminal record and a federal judge ruled in June of 26 that he was not competent to stand trial due to mental illness. He was ordered into a treatment program aimed at resorting or restoring his capacity. The lawsuit claims the city and PSS knew of ongoing safety and crime problems in and around the light rail system, yet failed to take responsible steps to protect its passengers. It alleges inadequate security staffing, a lack of physical barriers or turnstiles, and insufficient fare enforcement that allowed non-ticketed individuals to board freely.

35:04 According to the complaint, the contract with PSS budgeted for 219 security positions and and up to 39 armed guards for the relevant period. But the company had only about 183 personnel and 11 armed guards at the time of the attack. The suit further states no security guard was aboard the train when Zarutska was killed. It argues violent crime on the system was foreseeable and that basic measures such as fare checks, barriers, or proper staffing could have prevented the stabbing. This case arises from the preventable death of Ms. Zarutska. The complaint states the defendants were responsible for protecting lawful passengers from known and foreseeable dangers. It continues, their failures caused the fatal stabbing. Attorney Laura Newton, representing the family and the estate, has said the lawsuit seeks accountability and transparency beyond the criminal case. The family is requesting a jury trial and damages of $ 175, 000. Punitive damages are sought against PSS, but not against the city. Newton has emphasized public safety concerns, noting that the suit aims to address failures that allowed a fair-paying passenger to be killed on public transit and to push for stronger security measures so similar tragedies do not occur. Zarutska's killing drew national and international attention, prompted a lot of scrutiny of Kat's security practices, and contributed to legislative changes in North Carolina known as Irena's Law, which is tightening pretrial release rules for repeat offenders and expanded mental health evaluation requirements.

36:38 A recent state auditor's report also highlighted gaps in fare enforcement, physical access controls, and security on the system. The city of Charlotte has not publicly detailed a response to the new lawsuit in available reporting. The criminal case against Brown remains separate and ongoing pending a competency hearing. Yeah, and there's some of that I agree with and some of that I don't. Obviously, the full, you know, the main responsibility of all this is the asshole that stabbed her to death out of the clear blue when this poor girl was doing nothing. I do think that the city holds some responsibility if there was a lack of security there and it was a known dangerous transit system and they're not providing any sort of safe mechanisms for public transportation. They've got to be held liable for some of that. Would it have prevented what happened? Maybe, maybe not. Certainly that guy is ultimately responsible for that we all saw on the video. But I do agree that, and you know, it's sad, but sometimes you've got to hit them financially to make them actually care enough to do something about it.

37:48 I think that the amount that they are going after is a very reasonable amount, too. I mean, $ 175, 000, I find to be extremely reasonable. Because they're going to negotiate down. Yeah. And so, first of all, that tells me that there's a level of reasonableness in what these people are doing. I think they really do want to see something change. But I agree because if he did not pay for his ticket and got on this transit system, which I don't know one way or the other if he didn't, but they keep bringing that up. But if you buy a ticket for a transit system, I have this belief that what I am paying for is not just the transportation in and of itself, but that it's going to be safe and it's going to be up to code and that there's going to be some sort of rule and regulation to what's happening. So if you're selling me the ticket and it's just to get me from point A to B, I think that's lacking because like when you go to a football game in a big stadium, the ticket is going to grant you access, but it doesn't mean that you just get, there's just free reign within the stadium. There's rules and there's regulations and there's safety and, and protocol in place. And so if he did not pay for that ticket, I totally understand why they're saying, if you would have better vetted this and you would have enforced access to this train and And then you could cut down on these people with mental health issues that may be jumping the train or getting the free rides. And then it results in someone's death.

39:08 But it could. And, you know, in this case, if he sneaks on, he sneaks on. I mean, if you've got nine cops on the train, people still can manage to sneak on. But apparently they had no security at all. And I think that's the biggest issue is they're not providing any sort of security. So we'll see how that turns out. But, you know, lawsuits, sometimes I look at those and depending on the situation, I don't agree with it. This would be one I agree with. I'm with the family on that one. All right. Let's go to the true crime time machine. Okay. All right, so we're going to go to August 28th of 2003, exactly 23 years ago, and I'm going to take you to a quiet pizza delivery driver from Erie, Pennsylvania, who became the central figure in one of the most bizarre and closely watched crimes in American history. Brian Wells, who was 46, left Mamma Mia's Pizzeria... That afternoon, to deliver two sausage and pepperoni pizzas to an address near a television transmission tower on the outskirts of Erie. And I know, that sounds crazy, right? Instead of completing a routine delivery, he ended up walking into a PNC bank branch with a homemade bomb locked around his neck, armed with a cane-shaped shotgun and a detailed multi-page note demanding $ 250, 000.

40:37 He handed the note to the teller, and he actually left with $ 8, 700. Police stopped him a short distance away in a nearby parking lot. He told officers that he had been forced to rob the bank, and the device around his neck was real in time to explode. So local television cameras, they find out about this quick. They're rolling. A bomb squad goes to the scene, and the device actually detonated at 3.18 p.m. which was 40 minutes after the robbery in just minutes before bomb specialists arrived. The explosion killed Wells, obviously, almost instantly. blasting a hole into his chest as he sat handcuffed on the pavement. What initially appeared to be a forced hostage situation quickly unraveled, obviously, and investigators recovered detailed handwritten instructions from this dude's car, directing him on a scavenger hunt to collect keys and codes that would disarm the collar bomb. The plot involved multiple conspirators and their names were Marjorie Armstrong, William Rothstein, and Kenneth Barnes. Federal authorities determined later that Wells had been involved in the planning to a limited extent. He believed the bomb was a prop. He didn't know it was real. Others in the group intended for the device to kill him. Armstrong was eventually convicted and sentenced to

42:07 life for her role in the scheme, and she died in prison in 2017. Rothstein died before he could ever be charged, and Barnes got a reduced sentence after cooperating. The case is often called the collar bomb or pizza bomber case. It baffled the public and law enforcement for years, and there's been extensive media coverage on this. There's a great Netflix documentary actually called Evil Genius, the true story of America's most diabolical bank heist. And more than two decades later, this event is a striking example of how ordinary circumstances can spiral into one of the strangest crimes in FBI history.

42:54 You got to be careful who you play games with. And, you know, he's both a victim and a suspect at the same time, which makes this weird. Because to a limited extent, right? He thought he was going to do this and maybe get some money. He thought it was a fake bomb. He thought it was fake and he thought he was going to do this. And, you know, these people go behind his back and they're really going to kill him. And I remember watching that bomb go off. I've watched the video. Have you watched it? I have seen it. Yeah. I watched the whole documentary on Netflix. I got you. And it's just devastating just to see somebody, I don't know, in that position. I don't like, even if you are a bad guy or even if you've made a bad decision. I still don't like seeing somebody that happened to them. And it's just wild that they were able to unravel it. Evil. That one's evil, too, right there.

43:40 Very evil. All right, let's go to Illinois. And so this also had made big headlines, but it's kind of seeming to come to a conclusion here. Former Illinois Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson has died in prison less than one year after he was convicted in the 2024 fatal shooting of Sonia Massey. Grayson's attorney, Daniel Foltz, confirmed that Grayson died at the age of 32 around noon on August 23rd. Grayson died following a battle with colon cancer. He was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2023. By the time he was sentenced in 2026, Grayson's cancer had progressed to maximum stage and spread to his liver, lungs, and rectum, so he was in pretty bad shape. Grayson was previously denied medical release by the Illinois Prisoner Review Board in July.

44:26 And at that time, the legal team cited a 2022 law in which individuals with a terminal illness or medical incapacitation could apply for an early release from prison. Prior to his death, Grayson was receiving medical treatment outside of Illinois Department of Corrections facility due to security and health concerns. Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Massey, a Black woman, inside of her home in July of 2024. Authorities reported to the home after she had called 911, to report a suspected prowler. Grayson, a white man, shot her three times during the visit, and he later claimed he was afraid she would throw a pot of boiling water on him after she had taken it off the stove.

45:07 Grayson was sentenced in January of 2026 to serve 20 years in prison. After his death was confirmed, Massey's family reacted to the news in a statement saying, quote, Sonia Massey's death was unjustifiable and she should be alive today. Sean Grayson's death in custody from cancer does not bring Sonia back. Attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci said on behalf of the family, we wish his family prayers of peace as we do for all who grieve a loved one. Sonia's family knows that pain all too well and will grieve her loss the rest of their days. Yeah, and everybody knows I'm not a fan of Ben Crump's by any way, shape, or form. But watching this video, I can see why this person's actions were found to not be justified. That's all I really have to say about it.

45:57 Yeah. So, you know, I don't get into all the racial stuff. Yeah. I don't know what he had in his head. Did he believe she was really going to pour the boiling water on him? Only he could have answered that. But in the video, it didn't look justified to me. So I will say this. I don't think based on my set of knowledge that I have to date, which I have not extensively researched this one, but I don't find that he was a cop to be out there to hurt and injure people. When you're watching the video, I mean with malice, I don't know that that was his intention. Based on what I've seen, I do know that he fired on her. She was starting to scream, I rebuke you in the name of Jesus, I rebuke you in the name of Jesus. And early on in that video, he does ask her, how is your mental health doing? And so it seems to me, just based on the limited scope of knowledge that I have, that he may have had interaction with her prior to, or he knew that there may be mental health issues going into it. And I'm not convinced just on the limited scope that I have on this case, that that may not have played a role in why he jumped the gun so quick and was fast to shoot her. Because boiling water can do a lot of damage to you, I know it was two years ago. I remember we had a woman in Denham Springs that her ex threw boiling water on her. And I saw photos of skin gone and bloody arms and bloody face. Yeah. So I,

47:31 you know, totality of circumstance matters in this one. What frustrates me with this case is that they always say, Sonia, a black woman. And, you know, Sean, a white man. They're trying to make this about race instead of about poor judgment and bad call and too quick to go with deadly force when there could have been other options available. And that, I think, is what frustrates me about this case. But I do want to end with this. I think that the statement that was given was actually quite nice by the family. I mean, they said, we wish his family prayers of peace as we do for all who grieve a loved one. And I thought that that actually was quite nice, the way that they worded that.

48:11 Mm-hmm. All right, so let's go to Minnesota. Okay. And I'm going to tell you about a Minnesota man who has been charged after allegedly crushing his co-worker's head while playing with equipment. Christopher Crimmings, who is 34, was charged with one count of second-degree manslaughter after the incident at a worksite for a tree-trimming company. The Apple Valley Police Department responded to a report of an incident involving a severely injured man in a truck with a hydraulic grapple this past week at around 7 o'clock p.m. Officers found Tyler Lynch, who is 26, on the ground with blood around his body and a head injury. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The two had recently arrived at the job site at the time of the incident.

49:01 Cremings told police he and Lynch were playing with shadows as he was operating the grapple, and Lynch was picking up branches from the ground. They noticed the shadows of the grapple, and Lynch prompted Crimmings to move the grapple so that its shadow appeared to be grabbing Lynch's shadow. So they're playing. hand puppets on the grass with all this. Cremings then opened and closed the grapple, crushing Lynch's head. Cremings claimed he was not monitoring the actual grapple or Lynch at the time. He is currently being held at the Dakota County Jail. Cremings told police he was unaware of any medical issues with the equipment. He said, quote, he and Lynch were fucking around when the incident occurred. Yeah, you could say that again. A witness saw the grapple come toward Lynch and either hit or pinch his head.

49:52 There was blood on the grapple directly above Lynch. Now, according to Lynch's Facebook page, he had been working in professional and His stepbrother wrote on Facebook. He had absolutely no words, sending all the prayers possible for my stepdad, family member. And that was his family member's stepbrother. So this one, I mean, bruh. Yeah. That's why you don't play. This is exactly like that. This is exactly why you don't play. Because while they were probably just screwing around. I can totally see two goofballs playing on the site, and you're looking over, watching the shadows, and so you go to move the shadow, but you're not actually monitoring where it is with the guy, and you kill him.

50:41 Pinched his head off with a tree crane grapple. Yeah, like it's not a joke. It's not a toy, and whether this, you know, it's an accident, it sounds like until we Anything else comes out. But that's why you don't play like that. That's why you don't do that. And that's why I'm always screaming to my kids, don't do that. You're going to do something stupid. Right. That's sad. All right. Let's go to Oregon. And quintuple homicide is not something that you hear a lot about. How many is quintuple? Four? It's five, is it not? Oh, yeah, that'd be quadruple. Quadtuple. Quadtuple? Quadtuple is four? Yeah, you're right. Quinn, five. Oh, yeah, because when you have quintuplets. Oh, there you go, guys. Blonde moment. There it is. Okay, so a multi-agency manhunt.

51:30 She doesn't know geography or numbers. You set me up. No, seriously, at first it didn't occur to me. I took a guess. Two would be bi. Three would be tri. Four would be quad. Five would be? Quinn. Quinn. So I sounded dumb and then opened my mouth, proving that I am. Okay. A multi-agency manhunt for the suspect in a quintuple homicide near Forest Grove, Oregon, ended Sunday when authorities located him dead in Enumclaw, Washington. If you're from there, let a girl know if I just mispronounced that as well. On Saturday, August 22nd, 26, at approximately 527 a.m., Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to assist the Forest Grove Fire Department at a rural property in unincorporated Washington County. Why did I say that this was in Oregon if we were actually in Washington? Did I just?

52:27 No, no, no. It's in Washington County, Oregon. There's a Washington County Oregon. Listen, geography and math, bro. I'll jack it up. All right. A 911 caller had reported a vehicle fire. When firefighters arrived, they discovered human remains and requested law enforcement assistance. Investigators subsequently found the bodies of five people, along with several domestic animals. The sheriff described the scene as unusually complex. In my 22 years here, I have not been part of or witnessed a scene quite this complex involving this type of investigation, she said during a press conference. Detectives with the Washington County Major Crimes Team are leading the probe with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other agencies. Authorities identified 36-year-old Benjamin Parker as the suspect. Investigators determined he was known to the victims and said the killings were not a random act of violence. Parker's exact relationship to those killed and possible motive still remain under investigation. The names, ages, and genders of the five victims have not been publicly released as officials work to identify them and notify next of kin.

53:36 Details on the causes of death also have not been disclosed. So this is big, you know. A lot going on. So through the investigation, detectives tracked Parker. to Washington, roughly 50 miles southeast of Seattle. The police department located his vehicle and found him deceased inside. Authorities believe that he died by suicide. License plate reading cameras, including the flock systems and other investigative leads, helped locate him. We do not believe there's a risk to the community and that this was our suspect and he did die in Washington, Massey said. The Washington County Sheriff's Office emphasized there is no ongoing danger to the public. The investigation continues. Not a whole lot outside of what we already know.

54:20 And so if we get some more information, we'll bring that along. I don't know who the people were that he killed. Were they best friends of his? All of that, I'm sure, as this comes out, will have already been released. So you can do your own research on that. But and the animals. So you wiped out everything. Yeah. Well, I mean, five people and the animals. But what I'm saying is killed five people and thought enough that we, and then to try to set it on fire, right? So he's trying to wipe every ounce of it. Yeah. Anything. He was hoping everything would burn up and nobody would even find how to kill people. Think about it. Because if you left, but if you left your animals behind, then that would be also, so I bet in his mind, he thought if I can get rid of all of it, I can say they left and they just left town. I don't know where they went. They took their pets.

55:08 Certainly possible. Sure. Let's go into overtime. Let's get down to Fargo, North Dakota. A famous movie. I've heard of that. It had dogs in it. Dude, that is one hell of a place to live in. Shout out to my North Dakota people. Y'all are some tough ass people. You're talking zero degree temperatures for like, I don't know how many months out of the year, but it's got to be at least three, four, five months. That's a damn nature. You scary moment. Snow. feet of snow all the time. Fargo. Them people are tough, man. A 21-year-old Fargo man, however, is charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend, whom authorities say he dismembered using a reciprocating saw and other supplies.

55:54 Get this. He ordered through freaking DoorDash and had delivered to his apartment. Joshua Alexander hiked faces charges of murder, tampering with evidence, providing false information to law enforcement in connection with the death of Isidore Wingle, who is 25, of West Fargo. He pleaded not guilty to all counts, of course, and he has a $ 5 million cash-only bond. He was last seen on surveillance video at a Fargo Walmart on the evening of January, way back in January 3rd of 2026. Wiggle was, not him. Mm-hmm. Her family reported her missing several days later. After last seeing her on New Year's Eve, police announced they had a suspected foul play by mid-January. And Haidt, he had been dating Winkle for about four months. Not long at all. So they're investigating this. They finally figure out something ain't stirring the Kool-Aid. They arrest him. And they say digital forensics showed that on January 4th, the day after she was last seen, he hits... the old Google, right? That's what they all do. And he searches terms like Home Depot sawzall, door dash, junk removal near me, dumpster, how to register for a legal alias.

57:18 Oh, wow. The same morning, a Home Depot receipt showed he purchased a Milwaukee sawzall reciprocating saw, clear plastic sheeting, an extra large trash bag, black duct tape, and a saw blade. So he watched Dexter. He must have. And these items were delivered to his apartment via DoorDash. Police later recovered a 12-inch saw blade from evidence linked to Height's residence and forensic analysis found human bones, skeletal muscle, poor thing, and tissue on the blade that matched her DNA. They got all kinds of stuff here. Latex gloves with her hair on it. all sorts of things. They found other items in the dumpster at his apartment complex. Authorities believe he killed Wingle sometime between January 3rd and early January 5th. The police described the killing as heinous and diabolical. I think that's two great words for it. He said he disposed of the remains, placing them in a 27-gallon plastic storage tote, possibly because they found he had ordered that. And her body, unfortunately, has never been recovered. Search efforts have been ongoing, but they have not recovered her body as of yet, unfortunately.

58:42 But they've got all the evidence in the world now against this guy and looks like he's going to pay. This is a worst nightmare. I know that word's overused, but to think that your daughter... You know her body's gone, and you know that she's been cut apart, and then you don't know where she is to even give her a proper burial. It's sick. And to only know someone four months, and they're willing to do this to you, that's crazy. Such a jackass that you literally, I mean, I read you the search terms on Google, but aside from all that, you have the saw that you use delivered to your house via DoorDash. And now you have a witness saying, I brought him the saw.

59:25 Yeah. I know he got it in his hands. Cause I'm the one who delivered it. Yeah. It, You know, just stupidity. It's stupidity and it's just not humane. It's not natural. It's not normal. And then she won't be found. I mean, she could be anywhere. You know what I mean? And so I just, that is horrible. Unless he speaks up, you know, that would be about the only way you're ever going to get anywhere. Unfortunately, on that, unless you're just. What he's probably going to have to do is or in his side is work a deal and say, if I give up the body or the location, then, you know, and that's definitely off the. Table or something. If they have that North Dakota. Yeah.

1:00:06 All right. So we're going to talk about this case. And again, it might bring up. Another case that we've already spoken about, but a man whose wife was discovered dead in the shower was taken into custody by authorities this week after claiming his partner had died by suicide. Lindsay Barnett, 37, was found covered in blood with her throat slit in a horrific scene at the couple's Lakewood, Colorado home on August the 13th, local authorities confirmed in a statement. The statement also revealed that Patrick, which is also odd because his name's Patrick, but Patrick Theodore Barnett, the victim's 40-year-old husband, had subsequently been arrested in connection with her death. Patrick called 911 around 6 a.m. on Thursday, claiming the victim had, quote, cut herself and her throat, according to an arrest affidavit.

1:00:53 He told police he had spent the night in the basement and decided to go apologize to Lindsay the following morning after the pair had argued the night before. He then discovered her bloodied body in the shower and dialed 911. Per the affidavit, which was obtained by People magazine, investigators uncovered a significant amount of evidence suggesting Lindsay did not take her own life. Officials found a large pool of blood on one side of the couple's bed, soil that had fallen from a knocked-over plant, and additional dirt had also made its way into the bathroom. Police also noted that a dainty, bloody footprint appeared to belong... or appearing to belong to a woman located between the bed and the bathroom. Additionally, there was considerably more blood in the bed than in the bathroom where the woman had allegedly taken her own life. The blood spatter alone indicated that the victim's body had been relocated prior to Patrick calling 911.

1:01:47 Lindsay's body also displayed numerous bruises on her arms and legs, which investigators described as consistent with defensive wounds. The 37-year-old was reportedly battling postpartum depression, a condition that has dominated the headlines this year in light of the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who stands accused of killing her three children, which I need to point out right now, her husband's name is Patrick. That's why I said that. Her legal team contends the act was the result of a psychotic episode triggered by postpartum psychosis. Investigators discovered that Patrick had been unfaithful to his wife with a woman he met online three months prior. On Thursday, his mistress contacted police to request a wellness check on Patrick after losing contact with him, she told authorities. Patrick allegedly informed the woman that he and Lindsay were in the process of separating and that the victim had been admitted to a psychiatric facility following a suicide attempt the previous week, according to the affidavit. The couple welcomed their second child in February of 2025, according to social media posts. The children were reportedly present at the scene when their mother died.

1:02:49 That's horrible. And this guy thinking that he can kill his wife in the bedroom, then say she killed herself in the bathroom. With the technology and science having advanced to how it has today, it ain't never going to happen. Never going to get away with that. There's too many ways to determine where someone was actually killed. Not to mention, it makes no sense that you would cut your throat and all of that and then go take a shower. Right. That makes no sense. No. Um, whatsoever. And looking at this guy, he don't look like a rocket scientist. You know what I mean? He's got some bags under his eyes, probably because he's stressed out.

1:03:31 Orange jumpsuit would do that to you. But you know, you're already cheating on the poor woman. She's, does or does not have postpartum depression. I don't know if I believe what he says. Has your babies, is your wife that you pledge to love and cherish for the rest of your life, and because you can't keep your pecker in your pants, then you're going to try to say that she took her own life as well. Give me a break. You're a piece of shit. I think you're going to get away with it. You're a piece of shit. Unbelievable. All right, let's go to Pennsylvania. And an 18-year-old Pennsylvania man and his mother are facing charges after police say the son fatally stabbed his girlfriend and the mother helped clean up the crime scene, dispose of the evidence, and leave the victim's body in her vehicle near a college campus. Caroline Hines, who was 18... A recent high school graduate and incoming freshman on the Penn West California women's soccer team was found dead in the rear hatch of her Jeep Cherokee. This is shortly after midnight on August 20th, 2026. Officers located the vehicle near a California public library that was close to the university campus after her family grew concerned when she failed to return as expected.

1:04:47 and tracked their location. Blood was visible inside and outside of that vehicle. According to criminal complaints and Pennsylvania State Police, Hines left her family's home around 9.30 p.m. on August 19th, met her boyfriend, Royce Moser, who is 18, outside of his father's residence. The pair spoke while she sat in the vehicle in the driveway. They discussed the status of their relationship. Moser allegedly became angry over something she said, told her to wait, I have something for you, went inside, grabbed a large kitchen knife, returned, and stabbed her in the chest. Hines fell from the vehicle and Moser then placed her body in the rear hatch. Moser then drove the Jeep to his home in Bellsville and court documents stated she basically goes to the door and he says that he had stabbed Heinz. that a demon had taken him over and instructed him to do so and that he was unsure whether she was dead or alive. Police allege that his mother, 56-year-old Rachel, then assisted him, gives him latex gloves, disinfectant spray, helped him clean the vehicle of blood and clothing, and later threw the knife away, placing it in the trash while also handling laundry for her son. She instructed him To follow her vehicle towards the university area, they left the Jeep with Heinz's body

1:06:17 still inside near the library. She drives her son back home and she basically, he showers, she showers, they change. Give her all this evidence and surveillance video captured them driving while still wearing the blue latex gloves. Royce Moser has been charged with homicide and tampering. And his mother's been charged with conspiracy and all kinds of other charges herself. And during a perp walk, you can see Rachel Moser shackled barefoot. She told reporters she was sorry that her son took a life while denying she helped cover it up.

1:06:58 You can't make that up. No, you cannot. And I understand just off the top that you initially would feel fear if your son came and told you he had done something horrific that you understand is about to ruin the rest of his life, not to mention he may have hurt somebody. But your next step, Once that initial shock hits you is you get in your vehicle and say, where is she? And you go try to assist her. You try to give her help. You try to save her life and you bring her to a hospital. Then we have to work with what we've got from there. Well, he was, he brought her to his house. Well, but I'm just saying before you even knew that, like, where is she? You know, take me to her. Oh, she's in the car. Well, even better. You pull her out and you try to give her some assistance. And again, And then we just have to work it out from there.

1:07:43 You protect your son legally. You don't do it this way. And I know we all know this, but wow, just wow, because something I always try to instill in my oldest daughter, and I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, and I make tons of mistakes. God knows it. I know it. But I always try to teach, especially my oldest one. I say, you've got to be able to sleep good at night, no matter what you do. If you screw up, you need to learn to apologize. If you make a mistake, you need to rectify it. But never in a million years can I understand. And, you know, I'll help you through anything, but I can never understand when it comes to someone has been brutally murdered and you're willing, you're willing to cover up the body of a young girl for your son is just beyond. That's weird.

1:08:31 All right, let's go to Penn State. And this story, I don't know why I'm smiling right now, but I find it to be just so out of the box. But 14 people, including 13 current or former Penn State University students, face charges in connection with a large-scale cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly used fraternity members and pledges to cut and package the drug as a form of indoctrination into two off-campus cases. Chapters. And this is according to Pennsylvania attorney general Dave Sunday. Does that sound like a movie? I know I said it earlier. Doesn't that sound like the plot of a movie? It sounds, Oh my gosh. So the alleged activity centered, um, on the Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon fraternities, uh, And primarily this occurred between 2023 and 2024. Authorities say that bulk quantities of cocaine were brought from New York and Philadelphia to State College, then cut, packaged and distributed mainly to Penn State students from the fraternity house. This was a coordinated and highly profitable drug trafficking crew revolving around two senior members of the fraternities, other fraternity brothers and pledges. Now, that's what Sunday said. And in fact, according to the evidence uncovered, cutting and packaging cocaine was for some pledges and indoctrination to the fraternities. Prosecutors identified Agostino, Abatillo, 24, of Westbury, New York, which is a former Sigma Chi member,

1:10:02 and Thomas Robinson, 23, of the Pittsburgh area, a former Delta Upsilon member, as the principal suppliers. The pair allegedly made regular trips to obtain large amounts of cocaine. Abatillo was described as being at the top of the operation. Robinson was next in his hierarchy. Eight additional student age defendants face misdemeanor charges related to possession and drug paraphernalia. The 14th defendant is Paul Robinson, father of Thomas Robinson, who was charged with felony tampering with evidence and hindering the investigation. So it sounds like we have another parent inserting themselves into this. their child's misgivings. At least four of those charged with current Penn State, or were current Penn State students at the time of the announcement. The investigation dubbed Operation Drugs Unlimited involved the Attorney General's office.

1:10:50 They could have come up with something better than that. Why wouldn't like Operation Frat Boy or Operation Keg Stand, you know, like lame. Operation Drugs Unlimited. Lame. They should have done something better. Operation Khaki Shorts and Boat Shoes. You know how they used to, I don't know if they still wear that, but that's what it was when I was in college. Anyway, there was tons of people that were part of this investigation. Authorities used confidential informants, controlled purchasers, including buys totaling nearly 74 grams from Robinson. Venmo transactions. That's where we are in the world right now. We're paying for our Coke with Venmo. I'm so dead. I'd love to see the emoji for that one. Wait, you ready? Snapchat communications. Because kids are dumb enough to think that the Snapchats go away.

1:11:32 Actually disappear. And evidence, other evidence. Robinson allegedly cooperated after his arrest and identified Abatillo, or Tio, however you say it, as his source. Abatillo, I keep saying his name differently every time I say it. He initially failed to appear for arraignment and had a warrant issued. He later surrendered, was arraigned, and ordered held without bail. Several others were released on unsecured bail pending preliminary hearings. Penn State officials said said they were horrified by the allegations. Delta Upsilon was placed on interim suspension while the university investigates. Sigma Chi was not a recognized chapter at the time. University leaders stated they would cooperate fully with law enforcement and expand educational and hazing prevention efforts. Maybe they need to bring the cartel in and the cartel could tell them about what they do. Sunday emphasized the seriousness of the case, noting it involved an upper-level trafficking organization rather than typical low-level campus dealing.

1:12:32 Yeah, and if you're looking at the pictures of this on the Patreons, these look like frat boys. I mean, that's what you think of when you think of a frat boy. They're having fun in jail right now. But I'm going to tell you what, I mean, bruh. It's not beating somebody to death or having them drink to death, which is horrific. They had a bad situation at Southern University with a band student that they were really cracking down here in Louisiana on these, what is it, hazing incidents at these universities. But I find it interesting. Of course, Sigma Chi, everybody's familiar with that very large fraternity, but it has a lot of issues with hazings. Uh, no offense to my Sigma Chi brothers out there that are listening, but the name of the other fraternity is perfect. Oops-a-lon.

1:13:28 Oops-a-lon. How about that? Oops. That's what it should have been. Operation Oops-a-lon. Yeah. That would have been a good one. I mean, the guy that came up with that, some of them were great. I know. Some of these, and then you got a guy that's like, what was it? What was it called? It was just like, it was just like Operation Drugs Unlimited. Yeah. How corny. Come up with something better. I like keg stand. They should have done that. Listen, if there's anybody out there that does these type of operations and they need some better names, let a girl know. I am so ready to make up some operation names. I mean, you know, there was like 10 of them sitting around. They're like, what are we going to call this? And there's one guy and he's like, how about Drugs Unlimited?

1:14:08 No. And the other guys were like, he had to be the boss. And they, because they all thought it was stupid. There's no doubt about it. Anyway, we're not hating them. This could have been Operation Frat-tastic. Like, it could have been something funny. So when it made the news, you know. That's right. But they let us down on that one. But hey, listen, shout out. I would like to give some final thoughts before you even ask me. Talk to your kids about drug trafficking and that when they join a fraternity, don't do it. Yeah, if they actually cut cocaine, you may want to join a different fraternity. That'd be your first option. Do you have any final thoughts, Jim? Yeah, I do. I want to thank all of you for listening. I want everybody to remember the family of Dolly Parton and their, you know, their thoughts and prayers.

1:14:55 And she's a total icon. And I don't care who you are, how old you are. Everybody knows Dolly Parton. Everybody saw her in the Dallas Cowboys uniform last year at her age out there still doing what she does, doing her thing. And they'll never be another one like her, that's for sure. You know what she said about bald guys, huh? No, but I'm interested already. I'm going to tell you. What did she say? She was on a late night show and the guy said, so what do you think about bald guys? And she said, I guess I don't mind a bald guy. Just because you don't have any hair anymore doesn't mean you're not still a bald guy. Dang it. She said, just because you ain't got any fuzz anymore doesn't mean you're not still a peach. Oh, I like that, Dolly. She's speaking my language. Very good.

1:15:38 Very good. Well, there's your final thought. Who can beat that final thought? All right. Until next time, I'm Jim Chapman. And I'm Kelly Jennings. And we're your host of. Crime. Wire. Overtime. I knew you were going to do it. Sorry.