i'm anna garcia. right now on true crime news. >> they are requesting backup for an ambush. >> officer down. christmas eve in wisconsin. officer jen sabina is ambushed and shot to death. >> took her gun right out of her holster while she laid on the ground and shot her three times in the face. >> her husband, a decorated former marine, is devastated. and the hunt begins for a cop killer. her assassin was carrying a deadly grudge. >> it was very personal. >> footprints in the snow. a mysterious vehicle and the most surprising suspect of all. >> he had been stalking her. >> your daily source for true crime starts right now. we begin today with the tragic murder of officer jen sabina. she had just come back from a break when she was ambushed from behind and gunned down. it's christmas eve in wauwatosa, wisconsin. when five shots shatter this pretty police officer's silent night. we have an officer down. >> she was ambushed from behind. she was shot two times in the back of her head. >> but officer jen sa

i'm anna garcia. see you next time, everyone. crime (dramatic music) - [nancy] a young mother gunned down in broad daylight. - we could tell that the shooter walked in very casually. - with her infant son just a few feet away. what did that tell you about the murder?

i'm anna garcia. see you next time, (upbeat music) - when you found jodi, did you know it was murder? - they saw my mom laying on the bed. she knew immediately seeing it that it was a crime. (upbeat music) - she had been struck in the head and been suffocated as well. - did they actually brag about the killing? (upbeat music) - i was appalled.

that's it for today's true crime news i'm anna garcia. join us next (engaging music) - what did the text message say? - "omg.. (air whoosh) "i think i almost just got kidnapped." (gripping music) (air whoosh) - we noticed it was not a mannequin. it was a body. and not just a body, it was a young girl. (gripping music) (camera shutter clicking) - i just did not get a good feeling from him. (hollow whooshing) (suspenseful music) (hollow whooshing) - i think we all knew in our bones that he was guilty.

i'm anna garcia. see you next me, everyo ne. (pensive music) (gun fires) - [caller] my friend is staying with me and there's blood everywhere.

i'm anna garcia, right now on true crime news. ashley benefield, the black swan ballerina convicted of killing her estranged husband, has been sentenced. prosecutors say her tearful testimony during her sensational trial was all an act. now she'll spend 20 years behind bars. plus, a mom of four boards, a cross country train. but when it arrives at the station, she didn't get off the train. only 28 years old. the picture of health. dead in her seat. >> it wasn't the conductor that killed her. and it sure wasn't her kids. >> i went to colorado to investigate the bizarre mystery that would take years to solve. hi everyone. welcome to true crime news. we begin with a story that had america hooked and that we covered extensively here. ashley benefield better known as the black swan ballerina convicted of killing her husband, doug. only true crime news had the exclusive video of ashley reenacting what she said happened the night she shot him dead. ashley claimed it was self-defense, but the jury didn't buy her story. now, a judge has ha

m e it o ut >> i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. we go wake up a frantic 911 call during a man's final moments. >> wake up man. oh my god. >> please, someone please. kukan. >> keep going, keep going. >> keep houston johnson horrifically stabbed to death the killer, his live in girlfriend, kaylee. she claims it was self-defense. >> i didn't even do anything wrong. i just protected myself and even takes police on a tearful tour of the crime scene. so i came in here and i came in laying, laying down, and. >> but the clue she dropped on social media changes everything. then sherri papini's fake disappearance in california made national headlines. but at the same time, another woman really did disappear less than an hour away. >> how do you wake up one day and just not know where your live in girlfriend is? >> her loved ones desperate for answers? >> somebody has to know something in the search for stacie smart, they want one thing closure. >> however it may come. your daily source for true crime starts right now. we begin with a couple

that's it for today's true crime news i'm anna garcia. see you next time , everyone. (ominous music) - it's chilling, it's haunting. it's really sad that that's how her life ended. (ominous music) it's a lot of passion, rage. you never see her ever again. (ominous music) sherri's murder was premeditated. he was planning to kill her. he thought he was going outsmart investigators. that didn't happen. (ominous music) (emergency services talk indistinctly on the radio)

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take i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. one of america's most famous crime fighters, the legendary marcia clark, who prosecuted o.j. in the trial of the century. decades after fighting for justice in l.a, her focus on another sensational case. a woman found tied up and beaten to death, sending her convicted killer to death row. but was barbara graham railroaded? does she think the menendez brothers should go free? the effect of social media on high profile cases. then a 14 year old girl takes her dog for a walk and finds herself on a trail of terror. >> we just found a body along the mountain bike trail. >> her final chilling text a mystery man on a motorcycle, and the clues on her phone that will help catch her killer. i went to our may to michigan to investigate the murder of april millsap. thanks for joining us. first today on true crime news. she became one of the most famous prosecutors in american history during o.j. simpson's trial of the century. but after simpson was acquitted, marcia clark resigned from the l.a. d

so everybody ry to o o o o i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. a 15 year old girl is kidnaped at gunpoint by a serial killer. >> he restrained my wrists and my ankles and then gagged me, assaulted and tortured for 18 hours. >> but somehow she managed to escape. >> i wanted him to know that choosing me, that was his biggest mistake. >> then an update on a story we first brought you on true crime news. the mysterious death of rising tiktok star april holt. her mom cracked the case, but now she says the killer's confession is a slap in the face. >> once again, i feel like they're failing my family. they're failing. april. >> first up today, a crime story that shocked everyone. kara robinson was just 15 when she was kidnaped by a serial killer. thankfully, not only did she survive, she led police to the monster who abducted her. it's a warm june morning in lexington, south carolina, and 15 year old kara robinson is at her friend's house making teenage plans. >> we woke up that morning and it was kind of like, what are we going to do today? and we tho

ro i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. new disturbing details in the case of suzanne simpson, the texas mom now missing for nearly ten weeks as her wealthy husband stands charged with her murder, his brother speaks out and begs him to come clean. >> my hope is that brad will do the right thing. >> breaking new information from the case. the damning clue investigators may have found on a power saw. an honors student with a beautiful girlfriend and a bright future disappears in the middle of the night. >> my heart literally sank to my chest during a mysterious 1100 mile road trip with two coworkers, a stop at a gas station caught on surveillance. >> a surprise strip search. then cole thomas is never seen again, and his family needs your help and are offering a large reward. >> i just want to find my son. somebody please tell me where he's at. >> thanks for joining us. a shocking new clue and a passionate new plea in the case of luxury real estate agent suzanne simpson, investigators have uncovered new dna evidence that could

. >> thanks foratchin i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. an 11 year old girl goes to sleep and is stolen from her bed. >> sarah is not in her room. her shoes are here. we don't know where she's at. >> nothing makes sense. the doors and windows are all locked. the dog didn't even bark until her six year old sister drops a bombshell secret. >> emma's telling them somebody took her. she knew him. >> he was obsessed with sarah as his target. >> and the family realizes they let a monster into their house. >> worst nightmare literally come true. >> your daily source for true crime starts right now. for one maryland family holiday, joy turned into absolute dread. one moment little sarah foxwell was asleep in her room and the next she was gone. a beautiful 11 year old girl snatched from her own bed in the middle of the night. >> worst nightmare. literally just come true. >> just two days before christmas. >> it's a case that that shocked all of us to our core. >> ripped out from under the covers in her pajamas. >> that was our christmas. it was tou

like it or i'm and senior and we'll see you next tim i'm anna garcia. right now on true crime news. a teenager riding his bike gunned down just days before christmas. no motive, no suspects. >> nobody wanted to say anything. people are scared. >> but brian herrera's family won't stop fighting for justice. plus, we're going to tell us. >> you're going to tell us. >> oh, jesus christ, a maniac stalks a young mom, and her boyfriend slams into their car and holds her at knifepoint. >> he just looked at me and he said, kill both of you. >> today, the harrowing second by second 911 call with an ending you won't believe. >> come on. leslie. leslie. >> ma'am, your daily source for true crime starts right now. we begin with a family's fight for justice. it has been 12 years since brian herrera was gunned down. just a few days before christmas. and so far, every lead has turned up empty. 16 year old brian herrera was a loving son and brother to his family. >> he was great. he was very shy, very sweet, very loving, an a student and a kid who never caused anyone a day of trouble in his life. >>

i'm anna garcia. right now, on true crime news. an aspiring fashion designer weeks away from her wedding, found dead in the mud, her car still running her phone pinging with text messages. >> i think that amber knew her killer. >> amber birbiglia's final hours caught on surveillance cameras. >> there was a dark figure in her passenger side, but nobody knows who it is. >> and her family wants help catching her killer. plus, sarah boone, the infamous suitcase killer back on the stand and sentenced to life behind bars for the first time. we hear from the victim's family. >> such a simple thing as using a suitcase is so triggering. >> then a stunning update on hannah kobayashi, the beautiful hawaiian woman who disappeared after missing her flight from los angeles to new york. she's been spotted alive in mexico. but does she want to be found? first up today, a crime story that shocked everyone. the tragic murder of a young bride to be in south carolina that has baffled investigators. amber birbiglia had her whole life ahead of her until

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so send us >> i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. a single mom found dead hanging from a mailbox by a pair of shoelaces. investigators say that she took her own life. her family says it's just not possible. was it all staged? >> this is not a suicide by hanging. >> then they came on true crime news, fighting for justice against a disgraced doctor. >> this man is a monster. >> my body knew something was wrong. >> doctor david farley, accused by more than 200 patients of sickening abuse and sued for a billion dollars. now, after our story aired, a major developmen. when 37 year old jessica johnson was found dead, investigators ruled it a suicide. but the single mom's body was discovered in such a bizarre position that her family is convinced that she was murdered and that the crime scene was staged, and they are determined to figure out what really happened to her. by all accounts, 37 year old jessica johnson was beautiful inside and out. >> she was always dressed up and really pretty and she knew it. she's fancy, glammed up diva. she

rock i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. they look so in love on social media. >> little lady. >> helsley man. you want to be a millionaire? >> there was no red flag until he snapped. >> get away from me. and cops say, shot her dead in broad daylight as horrified neighbors looked on. why would amir johnson kill shaquille allen, the woman he claimed he loved? >> people are shocked at the cold brutality of it. >> now the manhunt to find him and her family needs your help. then barron's magazine ranked her one of the top financial advisors three times. >> good morning. this is don bennett with financial mythbusting. >> she was living the high life in a swanky penthouse with a closet full of designer shoes and bragging about making her clients super rich until their seven figure bank accounts evaporated. >> i went from living on the view to living in a van down by the river. >> were they the victims of the ponzi princess? thanks for joining us. we begin with shocking video of the brazen murder of a young woman in broad daylight.

record yourself asking tha i'm anna garcia. right now on true crime news. a nightmare on christmas eve 911. >> where's your emergency? my mom's bleeding out on the floor. >> she died. she died? gropp helsley. larmi. >> a masked man attacks, killing a mom and wounding her daughter. nakken dworken. >> my sister is bleeding too. >> was this text message promising a gift? actually a warning? >> i have a special gift for all of you. i hope that you're all there to see it. and all of a sudden i see somebody in full camo, even a mask pushing mom up against the wall. >> what turned this holiday into horror? >> this is the wild west, man. >> highsmith. your daily source for true crime starts right now. patricia burns and her two daughters were preparing for christmas eve. what started as a time for a joyous celebration would end in a violent nightmare. lake lucerne in upstate new york is a campers heaven, plenty of water, woods and beaches to attract new yorkers looking to escape the city in the summer. >> this part of the world is often called god's country. it's j

i'm anna garcia.see you next me, everyone. - [nancy] on a sun-drenched saturday in august, a search team gathered around an abandoned mineshaft. - there were dangerous areas in the national park. - [nancy] they found the body of erin corwin, who had been missing for two months. - they met in high school, they married young. they moved to a place where they didn't know anybody. - she appeared kind of lonely. - [nancy] this is a story of love won and lost. - a lot of drinking took place there. and they're very young. they were all very, very young. - [nancy] of jealousy bordering on obsession. - [sean] seemed to be extremely obsessed with weapons

go and akehat st ep i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. a traffic stop. >> you have your license on you. all right, give me a moment. all right. >> with a major twist. i think he just put something into his leg and a cop becomes a suspect. >> this is your money? yes. i heard him crumple it up. all right. >> plus, till death do us part, a new marriage ends in murder. after just eight days, he was madly in love with her. the accused moves mountains to cover her tracks. see what turned a dream wedding into a nightmare. and an elderly man goes missing. his car found on the freeway. his family desperate cops shout his name in the woods. out of nowhere a faint cry for help. the amazing rescue caught on camera. >> can you hear me? we need to get you out of the water. get you warmed up. >> your daily source for true crime starts right now. thanks for joining us. we begin in north carolina, where police body cameras were rolling when a traffic stop went sideways and a cop ended up in cuffs. what started as a routine traffic stop for the charlotte-m

this is anna garcia.sorry i got caught in the middle, i was eating, i came to talk about the budget and the cuts that are happening to students. and it just it's making me think about how we treat our most marginalized is reflects us as a society. and i think about the schools that were targeted for closure and are now staying open, but are under-resourced and set up to fail. and the sped budget cuts that are proposed. and i just think that those budget cuts and those budget decisions are reflecting how we are treating our kids in society and who we're targeting. and i think those are the most urgent needs. thank you. anna. hi, this is anna klafter. i'm principal at independence high school and president of united administrators of san francisco. i hadn't planned on speaking, but this feels really important right now. as a former special education paraprofessional teacher and rsp case manager, these are the kids who need support the most. we talk about social justice and we have so many students without t

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