i'm anna garcia. see (dramatic music) - how shocking was amanda's murder?- this particular case was pretty shocking. female at 20 years old stabbed to death in a horrific way. (dramatic music continues) - it was a nike shoe print that was on the scene. it was about a size seven and a half. - had a lot of friends and coworkers. she was loved by many people. (eerie music) - he was definitely very controlling, very erratic.

yeah >> i'm anna garcia. >> right now on true crime news. identical twin sisters come home from school to a scene of absolute horror. their mother, naked and dead in the bathtub, stabbed over 80 times. >> it was the first time i'd ever been on something as horrific as that. >> 16 year old taz and jazz are straight-a students headed for the ivy league, and they're devastated. >> i see the blood on the nurse on the floor, and i went to nunez keinner. >> but cops will soon uncover disturbing clues that lead to a shocking confession. >> the hairs on the back of my neck stood straight up. >> your daily source for true crime starts right now. welcome to true crime news. we begin today with a single mom in georgia. savagely murdered, discovered by her twin teenage daughters in the bathtub. and the clues will lead detectives to the most surprising places of all. the tragic end for nikki whitehead was the last chapter in a troubled, difficult life. she was literally born in prison. her mother doing time for drug possession. nikki was raised by her gr

so send us >> i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. the mystery of a missing girl leads to a potential serial killer investigation. just like in silence of the lambs. >> we'll keep looking and hopefully find her, but we're not going to give in to him. >> cops raced to find 17 year old alexis murphy. >> i'll let your girl granny. >> gas station surveillance video captures the last time she was seen and leads investigators right to this man. >> he's the kind of person that makes the hair on your neck stand up. >> but is he responsible? or could it be a serial killer striking other young girls in the same small town? plus the brutal murder of lori smith. >> there was a pool of blood and you could see drag marks. >> the case was cold for 20 years, but cops finally caught her killer. how? his family helped to take him down. we will never get over it. but justice needs to be served. welcome to true crime. news, police in old lovingston, virginia were worried. fearful that they had two killers hunting young girls at the same time. beautiful a

that's it for today's true crime news, i'm anna garcia.see you next t e, e ry - [nancy] a popular radio host with a promising future. - this was somebody who was vibrant, energetic, ambitious, and had accomplished quite a bit in her young life. - [nancy] gunned down in cold blood. - point blank, shot her in the head. all crime scenes tell a story, so that old saying, "oh baby, i love you to death," take it literall

i'm anna garcia. see you next time, everyo .penseful music) - what did police know about julie? - julie's mother reported that julie was supposed to be picking her daughter up and that was the last she has heard from her. (suspenseful music) - she was leaving with a man named james. (suspenseful music continues) nobody had ever heard of him. (suspenseful music) - he was stalking her and so we told her,

. >> i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. imagine logging on to facebook and seeing this on your feed. graphic, disturbing pictures of a battered woman abused by her own boyfriend, who then posted the proof on social media today. emergency 911 calls. there's an altercation. >> i'm asking someone to leave. they will knock it out of my apartment. >> and the sister who took a bullet to protect her. >> i'm thinking i'm dying. he just shot me. >> then a beloved blues musician in the middle of a bitter divorce vanishes without a trace. >> we do believe that foul play is involved, and the mystery surrounding john spears disappearance only gets stranger and stranger. >> a billboard with john's face vandalized, a suspicious fire at his office, and a secret one witness took to the grave. thanks for joining us today. we start with ashley rucker, a florida woman who loved her ex-boyfriend as much as she feared him. and ashley's sister was literally caught in the crossfire of that volatile relationship. springtime in jacksonville, florida

. >> reporter: for anna garcia this spot has been home for three years now. in that time she has lost her dog and figured out how to live alongside the 30 or 40 others here on this stretch of coyote creek. >> for a lot of us this is all we have. this is all we have. like if you guys were to kick us out where are we going to go? how are we going to live? >> reporter: that question, what is next, comes with the arrival of valley waters resources protection ordinance. >> i just know that they are going to, that they will, starting today, they are supposed to kick everybody out >> trash dumping or the discharge of debris or hazardous materials into the waterway that is something that we just can not allow to happen or to continue in any way. >> reporter: mark is with valley water good neighbor program. the goal is not necessarily removing anyone but resolving so-called high priority problems that would be encampments resulting in violence or severe impact to the environment things like cars, hazardous waste or excessive amounts of trash. in other words, keep the

i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. a husband arrives home to unspeakable horror. oh. >> she don't have a pulse. >> his wife bleeding out on the floor from a bullet to the head. >> my wife's been shot. >> the husband faces off with the armed intruder and takes him down. boom boom boom. as thomas randolph takes las vegas detectives through the crime scene. step by step. a mystery three decades in the making unravels. what secrets has the vigilante husband been hiding? >> he's been married six times. >> we investigate the black widower. your daily source for true crime starts right now. welcome to true crime news. we begin with an unbelievable murder saga. a story so wild. it was recently the subject of an id docu series on max. it all starts when a masked man bursts through a home outside of las vegas. in just minutes, two people are dead and dark secrets come to light. because it's not the first time thomas randolph has found one of his many wives dead. it's a thursday night in las vegas, but sin city locals tom randolph and wife sharon are leaving the neon lights

i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. a day of fun in the sun ends in horror. a group of teens tubing on the river when a confrontation erupts. >> is this real? oh my god. >> and a man pulls a knife. rondÓn. isaac. >> joc. >> five people are stabbed and one teenager is dead. all of it as cell phone cameras roll. >> he's laying on the river bank. >> was it clear? he was already deceased. >> yes. >> was it self-defense? >> it hit me. and you were on top of me. >> or a cold blooded attack. the verdict is in. plus, a young model tells her family she's headed to a fashion shoot and is never seen again until a surprise witness comes forward. that's a monster. >> that is a sociopath. that is evil. >> hi, everyone. welcome to true crime news. we begin with a gruesome caught on camera attack that left a teenager dead and others injured. the horror unfolded on what was supposed to be a fun day of tubing along the apple river in wisconsin. it started as a fun summer day floating along the apple river in wisconsin, close to the minnesota border. >> somebody slumped on the

ro i'm anna garcia right now on true crime news. on highways of horror. serial killers working as long haul truckers, prowling the nation's freeways looking for prey. >> they realize i can kill at will and dump the body and be on my way before anybody understands what's happening. >> 850 women dead, 450 suspects. miles of murders. and the brave woman that got away i like to de search for his missing infant son. baby gabriel, kidnaped by his own mother. >> she was g i didn't know where she went. >> her shifting stories. did she kill him or sell him in an underground adoption? >> i think just go and live her daily life like nothing ever happened. >> will this innocent child ever help. thanks for joining us. america's highways are littered with hazards. drunk drivers, bad drivers, treacherous weather. but there's another terror on the road. serial killers working as long haul truckers. there have been hundreds of murders along our interstates, many attributed to drivers of massive 18 wheelers. but as a recent arrest shows, law enforcement never gives up on t

i'm anna garcia. s you next ime, - [robert] please help me, please. - [operator] help is on the way, sir. - [robert] don't leave me. - did robert have any idea what had happened to his wife? - he wasn't sure. he had found her in the tub and he pulled her out. (ominous music) - she's the best. all she wanted her whole life was to be a mother. (tense music) - could he determine what had been the cause of stacy's death? - the cause and manner were undetermined, although she did have medications in her.

. >> reporter: for anna garcia this spot has been home for three years now.that time she has lost her dog and figured out how to live alongside the 30 to 40 others here on this stretch of coyote creek. >> for a lot of us, this is all we have. this is all we have, like if you guys were to kick us out, where are we going to go? how are we going to live? >> reporter: and that question what would be next comes with the arrival of valley water's new water resources protection ordinance. >> i just know that they're going to -- well, starting today they're supposed to be kicking everybody out. >> trash dumping or the discharge of debris or hazardous materials into the waterway, that's something that we just can't allow to happen or to continue in any way. >> reporter: mark is with valley water's good neighbor program and said the goal isn't necessarily removing anyone, but resolving so-called high priority problems. that would be encampments resulting in violence or severe impact to the environment, things like cars, hazardous waste, or excessive amounts of trash. i

. >> reporter: for anna garcia this spot has been home for three years now.

. >> reporter: for anna garcia this spot has been home for three years now. in that time she has lost her dog and figured out how to live alongside the 30 to 40 others here on this stretch of coyote creek. >> for a lot of us, this is all we have. this is all we have, like if you guys were to kick us out, where are we going to go? how are we going to live? >> reporter: that question of what would be next comes with the arrival of valley water's new water resources protection ordinance. >> i just know that they're going to -- well, starting today they're supposed to be kicking everybody out. >> trash dumping or discharge of debris or hazardous materials into the waterway, that's something we just can't allow to happen or continue in any way. >> reporter: mark bilski is with valley water's good neighbor program and says the goal isn't necessarily removing anyone, but resolving so-called high priority problems. that would be encampments resulting in violence or severe impact to the environment, things like cars, hazardous waste, or excessive amounts of trash. in

. >> for anna garcia, this spot has been home for three years now.her dog and figured out how to live alongside the 30 to 40 others here on this stretch of coyote creek. >> for a lot of us, this is all we have. this is all we have. if you guys were to kick us out, where are we going to go? how are we going to live? >> that question, what would be next? comes with the arrival of the water protection ordinance. >> we know starting today, they will be kicking everybody out. >> trash dumping or the discharge of debris or hazardous materials into the waterway, that's something that we just can't allow to happen. >> mark is with valley water's good neighbor program. he says the goal isn't necessarily removing anyone, but resolving so-called high priority problems. that would be encampments resulting in violence or severe impact to the environment. things like cars, hazardous waste, or excessive amounts of trash. in other words, keep the encampment small and clean. >> if people are able to adhere to the condition guidelines, for the most part, then valley w

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