Heading into her ninth month of pregnancy, Emma Baum finds out on October fourth that she is already one centimeter dilated. Antwon Butler is the father of Emma's unborn baby; he and Emma have been in a serious relationship for over a year. Knowing the baby will be here soon, Emma has her sister drive her to Butler's home in Gary, Indiana. Thursday night, October 10th, Emma Baum's sister drops her off. Emma tells her sister she will see her "tomorrow" and goes into the house.

On Friday, Emma Baum does not reach out to her family members even though they are expecting her to come home. Emma has a phone, but it is out of minutes, telling her mother not to worry, she is getting minutes put on the phone on Friday. After waiting all weekend, Emma's mother, Jamie Baum, calls Antwon Butler, Emma's boyfriend, and asks to speak to Emma. Antwon Butler tells Jamie that he saw Emma leave with a girl in a car.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

• Jamie Baum - mother
• Jason Waddell - father
• Abby Smith - sister
• Paige Baum - sister
• Gregory Morse - Criminal Trial Attorney and Partner at the law firm of King | Morse in Palm Beach County, website: kingmorselaw.com;
• Dr. Shari Schwartz - Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy), www.panthermitigation.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrialDoc, Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology"
• Brian Fitzgibbons - Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security, Leads a team of investigators specializing in locating missing persons, uspasecurity.com, Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security, Former Marine and Iraq war veteran
• Lisette Guillen - On-site host of 'Case Files Chicago', website: www.casefileschicago.com, Facebook: chicagolisette, IG: Lisette Guillen, LinkedIn: Lisette Guillen, TikTok: Bluangelwings

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A Texas couple kills their landlord for his cash and cars. "Bear" destroys LA residents luxury cars.

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Jose Ibarra, the only suspect in the murder of UGA jogger Laken Riley, has been found guilty of all charges. There are ten in all: three counts of felony murder, as well as malice murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape, and “peeping Tom.”

In shocking testimony, University of Georgia Police Sgt. Sophie Raboud recounted the last moments of Laken Riley's life, breaking down the minutes into a timeline. Preparing for the last jog of her life, Riley reaches out to her mother by text at 8:55 a.m. asking if she is free to talk. At 9:03 a.m. Riley calls her mother. Laken Riley then listens to music and is seen on a trail camera at 9:05 a.m. She carries her iPhone in her left hand which is facing toward the intramural fields. At 9:06 a.m. Laken Riley runs out of view of the camera. Minutes after Laken Riley is last seen jogging on a trail camera she calls 911 by activating the SOS app on her iPhone at 9:11am. The 911 dispatcher doesn't speak with anyone before the call is terminated from Laken Riley's end of the call so the dispatcher calls back twice with no answer. Laken Riley's phone also receives a call from her mother at 9:24 a.m. and when Laken fails to answer the call, her mother sends a text at 9:38 a.m. "Call me when you can."

During closing arguments State Prosecutor Shelia Ross State reiterated each of the charges and the supporting evidence. Ross described Ibarra as “a monstrously guilty individual.”

Defense attorney Kaitlyn Beck offered two alternative theories, that DNA was transferred in the clothes strewn about the apartment, inferring Ibarra's brother Diego was the murderer. She also suggested that Ibarra may have been an accomplice, but not the murderer.

Ultimately, Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard determined Jose Ibarra to be guilty on all counts.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

• Philip Dubé - Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law, Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy
• Dr. Angela Arnold - Psychiatrist, AngelaArnoldMD.com, Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University, Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital, Voted My Buckhead’s Best Psychiatric Practice of 2022, 2023 and 2024.
• Sheryl McCullom - Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, ColdCaseCrimes.org, Host: Zone 7, Twitter: @ColdCaseTips
• Scott Eicher - A founding member of the FBI’s Cellular Analysis Survey Team (C.A.S.T); Historical Cellular Analysis Expert; Former FBI agent of 22 years; Former Police Officer and Homicide Detective with Norfolk Virgina Police Dept. having served 12 years; Currently with Precision Cellular Analysis handling Criminal, Defense and Civil case, website: https://www.pcaexperts.com/
• Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
• Dave Mack - Crime Online investigative reporter

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Hero dog would not leave the spot where his owner died, helping to solve her murder. Thieves take odd items from a Tennessee church.

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Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old migrant from Venezuela, faces 10 charges, including malice murder, three counts of felony murder,

kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape, aggravated battery, obstruction of a person making an emergency call, tampering with evidence, and Peeping Tom.

On the eve of jury selection for his murder trial, Ibarra waived his right to a jury trial during a pre-trial hearing and requested a bench trial. A judge will now hear the case and render a verdict instead of a jury. The presiding judge, Superior Court Judge Patrick Haggard, is known for his no-nonsense approach.

Haggard has personal experience with violent crime, as his father, a salesman, was fatally shot during a gunfire exchange with two men attempting to rob him in a Georgia apartment complex in 1992.

Special Prosecutor Sheila Ross alleges that Ibarra was "hunting for women" on the day of Laken Riley's murder. Ross stated that Riley fought fiercely against her attacker, leaving marks on Ibarra and securing his DNA under her fingernails.

She highlighted video evidence allegedly showing Ibarra disposing of a black jacket in a dumpster.

The same jacket, according to Ross, contained both Riley's and Ibarra's blood. Additionally, Ibarra is accused of leaving a fingerprint on Riley's iPhone while attempting to stop her from calling 911.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

• Darryl Cohen – Former Assistant District Attorney (Fulton County, Georgia) Former Assistant State Attorney (Florida), and Defense Attorney: Cohen, Cooper, Estep, & Allen, LLC; Facebook: “Darryl B Cohen;” X: @DarrylBCohen
• Caryn L. Stark – Psychologist, Renowned TV and Radio Trauma Expert and Consultant; Instagram: carynpsych/FB: Caryn Stark Private PracticeRobert Crispin – Private Investigator, Former Federal Task Force Officer for United States Department of Justice, DEA and Miami Field Division, Former Homicide and Crimes Against Children Investigator, “Crispin Special Investigations” CrispinInvestigations.com, Facebook: Crispin Special Investigations, Inc.
• Sheryl McCollum – Forensics Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder; Host of Podcast: “Zone 7;” X: @149Zone7
• Scott Eicher - A founding member of the FBI’s Cellular Analysis Survey Team (C.A.S.T); Historical Cellular Analysis Expert; Former FBI agent of 22 years; Former Police Officer and Homicide Detective with Norfolk Virginia Police Dept. having served 12 years; Currently with Precision Cellular Analysis handling Criminal, Defense and Civil case
• Dr. Kendall Crowns – Dr. Kendall Crowns – Affiliated Faculty: University of Texas Medical Branch
• Dave Mack - CrimeOnline iInvestigative Reporter

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Woman facing the death penalty for horrific treatment of little girl, that led to her death. Naked car thief thinks twice before running.

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Ellen Greenberg was found stabbed to death in her apartment, with at least 20 stab wounds. She was stabbed in the back of the neck and head, and the final wound was a stab to the chest, with the knife left embedded there.

Her death was initially ruled a homicide by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner. However, police disagreed and publicly challenged the medical examiner's findings. Months later, Medical Examiner Marlon Osbourne, without warning or explanation, reclassified the death as a suicide.

Since then, Greenberg’s parents have fought to have her death ruled a homicide or inconclusive, only to learn that Pennsylvania state law allows a "medical examiner to be wrong as to the manner of death but cannot be compelled to change it."

The Chester County District Attorney's office announced it could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime occurred in Ellen Greenberg’s death. As a result, the investigation is now considered "inactive." The DA’s office said detectives reviewed prior investigations conducted by the Philadelphia Police and the Attorney General's office, interviewed new witnesses, and consulted with an independent forensic expert.

A spokesperson for the DA's office explained, “This standard of proof—beyond a reasonable doubt—makes the criminal investigation different from other legal matters surrounding Ms. Greenberg’s death."

The Chester County DA's decision to move the investigation to "inactive" status does not change the fact that there is no statute of limitations for criminal homicide in Pennsylvania, and the case is not being closed. It will remain "open and inactive."

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

• Sandee & Josh Greenberg - Ellen Greenberg's Parents, Twitter: @justice4ellentw, Facebook: @justice4ellenFB, GoFundMe:www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-ellen?fbclid=IwAR1kH2pxp0jWpWBFD6tX9JfiWGCE-sKf9VrSGmjAltcz-g81mY7hVhqOcGo, on Facebook: #Justice For Ellen
• Matthew Mangino – Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County); Author: “The Executioner’s Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States;” X: @MatthewTMangino
• Tom Brennan - PI Consultant for Ellen Greenberg's Family
• Benee Knauer – Author of “What Happened To Ellen?: An American Miscarriage of Justice”
• Joe Scott Morgan – Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, “Blood Beneath My Feet,” and Host: “Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;” Twitter/X: @JoScottForensic
• John Luciew [pronounced Lucy]- (Harrisburg, Pa) Journalist for PennLive.com and The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pa. (specializes in true crime and cold case investigations for PennLive.com); Author: “Kill the Story;” X @JohnLuciew

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An argument over photos escalates into deadly violence. A golf cart isn't a great getaway vehicle!

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