Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - 3 Missing Minutes in Epstein Video, President Asks AG to Release Epstein Grand Jury Testimony | Crime Alert Hourly Update 6AM 07.18.25

Episode Date: July 18, 2025

An 11-hour video purported to be the "full raw" video from outside Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell has three missing minutes. The then 12-year-old mastermind of the attempted murder of her best friend to be released from jail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crime alert hourly update breaking crime news. Now I'm Jackie Howard. Six years after his death, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is back in the news. And despite the FBI maintaining that the millionaire financier committed suicide in prison, doubts linger added to that fray is the fact that the FBI released prison video of Epstein had nearly three minutes cut out of it before it was made public. The video is from the only camera near Epstein's cell the night before he was found dead, and it had been described as the full raw video. The roughly 11-hour video was released in an effort to stave off the continued rumors that foul play was involved in an the continued rumors that in Epstein's death. News

is just fanning the flame Pam Bondi has attributed to a nightly system reset missing footage could sh The existence of Epstein documents related to his prosecution is also garnering headlines. Government officials confirmed there is no Epstein client list,

meaning wealthy and powerful men who were provided with underage girls for sex. Attorney General Pam Bondi released what she called the first phase of the declassified February flight logs and a redacted list of contac

the time, the Justice Dep more files after redactin asked, Bondi said a list was on her desk for revie But in this month's memo, the Justice Department said there was no incriminating client list. And when pressed about it at a press conference, Bondi sidestepped the issue.

Today is about fentanyl overdoses throughout our country and people who have lost loved ones to fentanyl. That's the message that we're here to send today. Nothing about Epstein. I'm not going to talk about Epstein. The July memo stated quote, there was no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions. We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties. With the political furrow growing, President

Donald Trump said on Thursday that he asked Attorney General Bondi to release grand jury testimony related to Epstein's criminal prosecution. Bondi replied in a social media post, President Trump, we are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts. In related news, the Justice Department this week fired Maureen Comey from the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York where she just led the prosecution of Sean Diddy Combs. That jury's decision was split.

No word on why Comey was fired. It should be noted that Comey prosecuted Epstein before his death and then successfully prosecuted Ghislaine Maxwell, a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein. Comey worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office for nearly a decade. Maxwell, with interest in Epstein reinvigorated, is appealing her conviction. More crime and justice news after this. It was a 911 call that shocked the country came upon a 12 year old

female to appears to be stabbed. She appears to be what staff stabbed 12 year old Peyton Leitner was lured by two of her classmates, one of them her best friend into the woods after a slumber party. Lightner saw no danger in following Morgan Geiser and an East we're also 12 into the woods. Then guys are attacked Peyton with a knife stabbing her 19 times. We're was nearby cheering Morgan on. Don't be afraid. I'm only a little kitty cat.

Jumped on top of the bell and stabbed her repeatedly after the attack, the pair told lightener to lay down and they would get help, but they didn't lightener dragged herself to a bike path where cyclist Rick Steinberg found her. She says she's having trouble breathing. She said she was stabbed multiple times. They have multiple times. Yeah. the She's alert. Is there any assailant around? Ah, I didn't even look. I don't see anybody. Okay, stay right with her, sir. Is she on the ground or is she standing up?

No, she's laying on the grass. Is there any bleeding going on? Her clothing has got blood on it. Where are the wounds? Do you see where the wounds are? No, I don't know if I should be rolling her over and checking or not. Okay, so you see any active bleeding

or blood spurting out or anything like that? No, unless it's underneath there. I just see dried blood. OK, just dried blood. OK, Payton survived her terrible wounds after five hours of surgery. Investigators tracked down Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weir,

who were found walking on Interstate 94 in Waukesha. The girls admitted to the stabbing in a plan to please down Morgan Geyser and Ani found walking on Intersta girls admitted to the stab an online fictional creat man. Slender man is tall face wearing a black suit living in the woods. Wee attempted second degree i was granted release from a mental health facility. Geyser was found

not guilty by reason of insanity. But with her plea deal, she spent eight years at a psychiatric facility. Now, a Waukesha County judge says Geyser can be released. Leighton's mother expressed concerns about where geyser was said to be resettled, a group home just eight miles from where the victim lives. The judge ordered a new plan, but neither details nor a release date have been announced. A few years ago, Peyton spoke with ABC's 2020 when asked what she would say to her attackers. This was her reply. There's a lot that I would want to say to her. I would probably initially thank her. I would say because of what she did, I have the life I have now,

which I really, really like it like without the whole situation, I wouldn't be who I am stronger Stronger. Mm-hmm. For more crime and justice news, subscribe to Crime Alert Hourly Update on your favorite podcasting app. With this crime alert, I'm Jackie Howard.