Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Crime Alert 01.13.25 | Robber Shoots Clerk, "Have a Good Day, Bro"

Episode Date: January 13, 2025

Store clerk shot in robbery over amount of cash in register. Upset customer drives 'lemon' through dealership! For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an iHeart Podcast. Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace. Breaking crime news now. George Tracy, 21, walks into an Indianapolis mobile gas station and browses. When Tracy approaches the cashier, he's got a gun. Holding the cashier at gunpoint, he demands the cashier empty the register. When the cash comes out to just over 200 bucks, Tracy irate and begins firing shots. The third shot hits the cashier in the leg. As he falls to the ground, George Tracy says,

have a good day, bro, and runs. Nancy, the robbery and shooting caught on surveillance footage, leading cops to Tracy. The gun used in the shooting and clothing worn in the video then recovered at Tracy's home. The victim was hospitalized for his gunshot wound, but always in stable condition. Tracy was federally charged in the shooting as a previous felon. George Tracy, 21, sentenced to over 13 years behind bars, even after a plea deal to one count discharging firearm during violent felony. Michael Murray buys a used car from a Utah dealership, but minutes after leaving the lot, the check engine light turns on. Murray turns around,

demands his money back for the lemon. Management says the car was sold as is, and they won't take it back. Murray threatens to drive through the dealership and storms out. A few hours later, he follows through on that promise and crashes the car through the front of the dealership, shattering large plate glass windows. Thankfully, no one injured. Michael and Murray booked on criminal mischief and reckless endangerment. More crime and justice news after this.

Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news, Prime Online's John Limley. We begin in Wisconsin, as a man wanted in the killings of a woman and two girls has been captured after an intensive week-long manhunt. 47-year-old Virgil Thu was arrested in Elroy, a small town about 12 miles from New Lisbon, where the victims were found shot to death on December 30th. Authorities say the victims, 33-year-old Elizabeth Kolba and two girls, ages 12 and 13, were discovered inside a

home and court records confirm Thu knew them. Thieu now faces three counts of first-degree intentional homicide. The search for him involved local law enforcement, federal marshals, and the FBI, with investigators using social media to share his name and photo. Police credited Public Tips for helping locate Thieu, but have released few details about his arrest or a possible motive. New Lisbon police have declined to provide additional information. Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution, defamation, and civil rights violations stemming from the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Helena Hutchins on the set of the film Rust.

For the latest, we turn to Sydney Sumner of Crime Online. The lawsuit filed in Santa Fe accuses special prosecutor Carrie Morrissey, District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altweese, and several Santa Fe County investigators of mishandling evidence and unfairly targeting Baldwin for political or professional gain. Baldwin's legal team argues prosecutors ignored key evidence, which ultimately led to the dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charges against him in July. Baldwin was rehearsing a scene when the revolver he was holding discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin claims he pulled back the gun's hammer,

but did not pull the trigger. The lawsuit also alleges investigators concealed ammunition evidence presented in March, which prosecutors deemed unrelated to the case. Special Prosecutor Morrissey dismissed the claims as retaliatory, but said she looks forward to court proceedings. Other legal outcomes include a 1.5-year prison sentence for Rust Weapons Supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and a settlement with Hutchins' widower and son. Hutchins' parents and sister have also filed lawsuits. Baldwin is seeking damages, legal fees, and a challenge to prosecutors' immunity.

Thanks, John. Roy Profogel, 52, an avid hiker, lives around Pine Cove, California his whole life. He leaves home around 1 p.m. for a hike on the Webster Trail, last seen 6.30 p.m. at a convenience store, the Pine Cove Market, not far from the trailhead. When he doesn't answer his phone the next day, doesn't appear to be home, family reports him missing. His car is found parked at the trailhead. After six days searching the trail, investigators find his backpack far off the trail in brush.

All the pockets were zipped, his phone, fire hat, snacks, and an empty juice bottle inside. The last photos on his phone are of a creek on the trail just hours before he's last seen. The Webster Trail is not very popular. Roy's extremely familiar with it. He's hiked it since childhood. Roy Prefogle, 6'2", 210 pounds, graying blonde hair, blue eyes, last seen wearing a t-shirt, jeans, tennis shoes, and a red backpack. If you have info on Roy Profogal, please call Riverside County California Sheriffs 951-955-2450. For the latest crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com. And please join us for our daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our very best to find missing people, especially children, and solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace.

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