Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Crime Alert 05.26.23

Episode Date: May 26, 2023

Man sentenced to life in prison for brutal sex assault on college students. 'Ruby slippers' thief finally brought to justice.  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. Two female West Georgia University students return from a school trip early in the morning and decide to walk home from the bus stop. Brandon Roundsville approaches the two women with a gun, threatening to kill them if they don't perform sex acts on him. One student escapes, screaming for help, but Roundsville catches her, drags her between two parked cars, screaming for help, but Rounseville catches her, drags her between two parked cars, and assaults her.

Rounseville eventually leaves because the victim keeps screaming. Rounseville walked the women behind an apartment building at gunpoint and forced them to strip naked before assaulting them both. Once Rounseville left, the women called 911. Half an hour later,

cops arrested Rounseville, who was found hiding underneath a bridge. After Rounseville was found guilty at trial, prosecutors urged the judge to remove any possibility of parole because Runesville never took any responsibility for his crimes. Brandon Roundsville, 29, charged, convicted, and sentenced to life behind bars for kidnap, sex battery, and aggravated sodomy. Good riddance. Nearly 20 years after a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland while filming Wizard of Oz are stolen, the thief now facing justice. In 2005, Terry Martin breaks into the Grand Rapids, Minnesota Judy Garland Museum through a window, nabs the slippers, now worth $3.5 million dollars the slippers recovered in a 2018 fbi sting

five years later martin now 76 indicted by a grand jury on one count of theft of major artwork hey martin this ain't kansas anymore more crime and justice news after this now with the latest crime and justice breaking news, Crime Online's John Limley. A 15-year-old student has been charged with homicide in connection with the shooting death of another 15-year-old, a classmate outside a Pittsburgh school. For more, we turn to Sydney Sumner with Crime Online. The shooting happened Wednesday morning, just before classes were scheduled to begin. Just before 7.30 a.m. Eastern Time, police discovered Derek Harris with gunshot wounds outside the entrance to Oliver Citywide Academy. Eleven shots had been fired, the rounds registered by a gunshot detection system. According to Major Crimes Commander Richard Ford, Harris was seriously hurt and

taken to a hospital where he later died. The other 15-year-old, who an officer saw leaving the school carrying a pistol, was apprehended and a gun was found. In both a police report and a court docket, the student was named as Jameer Perry. He's accused of criminal homicide, possession of a firearm by a minor, and carrying a weapon without a license. According to police, Perry was taken to the Allegheny County Jail in downtown Pittsburgh. Two former police officers in Mississippi have been charged with murder, and another ex-officer has been charged with manslaughter, all in connection with the death of a black man who was repeatedly tased

and held to the ground during an arrest last December. In body camera footage released Wednesday, the three Jackson officers, Avery Willis, Kenya McCarty, and James Land, were seen fighting to handcuff Keith Muriel when he was repeatedly tased over the course of a 10-minute period. Authorities claim that shortly before midnight on December 31, 2022, the cops tackled Muriel while taking him into custody for illegally trespassing at a hotel. According to court documents, Land was charged with manslaughter and second-degree murder, while McCarty and Willis charged with second-degree murder. Following the incident, all three were given administrative leaves of absence.

McCarty was fired in February, followed by Willis and Land in April. After a five-year investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse by Illinois Catholic clergy, the state's attorney general has issued a nearly 700-page report that reveals the issue was much worse than the church had initially recognized. Once again, Crime Online's Sydney Sumner. Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that more than 450 Catholic clergy members in Illinois have been found to have sexually molested approximately 2,000 minors since 1950. However, according to Raoul and other experts, it's unlikely that the discovery will result in legal action. Advocates say they're hopeful that the findings will make more people feel comfortable talking

to their loved ones, friends, support networks, and law enforcement about what happened to them. They further claim that it can lead to the filing of civil lawsuits, even for abuse that occurred long ago. Advocates also expect that lawmakers will take more measures that will allow prosecutors to file charges in older sex abuse cases and tighten the requirements for mandatory reporting. Three girls and six boys, ages 12 to 17, have been arrested for nearly three dozen robberies that Oakland Police Department officials say have terrorized the area. Authorities say they're worried and disgusted to see more young people engaging in crime, as robberies have grown citywide by 7 percent this year compared to the same period last year. In the first week of this

month, Oakland experienced 100 robberies, including 50 over the weekend. At a news conference with the mayor on Wednesday, Interim Police Chief Darren Allison noted that some of the robberies have involved carjackings, gunfire, and other violence. Mayor Sheng Tao of Oakland stated that while her administration will increase assistance for children, she also wishes to convey that these fire and other violence. Mayor Sheng Tao of Oakland stated that while her administration will increase assistance for children, she also wishes to convey that these crimes will not be tolerated. Police apprehended nine underage youth on Sunday after spotting a vehicle wanted in connection with one of the earlier robberies. During Sanford 34, interested in buying property in Alaska, stays with family friends in Fairbanks during his property search.

Sanford's beloved Rottweiler, Groot, somehow escapes from the home. Sanford walks the neighborhood looking for Groot but never returns. There's been no activity on Sanford's cell phone or bank account since. Alaska State troopers say they received a tip a Rottweiler, possibly Groot, was taken to a shelter. Due to aggressive behavior, the dog was euthanized, then cremated, so there's no way to determine if this was in fact Sanford's dog. If you have any information on Doran Sanford's whereabouts, please call Alaska Troopers 907-451-5100. For the latest crime and justice news, go to crimeonline.com.

For This Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace. This is an iHeart Podcast.