Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Crime Alert 08.23.24 | Man Forces Ex-GF to Watch While He Digs Her Grave

Episode Date: August 23, 2024

Woman kidnapped and strapped to wheelchair, forced to watch while ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend dig the grave they later bury her body in. Drunk driving simulation does the job a little too well. For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to an iHeart Podcast. Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace. Breaking crime news now. Amy Hoag stops by her ex-boyfriend Tony Charbonneau's home to collect her belongings. His new girlfriend, Brandi Luffy, antagonizes Amy and an argument breaks out. Charbonneau then attacks Amy Hoag, punching and stomping on her. When Amy regains consciousness, she finds herself tied to a wheelchair and Charbonneau and Luffy gathering shovels, tarps, a pickaxe, and a gun. The two ghouls then drive Amy to a remote location and she's forced to watch them dig her grave before Charbonneau

shoots Hogue and buries her body. Nancy Hogue was reported missing by family members around the time of the attack and police found her purse on the shore of a river about a month later. At that point, investigators shifted their missing persons case to a homicide. Charbonneau was immediately a suspect due to a history of abusing Hogue. Girlfriend Brandy Luffy eventually admits to the crime implicating Charbonneau. Tony Charbonneau, 36, and Brandy Luffy, 40, now charged with kidnap and murder. A golf cart used to simulate drunk driving does the job a little too well at Wildwood, New Jersey's Police National Night Out. Officers set up a driving course at the event and offer attendees a chance to

navigate the course on a golf cart while wearing drunk goggles that replicate intoxication over the legal limit. During his run, a teen veers off the course and takes down four adults and a child with the golf cart. Thankfully, no one seriously injured, but it's safe to say the teen will never drive, quote, drunk, end quote, again. More crime and justice news after this. Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news, Crime Online's John Limley. We begin in Nevada with a former professional football player being sentenced to prison for his role in the death of his girlfriend's five-year-old daughter in 2019. We bring in Sydney Sumner of Crime Online for more.

The sentencing marks the conclusion of a legal case that has drawn significant attention in Las Vegas. Ciar Wood, once a running back in the NFL and Canadian Football League, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years. This comes after the 33-year-old Wood reached a plea agreement with prosecutors pleading guilty to second-degree murder and felony child abuse. The charges stem from the death of Larea Davis, who died of blunt force injuries on April 9, 2019, according to the Clark County Coroner's Office. Clark County District Court Judge Jacqueline Bluth also sentenced Wood to an additional 28 months to six years for the felony child abuse charge. These sentences will be served consecutively. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped several other felony child abuse charges originally filed against Wood. He entered an

Alford plea, a legal move allowing him to maintain his innocence while acknowledging the evidence against him would likely lead to a conviction. Amy Taylor, the child's mother, also faced charges in connection with her daughter's death. Earlier this year, 31-year-old Taylor pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and felony child abuse as part of her own agreement with prosecutors. Sierra Woods' career in professional football included playing for the University of Notre Dame and brief stints with three NFL teams as well as the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL. Thanks, John. Tiffany Reid, 16, tries to wake up her older sister, Deandra, for a ride to school. Deandra's exhausted from a late night shift, doesn't feel

like driving, so Tiffany walks to school. It's just a 10-minute trip from their Shiprock, New Mexico, home. That afternoon, Tiffany does not come home from school. She's not back by the next morning, and Mom Deidre learns she wasn't in school the day before. Two weeks after Tiffany disappears, a family friend finds her purse and its contents scattered along a road just across the border in Arizona. There's no indication of where Tiffany could be. Tiffany Reed, Native American, 5'3", black hair, brown eyes, small scar under Arizona PD, 505-368-1350. For the latest crime and justice news, go to CrimeOnline.com and please join us for our daily podcast, Crime Stories. With this Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace.

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