Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Crime Alert 11.11.24 | Man Hides Father's Body For Years

Episode Date: November 11, 2024

Man hides his father's body for years--afraid to lose dad's home. Foot chase comes to a cartoonish end.  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. Tempe, Arizona cops get a tip. Joseph Hill Jr. could be hiding a body in the backyard of his home. Cops find a chest freezer in his backyard. He refuses to let them open it. When asked about recent deaths in the family, he admits his father died four years ago. Police can't find a death certificate. When police return with an upgraded search warrant, they find skeletal remains in the freezer. Joseph Hill admits he hid his father's death because he was afraid of losing the house. Nancy, the home Hill shared with his father was in his father's name, and Hill Jr. was afraid he

would not be able to afford the capital gains taxes necessary to retain the property when his father passed. So when Hill Sr. takes his last breath, Hill Jr. wraps the body in bedding and stores it in the chest freezer, never reporting the death. Hill Jr. confessed that he tried to bury the body in the desert several times but could not bring himself to go through with it. Hill, 51, now charged with concealing a body and failure to report a death. Scott Schwarian is pulled over for expired registration tags. Through the window, cops can see baggies of pot and a pillbox labeled as Xanax. They ask him to get out of the car. He steps out and takes off running. Cops don't have to chase him. He looks back over his

shoulder and smacks straight into a telephone pole. While disoriented, he's handcuffed as cops continue to search the car. They find fentanyl and meth in addition to the marijuana and Xanax. Scott Sharian, 39, now facing possession with intent to distribute charges and resisting officers. More crime and justice news after this. Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news, Crime Online's John Limley. A former Georgia district attorney will stand trial in early 2025 on charges she interfered with the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery's killing. Senior Judge John R. Turner scheduled jury selection for Jackie Johnson's trial to begin January 21st in Glenn County with a hearing set for December 11th

to address final pretrial motions. Johnson was the district attorney when Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, was shot while fleeing three white men who pursued him in February of 2020. The men, including former investigator Greg McMichael and his son, were later convicted of murder and federal hate crimes. Johnson recused her office from the case due to her prior working relationship with Greg McMichael. In September 2021, a grand jury indicted Johnson on charges of violating her oath and hindering law enforcement. The case has seen delays, partly due to one of Johnson's attorneys defending rapper Young Thug in a

separate high-profile trial. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr stated that his office is ready to proceed, while Arbery's family has said they won't consider justice fully served until Johnson faces trial. In North Carolina, prosecutors have announced they won't pursue involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of 12-year-old Clark Harmon, who died in February at a wilderness therapy camp. We turn to Sydney Sumner of Crime Online for more. District Attorney Andrew Murray said the boy's death, while tragic, did not show sufficient criminal intent or recklessness. Harmon, who had anxiety and ADHD, died less than a day after arriving at Trails Carolina, a nature therapy camp. An autopsy revealed he suffocated in a small tent-like enclosure known as a bivy. The medical

examiner found that the bivy's waterproof material may have restricted his breathing during the night, leading to asphyxia. According to investigators, camp counselors checked on Harmon throughout the night but didn't notice signs of distress until the morning. The boy was reportedly agitated earlier in the night, but later calmed down, according to affidavits from the investigation. In the weeks following Harmon's death, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services removed children from the program and later revoked its license, citing safety concerns. The property where the camp operated is now listed for sale. Thanks, John. Norma Yates' neighbor calls for a welfare check when she spots Norma in the front yard,

disoriented. Police find Norma, 62, charging her phone outside her Winslow Township, New Jersey, home. She appears okay. She asks for a bottle of water and heads inside. Next morning, she plans to meet a friend for coffee, but Norma never shows up. When she doesn't answer her daughter Nicole's phone calls, Nicole goes to her mother's home. The door is locked. All Norma's belongings are left behind, but the home is uncharacteristically messy. Neighbors' cameras don't catch Norma leaving, but she doesn't have a car. Canines cannot pick up a scent. Norma Yates, 5'1", 130 pounds, long silver hair, hazel eyes, last seen wearing layered gray and purple tank tops and denim shorts.

If you have info on Norma Yates, please call Winslow Township, New Jersey PD, 609-567-0600. 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. You're listening to an iHeart Podcast.