Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Teen Boy's Body Found 70 Miles From Home, Soccer Coach Suspect|Crime Alert Recap Saturday 04.12.25

Episode Date: April 12, 2025

Breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow "Crime Alert Hourly Update" now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/Crime_Alert Here's some of our top stories this week: Teen Oscar Omar Hernandez's  body found over 70 miles away, dumped in a wooded area off a road near Leo Carillo State Beach. A judge gives the Menendez brothers a flicker of hope in their 35-year battle for freedom, rejecting Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman's bid to block their resentencing.  77-year-old mom freezes to dead, after being abandoned in the snow by family. \ Taylor Swift fighting another copyright battle.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crime Alert, hourly update, breaking crime news now. I'm Jackie Howard. Four days after 13-year-old Oscar Omar Hernandez is reported missing, a body is found over 70 miles away, dumped in a wooded area, off a road near Leo Carrello State Park. The remains are confirmed to be Hernandez. The same day Oscar Hernandez's body is discovered, his soccer coach, 43-year-old Mario Garcia Aquino, is arrested, but not in connection to Oscar.

Garcia Aquino is accused of attempting to molest a 16-year-old boy. The teen spent the night with Garcia Aquino and felt extremely sleepy after drinking an orange juice offered him. He told police Garcia Aquino twice tried to pull down his pants, but he fought the man off and called 911. The incident occurred more than a year ago in February of 2024. We now learn more about Hernandez's relationship with Garcia Aquino. Hernandez is out playing soccer when the coach approaches the boy, telling him he's impressed with his skills. When Garcia Aquino offers him one-on-one lessons without charge, Oscar jumps at the chance the two meet for lessons at least once a week. Just before Hernandez goes missing, coach Garcia Aquino gives his star student a call, inviting Oscar to make some money doing a few odd jobs at

his Lancaster home. Oscar, a hard worker, jumps at the chance. Before getting permission from his family, Oscar hops on the next train to Lancaster, a two-hour trip. Oscar FaceTimes his brother from the train, telling him coach will drop him home tomorrow morning. But Oscar doesn't come home and isn't answering his phone. When Hernandez' family finally gets Coach Garcia Aquino on the phone, he says he dropped Oscar off that afternoon in North Hollywood, but strangely claims he can't remember exactly where Oscar got out of the car. For more on this investigation, watch Crime Stories with Nancy Grace Monday on Dr. Phil's Merritt Street Media, 6, 9 and midnight Eastern.

Check local listings for channel assignment or subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast on your favorite podcasting app. More crime and justice news after this. I'm Jennifer Gould. The decades-long fight for freedom for Lyle and Eric Menendez took a dramatic turn Friday as a Van Nuys courtroom ignited with a flicker of hope. Judge Michael Jessick delivered a stinging defeat to L.A. District Attorney Nathan Hockman, rejecting his bid to block the brothers' resentencing. This pivotal decision keeps Lyle, 57, and Eric, 54, alive in their 35-year battle over the brutal 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. Defense attorney Mark Garagos erupted in praise, hailing the ruling that allows resentencing hearings to proceed next week, April 17th and 18th. Here he is at the courthouse talking to the media. Take a listen. Today is a good day. Justice won over politics. It's been a long time coming for anybody who was in the courtroom. It was very difficult to sit and listen to what we witnessed. And we were obviously very thankful to the judge.

And I couldn't be prouder of representing this family. They've waited a long time to get some justice. And today was actually probably the biggest day since they've been in custody. Had Judge Jessick sided with Hockman, the entire resentencing process would have collapsed, likely condemning the brothers to life without parole and extinguishing any realistic chance of parole. Convicted in 1996, Lyle and Eric claimed self defense, alleging years of horrific sexual abuse by their father, Jose, as the motive for the Beverly Hills slayings. Prosecutors, however, argued that greed for the family's $14 million estate was the true catalyst. After a contentious legal battle marked by a mistrial and a second trial that limited abuse evidence, the brothers were handed life sentences. A glimmer of hope emerged in 2024 when former LADA George Gascon, citing new evidence including

Eric's 1988 letter detailing abuse and a Menudo member's rape allegations against Jose, pushed for resentencing. However, Hockman, elected in November, fiercely opposed this, arguing the brothers' perceived lack of full accountability negated their eligibility. Next week's hearings will be a crucial examination of the brothers' rehabilitation, their achievements behind bars, and their long-held claims of abuse. A resentencing to a term that includes parole eligibility, considering their youth at the time of the crime, hangs in the balance. While Garagos decried Hockman's opposition as a politically motivated move, relatives have voiced support for the brothers' release.

Even if resentencing fails, the possibility of clemency from California Governor Gavin Newsom or a future habeas petition for a new trial still looms. The stage is now set for a high-stakes week that could either finally grant the Menendez brothers a chance at freedom or slam the door shut on their decades-long struggle. I'm Drew Nelson. A 97-year-old woman freezes to death in Colorado after a family member allegedly leaves her outside during a snowstorm, with the coroner ruling it a homicide. Corey Brewer was last seen January 24th. She had been visiting family in El Paso County. Her family reported her missing the next day. Deputies found her body two days after that outside the abandoned home near Judge Orr Road and Calhan Highway. The coroner's report said Brewer was dropped off at the property without her walker, phone, or any way to get help. Temperatures

at the time dropped as low as 16 with snow and wind. The autopsy confirmed her cause of death was hypothermia. The coroner determined that she had been, quote, intentionally left in the cold without any way to return home, get to adequate shelter, or call for help. The report concluded, quote, due to these circumstances, the manner of death is homicide. One of Brewer's daughters, who has not been publicly named, is alleged to be the person who left her there. Brewer had 11 children. We just want it brought out to the light of she is gone, and we would hope that someone would take the time to provide answers for the family.

Brewer's grandson, Paul Brewer Jr., and granddaughter, Shari Robinson, speaking to KCNC. My grandmother is deceased and somebody needs to be held accountable for that. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has asked the district attorney to review the case and decide whether charges will be filed. I'm Nicole Parton. Taylor Swift has been hit with a lawsuit. A Florida artist named Kimberly Marasco has filed a lawsuit against Swift, alleging copyright infringement and mentioning several celebrities in her legal claims. Marasco, who has previously taken legal action against Swift, filed another lawsuit in February against the songwriter and Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, as well as Universal Music Group Incorporated and Republic Records. Last year, she sued Swift and Taylor Swift Productions.

While Swift was dismissed from that case, the allegations against Taylor Swift Productions remained active. Marasco's initial lawsuit against Swift began in April 24, where she contended that some of Swift's music and music videos contained creative elements that mirror her on work without permission or acknowledgement. In her complaint, Marasco cites multiple songs and music videos from Swift's albums, including Lover, Folklore, Midnights, and the Tortured Poets Department. In a related note, Kanye West, now known as Yee, made headlines earlier this week with a viral comment about Swift before deleting it from his social media. On Monday, West shared his thoughts on X, formerly Twitter, with his 33 million followers regarding why he believes he was barred from performing at the Super Bowl. Quote, I was never allowed to do the Super Bowl because of three moments.

George Bush doesn't care about black people, the Taylor Swift movement and wearing a MAGA hat, he wrote, referencing his support for Donald Trump's campaign. He added, how does it feel to be the best living artist and blocked from the main stage for being ahead of my time? And I say this was all before I went full Nazi, of course. Before removing the post, it garnered 1.2 million views, 28,000 likes and over 1,400 comments. Notably, West has never headlined a Super Bowl halftime, although he did co-headline a Super Bowl concert with Rihanna in 2015. Taylor Swift has not commented on this latest allegation against her. For the latest crime and justice news, follow Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcasting app.

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