True Crime Tonight

Two mass violence incidents at Brown University and during a Hanukkah celebration overseas leave investigators searching for answers as key details remain unclear. The jury begins deliberations in the Brian Walshe murder trial. We also revisit the homicide of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a cruise ship, along with another cruise ship death that raises serious questions about force and accountability at sea. Forensic expert Joseph Scott Morgan joins us to break down the evidence, including a Crime Lab deep dive into fingerprints and how they continue to solve crimes. Tune in for all the details. 

The Brothers Ortiz is the story of two brothers–both successful, but in very different ways. Gabe Ortiz becomes a third-highest ranking officer in all of Texas while his younger brother Larry climbs the ranks in Puro Tango Blast, a notorious Texas Prison gang. Gabe doesn’t know all the details of his brother’s nefarious dealings, and he’s made a point not to ask, to protect their relationship. But when Larry is murdered during a home invasion in a rented beach house, Gabe has no choice but to look into what happened that night. To solve Larry’s murder, Gabe, and the whole Ortiz family, must ask each other tough questions.

The investigation into the killing of Charlie Kirk deepens as the accused shooter appears in court for the first time. Meanwhile, the case against accused CEO-killer Luigi Mangione sharpens with new testimony from officers involved in his arrest. And in Europe, a fresh government probe into the stunning Louvre jewel heist uncovers security failures far deeper than initially admitted. Tune in for all the details. 

A witness in the homicide investigation involving pop singer D4vd—accused of involvement in the death and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez—is now facing arrest. Later, updates with Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, as new arguments over evidence could reshape what a jury is allowed to hear. Veteran trial attorney Jarrett Ferentino joins to explain the legal stakes, the unanswered questions, and why each of these cases is suddenly shifting in unexpected ways. Tune in for all the details. 

Day five of the hearing for accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione brings a jolt of unexpected testimony, shifting the tone inside the courtroom. New DNA questions deepen the mystery surrounding week two of the trial for accused wife killer Brian Walshe. Meanwhile, a new and unsettling twist in the Long Island Serial Killer investigation pulls the case into territory no one saw coming. Tune in for all the details.