Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

A family vacation at Pennsylvania’s Great Wolf Lodge turns into an unthinkable double homicide when 27-year-old Metallica Rose Harrison allegedly stabs her husband, Charles, and their 3-year-old son, Tristan, to death inside Room 2030 with kitchen knives packed from home. After draining her husband’s 401(k) to stretch their stay into a 22-day trip while their home utility bills went unpaid, Harrison phoned 911 reporting she had killed her family and "needs help dying." Nancy Grace and her panel of forensic and legal experts break down the latest twists in the case, including conflicting forensic reports surrounding the number of stab wounds inflicted on the toddler versus his father, disturbing claims from relatives that Harrison resented her young son and never wanted children, and the discovery of late-night surveillance footage showing the couple at the resort arcade just hours before the bodies were discovered. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Mark Astor (Boca Raton, FL) - Former Prosecutor, Criminal Defense Attorney and Behavioral Health Attorney at Astor Simovitch Law. Host of "The Journey by Mark Astor," mentalhealthaddictionlawfirm.com Dr. Janie Lacy (Orlando, FL) - Licensed Psychotherapist and CEO of Life Counseling Solutions, Author of "How To Heal From A Toxic Relationship: A Guide To Reclaiming Your Mental Health and Happiness", Host of "Let's Talk About It with Janie Lacy," janielacy.com, Instagram & Facebook: @JanieLacy Jon Buehler (FL) - Former Detective for Modesto Police Department (31 years in Robbery and Homicide), Detective in the Scott Peterson Investigation Dr. Kendall Crowns (Ft Worth, TX) - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Host of Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue”, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University (TCU) Heidi Martens (Pocono Mountains, PA) - Reporter 28/22 News, Facebook: HeidiMartens TV, Instagram: @heidimartens.tv Dave Mack (AL) - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Sacramento husband faces murder charges after fabricating a story blaming federal immigration agents for the disappearance of his estranged wife, whose burned remains were discovered buried seventy miles away. In Mississippi, an eighty-one-year-old homeowner was fatally shot with his own firearm during a violent 4 AM struggle with an intruder who was filmed hours earlier shouting religious delusions. Authorities in Ohio are actively searching for a fugitive mother charged alongside a custodial grandmother with involuntary manslaughter after a seventeen-month-old toddler suffered a fatal fentanyl overdose. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singer D4vd's (David Anthony Burke) latest court appearance was short, barely 3 minutes. He appeared in Los Angeles County Superior Court alongside his new public defenders, Walid Kandeel and Nicole Jones, as the defense and prosecution confirmed they are continuing to exchange discovery. Burke attended in an orange jail jumpsuit and shackles, with many reporting he looked tired. Burke remains in custody without bail facing charges of capital murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and mutilation of human remains in connection with the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke has pled not guilty. Judge Charlaine Olmedo scheduled the next pretrial status conference for January 11, 2027. Joining Nancy Grace today: Randolph Rice - Former Prosecutor and Current Criminal Defense & Civil Attorney at Rice Law, website: ricelawmd.com, IG, FB, X: @ricelawmd Robert Fried - Certified Forensics Analyst, EVP of Forensics and Chief Investigative Officer @ Page One, IncAuthor of 5 books including: "Forensics Data Collections 2.0" book series, website: forensicsbyfried.com, Linkedln: robertbfried Dr. Rachel Toles - Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Author of book coming out in 2027 “Inventing the Psychopath: How a Convenient Myth Makes the World More Dangerous,” website: DrRachelToles.com, Instagram / YouTube: TolzHaus, Facebook: DrRachelToles Steve Fischer - Missing Persons Private Investigator, Search & Rescue Specialist, Owner of Search Investigations, www.searchinvestigations.org, Twitter: @SF_Investigates Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", YouTube Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic, Marissa Reyes Podcast Host, The Light True Crime, socials: Tiktok: @TheLightTrueCrimeYouTube: @TheLightTrueCrime Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In California, Glendora city officials and residents voice intense outrage following the early release of convicted serial rapist and Max Factor heir Andrew Luster into their community under Proposition 57 sentencing reforms. In New York, a Queens mother faces second-degree murder charges after allegedly placing a 911 call confessing that she killed her five-year-old daughter. In Florida, West Melbourne police upgrade charges to second-degree murder against a business owner accused of intentionally running down a 14-year-old boy on an e-bike following a store break-in. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Attorneys for Christa Pike are asking the court for more time to prepare for a hearing scheduled to discuss next steps. Pike survived a failed execution attempt. Tennessee administered two doses of pentobarbital, but she did not die. Witnesses reported that she continued breathing and making snoring-like sounds long after the drugs were administered. She was eventually taken by ambulance to a hospital. Joining Nancy Grace today: Franz Borghardt - Criminal Defense Attorney, Founder of Borghardt Law Firm, Former Prosecutor, website: www.borghardtlawfirm.com, Insta/FB: BorghardtLawFirm Dr. Shari Schwartz - Forensic Psychologist , www.panthermitigation.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrialDoc, Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology" Phil Keith - Former Chief of Police for Knoxville Police Dept. Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", YouTube Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic Keith Sharon - Reporter, "The Tennessean" (Nashville) Host of the “Murder on Music Row” podcast https://omny.fm/shows/murder-on-music-row/playlists/podcast, socials: @kssharontn Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.