Christmas Eve, 2021,  Ariana Ptarcinski, 1, is in her room with her boyfriend. As the evening unfolds, Ramon Durst, 20, pulls then teen out of her room holding her neck from which she is bleeding profusely, a knife wound to her neck. It is fatal. 

According to a Hernando County Sheriff’s Office report, deputies responded to a call from neighbor Thomas and Melissa LoBianco who reported hearing screams.  Police reports state that Durst kept repeating ‘ I really (screwed) up, shoot me because I’m going to jail for a long time.’“  He can be seen in police footage making similar comments.   Ariana’s 12-year-old sister told deputies arguing work her up.   

Ariana’s autopsy report show she was murdered. Cause of death  listed as “complications of stab wound of neck.” Manner of death...homicide. The medical examiner noted 3 stab wounds. The fatal stab was 1.5 centimeters long, on the left side of Ariana’s neck. She also had two cuts on the right side of the back of her head and there were two faint bruises on her left forearm 

No one has been charged in Ariana's death. 

Joining Nancy Grace today: 
Judy & Eddie Ptarcinski - Parents   
Greg Morse  - Criminal Defense Attorney of Morse Legal, author of “The Untested” found on Amazon; website: morselegal.com
Dr. Shari Schwartz  - Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy),  www.panthermitigation.com, Twitter: @TrialDoc, Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology" 
Dr. Kendall Crowns  -  Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Host of Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue”, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
Sydney Silvagni [sil-VAH-knee] (TX) Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'

Christmas Eve, 2021,&nbsp; Ariana Ptarcinski, 1, is in her room with her boyfriend. As the evening unfolds, Ramon Durst, 20, pulls then teen out of her room holding her neck from which she is bleeding profusely, a knife wound to her neck. It is fatal.&nbsp;
According to a Hernando County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office report, deputies responded to a call from neighbor Thomas and Melissa LoBianco who reported hearing screams.&nbsp; Police reports state that Durst kept repeating &lsquo; I really (screwed) up, shoot me because I&rsquo;m going to jail for a long time.&rsquo;&ldquo;&nbsp; He can be seen in police footage making similar comments. &nbsp; Ariana&rsquo;s 12-year-old sister told deputies arguing work her up. &nbsp;&nbsp;
Ariana&rsquo;s autopsy report show she was murdered. Cause of death&nbsp; listed as &ldquo;complications of stab wound of neck.&rdquo; Manner of death...homicide. The medical examiner noted 3 stab wounds. The fatal stab was 1.5 centimeters long, on the left side of Ariana&rsquo;s neck. She also had two cuts on the right side of the back of her head and there were two faint bruises on her left forearm&nbsp;
No one has been charged in Ariana's death.&nbsp;
Joining Nancy Grace today:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Judy &amp; Eddie Ptarcinski - Parents&nbsp; &nbsp;</li>
<li>Greg Morse&nbsp; - Criminal Defense Attorney of Morse Legal, author of &ldquo;The Untested&rdquo; found on Amazon; website: morselegal.com</li>
<li>Dr. Shari Schwartz&nbsp; - Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy), &nbsp;<a href="http://www.panthermitigation.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="12" data-outlook-id="796f7bc4-f5e6-46f7-8d29-54d165c3f84f">www.panthermitigation.com</a>, Twitter: @TrialDoc, Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology"&nbsp;</li>
<li>Dr. Kendall Crowns&nbsp; -&nbsp; Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Host of Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue&rdquo;, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)</li>
<li>Sydney Silvagni [sil-VAH-knee] (TX)&nbsp;Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'</li>
</ul>

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Nancy Grace dives deep into the day’s most shocking crimes and asks the tough questions in her new daily podcast – Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor and used her TV show to find missing people, fugitives on the run and unseen clues. Now, she will use the power of her huge social media following and the immediacy of the internet to deliver daily bombshells!

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Teen Ariana Ptarcinski Stabbed Dead in Neck, BF Walks Free, Sheriff Scolds Victims' Parents

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