What was supposed to be a fun-filled weekend with his son, turned tragedic as a New York father is killed at his hotel. Paul Kutz, 53, died after a man opens fire in the hotel lobby.

Two men with reported gang ties have been arrested for the shooting, Roy Johnson Jr. and Devin Taylor. J

Johnson Jr. is believed to be the shooter. He’s now facing felony charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. 

Taylor has been charged with felony second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

News reports say the men were homeless and staying at the hotel, although it’s unclear how long they had been there.  

Joining Nancy Grace Today:
Peter Smith - Of Counsel, The Law Offices of Ken Belkin (New York City), Criminal Defense, Family Law, Civil Litigation, BelkinLaw.com
Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills, CA), DrBethanyMarshall.com, New Netflix show: 'Bling Empire'
Wilbur Chapman - Former NYPD Deputy Commissioner
Dr. Jeffrey M. Jentzen Professor of Forensic Pathology and Director of Autopsy and Forensic Services at the University of Michigan Medical School, Former Medical Examiner in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 
Joan Gralla - General Assignment Reporter, Newsday (New York City), Newsday.com, Twitter: @JoanGralla 

What was supposed to be a fun-filled weekend with his son, turned tragedic as a New York father is killed at his hotel. Paul Kutz, 53, died after a man opens fire in the hotel lobby.
Two men with reported gang ties have been arrested for the shooting, Roy Johnson Jr. and Devin Taylor. J
Johnson Jr. is believed to be the shooter. He’s now facing felony charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. 
Taylor has been charged with felony second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
News reports say the men were homeless and staying at the hotel, although it’s unclear how long they had been there.  
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
<ul>
<li>Peter Smith - Of Counsel, The Law Offices of Ken Belkin (New York City), Criminal Defense, Family Law, Civil Litigation, BelkinLaw.com</li>
<li>Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills, CA), DrBethanyMarshall.com, New Netflix show: 'Bling Empire'</li>
<li>Wilbur Chapman - Former NYPD Deputy Commissioner</li>
<li>Dr. Jeffrey M. Jentzen Professor of Forensic Pathology and Director of Autopsy and Forensic Services at the University of Michigan Medical School, Former Medical Examiner in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin </li>
<li>Joan Gralla - General Assignment Reporter, Newsday (New York City), Newsday.com, Twitter: @JoanGralla </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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Loving Dad of 3 at Son's College Family Weekend, Shot Dead in Hotel Lobby

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6-year-old Darius MacDougal is on a family camping trip with his dad, grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, cousins, as well as his dad's girlfriend, Buffy, and her daughter, Kya. The family gathers to celebrate multiple family birthdays at the same time while camping in the Crowsnest Pass, an area of great natural beauty with rivers, creeks, hiking areas, and small islands close to shore where the children love to play. 

As the family's are packing up the camping gear to head home, Darius, Kya, and a cousin are on a small island directly across from the camping area, in clear view of all the adults. In the blink of an eye, Darius is gone. The children tell the adults they were all together, turned their back for a second and Darius is gone. Darius' father and grandfather immediately begin searching, each going different directions on the small island to cover the entire area, planning to find Darius before they meet in the middle. 

Searching the island and screaming his name, Darius seems to have vanished into thin air. 911 is called and within 20 minutes a command post is set-up and organized searches by the RCMP Search and Rescue begins.

Joining Nancy Grace today:
Anne Bremner - Trial lawyer, Legal Analyst, and Author: “Justice in the Age of Judgment;" X: @annembremner, Instagram: @Anne_Bremner
Caryn Stark - Forensic Psychologist, Renowned TV and Radio Trauma expert and Consultant; Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice
Dr. Trace Sargent - Search, Rescue & Recovery Expert, PhD in Psychology (with a focus on victimology - criminal profiling - predator behaviors - crime scene analysis); Director of Forensic Investigations and Analysis
Brian Fitzgibbons - Former Marine and Iraq War Veteran, Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security (leads a team of investigators specializing in locating missing persons); Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security
Stephen Tipper - Southern Alberta Reporter for Postmedia
Dave Mack - Crime Stories Investigative Reporter

6-year-old Darius MacDougal is on a family camping trip with his dad, grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, cousins, as well as his dad's girlfriend, Buffy, and her daughter, Kya. The family gathers to celebrate multiple family birthdays at the same time while camping in the Crowsnest Pass, an area of great natural beauty with rivers, creeks, hiking areas, and small islands close to shore where the children love to play.&nbsp;
As the family's are packing up the camping gear to head home, Darius, Kya, and a cousin are on a small island directly across from the camping area, in clear view of all the adults. In the blink of an eye, Darius is gone. The children tell the adults they were all together, turned their back for a second and Darius is gone. Darius' father and grandfather immediately begin searching, each going different directions on the small island to cover the entire area, planning to find Darius before they meet in the middle.&nbsp;
Searching the island and screaming his name, Darius seems to have vanished into thin air. 911 is called and within 20 minutes a command post is set-up and organized searches by the RCMP Search and Rescue begins.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.annebremner.com">Anne Bremner</a> - Trial lawyer, Legal Analyst, and Author: &ldquo;Justice in the Age of Judgment;" X: @annembremner, Instagram: @Anne_Bremner</li>
<li><a href="http://www.carynstark.com">Caryn Stark</a> - Forensic Psychologist, Renowned TV and Radio Trauma expert and Consultant;&nbsp;Instagram:&nbsp;carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice</li>
<li><a href="http://www.forensicinvestigations.org">Dr. Trace Sargent</a> - Search, Rescue &amp; Recovery Expert, PhD in Psychology (with a focus on victimology - criminal profiling - predator behaviors - crime scene analysis); Director of Forensic Investigations and Analysis</li>
<li><a href="http://www.uspasecurity.com">Brian Fitzgibbons</a> - Former Marine and Iraq War Veteran, Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security (leads a team of investigators specializing in locating missing persons); Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security</li>
<li><a href="http://www.calgaryherald.com">Stephen Tipper</a> - Southern Alberta Reporter for Postmedia</li>
<li>Dave Mack - Crime Stories Investigative Reporter</li>
</ul>

FAMILY SEARCHES INTO THE NIGHT: DARIUS, 6, STILL MISSING AFTER FAMILY CAMPING TRIP

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Rex Heuermann has been cleared in the strangulation death of Colleen McNamee. The 20 year old was beaten strangled and dumped near the William Floyd Parkway in 1994. DNA testing confirmed Heuermann was not connected with the murder.    

The DNA test was conducted following a request by convicted killer John Bittrolff. He was convicted in 2017 of killing McNamee and Rita Tangredi. Her battered body was found in  in 1993. Bittrolff tried to pin McNamee’s murder on Heuermann. DNA proved the claim incorrect.

Police arrest prominent New York architect Rex Heuerman in connection with the Gilgo Beach serial killings. Rex Heuerman,59, is charged in multiple deaths of women whose bodies were found buried. These include Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello.   

The women's remains were found along Gilgo Beach in Long Island within 500 feet of each other. However, investigators have found a total of  eleven bodies but Heuerman is not charged in all. Seven so far.    Heuermann claims he is innocent. 

Now a judge rules that evidence collected through cutting-edge DNA technology will be admissible at his trial. Prosecutors say the DNA points directly at Rex Heuermann. The technology specializes in extracting nuclear DNA from damaged or hard-to-get samples, such as rootless hair, like those found on six of the victims. 

  

Joining Nancy Grace Today:
John Ray - Attorney for family of Shannan Gilbert
Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills): Twitter: @DrBethanyLive   
Deputy Police Commissioner Anthony M. Carter - Suffolk County Police Department
Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University; Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet" and Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;" Twitter: @JoScottForensic
Todd G. Shipley, CFE, CFCE - Cyber crime expert, Author: “Investigating Internet Crimes: An Introduction to Solving Crimes in Cyberspace;" Twitter: @webcase
Toby Wolson - Forensic Consultant Specializing in DNA, Serology and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Kristin Thorne- Investigative Reporter for WABC Channel 7 Eyewitness News in New York, and Host of Hulu’s true-crime show, “Missing;" @KristinThorne on Facebook, Twitter, Insta, Threads, & LinkedIn 

Rex Heuermann has been cleared in the strangulation death of Colleen McNamee. The 20 year old was beaten strangled and dumped near the William Floyd Parkway in 1994. DNA testing confirmed Heuermann was not connected with the murder.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
The DNA test was conducted following a request by convicted killer John Bittrolff. He was convicted in 2017 of killing McNamee and Rita Tangredi. Her battered body was found in&nbsp; in 1993.&nbsp;Bittrolff tried to pin McNamee&rsquo;s murder on Heuermann. DNA proved the claim incorrect.
Police arrest prominent New York architect Rex Heuerman in connection with the Gilgo Beach serial killings. Rex Heuerman,59, is charged in multiple deaths of women whose bodies were found buried. These include Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello.&nbsp; &nbsp;
The women's remains were found along Gilgo Beach in Long Island within 500 feet of each other. However, investigators have found a total of&nbsp; eleven bodies but Heuerman is not charged in all. Seven so far.&nbsp; &nbsp; Heuermann claims he is innocent.&nbsp;
Now a judge rules that evidence collected through cutting-edge DNA technology will be admissible at his trial. Prosecutors say the DNA points directly at Rex Heuermann. The technology specializes in extracting nuclear DNA from damaged or hard-to-get samples, such as rootless hair, like those found on six of the victims.&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.johnraylaw.net">John Ray</a> - Attorney for family of Shannan Gilbert</li>
<li><a href="DrBethanyMarshall.com">Dr. Bethany Marshall</a> - Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills): Twitter: @DrBethanyLive&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Deputy Police Commissioner Anthony M. Carter - Suffolk County Police Department</li>
<li>Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University; Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet" and Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;" Twitter: @JoScottForensic</li>
<li><a href="http://www.darkintel.info">Todd G. Shipley, CFE, CFCE</a> - Cyber crime expert, Author: &ldquo;Investigating Internet Crimes: An Introduction to Solving Crimes in Cyberspace;"&nbsp;Twitter: @webcase</li>
<li><a href="NoslowForensic.com">Toby Wolson</a> - Forensic Consultant Specializing in DNA, Serology and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis</li>
<li>Kristin Thorne- Investigative Reporter for WABC Channel 7 Eyewitness News in New York, and Host of Hulu&rsquo;s true-crime show, &ldquo;Missing;" @KristinThorne on Facebook, Twitter, Insta, Threads, &amp; LinkedIn&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL :  Rex Heuermann Cleared in Murder of "Peaches" and 2-Year-Old

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Luigi Mangione's defense team describes his "beautiful, promising life" as "derailed" by the murder charges against him.

This phrasing is not highlighted as a saying from Mangione's groupies, but as a phrase coming from Mangione's attorney as part of a legal motion filed to dismiss the federal case or get the death penalty tossed.

As part of an evidence suppression hearing in the upcoming trial of Luigi Mangione, prosecutors play a 911 call placed by the manager of a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

The McDonald's manager is not identified, and the hearing is the first time the 911 call is played in public. 

The manager is apologetic as she tells the 911 operator she tried the non-emergency line first and continues taking orders as she tells the operator, "I have a customer here some other customers were suspicious of because he looks like the CEO shooter in New York. And they're just really upset and come to me, and I'm like, I can't approach him."

The 911 operator, Emily States, testifies and is heard asking for a description of the individual, with the manager replying, "The only thing you can see is the eyebrows."

Mangione's defense attorney, Marc Agnifilo, objects to the 911 call being played, but the judge says he is allowing the call for this hearing. 

Mangione enters the courtroom in shackles, but the judge allows Mangione to sit unshackled and take notes at the defense table. 

Long lines outside the courthouse filled with women and men supporters trying to enter the hearing, hoping to get a glimpse of the alleged CEO murderer.

Mangione's defense team is trying to prevent several key pieces of evidence from being allowed at trial, like the comment about the 3-D printed pistol.

Angifilo claims conversations with correction officers were illegally coerced and should not be allowed.

The defense claims Mangione is questioned for 20 minutes by Altoona Police Officer Joseph Detwiler without being read his Miranda rights. 

Therefore, prosecutors should not be allowed to introduce any testimony about statements made by Mangione to police.

Joining Nancy Grace:
Skye Lazaro - Criminal Defense Attorney - with experience in both federal and state cases, Law Firm: Ray, Quinney & Nebeker; Facebook: SkyeBeth, Instagram: SkyeBeth1
Dr. Judy Ho - Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychologist, Author of 'The New Rules of Attachment'; and 'Stop Self-Sabatoge;' IG & X: @drjudyho; FB: doctorjudyho
Dr. Angela Arnold - Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA. Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University, Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital
Sheryl McCollum - Forensics Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, Host of "Zone 7;" X: @149zone7
Tom Smith - Former NYPD Detective for 30 years - Narcotics, Robbery Squad, Gang Investigations - was also assigned to the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force. Co-Host of the GOLD SHIELDS Podcast; FB & Instagram: @thegoldshieldshow
Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author of "Blood Beneath My Feet," and Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;" X @JoScottForensic
Kayla Brantley -  Reporter-At-Large for DailyMail.com; X: @_KaylaBrantley, Instagram: @KaylaBrantley
Dave Mack - Crime Online Investigative Reporter

 

Luigi Mangione's defense team describes his "beautiful, promising life" as "derailed" by the murder charges against him.
This phrasing is not highlighted as a saying from Mangione's groupies, but as a phrase coming from Mangione's attorney as part of a legal motion filed to dismiss the federal case or get the death penalty tossed.
As part of an evidence suppression hearing in the upcoming trial of Luigi Mangione, prosecutors play a 911 call placed by the manager of a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
The McDonald's manager is not identified, and the hearing is the first time the 911 call is played in public.&nbsp;
The manager is apologetic as she tells the 911 operator she tried the non-emergency line first and continues taking orders as she tells the operator, "I have a customer here some other customers were suspicious of because he looks like the CEO shooter in New York. And they're just really upset and come to me, and I'm like, I can't approach him."
The 911 operator, Emily States, testifies and is heard asking for a description of the individual, with the manager replying, "The only thing you can see is the eyebrows."
Mangione's defense attorney, Marc Agnifilo, objects to the 911 call being played, but the judge says he is allowing the call for this hearing.&nbsp;
Mangione enters the courtroom in shackles, but the judge allows Mangione to sit unshackled and take notes at the defense table.&nbsp;
Long lines outside the courthouse filled with women and men supporters trying to enter the hearing, hoping to get a glimpse of the alleged CEO murderer.
Mangione's defense team is trying to prevent several key pieces of evidence from being allowed at trial, like the comment about the 3-D printed pistol.
Angifilo claims conversations with correction officers were illegally coerced and should not be allowed.
The defense claims Mangione is questioned for 20 minutes by Altoona Police Officer Joseph Detwiler without being read his Miranda rights.&nbsp;
Therefore, prosecutors should not be allowed to introduce any testimony about statements made by Mangione to police.
Joining Nancy Grace:
<ul></ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.rqn.com,">Skye Lazaro</a> - Criminal Defense Attorney - with experience in both federal and state cases, Law Firm: Ray, Quinney &amp; Nebeker; Facebook: SkyeBeth, Instagram: SkyeBeth1</li>
<li><a href="http://www.drjudyho.com">Dr. Judy Ho</a> - Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychologist, Author of 'The New Rules of Attachment'; and 'Stop Self-Sabatoge;' IG &amp; X: @drjudyho; FB: doctorjudyho</li>
<li><a href="http://AngelaArnoldMD.com">Dr. Angela&nbsp;Arnold</a> - Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA. Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University, Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital</li>
<li><a href="http://ColdCaseCrimes.org">Sheryl McCollum</a> - Forensics Expert &amp; Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, Host of "Zone 7;" X: @149zone7</li>
<li><a href="http://thegoldshieldshow.com">Tom Smith</a> - Former NYPD Detective for 30 years - Narcotics, Robbery Squad, Gang Investigations - was also assigned to the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force. Co-Host of the GOLD SHIELDS Podcast;&nbsp;FB &amp; Instagram: @thegoldshieldshow</li>
<li><a href="https://www.jsu.edu/criminaljustice/morgan-joseph.html">Joseph Scott Morgan</a> - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author of "Blood Beneath My Feet," and Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;" X @JoScottForensic</li>
<li><a href="http://DailyMail.com">Kayla Brantley</a> -&nbsp; Reporter-At-Large for DailyMail.com; X: @_KaylaBrantley, Instagram: @KaylaBrantley</li>
<li>Dave Mack - Crime Online Investigative Reporter</li>
</ul>
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DEFENSE: MANGIONE'S 'BEAUTIFUL, PROMISING LIFE DERAILED' BY MURDER CHARGES

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