Saturday night: Amber Spradlin finishes her shift at the Brickhouse Restaurant in Prestonsburg.

She leaves the restaurant with friends, Roy Kidd, and Dr. Mike McKinney. Dr. McKinney is a well-known dentist and also happens to be the owner of the Brickhouse Restaurant.  They first head over to the Seasons Inn. A little while later,  the trio decides to leave the inn.  In the early morning hours of Sunday, they end up at the home of Dr. McKinney. 

Just a few hours later, 911 is called, twice. Amber Spradlin has been stabbed eleven times in the head, neck and throat.  Now almost a month later, no arrests have been made. 

Joining Nancy Grace Today:
Dr. Debbie Hall- Cousin of the Victim; Facebook: Justice for Amber 
Mark Wohlander - The Family’s Attorney, Former Kentucky Prosecutor & Former FBI special agent; Volunteer at the David School
Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst; Twitter: @DrBethanyLive  
Robin Dreeke - Behavior Expert & Former FBI Special Agent / Chief of the FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program; Author: "Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agents Manual for Behavior Prediction;" Twitter: @rdreeke 
Dr. Michelle DuPre - Forensic Pathologist, Medical Examiner and Detective: Lexington County Sheriff's Department: Author: "Homicide Investigation Field Guide" & "Investigating Child Abuse Field Guide;" Forensic Consultant 
Jeff Vanderbeck - V.P. and Publisher Appalachian Newspapers Inc (which includes the Floyd County Chronicle and Times, The News Express, mango Messenger, The Paintsville Herald and the Mongo Messenger in WV); Twitter: @floydchronicle 

Saturday night: Amber Spradlin finishes her shift at the Brickhouse Restaurant in Prestonsburg.
She leaves the restaurant with friends, Roy Kidd, and Dr. Mike McKinney. Dr. McKinney is a well-known dentist and also happens to be the owner of the Brickhouse Restaurant.  They first head over to the Seasons Inn. A little while later,  the trio decides to leave the inn.  In the early morning hours of Sunday, they end up at the home of Dr. McKinney. 
Just a few hours later, 911 is called, twice. Amber Spradlin has been stabbed eleven times in the head, neck and throat.  Now almost a month later, no arrests have been made. 
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
<ul>
<li>Dr. Debbie Hall- Cousin of the Victim; Facebook: Justice for Amber </li>
<li><a href="http://www.fivesmoothstonesky.com">Mark Wohlander</a> - The Family’s Attorney, Former Kentucky Prosecutor &amp; Former FBI special agent; Volunteer at the David School</li>
<li><a href="DrBethanyMarshall.com">Dr. Bethany Marshall </a>- Psychoanalyst; Twitter: @DrBethanyLive  </li>
<li><a href="peopleformula.com">Robin Dreeke</a> - Behavior Expert &amp; Former FBI Special Agent / Chief of the FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program; Author: "Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agents Manual for Behavior Prediction;" Twitter: @rdreeke </li>
<li><a href="DMichelleDupreMD.com">Dr. Michelle DuPre</a> - Forensic Pathologist, Medical Examiner and Detective: Lexington County Sheriff's Department: Author: "Homicide Investigation Field Guide" &amp; "Investigating Child Abuse Field Guide;" Forensic Consultant </li>
<li><a href="http://www.floydcountychronicle.com ">Jeff Vanderbeck</a> - V.P. and Publisher Appalachian Newspapers Inc (which includes the Floyd County Chronicle and Times, The News Express, mango Messenger, The Paintsville Herald and the Mongo Messenger in WV); Twitter: @floydchronicle </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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Popular Restaurant Hostess Stabbed Dead at Prominent  Dentist Home. Still No Arrest

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Two University of Mississippi students found dead in separate location, but both have kratom nearby.  Kratom is a tropical evergreen tree, native to Southeast Asia.  It's extract act as a psychoactive substanced. It's effects depending on the dose: at low doses it can act as a stimulant, and at higher doses it can act as a sedative. 

 As it it is not conclusion that kratom was a contributing factor in their deaths, but the investigation continues.  The students were identified as Aidan Hamilton, a freshman from Englewood, Colorado, and Robert Strang, a junior from Atlanta. 

 

Joining  Nancy Grace today: 
Randy Kessler -  Atlanta Trial Lawyer, Emory Law School Professor, Past Chair ABA Family Law Section, Author: "Divorce, Protect Yourself, Your Kids and Your Future", www.KSFamilyLaw.com, Instagram: @rkessler23, Twitter: @GADivorce 
Dr. Bethany Marshall -  Psychoanalyst, featured in "Paris in Love" on Peacock and "The Valley, Persian Style" on Bravo.   Host of   "On The Couch with Dr. Bethany Marshall," Website: drbethanymarshall.com, Instagram FB & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter:@DrBethanyLive   
Dr. Ernest Chiodo  -  Toxicologist, Physician, Biomedical Engineer, Attorney, Former Medical Director and manager of medical and public health services for the city of Detroit. Author: “Toxic Tort: Medical and Legal Elements”, www.ernestpchiodo.com
Vanessa Walsh  -  Host of the podcast, Unmasked True Crime. Facebook and YouTube: UnmaskedTrueCrime, X: CrimeUnmasked
Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'

Two University of Mississippi students found dead in separate location, but both have kratom nearby.&nbsp; Kratom is a tropical evergreen tree, native to Southeast Asia.&nbsp; It's extract act as a psychoactive substanced. It's effects depending on the dose: at low doses it can act as a stimulant, and at higher doses it can act as a sedative.&nbsp;
&nbsp;As it it is not conclusion that kratom was a contributing factor in their deaths, but the investigation continues.&nbsp; The students were identified as Aidan Hamilton, a freshman from Englewood, Colorado, and Robert Strang, a junior from Atlanta.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Joining&nbsp; Nancy Grace today:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Randy Kessler -&nbsp; Atlanta Trial Lawyer, Emory Law School Professor, Past Chair ABA Family Law Section, Author: "Divorce, Protect Yourself, Your Kids and Your Future", <a href="http://www.ksfamilylaw.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">www.KSFamilyLaw.com</a>, Instagram: @rkessler23, Twitter: @GADivorce&nbsp;</li>
<li>Dr. Bethany Marshall -&nbsp; Psychoanalyst, featured in "Paris in Love" on Peacock and "The Valley, Persian Style" on Bravo.&nbsp; &nbsp;Host of&nbsp; &nbsp;"On The Couch with Dr. Bethany Marshall," Website: drbethanymarshall.com, Instagram FB &amp; TikTok: drbethanymarshall, <a href="mailto:Twitter:@DrBethanyLive">Twitter:@DrBethanyLive</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;</li>
<li>Dr. Ernest Chiodo&nbsp; -&nbsp; Toxicologist, Physician, Biomedical Engineer, Attorney, Former Medical Director and manager of medical and public health services for the city of Detroit. Author: &ldquo;Toxic Tort: Medical and Legal Elements&rdquo;, <a href="https://www.ernestpchiodo.com">www.ernestpchiodo.com</a></li>
<li>Vanessa Walsh&nbsp; -&nbsp; Host of the podcast, Unmasked True Crime. Facebook and YouTube: UnmaskedTrueCrime, X: CrimeUnmasked</li>
<li>Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'</li>
</ul>

Two College Students Dead, Killer Lurking at Gas Stations?

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A Texas man faces capital murder charges after a five-year-old girl was killed in a roadway shooting in Harris County. A Northern Virginia real estate agent was shot to death inside her home, triggering a multi-state manhunt that ended with her husband's arrest in Pennsylvania. Officials in Oxford, Mississippi, are investigating after two Ole Miss students were found dead in separate incidents where packaged Kratom was discovered. Sydney Silvagni reports. 

A Texas man faces capital murder charges after a five-year-old girl was killed in a roadway shooting in Harris County. A Northern Virginia real estate agent was shot to death inside her home, triggering a multi-state manhunt that ended with her husband's arrest in Pennsylvania. Officials in Oxford, Mississippi, are investigating after two Ole Miss students were found dead in separate incidents where packaged Kratom was discovered. Sydney Silvagni reports.&nbsp;

Texas Man Arrested in Fatal Roadway Shooting of 5-Year-Old Girl | Crime Alert 09.28.26

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Federal authorities, including the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI, have stepped in to review the controversial 2011 death of Ellen Greenberg. Federal agencies requested and subpoenaed documents and investigative records from the Philadelphia Police Department and other local entities.    Philadelphia's chief medical examiner reaffirmed the manner of death as suicide following an independent autopsy review mandated by a civil settlement, but now federal law enforcement have opened a broader inquiry into how local authorities and the medical examiner handled the investigation. 

In the moments before a civil case was to get underway, the family of Ellen Greenberg and Philadelphia officials come to an agreement to reopen the death investigation of the young teacher. The settlement means that after 14 years, the  Philadelphia Medical Examiner's office will reopen and reinvestigate Greenberg's manner of death.  Ellen Greenberg was found stabbed 20 times in the head, back, neck and chest. Then her death was ruled a suicide.

The attorney for the Greenberg's, Joseph Padraza, Jr says the settlement includes an agreement that the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an “expeditious” review of the manner of Greenberg’s 2011 death. The settlement is reached days after Doctor Marlon Osbourne, who conducted the autopsy, as the former assistant medical examiner with the ME's office, signed a sworn verification statement in which he says he now believes Ellen's manner of death should be designated as something other than suicide. Doctor Osbourne initially ruled Ellen Greenberg's death a homicide then changed the ruling to suicide.

In a public statement, Doctor Marlon Osbourne said after reviewing additional information in the Ellen Greenberg case file obtained from the Philadelphia Police Department as well as a consult with Doctor Lucy Rorke-Adams, a pediatric neuropathologist, he decided to make the change. In his verification, Osbourne writes that he is now unsure of the series of events that happened that day. He also says he doesn't know "whether the door was forced open as reported; whether Ellen's body was moved by someone else inside the apartment with her at or near the time of her death, and the findings of Lindsey Emery, M.D., from her neuropathological evaluation of Ellen's cervical segment sample."


Joining Nancy Grace Today: 
Sandee and Josh Greenberg  -  Ellen Greenberg's Parents, Twitter: @justice4ellentw, Facebook: @justice4ellenFB, GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/920af299
Benee Knauer  -  Author, "What Happened To Ellen?: An American Miscarriage of Justice" 
Joseph R. Podraza, Jr. - Attorney for Ellen Greenberg Family, Partner with Lamb McErlane 
Caryn Stark - Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice 
Tom Brennan  - PI Consultant for Ellen Greenberg's family
Guy D’Andrea - Former Prosecutor in Ellen Greenberg Case,  Attorney at Laffey Bucci D’Andrea Reich & Ryan
Joseph Scott Morgan  -  Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic
John Luciew  - Journalist for PennLive.com and The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pa.,  Author: “Kill the Story”, Twitter: @JohnLuciew 

 

Federal authorities, including the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office and the FBI, have stepped in to review the controversial 2011 death of Ellen Greenberg.&nbsp;Federal agencies requested and subpoenaed documents and investigative records from the Philadelphia Police Department and other local entities.&nbsp; &nbsp; Philadelphia's chief medical examiner reaffirmed the manner of death as suicide following an independent autopsy review mandated by a civil settlement, but now federal law enforcement have opened a broader inquiry into how local authorities and the medical examiner handled the investigation.&nbsp;
In the moments before a civil case was to get underway, the family of Ellen Greenberg and Philadelphia officials come to an agreement to reopen the death investigation of the young teacher. The settlement means that after 14 years, the &nbsp;Philadelphia Medical Examiner's office will reopen and reinvestigate Greenberg's manner of death.&nbsp; Ellen Greenberg was found stabbed 20 times in the head, back, neck and chest. Then her death was ruled a suicide.
The attorney for the Greenberg's, Joseph Padraza, Jr says the settlement includes an agreement that the Philadelphia Medical Examiner&rsquo;s Office will conduct an &ldquo;expeditious&rdquo; review of the manner of Greenberg&rsquo;s 2011 death. The settlement is reached days after Doctor Marlon Osbourne, who conducted the autopsy, as the former assistant medical examiner with the ME's office, signed a sworn verification statement in which he says he now believes Ellen's manner of death should be designated as something other than suicide. Doctor Osbourne initially ruled Ellen Greenberg's death a homicide then changed the ruling to suicide.
In a public statement, Doctor Marlon Osbourne said after reviewing additional information in the Ellen Greenberg case file obtained from the Philadelphia Police Department as well as a consult with Doctor Lucy Rorke-Adams, a pediatric neuropathologist, he decided to make the change. In his verification, Osbourne writes that he is now unsure of the series of events that happened that day. He also says he doesn't know "whether the door was forced open as reported; whether Ellen's body was moved by someone else inside the apartment with her at or near the time of her death, and the findings of Lindsey Emery, M.D., from her neuropathological evaluation of Ellen's cervical segment sample."
 Joining Nancy Grace Today:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Sandee and Josh Greenberg&nbsp; -&nbsp; Ellen Greenberg's Parents, Twitter: @justice4ellentw, Facebook: @justice4ellenFB, GoFundMe:&nbsp;<a href="https://gofund.me/920af299" data-linkindex="6" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://gofund.me/920af299</a></li>
<li>Benee Knauer&nbsp; -&nbsp; Author, "What Happened To Ellen?: An American Miscarriage of Justice"&nbsp;</li>
<li>Joseph R. Podraza, Jr. - Attorney for Ellen Greenberg Family, Partner with Lamb McErlane&nbsp;</li>
<li>Caryn Stark - Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.carynstark.com/" data-linkindex="7" data-auth="NotApplicable">www.carynstark.com</a>, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice&nbsp;</li>
<li>Tom Brennan&nbsp; - PI Consultant for Ellen Greenberg's family</li>
<li>Guy D&rsquo;Andrea - Former Prosecutor in Ellen Greenberg Case,&nbsp; Attorney at Laffey Bucci D&rsquo;Andrea Reich &amp; Ryan</li>
<li>Joseph Scott Morgan&nbsp; -&nbsp; Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic</li>
<li>John Luciew&nbsp; - Journalist for PennLive.com and The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pa.,&nbsp; Author: &ldquo;Kill the Story&rdquo;, Twitter: @JohnLuciew&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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Feds Swoop in on Ellen Greenberg Murder Probe

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Popular Restaurant Hostess Stabbed Dead at Prominent Dentist Home. Still No Arrest

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