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Vanessa Richardson
Hi, it's Vanessa. If you're drawn to true crime stories about disappearances, there's a new Crime House
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Narrator / Crime House Host
original you should check out.
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Vanessa Richardson
It's called the Final Hours, hosted by Sarah Turney and Courtney Nicole. Sarah's an advocate for missing and murdered victims whose own sister disappeared in 2001. And Courtney is a true crime storyteller who's seen firsthand how crime can change a family forever. Together, they bring lived experience to every case, examining the moments just before a person disappears. The routines, the timelines, the small details that often get overlooked because every disappearance has a moment where everything still feels normal until it doesn't. Listen to and follow the final hours on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Monday.
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Narrator / Crime House Host
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This is Crime House.
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Good morning everyone. We have multiple breaking true crime cases this morning that you need to know about. And we're starting with the biggest one. Prosecutors have now formally identified musician David as the target of a grand jury murder investigation as newly unsealed court records reveal disturbing details in the death of 14 year old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
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Vanessa Richardson
This is Crime House 24 7, your non stop source for the biggest crime
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cases developing right now. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Vanessa Richardson and we have quite a lineup for you today. Here's what you need to know.
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Newly unsealed documents related to an investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez show the singer songwriter, whose stage name is David, has been identified as the target of a grand jury investigation. For months, questions have surrounded the teenager's death. On September 8, 2025, her remains were discovered inside the front trunk of a Tesla that had been towed from Bluebird Avenue in the Hollywood Hills and impounded. In November 2025, the Lo Angeles District Attorney's office started presenting evidence to a grand jury investigating Rivas Hernandez's death. According to New Court documents unveiled as a part of a legal challenge to the subpoenas filed by the singer's family. David, whose legal name is David Burke, is the target of that investigation. The court documents state that a grand jury investigation is pending and that Burke, quote, may be involved in the death of a 14 year old victim, referring to Revis Hernandez. According to court records, the vehicle had been parked on a a residential street since late July. It had been parked there for several weeks before it was towed on September 5. Days later, employees at the tow yard noticed a strong odor coming from the car and contacted authorities. When detectives with the LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division opened the front storage compartment, they found two black bags inside. The first bag, according to the filings, was a decomposed human head and torso. Beneath it, a second bag contained arms and legs. The bags were described as covered with insects and emitting a strong odor of decay. The remains were later identified as Celeste Revis Hernandez. Revis Hernandez was from Lake Elsinore, California, approximately 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles. She was a seventh grader when she was first reported missing in April 2024 at age 13. According to authorities, she'd been reported missing multiple times in the year before her death. Her family last heard from her in May 2024, but investigators later determined she was alive as recently as January 2025. Law enforcement sources believe she was killed in the spring of 2020, five months before her remains were discovered. The Tesla where her body was found was registered to Burke in Hempstead, Texas, under his legal name. At the time Rivas Hernandez's remains were discovered. On September 8, Burke was on tour. He'd been scheduled to perform at the fillmore Minneapolis on September 9th as part of his withered tour. He later canc the remaining US Tour dates. His record label, Dark Room Interscope, shelved the planned deluxe edition of his debut album. In the weeks following the discovery, investigators executed additional search warrants. On September 17, LAPD detectives served a warrant at a rental property in the Hollywood area where Burke had been staying. Court records indicate that multiple bags of evidence were seized. And by November 2025, according to court filings, Burke had become a subject in the investigation of Celeste' death. Now, newly unsealed documents confirm that a Los Angeles county grand jury has formally identified him as a target of its criminal investigation. In a subpoena issued to his family members, prosecutors refer to him as, quote, target David Burke and state that he may have committed a criminal offense in California, specifically one count of murder. The subpoena compelled Burke's father, mother and brother, all Texas residents, to testify before the Los Angeles grand jury. Portions of the case became public after the family challenged the subpoenas in Texas courts. In January 2026, prosecutors sought to enforce the California grand jury subpoenas in Waller County, Texas. During a February 2 hearing in Waller County, a prosecutor argued that the subpoenas should be honored and reportedly told the court that if a vehicle registered to your home address contains a dismembered body, it is reasonable for investigators to question those connected to it. The Texas judge ultimately ordered the family members to appear and testify the week of February 9th. Whether they have testified remains unknown as grand jury proceedings are sealed. As of this recording, Burke has not been formally charged or indicted. Representatives for Burke have previously stated that he has been cooperating with authorities. However, an LAPD source told NBC4 that he had not been cooperative. Authorities have not publicly detailed the nature of the evidence presented to the grand jury. Celeste's cause of death remains deferred. The Los Angeles Police Department obtained a court order preventing the public release of autopsy findings, arguing that disclosure could jeopardize the ongoing investigation. Rivas Hernandez's family has publicly expressed heartbreak over her death and is reportedly considering legal action to obtain additional records related to the investigation. Grand juries in California are used to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to bring criminal charges and if they return an indictment, Burke could face a charge of murder under California law. We will continue to monitor developments and as the grand jury investigation in Los Angeles moves forward Police in Maryland have arrested a caregiver accused of fatally shooting an 87 year old millionaire philanthropist inside a senior living facility. A caregiver at an assisted living facility in Potomac, Maryland has been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of an 87 year old resident on February 14. The resident was identified as millionaire and philanthropist Robert Fuller Jr. But the alleged crimes didn't stop there. Investigators say ballistic evidence later connected him to the shooting of a Maryland State Police trooper during a traffic stop on February 24th. The suspect, 22 year old Marquise Emilo James, was arrested on February 24th and charged with first degree murder for the fatal shooting in addition to first degree attempted murder, felony assault and gun charges for the second shooting. James is currently being held without bail and a bond hearing which was scheduled for February 26th was postponed. On the morning of February 14th, 2026, Montgomery County Police and fire rescue personnel responded to the Coere of Pomac senior Living facility on Pomac tennis Lane for what was initially dispatched as a medical emergency. The call came in just after 7:30am when first responders enter the apartment of Robert Fuller Jr. 87, they found him unresponsive with trauma to his head. Fuller was pronounced dead at the scene. As detectives processed the apartment, investigators determined Fuller had been shot in the head. His death was ruled a homicide, and Montgomery County Police Major crimes detectives took over the investigation. Fuller, originally from Maine, was widely known as a philanthropist, attorney, author and retired Navy Reserve officer. In the days immediately following following the shooting, police released surveillance images from inside the facility asking the public to help identify a person seen on the property around the time of the killing. At that stage, no arrest had been announced, and investigators continued interviewing staff and residents while reviewing security footage, according to court documents. Attention turned to Marquis Emilo James, an employee of the facility who worked as a caregiver and medical technician. Police say James was responsible for administering medications to residents, including Fuller. Charging documents alleged that James returned to the facility late on the night of February 13, hours before Fuller was discovered the next morning. Investigators continued gathering evidence in the days after the homicide, but no immediate arrest was made. Then, on February 24, 2026, a separate violent encounter in Baltimore became central to the case. Maryland State Police say a trooper conducted a traffic stop in Baltimore when the suspect opened, striking and wounding the trooper. Authorities said the trooper survived the shooting and is expected to recover. Investigators alleged that James was the suspect involved in that traffic stop shooting. He was taken into custody following the incident and charged with attempted first degree murder, according to court records. Ballistic testing later determined that a shell casing recovered from the Baltimore scene matched the firearm used in the killing of Robert Fuller Jr. That evidence, investigators say, directly linked James to to both shootings. Montgomery county police announced Wednesday that James was charged with first degree murder in Fuller's death. Court documents state that when initially questioned about Fuller's death, James denied involvement. Authorities have not publicly disclosed a motive in the homicide. James is being held without bond pending further proceedings while prosecutors build their case in Maryland. Authorities in Washington state are investigating a quadruple stabbing, as the suspect's mother alleges her son had recently been involved in witchcraft and what she called occult activity.
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On February 24th, at approximately 8:41am The Pierce County Sheriff's Office received a call reporting that a 32 year old man was violating a no contact order at a home near Gig Harbor, Washington. Deputies obtained a copy of the protective order and headed to the residence to serve it. When they checked the records, however, they discovered the order had never actually been served. Less than an hour later, the situation escalated. At around 9:30am Multiple 911 calls came in reporting that the same man was stabbing people outside the home. Witnesses said at least one victim was attacked in the middle of the street. A Pierce county deputy arrived and opened fire, killing the suspect. But four victims had already been critically wounded. Three were pronounced dead at the scene. A fourth died en route to the hospital. The following day, February 25, KIRO 7 News identified the suspect as Alexander Shablikin. The home is connected to his mother, Zoya Shablikin. Court documents obtained by KIR07 show Zoya had been seeking help for months. In April 2025 filed a petition for a protective order, describing herself as an elderly disabled woman being abused by her son. She alleged that Alexander had threatened her emotionally and mentally, abused her, damaged her belongings and harmed her cat. She also raised serious concerns about his mental state. In her petition, Zoya wrote that Alexander had been performing witchcraft and occult rituals inside the home. She said he believed he was an Egyptian God and demanded she refer to him as such. She described returning home one day to a strange odor, rugs moved to the garage, framed photographs destroyed, and the smoke detector sounding. In a separate filing, she said he told her her grave had already been dug. A judge granted the protection order in May 2025. It required Alexander to stay 1,000ft away from his mother, prohibited him from possessing weapons and ordered him to comply with a mental health plan, but the order had still not been served at the time. Deputies responded on February 24. Authorities have not explained why. The Pierce county medical examiner and law enforcement have not yet publicly released the names of the four victims. And as investigators in Washington work to piece together how a protection order went unenforced before four lives were lost, another confrontation, far less deadly but still ending in handcuffs, is drawing attention out of New York City. On the morning of February 26th, New York City authorities announced the arrest of 27 year old Guzman Koulibali, charging him with assault in connection with a confrontation that unfolded days earlier during a powerful snowstorm. The incident began on February 23rd when a large crowd gathered for a snowball fight in Manhattan's Washington Square park. After the NYPD responded to a 911 call about a disorderly group, some participants began throwing packed snow and chunks of ice at officers, striking multiple members of the department and forcing them to retreat from parts of the park. At least two officers were hospitalized with injuries to the face, head and neck, according to law enforcement. Video from the scene showed officers being pelted from several directions as bystanders recorded the encounter. Police say they're still seeking additional suspects. Officials also noted that Koulibali had been arrested earlier this month on an unrelated attempted robbery charge. Mayor Zoran Mamdani described the gathering as a snowball fight that got out of hand, while NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch called it a criminal assault and vowed accountability as the investigation continues. As authorities pursue additional leads in New York, attention is also turning to Arizona, where a group of local movers helped locate a missing 3 year old girl who was the subject of an amber alert. On February 22nd. Employees of Camelback Moving in Phoenix were preparing to start their workday when a routine stop at a Quick Trip gas station turned into a rescue operation. A security guard alerted the crew to a woman and small child who appeared to match an active Amber Alert issued for 2 year old Kaylani Rogers, who had been reported missing from her Avondale home two days earlier. After pulling up the alert on their phones and confirming the descriptions, the movers positioned their trucks to block the suspect's vehicle in the parking lot, preventing her from leaving. Police arrived within minutes and safely recovered Kehlani, who authorities said was unharmed. Officers arrested 23 year old Marina Noriega on a felony custodial interference charge. Investigators say Noriega was a recent acquaintance of the child's family and had been allowed to stay overnight before allegedly leaving with the toddler. Law Enforce credited the quick thinking of bystanders with helping bring the case to a safe conclusion.
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if
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Vanessa Richardson
you're drawn to true crime stories about disappearances, there's a new Crime House show
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for you to check out.
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Vanessa Richardson
It's the new Crime House original series, the Final Hours, hosted by Sarah Turney and Courtney Nicole. Sarah is an advocate for missing and murdered victims whose own sister disappeared in 2001, and Courtney is a true crime storyteller and investigator who witnessed firsthand how
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Narrator / Crime House Host
crime can change a family forever.
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Vanessa Richardson
Together, they bring lived experience to every case, looking not only at what happened,
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but what led up to it.
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Vanessa Richardson
Each episode examines the moments just before a person disappears, the routines, the timelines, and the small details that often get overlooked. Because every disappearance has a moment where everything still feels normal. A text that doesn't raise concern, a routine that goes unchanged, a door that closes just like it always has. Until it doesn't. The final hours puts those moments under a microscope, because when it comes to justice, there's no such thing as overanalyzing. Listen to and follow the final hours on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen. New episodes every Monday.
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Lastly, let me tell you about what else is going on over at Crime House today. Conspiracy theories, cults and crimes is diving into one of the most disturbing examples of that fear becoming real. The 2001 anthrax attacks when letters containing deadly spores moved through postal Facilities, media offices and congressional buildings. Buildings. Mail is supposed to be invisible. It moves quietly through sorting centers in the middle of the night. It travels on conveyor belts and cargo planes. It slips through slots indoors and lands on front steps without ceremony. We don't watch it travel. We don't inspect it carefully. We trust the system. That trust is built into everyday life. A handwritten letter carries emotion. A package carries anticipation. Government documents, lab samples, ballots, court notices. All of it depends on a network that functions precisely because people assume it's safe. But history shows that this quiet system has at times been deliberately exploited. When someone weaponizes the mail, they don't just target an individual. They target routine itself. They turn an ordinary gesture opening an envelope, tearing packing tape into a moment of hesitation. The fear spreads faster than the object ever could. Because once people realize something dangerous can move anonymously through a national distribution system, every mailbox becomes a question mark. But the 2001 anthrax attacks were not the first time the mail became a weapon. Before you head into the full episode, here are five other crimes that transformed one of society's most ordinary systems into something deeply unsettling. Number one. The Unabomber. Ted Kaczynski. Few criminals weaponized the mail system as methodically as ted Kaczynski. Between 1978 and 1995, Kaczynski carried out a bombing campaign targeting universities, airlines, and individuals connected to modern technology. His devices were often mailed directly to victims. The packages appeared legitimate. Brown paper wrapping, typed labels, return addresses. Inside were carefully constructed explosive devices designed designed to detonate upon opening. Over 17 years, the attacks killed three people and injured 23 others. The randomness of delivery added to the fear. Anyone could receive one. Any package could conceal harm. Kaczynski's capture came only after his manifesto was published and recognized by his brother, highlighting how the mail was both his weapon and his final miscalculation. Number two. The Austin package bombings. In March 2018, a series of package bombs terrorized Austin, Texas. Unlike traditional mail sent through national systems, these devices were left on porches or shipped through private carriers. They were disguised as ordinary deliveries, placed where residents expected routine packages. The explosions killed two people and injured several others. Investigators determined that the suspect constructed the bombs using household materials and targeted specific neighborhoods before escalating unpredictably. For weeks, the city lived in heightened anxiety. Opening your front door became an act of caution. Delivery drivers worked under fear. Entire communities were urged not to touch unexpected packages. The suspect ultimately died by suicide as authorities closed in. But the psychological impact lingered long after devices stopped. Number three, the 1989 UK letter bomb campaign. In 1989, a wave of letter bombs was sent to prominent individuals in the United Kingdom, including politicians and judges. These devices were small but powerful, concealed inside envelopes designed to detonate when opened. One of the bombs killed Judge Sir Maurice K in 1989 and others injured recipients. The campaign was linked to Irish Republican army factions engaged in political violence. Letter bombs are uniquely terrifying because of their intimacy. Unlike large scale explosives, they require proximity. The victim opens the envelope. The detonation happens inches from their body. These attacks forced governments and institutions to overhaul male screening processes, reshaping how official correspondence was handled in high risk environments. Number four, the 1940 mad bomber. Mail explosives. While George Meteski is more widely known for placing bombs in public spaces in New York city between the 1940s and 1950s, he also mailed threatening letters to media outlets and law enforcement. Meteski, who harbored resentment against Consolidated Edison, used both mailed communications and planted devices to sustain public fear. Over years, his letters taunted authorities and newspapers, using the post postal system to amplify his campaign of terror. The psychological component was as important as the physical explosions. The mailed threats made the danger feel omnipresent. The bombs could be anywhere. The next letter could announce the next attack. His eventual capture relied in part on careful analysis of those letters, language patterns, formatting and persistence. Number five. The Tylenol murders and product tampering Panic. While not strictly a male crime in the traditional sense, the 1982 Tylenol murders exploited the same principle of trust in distributed goods. Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules appeared on store shelves in the Chicago area, killing seven people. Though the product was not sent through the mail, it traveled through the same distribution mindset. An unseen chain delivering items to consumers without suspicion. The case remains officially unsolved. The panic that followed reshaped product packaging laws across the United States. Tamper evident seals became standard. Distribution chains became more tightly monitored. The fear was similar to later mail related attacks. Something ordinary, sealed and trusted had been weaponized. Somewhere along the way, it changed how Americans interacted with everyday items. Why mail crimes hit different? Mail crimes bypass distance. They eliminate the need for confrontation. The sender doesn't need to be present. The weapon travels on its own. They exploit routine. The victim participates unknowingly. Opening an envelope, unboxing a package, trusting a seal. And because mail systems are national, even global, the psychological impact spreads quickly. One device can shut down sorting centers. One threat can alter security protocols across industries. The Fear lingers because the delivery system itself is invisible to most people. You don't see where your mail travels. You trust it arrives safely. When that trust is broken, it affects millions. Mail related crimes are uniquely destabilizing because they collapse distance. The sender doesn't need to stand in front of the victim. They don't need to pull a trigger face to face, the system does the traveling for them. That separation creates both anonymity and amplification. A single package can injure someone, but the fear it generates can shut down cities, disrupt elections, alter security policies, and permanently change how institutions handle correspondence. After high profile mail attacks, entire industries shift. Government buildings install screening rooms. Newsrooms change intake procedures. Postal workers operate under heightened protocols. Everyday citizens hesitate before opening unexpected envelopes. The damage isn't only physical, it's psychological. It lingers in small moments. The extra pause before slicing open a padded envelope, the second look at an unfamiliar return address. The 2001 anthrax attacks brought that fear into homes and offices across the United States in a way few other male crimes ever had. They exposed vulner and systems most people had never questioned and launched one of the most complex investigations in modern American history. For the full deep dive into the anthrax letters, how they were sent, how they were traced, the scientific trail, the suspects, and the controversy that followed. Head over to conspiracy theories, cults and crimes for today's episode. Because sometimes the most disruptive conspiracies don't explode in public squares. They arrive quietly, stamped and sealed. You've been listening to Crime House 24 7, bringing you breaking crime news. I'm Vanessa Richardson. We'll be back Monday morning with more developing stories. Stay safe and thanks for listening.
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Vanessa Richardson
Hi, it's Vanessa. If you're drawn to true crime stories about disappearances, check out the new Crime House Arrest original, the Final Hours, hosted by Sarah Turney and Courtney Nicole. Listen to and follow the final hours on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Monday.