1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: Crime Alard hourly update breaking crime news. Now, I'm Jackie Howard. 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: Six years after his death, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: is back in the news, and despite the FBI maintaining 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: that the millionaire financier committed suicide in prison, doubts Linger 5 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: added to that phray is the fact that the FBI 6 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: released prison video of Epstein had nearly three minutes cut 7 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: out of it before it was made public. The video 8 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: is from the only camera near Epstein's cell the night 9 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: before he was found dead, and it had been described 10 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: as the full raw video. The roughly eleven hour video 11 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: was released in an effort to stave off the continued 12 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: rumors that foul play was involved in Epstein's death. News 13 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: of three missing minutes is just fanning the flames. Attorney 14 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: General Pam Bondi has attributed the three minute discrepancy to 15 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: a nightly system reset. It's unclear if the miss footage 16 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: could show anything relevant. The existence of Epstein documents related 17 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: to his prosecution is also garnering headlines. Government officials confirmed 18 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: there is no Epstein client list, meaning wealthy and powerful 19 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: men who were provided with underaged girls for sex. Attorney 20 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: General Pam Bondy released what she called the first phase 21 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: of the declassified Epstein files in February, flight logs, an 22 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: evidence list, and a redacted list of contacts. The AG 23 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: said at the time the Justice Department will release more 24 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: files after redacting victims' names. When asked, Bondi said a 25 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: list of Epstein's clients was on her desk for review, 26 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: but in this month's memo, the Justice Department said there 27 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: was no incriminating client list, and when pressed about it 28 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: at a press conference, Bondy sidestepped. 29 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 2: The issue today is about fitanel overdoses throughout our country 30 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: and people who lost loved ones to fentanyl. That's the 31 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 2: message that we're here to send today. Nothing about Epstein. 32 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: I'm not going to talk about Epstein. 33 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,119 Speaker 1: The July memo stated, quote, there was no credible evidence 34 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions. 35 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation 36 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: against uncharged third parties with the political for or growing. 37 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he asked Attorney 38 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 1: General Bondi to release grand jury testimony related to Epstein's 39 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: criminal prosecution. Bondy replied in a social media post, President Trump, 40 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: we are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal 41 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: the grand jury transcripts. In related news, the Justice Department 42 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: this week fired Maureen Coomy from the United States Attorney's 43 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: Office for the Southern District of New York, where she 44 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: just led the prosecution of Sean Diddy Colmbs. That jury's 45 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: decision was split. No word on why Coomy was fired. 46 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: It should be noted that called Me prosecuted Epstein before 47 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: his death and then successfully prosecuted Glaine Maxwell, a former 48 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: associate of Jeffrey Epstein called Me worked in the US 49 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: Attorney's office for nearly a decade. Maxwell, with interest in Epstein, reinvigorated, 50 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: is appealing her conviction. More crime and Justice news after this, 51 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: it was a nine to one one call that shocked 52 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:34,119 Speaker 1: the country. 53 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 3: You upon a twelve year old female two pears of 54 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 3: being stabbed. Chief pears to be what step stabbed. 55 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: Twelve year old Peyton Lightner was lured by two of 56 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: her classmates, one of them her best friend, into the 57 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: woods after a slumber party. Lightner saw no danger in 58 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: following Morgan Geyser and Anise. We are also twelve into 59 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: the woods. Then Geyser attacked Peyton with a knife, stabbing 60 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: her nineteen times. Weir was nearby, caring Morgan on. 61 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 3: You alf of the sun. 62 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: After the attack, the pair told Lightner to lay down 63 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: and they would get help, but they didn't. Lightner dragged 64 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: herself to a bike path, where cyclist Rick Steinberg found her. 65 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 3: She said she's having trouble breathing. She said she was 66 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 3: stabbed multiple times, yabbed multiple times. Yeah, okay, sir, are 67 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 3: you with her right now? Yes? Is she awake? She's awake. 68 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 3: Is she breathing, Yeah, she's breathing. She's said she can 69 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 3: take shallow breaths. She's alert. Oh. Is there any assailants around? Ah? 70 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 3: I didn't even look. I don't see anybody. Okay, stay 71 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 3: stay right with her, sir. Is she on the ground 72 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 3: or is she standing up? No, she's laying on the grass. 73 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 3: Is there any bleeding going on? Her clothing has got 74 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 3: blood on it. Where are the wounds? Do you see 75 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 3: where the wounds are? No? I don't know if I 76 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 3: should be rolling or over and checking or not. Okay, 77 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 3: So you see any active bleeding or blood spurting out 78 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 3: or anything like that. No, unless it's underneath her. I 79 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 3: just see ride blood Okay, just dried blood. Okay. 80 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: Peyton survived her terrible wounds after five hours of surgery. 81 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: Investigators tracked down Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weir, who were 82 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: found walking on Interstate ninety four in Waukeshaw. The girls 83 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: admitted to the stabbing in a plan to please an 84 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: online fictional creature known as the slender Man. Slender Man 85 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:38,239 Speaker 1: is tall, thin with a featureless face, wearing a black suit, 86 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: white shirt, and living in the woods. Weir was found 87 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:46,679 Speaker 1: guilty of attempted second degree intentional homicide and was granted 88 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: release from a mental health facility. Geyser was found not 89 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: guilty by reason of insanity, but with her plea deal, 90 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: she spent eight years at a psychiatric facility. Now, a 91 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: Waukeshaw County judge says Geyser and be released. Latner's mother 92 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: expressed concerns about where Geyser was set to be resettled, 93 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: a group home just eight miles from where the victim lives. 94 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: The judge ordered a new plan, but neither details nor 95 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: a release date have been announced. A few years ago, 96 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: Peyton spoke with ABC's twenty twenty When asked what she 97 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: would say to her attackers, this was her reply. 98 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 4: There's a lot that I would want to say to her. 99 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:33,359 Speaker 4: I would probably initially thank her, I would say because 100 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 4: of what she did, I have the life I have now, 101 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 4: which I really really like it. Like without the whole situation, 102 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 4: I wouldn't be who I am. 103 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:47,119 Speaker 1: Stronger For more crime and justice news, subscribe to Crime 104 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: Alert hourly update on your favorite podcasting app with this 105 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: crime Alert. I'm Jackie Howard.