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Speaker 1: Crime Alert. I'm John Lemley. We begin with a troubling

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Speaker 1: and unresolved mystery from Huntsville, Alabama, where a high profile

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Speaker 1: murder remains unsolved three years after it occurred, leaving family

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Speaker 1: members and investigators still searching for answers. Three years ago

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Speaker 1: this week, on January fourth, twenty twenty three, twenty seven

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Speaker 1: year old Andrew Gilliam was asleep in his apartment at

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Speaker 1: the sun Lake at Edgewater complex around three am when

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Speaker 1: multiple gunshots rang out, fatally striking him inside his home. Gilliam,

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Speaker 1: a promising rocket engineer working on NASA's Artemus lunar program,

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Speaker 1: was with his wife at the time. Investigators say the

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Speaker 1: shots were fired through a window. Gilliam was rushed to

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Speaker 1: a local hospital, where he later died. Despite extensive investigative

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Speaker 1: work by the Huntsville Police Department, the case has grown cold.

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Speaker 1: No arrests have been made, and authorities say they have

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Speaker 1: followed numerous leads without identifying a suspect. Investigators continue to

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Speaker 1: review evidence and urge anyone with information, no matter how small,

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Speaker 1: to come forward. Gilliam's family says the lack of answers

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Speaker 1: has made the loss especially difficult. His uncle vic Hartman

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Speaker 1: has spoken publicly about the emotional toll of living without closure,

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Speaker 1: describing the pain as something that resurfaces during anniversaries, holidays,

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Speaker 1: and everyday moments when questions remain unanswered. Police say that

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Speaker 1: a reward remains available for information leading to an arrest,

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Speaker 1: and they stress that even tips that seem insignificant could

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Speaker 1: help bring new attention to the case. Anyone with information

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Speaker 1: is encouraged to contact the Huntsville Police Department or crime Stoppers.

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Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest crime and justice needs. Go

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Speaker 2: this Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news,

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Speaker 2: Crime Onlines, John Lemley.

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Speaker 1: Federal authorities say they disrupted a planned New Year's Eve

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Speaker 1: attack in North Carolina, allegedly inspired by the Islamic State

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Speaker 1: Group before it could be carried out. The FBI arrested

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Speaker 1: eighteen year old Christian Sturdivan after investigators discovered online activity

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Speaker 1: in which he expressed support for ISIS and communicated with

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Speaker 1: individuals he believed were affiliated with the extremist group. One

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Speaker 1: of those contacts, authorities say was actually an undercover law

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Speaker 1: enforcement officer According to court records, Sturdivant discussed plans to

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Speaker 1: carry out a violent attack at a local grocery store

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Speaker 1: using knives and other weapons. Investigators later recovered handwritten notes

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Speaker 1: outlining equipment needs and tactical ideas connected to the alleged

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Speaker 1: Federal prosecutor say Sturdivant pledged allegiance to the terrorist organization

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Speaker 1: and intended to carry out an attack designed to cause

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Speaker 1: mass casualties. He is now charged with attempting to provide

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Speaker 1: material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and remains

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Speaker 1: in federal custody as the case proceeds. A California farmer

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Speaker 1: has fleeted not guilty in connection with the fatal shooting

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Speaker 1: of his estranged wife at her home in Arizona. Sixty

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Speaker 1: three year old Michael Abody is charged with first degree

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Speaker 1: murder and the death of fifty nine year old Carrie

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Speaker 1: Anna Body. Authorities say she was found shot to death

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Speaker 1: at her residence in Pine Top in eastern Arizona. Court

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Speaker 1: records show the couple had been involved in a lengthy

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Speaker 1: and contentious divorce proceeding at the time of her death.

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Speaker 1: Investigators have not publicly disclosed a motive, but legal filings

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Speaker 1: reference ongoing disputes related to the separate ration. A body

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Speaker 1: was arrested in California and later extradited to Arizona, where

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Speaker 1: he entered a not guilty plead during a court appearance.

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Speaker 1: He remains in custody while awaiting further hearings, and his

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Speaker 1: attorneys say he intends to contest the charges. The federal

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Speaker 1: government has temporarily frozen childcare assistance funding to Minnesota amid

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Speaker 1: concerns over potential fraud and inadequate oversight. Federal officials say

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Speaker 1: audits uncovered problems with attendance tracking and documentation in the

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Speaker 1: state's childcare assistance program, which provides subsidies to low income families.

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Speaker 1: Those findings raised concerns about whether hundreds of millions of

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Speaker 1: dollars in federal funds were properly accounted for. The funding

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Speaker 1: pause will remain in effect until Minnesota can demonstrate compliance

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Speaker 1: with federal requirements. State leaders warned the freeze could disrupt

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Speaker 1: services for thousands of families who rely on the program

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Speaker 1: to access affordable childcare. The move comes as broader investigations

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Speaker 1: continue into how public funds are monitored and distributed, with

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Speaker 1: federal officials emphasizing the need to protect taxpayer dollars while

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Speaker 1: ensuring essential services remain accessible.

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Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest crime injustice needs. Go to

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Speaker 2: crime online dot com and please join us for our

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Speaker 2: daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best to

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Speaker 2: find missing people, especially children, and solve unsought homicides. With

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Speaker 2: this crimeal Art, I'm Nancy Grace.