1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Bombshell. Tonight, our Crime Online and Crime Stories team launching 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: a brand new podcast, The Crime Alert Hourly Update. It's 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: short and to the point, a five minute podcast where 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: investigative reporters and experts cover the biggest breaking crime news, 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: releasing at the top of the hour every day and 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 1: just five short minutes, you get the latest with real 7 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: time updates on high profile criminal trials, missing people alerts, 8 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: and developing crime stories as they happen. If you want 9 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: the latest crime and justice news, listen to Crime Alert 10 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: Hourly Update and here's the latest episode the Crime Alert 11 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: Hourly Update. Follow it on your favorite podcast app. Take 12 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: a listen. 13 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 2: I'm Jennifer Gould. A year long mystery in Virginia has 14 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 2: come to a tragic end as the remains of a 15 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 2: missing woman have been identified and now her husband has 16 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: been charged with murder. Elsie May Wiggington, a loving and 17 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 2: devoted mother and grandmother, was reported missing in June of 18 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three. The forty six year old's remains were 19 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 2: discovered under a concrete slab on the Amherst County property 20 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: she shared with her husband, Frederick Wiggington Junior. The discovery 21 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 2: was heartbreaking news for Elsie's family. Her daughter Sativa Rucker, 22 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 2: spoke to ABC thirteen News. 23 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: I put out hope to the very end is she 24 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: was okay. I was devastated from my dad's holding. 25 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 2: The investigation into Elsie's disappearance began over a year ago 26 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 2: after she reportedly sent a distressing message to her foster 27 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 2: sister saying, quote He's going to kill me end quote, 28 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: and she stated she was leaving him and heading to 29 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: Maryland for safety, but she never arrived. The registered nurse 30 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: was then reported missing on June twenty sixth, twenty twenty three, 31 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: after family members received what they believed was a fake 32 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: text from someone posing as Elsie. Her family long suspected 33 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 2: Frederick was involved, saying the two had a tumultuous relationship 34 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 2: and that Elsie was the victim of domestic violence. The 35 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 2: discovery of her remains was jump started when a new 36 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 2: sheriff took over the department. Amherst County Sheriff Jim Ayers 37 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 2: spearheaded the efforts to find out what happened to Elsie. 38 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: Here's Sheriff Ayers talking to w DBJ seven News. Obviously, 39 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 2: that has been the number one priority to determine what 40 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: the fate of else was That led to renewed questioning 41 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: and more searching of the Wiggington property, which eventually led 42 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: to the grim discovery in a trailer. The cause of 43 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 2: death has not been released. Frederick Wiggington was quickly arrested. 44 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 2: The thirty seven year old initially faced charges related only 45 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 2: to the concealment of a dead body, but the discovery 46 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 2: of Elsie's remains and later of her identity prompted the 47 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 2: updated charges of first degree murder and use of a 48 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 2: firearm in the commission of a felony. He's being held 49 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:13,559 Speaker 2: without bond at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail. Frederick Wiggington 50 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 2: will appear in court October seventh. In the meantime, the 51 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 2: investigation continues. More crime and justice news after this. A 52 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 2: horrific crime has shaken the Cypress Mill Park community in 53 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: Texas after a fire reveals three bodies a mother, her son, 54 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 2: and his girlfriend inside a home on Plains River Drive. 55 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 2: Authorities are currently searching for the suspect or suspects. Responsible 56 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 2: evidence suggests the fire was deliberately set after the victims 57 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: were murdered in an effort to cover up the triple murder. 58 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: Investigators believe the perpetrator then left the scene through the 59 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 2: back door. Here's Sergeant Michael Ritchie with the Hairs County 60 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 2: Sheriff's Office talking to KPRC News. But I do believe 61 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: there's still enough evidence. As you can see the house 62 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 2: behind me, it's still intact. It wasn't completely burned down 63 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 2: in the meantime. The victims have been identified as Kelly Mascarelli, 64 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: her son Colin Foster, and his girlfriend Cameron Richard. All 65 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 2: three reportedly lived in the house together. While the cause 66 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 2: of death is yet to be determined through autopsies, official 67 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 2: say trauma found on the bodies indicates foul play occurred 68 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 2: before the fire was set. One victim was discovered on 69 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 2: the first floor, the other two located upstairs. Despite the tragedy, 70 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: a glimmer of hope in the form of another possible clue. 71 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 2: Neighbors reported there's a ring camera on the property, potentially 72 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 2: offering valuable video to help in the investigation. The Harris 73 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 2: County Sheriff's Office, though, is urging anyone with information to 74 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 2: please come forward by calling the ab each CSO Homicide 75 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 2: Unit directly at seven one three two seven four nine 76 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 2: to one zero zero, or call crime stoppers and finally, 77 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 2: a Kentucky man who tried to play dead to avoid 78 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 2: child support payments is losing something even more valuable, his freedom. 79 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 2: Jesse Kiff has been convicted of hacking into state registries 80 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 2: and falsifying official records to fake his own death. The 81 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 2: thirty nine year olds scheme began in January of twenty 82 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 2: twenty three, when he gained access to Hawaii's death registry 83 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 2: system using stolen credentials. He then created a case for 84 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 2: his own demise, completing a worksheet for a death certificate, 85 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:48,239 Speaker 2: which caused Kiff to be registered as deceased in several 86 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 2: government databases, effectively disappearing from the radar. But Kiff did 87 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 2: not stop there. He also accessed other state registry systems 88 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 2: and private networks using stolen identities and try to sell 89 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: those systems on the dark web. Prosecutors say he admitted 90 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 2: that faking his death was motivated by a desire to 91 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 2: avoid his outstanding child support obligations. Kip was finally arrested 92 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 2: last November. He pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and 93 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 2: computer fraud. Now he not only has to pay over 94 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 2: one hundred and ninety five thousand dollars in restitution for 95 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 2: damages and unpaid child support. He'll spend the next nine 96 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 2: years behind bars. Talk about an expensive lesson. For the 97 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 2: latest crime and justice news, follow the Crime Alert hourly 98 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 2: update on your favorite podcast app with this crime Alert. 99 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 2: I'm Jennifer Goulden.