1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Crime Alert. I'm Nancy Grace breaking crime news now. A 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: neighbor has not seen Cynthia Lanchester seventy six in days 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: and goes to check on her. The neighbor sees the 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,319 Speaker 1: front door ajar and pushes it open. Inside, Cynthia is 5 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: lying in a pool of blood, a hammer at her side. 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: The neighbor calls nine one one while police process the 7 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: saying Cynthia's grandson, Joshua Lanchester arrives. After an interview, cops 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: determined Lanchester beats Cynthia to death with the hammer. 9 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: Nancy cops have released very few details about why they 10 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 2: think Joshua Lanchester is responsible and are remaining tight lipped 11 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 2: about the investigation. Neighbors describe Cynthia as a kind and 12 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 2: quiet woman who they never expected to meet a violent end. 13 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: Joshua Lanchester waved his arraignment and his next court date 14 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: has not yet been scheduled. 15 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: Joshua Lanchester, twenty three, charged with murder. Carlos Flores orders 16 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: an uber to his friend's Florida home and strikes up 17 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: a conversation with the driver. He tells the driver he's 18 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: upset his friend hasn't paid him back one hundred Bucks 19 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: he loaned him the week before. Flores tells the driver 20 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: he has a laundry detergent container full of gasoline, a match, 21 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: and a knife and plans to burn the friends home 22 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: down as soon as they get there. The second Flores 23 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: gets out of the car, the uber driver calls nine 24 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: one one. Cops arrived just as Flores is about to 25 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: light several trails of gas he poured around the home. 26 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: Carlos Flores, thirty three, charged with arson, making threats to 27 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: keel and agasault. More crime and justice news after this 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,839 Speaker 1: now with the latest crime and justice breaking news. Crime 29 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: Onlines John Lenley. 30 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 3: In Pennsylvania, a mother has been sentenced to life in 31 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 3: prison without the possibility of parole for the brutal murders 32 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 3: of her two young children. Lisa Snyder, now forty one, 33 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 3: was convicted last month of first degree murder for the 34 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 3: deaths of her eight year old son Connor and four 35 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 3: year old daughter Brindley. The children were found hanging in 36 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 3: the basement of their Albany Town chip home, about sixty 37 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 3: miles northwest of Philadelphia in September of twenty nineteen. Both 38 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:10,559 Speaker 3: children were taken off life support just days after being discovered. 39 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 3: During sentencing in Burke's County, Snyder remained emotionless, declining to 40 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 3: speak in court. President Judge Teresa Johnson also imposed additional 41 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 3: time for child endangerment and evidence tampering, bringing the total 42 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 3: to more than seventeen years on top of the life sentences. 43 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 3: The judge noted that Snyder showed no remorse throughout the trial. 44 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 3: Snyder initially claimed that her son had been bullied and 45 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: intended to take his own life, but investigators found no 46 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 3: evidence supporting that claim. Authorities uncovered disturbing online searches by Snyder, 47 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 3: including queries on suicide and how to kill someone. Additionally, 48 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 3: she had watched episodes of a crime series titled I 49 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: Almost Got Away with It. The coroner confirmed that both 50 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 3: children died by hanging, ruling their deaths as homicide. While 51 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 3: the defense argued that the case was based on speculation. 52 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 3: The jury disagreed, convicting Snyder on all counts. The judge 53 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 3: had earlier rejected a plea deal in which Snyder sought 54 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 3: to plead no contest but mentally ill to third degree murder. 55 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 3: In a case that has sparked national debate, former Marine 56 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 3: Daniel Penny discharged from service in twenty twenty one. Is 57 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 3: now facing serious criminal charges in connection with the death 58 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 3: of Jordan Neely. We bring in Sidney Sumner of Crime 59 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 3: Online for more. 60 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 2: The incident occurred on a New York City subway, where 61 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 2: witnesses reported that Jordan Neely, who had a history of 62 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 2: drug addiction, mental illness, and homelessness, was shouting in demanding 63 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 2: money from passengers. It was at that point that Daniel Penny, 64 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: with the assistance of two other passengers, restrained Neely, placing 65 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 2: him in a chokehold for over three minutes. Neely's body 66 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 2: eventually went limp and he was later pronounced dead. The 67 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 2: city's medical examiner ruled the death of homicide, citing compression 68 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 2: of the neck as the Penny's defense team contends that 69 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 2: the Long Island native never intended to kill Neely, arguing 70 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 2: that Penny's actions were aimed at subduing him until authorities 71 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 2: could arrive. According to Penny, Neely had been acting aggressively, 72 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 2: reportedly shouting I'm going to kill you in expressing a 73 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 2: readiness to die or face a life sentence in prison. 74 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 2: In their defense strategy, Penny's attorneys have suggested that other 75 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 2: factors may have contributed to Neely's death, including the presence 76 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 2: of synthetic cannabinoids commonly known as K two, found in 77 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: his system. They also argue that widely circulated video footage 78 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: shows that Penny did not apply continuous pressure during the chokehold, 79 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: claiming this contradicts the idea that he intended to render 80 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 2: Neely unconscious or kill him. Meanwhile, prosecutors maintained that Penny's 81 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 2: actions were both reckless and negligent, regardless of whether there 82 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 2: was intent to kill. 83 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 3: Penny, who is currently out on a one hundred thousand 84 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 3: dollars bond, could face up to fifteen years in prison 85 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 3: if convicted of second degree manslaughter and up to four 86 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 3: years if convicted of criminally negligent homicide. 87 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: Thanks to on Vendula Rose, thirty plans a hiking trip 88 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 1: in Alabama. She takes the week off and tells family 89 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: where she's going. She leaves her in Maryville, Ohio home, 90 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: September twenty and backpacks the Panoti Trail three days. She 91 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: then spends the night in South Carolina, returning to Alabama 92 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: the next day for more hiking in Chiaha State Park. 93 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 1: She's scheduled to go back to work October fourth, but 94 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: doesn't show up or answer her phone. Comps fine. Vendula's 95 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: car still park at the Pinota trailhead. Inside are odd 96 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: notes and a box of AMMO missing seven rounds. Searches 97 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: covering nearly forty miles of trails turn up nothing. Bendula 98 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: Rose five six, one hundred and forty pounds, red hair, 99 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: brown eyes, and carrying a large red backpack. If you 100 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: have info on Vendula Rose, please call Clebrand County, Alabama 101 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 1: Sheriffs two five six for six three two two seven seven. 102 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: For the latest crime in justice news, go to crimeonline 103 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: dot com and please please join us for our daily 104 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: podcast Crime Stories with this crime alert. I'm Nancy Grace.