Inside Crime with Angeline Hartmann

Angeline talks to Retired Homicide Detective Vince Velazquez about the Ahmaud Arbery murder investigation.

25th anniversary release: The 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City remains the worst act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. It killed 168 people and injured hundreds more. One picture from that day was seared into the minds of all who saw it. The image shows Firefighter Chris Fields holding one year old Baylee Almon, it won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for spot news photography. Chris tells Angeline about that April day and how his life was changed forever.

On October 29, 2018, Officer Lindsay McCall Long and her partner were serving an order of protection when they were attacked by a gunman. This wife and mother of two candidly reveals the details of what happened that day and how her family has helped her survive.

When she was 15 years old, Theresa was drugged, raped and tortured - forced to pay back an impossible debt as a sex slave. Today, this survivor travels the world speaking out about the realities of sex trafficking. Her non-profit organization, Save Our Adolecents from Prostitution (S.O.A.P.), uses bars of soap to reach trafficking victims at motels and hotels across the country.

Beaten as a little boy, Sean Wyman ran away from home and entered foster care when he was just ten years old. Today, Sean is a police officer, public speaker and author. He shares his life story to help others.

When a man slashed Sayeh’s throat and left her for dead, doctors say it was a miracle she survived. And after that savage attack, she faced even more overwhelming challenges. In our season of SURVIVORS and HEROES, we feature Sayeh’s inspirational story in a two-part episode.

Sayeh was eight years old when her mother’s boyfriend broke into their home and kidnapped Sayeh and her 6-year-old sister, Sara. It’s a story that’s difficult to hear but Sayeh wants everyone to know what happened because she hopes it will help save other children.

In 2002, FBI Special Agent Jon Moeller was part of a new unit that investigated crimes against children when 13-year-old Alicia Kozakiewicz disappeared from her Pittsburgh neighborhood. Her abductor held her captive in his basement, tortured her and broadcast the abuse live online. Days later, when FBI agents stormed the house, Agent Moeller led the way.

Alicia had been chatting online for several months with someone she thought was her own age until he showed up in her Pittsburg neighborhood. What happened next was straight out of a horror movie. Alicia knows she’s lucky to be alive and has made it her life mission to protect other children.

In 2014, Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Daniel Reyes became the first Deputy Sheriff to receive the highest honor from the United States Attorney General's Office: The Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery. These days, Deputy Sheriff Reyes openly shares his very personal story to help save others. He explains to Angeline what happened when he suddenly faced the barrel of a handgun and how he survived.

DEA Special Agent Joe Piersante is an American Hero. He is the recipient of numerous medals for bravery including the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom - the civilian equivalent of the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in combat. In this episode of Inside Crime, Joe shares intimate details of that day with Angeline and we learn why he‘s a true inspiration to us all.

It’s been 3 years since a little girl’s skeletal remains and her feeding tube were found inside a suitcase, near a Texas highway. Cops need your help to identify her.

The search for answers sends investigators to Athens, Georgia. With the help of Inside Crime listeners, more leads are generated creating momentum in the case and authorities consider a new plan of action.

Thanks to Inside Crime listeners, there’s new energy behind this 20 year investigation. Angeline gets a call from a Virginia woman with her own heartbreaking story about a missing boy.

After two decades, it turns out the lead detective has his own questions about information that was passed to the FBI. Angeline enlists the help of an expert in data analysis and talks to a special unit at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children that helps investigators in other unsolved cases.