True Crime Reality

Lori Hacking was married to her high school sweetheart, Mark, and began to tell her friends the great news: she was pregnant.

Mark claimed he was in medical school. They were packing up to move to a different state just for his education… But, was it all a lie? What was he willing to do to keep this secret?
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Hallow CEO and co-founder Alex Jones joins Amy for Spiritual Sunday to share the personal faith journey that changed the course of his life. After drifting away from the Catholic faith he was raised in, an interest in meditation unexpectedly led Alex back to prayer and Christianity, ultimately inspiring him to create Hallow. He and Amy talk about the power of prayer and silence, finding peace in an increasingly noisy world, and what he would say to anyone questioning their faith or searching for something more.
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A battle for custody of a newborn baby boy, whose parents wanted to terminate after a serious medical diagnosis, is brewing in Texas. The baby was born this week after the surrogate carrying him, McKenna West, refused to get an abortion at the biological parents’ request when he was diagnosed en utero with a life threatening heart condition, and fled to Texas “for protection.” The baby is in the custody of his biological parents and currently being treated while the legal battle plays out in court.
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British police found 41-year-old Dr. Jason Arday unresponsive in his South London home on Friday, just weeks after the young professor resigned from his position with the prestigious Cambridge University. When he was named professor of sociology back in 2023 at the age of 37, he became the youngest black professor in the University’s history. He soon became the subject of questions and scrutiny for some of his published work and his seemingly remarkable personal backstory where Arday claimed he was non-verbal until age 11.
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It was a stunning day in federal court as 28-year-old Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges of stalking resulting in death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione was emotionless as he described how and why he murdered Thompson, detailing years of back pain and frustration with the insurance industry. It’s unclear now what will happen to the New York State murder charge against Magnione, his trial set to start on Sept 8th.

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