Sean Combs arranged “hotel nights” in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and even Turks and Caicos. "Jane" took the stand, testifying how she relied on Kristina Khorram to arrange her travel, and Combs’ assistants set up the hotel rooms with protective coverings, mood lighting, candles, lube, and absurd amounts of baby oil. Combs was obsessed with baby oil and they would go through two dozen bottles during one “hotel night.”

"Jane" testifies she met Combs when he hosted a Miami girls’ trip for her friend. Two months later, "Jane" plans to travel to Miami and Combs offered to pay for her hotel room in exchange for a date. The next few months were a whirlwind of lavish dates and trips, during which Combs frequently offered "Jane" ketamine and ecstasy. After a 15-day trip, Combs gifted "Jane" $10,000 because he kept her away from work for so long. The “gift” then became regular, with Combs taking over "Jane’s" rent payments directly.

Just four months he asked her to fantasize about another man. In the heat of the moment "Jane" agreed—but the moment she did, Combs stopped everything and insisted on arranging a session immediately. Combs made calls and just a few hours later, they were in a hotel suite Combs’ assistants set up with lighting and protective coverings over furniture, waiting for “Don” from Cowboys for Angels.

"Jane" agreed to sex with “Don” believing she was fulfilling a fantasy for her boyfriend, and it would not be regular, but compares her first ‘yes’ to opening Pandora’s box she could not close. Every meeting after involved sex with another man. "Jane" protested to “hotel nights” verbally and in writing, but each time —Combs threatened to break up with her and withdraw his financial support.

"Jane's" testimony about what happening during her "hotel nights" reportedly shocked jurors.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

• Troy Slaten - Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, Slaten Lawyers, APC; Twitter @TroySlaten
• Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker, ” featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock, www.drbethanymarshall.com , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive
• Tisa Tells - Pop Culture Investigator & Commentator and Host of 'Tisa Tells' on Youtube, YouTube: @TisaTells, Instagram & TikTok: @TisaTellss,
• Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors,  Host of Lynn's Warriors on YouTube, website: lynnswarrior.org  X: @lynns_warriors, YouTube: @LynnsWarriors
• Rob Shuter - Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast, can be found at robshuter.substack.com, Former publicist of Sean Combs, Author: "The 4 Word Answer", IG: @naughtygossip
• Sydney Sumner - Crime Stories  Investigative Reporter

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The woman, referred to as "Jane Doe," testified about the alleged abuse she endured during her three-year relationship with the music mogul. She claimed that 90% of their time together was spent in drug-fueled "freak-offs" that Diddy orchestrated and filmed for his own gratification, which is central to the allegations against him.

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Brad Simpson, husband of missing Suzanne Simpson, and his attorney fight to squash his indictment. As state attorneys continuing gathering evidence from the Texas Rangers, the attorney say prosecutor has enough evidence to proceed with a motion to quash the indictment.

The arrest affidavit for Brad Simpson, accused of murdering his wife, provides a detailed timeline of his activities the day before he reported her missing. The husband and father spent the day running suspicious errands, some of them in front of his 5-year-old daughter.

The day after neighbors overheard the Simpsons fighting, Brad Simpson’s truck filled and emptied as he drove around San Antonio. First, Simpson placed his phone in “lockdown mode,” preventing location tracking. Forced to rely on surveillance footage, police spotted Simpson’s truck at a grocery store at 12:33 a.m.

The truck bed was empty except for an ice chest. The next morning, when Simpson took his daughter to school, two full white trash bags had been added to the bed. Later, when Simpson was seen at a Boerne Whataburger drive-thru more than an hour later, police observed a heavy-duty trash can and a firewood rack weighing down an object covered by a blue tarp.

Law enforcement uncovered damning evidence that led a grand jury to indict Simpson not only for tampering with evidence but also for murder. Lab testing revealed Suzanne Simpson’s DNA on a reciprocating saw from Simpson’s toolbox.

In his first court appearance, Brad Simpson wore red prisoner attire with his hands cuffed in front of him. He swayed back and forth in his swivel chair, speaking only to confirm his identity and converse with his attorney.

Although the hearing was brief, Simpson was observed with what has been described as a sly grin.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

• Jeff Horny - Longtime Friend of Suzanne and Brad Simpson
• Caryn Stark - Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice
• Ben Powers - Criminal Defense Attorney, Facebook: Legal Powers PLLC, https://legalpowers.com
• Brian Fitzgibbons - Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security, uspasecurity.com, Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security, Fmr. Marine and Iraq war veteran
• Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
• Zachary-Taylor Wright - Trending Digital Reporter with MySA; website: MySanAntonio.com; Twitter: @Zachthereporter

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The judge in the Bryan Kohberger trial is still searching for the person or persons who leaked info to Dateline that was used in NBC’s 2-hour special on the Idaho Student Murders, “The Terrible Night on King Road” revealing new details and never before seen video that may be key evidence in the state’s case. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the latest news in the case and JSM breaks down some issues with how forensic evidence was moved from the scene, how the entire crime scene was treated in the days following the murders, as well as what the coroner did or did not do that could create problems at trial. No matter what happens in court or in the media, there are still four young adults who were murdered, and they must be remembered. They deserve justice.

Remember the Victims:

Ethan Chapin, 20

Xana Kernodle, 20

Kaylee Goncalves, 21

Madison Mogen, 21

Transcribe Highlights

00:13.15 Introduction - Part 2 - Kohberger Case

01:46.38 Judge is displeased with the leak in the case
05:04.66 Risk at trial, slipshod manner the way the trial claimed

09:40.54 Implies some kind of trace element left behind on
14:00.17 Evidence: a mattress was driven down the road in the back of a truck
19:54.71 Kohberger lawyer previously represented mother of victim, Xana Kernodle
24:04.54 Judge is completely aware
29:01.53 Does the defense have a suspect other than Kohberger?
33:43.00 Timeline is going to be very important
39:14.10 Not all testimony will be available to public, some will not be streamed
43:47.94 Whoever did this quadruple murder is/was a monster
44:11.81 Conclusion

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Police allege Matthew Johnson, whose body has not been founds, was killed by his wife. Now new information, available through unsealed search warrants, show Jennifer Gledhill asked her father for $13,000 just days before the suspected murder. It's not known what the money was for. Thomas Gledhill, according to court documents, used Venmo to transfer $1000 to his daughter the same day as the request.

Matthew Johnson serves in the military as a National Guardsman in the Special Ops Unit. He takes a brief leave of absence as the children return to school. On the day Johnson is set to return to work, his wife, Jennifer Gledhill, reports him missing. She tells police he should have been home from base hours earlier, but his phone is going straight to voicemail. It turns out Johnson never showed up to work that morning. Jennifer says she last saw him driving away from their home.

The last time anyone other than Jennifer saw Johnson was three days before he was reported missing, at a neighborhood gas station. Neighbors recall seeing his truck and hearing him and Gledhill arguing late into the night.

The next day, Johnson’s communication, even with his children, stopped entirely. As police search for him, they find his truck ten days later, parked less than a mile from a million-dollar home.

The truck is locked and has gas in the tank. Nothing appears out of place inside, but none of Johnson’s belongings are found. Investigators begin processing the truck for evidence. Neighbors report last seeing the truck in his driveway the day he disappeared.

During the investigation, police discover that Johnson and Gledhill were in the midst of a contentious divorce after ten years of marriage. Gledhill initiated the split in July, with proceedings set to be finalized by the end of October.

She claims she is afraid of Johnson and says he had been violent toward her in the past. Cottonwood Heights police had visited the family’s home several times for domestic disputes.

A temporary restraining order was issued, but Gledhill needed to prove abuse for a permanent one. She provided video and text messages as evidence in her fight for the permanent order. One video showed Johnson calmly cleaning up broken glass from a family photo.

Court Commissioner Russell Minas denied the permanent order, ruling there was no evidence of abuse. He described the relationship as highly dysfunctional, with both parties equally confrontational, and noted that Gledhill did not seem afraid of Johnson. The commissioner suggested the restraining order request was a litigation tactic in the ongoing divorce.

Five days after Johnson was reported missing, Cottonwood Heights police received a call from one of Gledhill’s friends.

The friend claimed that Gledhill had called them before reporting Johnson missing, offering a very different story. According to the friend, Gledhill said she killed her husband and disposed of his body.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

• Sgt. Gary Young - Cottonwood Heights Police Department
• Ray Guidice - Atlanta Defense Attorney
• Dr. Chloe Carmichael – Clinical Psychologist, Women’s Health Magazine Advisory Board;’ Author: ‘Nervous Energy: Harness The Power of Your Anxiety;’ X: @DrChloe
• Toby Wolson – Forensic Consultant Specializing in DNA, Serology, and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis; Author: "Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis." out December 13
• Jennifer Dzikowski - CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter

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This week wraps up with more explosive testimony in the government's case against disgraced rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. Judge Arun Subramanian threatens to kick Diddy out of court during lunch before "Jane" testified, saying he saw Combs repeatedly nodding at the jury twice while his lawyers cross-examined a prior witness. Judge warns any further attempts to taint jurors could get Combs ejected from the courtroom.

Combs' ex-girlfriend testifies under the pseudonym “Jane,” and sobs on the witness stand while describing drug-fueled sex marathons, saying Combs ignored her signals when she wanted to stop and chided her for crying after one of the encounters.

Bryana “Bana” Bongolan, a friend of Cassie Ventura and a graphic designer who is suing Combs, testified Wednesday that in 2016, Combs dangled her 17-feet stories high over a balcony at a Los Angeles high-rise for 10 to 15 seconds, and that she is still traumatized by the event.

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Jurors in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial heard testimony from a witness who alleged the disgraced music mogul dangled her over a balcony, and she feared he would drop her. Bryana "Bana" Bongolan, a designer and friend of Cassie Ventura Fine, alleged Combs held her over a 17-story-high balcony. She testified the rapper then threw her onto balcony furniture, leaving her with a bruise on the back of her leg and pain in her neck and back.

Brendan Paul, a 25-year-old basketball player from Ohio, amateur music producer, and graduate of Fairmont State University in West Virginia, is accused of being a “drug mule” for Combs, his employer. Paul was arrested on drug charges at a Miami airport as he attempted to board a private jet with Combs.

During a lunch break, the judge addressed Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, and alleged that Combs was trying to influence jurors by nodding at them during Bongolan’s testimony. Prosecutors then called a woman to the stand who was allegedly trafficked by the hip-hop mogul as recently as last year. The witness, who will testify under the pseudonym “Jane,” began her testimony.

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Joining Nancy Grace today:

• Philip Dubé - Former Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law, Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy
• Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker: When to work on a relationship and when to walk away” Also featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock, www.drbethanymarshall.com , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive
• Armon Wiggins - Entertainment & Legal Affairs Commentator, Host of the podcast “The Armon Wiggins Show” on YouTube
• Todd Shipley - Digital Cyber-Crime expert, Former Detective Sargent with the Reno, Nevada Police Dept. - with 25 years in law enforcement, Author of: "Surviving a Cyberattack: Securing Social Media and Protecting Your Home" and author of: “Investigating Internet Crimes: An Introduction to solving Crimes in Cyberspace”, www.darkintel.info, Twitter: @webcase
• Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors - an organization committed to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation,  Host of Lynn's Warriors on YouTube, website: lynnswarrior.org  X: @lynns_warriors, YouTube: @LynnsWarriors
• Rob Shuter - Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast, can be found at robshuter.substack.com, Former publicist of Sean Combs, Author: "The 4 Word Answer", IG: @naughtygossip
• Lauren Conlin- Podcaster/Reporter/Host- Co-Host of "PopCrimeTV" on YouTube, Website: www.popcrime.tv and primetimecrimeshow.com, X- @Conlin_Lauren, Instagram: @LaurenEmilyConlin, YouTube: @PopCrimeTV
• Sydney Sumner - CRIME STORIES Investigative Reporter
  
  
  
  
  

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