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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Beautiful Teen Disappears From Own Bedroom After Texting "I'm Scared," Body Just Found

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The family of 15-year-old, Riley Crossman, assumes she walked to school just like every other day. Panic sets in when they get the call that she never arrived. After her body is found in the woods of West Virginia, police arrest a man who was let into her home. Nancy's Expert Panel Weighs In: Karen Smith:   Forensics expert Darryl Cohen: Criminal Defense Attorney Ashley Kelly:  Licensed Clinical Social Worker Dr. Michelle Dupre: South Carolina Medical Examiner David Mack:   Syndicated Radio Host

Transcript

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0:14.0

I talk to Riley's dad and he tells me that he kind of feels like a pinball because any tip that they get they go chasing after it in hopes that something will lead them to Riley.

0:23.0

and he says that the kids are going to be in the hospital.

0:26.0

But that's far nothing. The 15 year old hasn't been seen in a week. Her mom says she walked into the teen's room last Wednesday morning, but she wasn't there.

0:33.0

And so she thought that that was normal that Riley had just, you know, left for school already volunteers can't be seeing the area searching for anything that could lead them to Riley.

0:42.0

This is today happening in that area. The last person that Riley called last week was her boyfriend. He didn't answer. This was last Wednesday after that radio silence.

0:51.0

There's been no text messages, no postings of anything on social media. Riley's parents believe their daughter was abducted. They say she would never run away.

1:00.0

That is our friend Erica Gonzalez at NBC for Riley Crossman just turns 15. And when I say that she is a young 15.

1:10.0

I don't mean like a 15 year old who's already dating and staying out to 11 to 12 o'clock at night experimenting with drugs and booze and wearing slouchy outfits.

1:23.0

That is not Riley at all. And when her parents say she would never just disappear. They're absolutely right. She has never disappeared or even been late actually before in her life.

1:38.0

15 year old Riley goes missing. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. Thank you for being with us joining me in all star panels syndicated talk show host Dave Mac South Carolina medical examiner author of homicide investigation field guy, Dr. Michelle D.

1:53.0

And she's the one who's been looking for drugs. And she's the one who's been looking for drugs and booze and she's the one who's already dating and staying out to 11 to 12 o'clock at night experimenting with drugs and booze and she's been looking for drugs and booze and wearing slouchy outfits and booze and wearing slouchy outfits.

2:03.0

Forensics expert founder of bare bones consulting straight to you Dave Mac syndicated talk show host tell me first about Riley's disappearance. Then we'll analyze the clues.

2:13.2

You know Nancy that you mentioned that she was a young 15 a beautiful young 15 year old Riley was described by her mother and family members as being a reliable teenager.

2:23.7

As you mentioned, not a child that would go off and do something like this. Her regular day was she would get up and actually walk herself to school. They lived within walking distance.

2:31.9

Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, right there. Right there. Did you know I'm just putting it out there that gosh, I got to get the right. Hey, hey, Jackie, get me the stat. If you don't mind on how many abductions take place at or around the school bus pickup spot. Okay.

2:53.7

When you said walking to the the school bus stop, that's a big deal. People go missing there all the time. Sorry Dave Mac go ahead. So she's lasting walking to school bus.

3:08.0

I actually know walking to the school. That's what her mother assumed. We don't have any proof that she actually did what we what we have is again a reliable teenager and a mom who works late at night as a waitress.

3:21.0

Raleigh's regular schedule is she would break herself up in the morning yet dressed in she would walk to school. Not to a bus, but she would actually walk to school to the high school to Darryl Cohen joining me.

3:31.7

A renowned criminal defense attorney out of the Atlanta jurisdiction. Darryl, I don't know how or where you grew up. I know that we prosecuted in the same office, but that's.

3:41.2

I don't know you're growing up, but my mom and I would wake up would be already up and gone by 7 a.m. She'd have breakfast laid out a bowl of grits and a cup of coffee mixed with milk every morning.

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