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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Confessed Killer Blames GF's Murder on Their Pregnancy | Crime Alert 04.28.25

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Man strangles his pregnant girlfriend, saying she knew children were a dealbreaker. Police search for a turkey in a grocery store, but this one isn't sliced!

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0:00.0

Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace. Breaking Crime News now. Indiana cops respond to a welfare call from Vidal

0:06.6

Wegener to find a pregnant woman's body in his home. Wagner admits the woman's his girlfriend, Ariel Nevel's age 30, when asked if he killed her,

0:17.4

Wagner first says, quote, no dude, I didn't.

0:21.9

She did this to herself.

0:23.8

He explains when the couple first started dating.

0:26.5

They discussed not having any children.

0:28.9

But when she became pregnant, Ariel refused an abortion against his wishes.

0:35.9

Wagner eventually tells police he strangled Ariel, who was seven months

0:40.5

along. Nancy Wagner says he used both hands and his forearm to strangle Nevels in two different

0:46.8

ways. Wagner doubles down in his interview that Nevels was somehow responsible for her own

0:52.1

murder. Quote, I told her this is the way. I had a beautiful

0:55.7

future set up for us. She wanted to act crazy. She chose this. It didn't have to be this way.

1:02.2

Nevels reportedly found out about the pregnancy when she was 10 weeks along and knew immediately

1:07.0

she wanted to raise the baby. Nevels is survived by her parents, six siblings,

1:11.7

and many other loving family members and friends. Needless to say, Vidal Wegener 29, now charged

1:19.2

with two counts of murder. Cops catch a wild turkey terrorizing customers in a pharmacy.

1:26.1

St. Joseph County, Indiana, police respond to a panic 911 call saying,

1:30.4

we need animal control.

1:31.9

It's chasing the customers.

1:33.9

Body cam shows officers in the pharmacy with a giant bird standing on top of shelves.

1:38.8

An officer finally grabs the wild bird.

1:41.1

Police say the officer is now, quote, certified in poultry negotiations.

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