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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Crime Alert 07.28.23

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Man convicted of using an explosive to kill his ex-girlfriend. Missouri man goes to great lengths to get his friend off of work. 

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0:00.0

I'm alert, I'm Nancy Grace, breaking crime news now, Steven Beale's ex-girlfriend,

0:05.2

El Dico Criniac, because dating someone new, Beale leaves the package at the day spa

0:10.7

she owns.

0:11.7

When she opens the package, it explodes.

0:14.7

El Dico is killed.

0:17.5

Several clients injured.

0:18.9

Beale placed a homemade bomb inside an unmarked cardboard box that he left inside while

0:23.2

the spa was closed.

0:24.8

Beale had years of experience building model rockets and fireworks.

0:28.2

A day after the explosion, investigator search Beale's home and found more than 130 pounds

0:33.5

of explosive mixtures and precursor chemicals that were the same materials used in the

0:37.8

bomb.

0:38.8

Beale 59, convicted for use of weapon of mass destruction resulting in death.

0:43.5

He's facing 30 years behind bars.

0:45.9

Zachariah Peterson makes plans with his best friend, but the friend cannot get the day

0:50.0

off of work.

0:51.0

So Peterson calls the Missouri Ford assembly plant where the friend works, claiming he's

0:55.4

barricaded in a bathroom and carrying guns and explosives.

0:59.5

More than 2,000 employees evacuated over a dozen cops spending over six hours searching

1:05.0

the building.

1:06.3

Cops trace that call back to Peterson's cell phone who admits to this game.

1:10.9

Peterson 19 charged with terroristic threats.

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