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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Crime Alert 09.11.23

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Man murders grandparents to 'start commune' on their land. Man busted for DUI while driving toddler Jeep. 

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0:00.0

Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace, breaking crime news now, Washington Firefighters respond

0:05.3

to an explosion at Ted Ralston and Joanna Gormley's home.

0:09.6

Inside the burn home, cops find the couple's bodies, but they didn't die in the fire.

0:15.6

Ralston was stabbed dead and Gormley's neck was broken.

0:19.9

As police investigate, they learned the couple's grandson, Ezra Ralston, lived with them,

0:25.3

a source of the younger Ralston's phone, and covers he and friends plan the murder

0:29.7

so they could, quote, start a commune on his grandparents' waterfront property.

0:35.8

Nancy, police found the couple's Nissan's center, a parked outside Ralston's girlfriend's

0:40.4

house.

0:41.4

They spoke with Rebecca Newbauer's mother, who could not believe what had happened, as

0:45.1

her daughter had made a joke about killing Ralston's grandparents for their home earlier

0:49.7

that evening.

0:51.3

Ralston invited two friends to his grandparents' home to help him kill them and start

0:54.9

the explosion.

0:55.9

For their involvement, Sean Higgins received a life sentence, Spencer Klein received 45

1:00.9

years, and Newbauer received 33 years behind bars.

1:04.9

Ezra Ralston, 29, now sentenced to life for aggravated murder, murder conspiracy and

1:12.5

arson.

1:13.5

Now, he can commune behind bars.

1:17.6

Indiana State Police pull over John McKee on a busy roadway, McKee's vehicle, a power

1:23.2

wheel's toddler Jeep.

1:25.7

The 51-year-old was enjoying an evening cruise in the toy car, which has a top speed of

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