CRU with Sheryl McCollum: 7.18.25 | Tarantulas, Tragedy & a New Era for Crime Roundup

Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

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4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

This week on Crime Roundup, Sheryl McCollum takes the mic solo as Nancy Grace officially steps back from her regular Friday seat. Sheryl looks back on the past year with gratitude, sharing what made their time together unforgettable—Nancy’s sharp wit, loyalty, and the kind of friendship that runs deep. Then, it’s on to two cases that are anything but ordinary: a 17-year-old girl accused of murdering her parents, and a smuggler in Germany caught with 1,500 tarantulas… packed in cake boxes. And don’t miss the big announcement—Crime Roundup is welcoming a brand-new co-host starting next week.

Show Notes:

(0:00) Welcome to a solo edition of Crime Roundup
(0:45) Sheryl looks back with gratitude on Nancy Grace’s year at the mic
(3:00) Case 1: 17-year-old Sarah Patrick charged in her parents’ murders
(5:00) Case 2: 1,500 tarantulas smuggled through Germany—in cake boxes!
(6:30) From giraffes to Ziplocs: the wild world of animal smuggling and the strange methods behind it
(7:45) Meet your new co-host: Joshua Schiffer joins Crime Roundup next week

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Nancy Grace is an outspoken, tireless advocate for victims’ rights and one of television's most respected legal analysts. She had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor and is the founder and publisher of CrimeOnline.com, a crime-fighting digital platform covering breaking news, missing persons, and cold cases.

Her daily show, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, airs on SIRIUS XM’s Triumph Channel 111 and is available on all major podcast platforms.

https://www.crimeonline.com/

X: @nancygrace

Instagram: @thenancygrace

Facebook: @nancygrace

Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award–winning CSI, crime scene expert, and writer for CrimeOnline. She’s also co-author of Cold Case: Pathways to Justice and serves as a CSI for a metro Atlanta police department.

Email: [email protected]

X: @ColdCaseTips

Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum

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0:30.8	Lenovo, Lenovo. Welcome to Crime Roundup.
0:44.3	I'm Cheryl McCollum, and this is Zone 7.
0:49.0	Y'all, I am solo this morning.
0:51.6	Nancy Grace, I'm just going to be honest. I got tired of her ride my coat tails.
0:57.9	Y'all know that ain't true. The truth is she's out looking for off-campus housing so that when
1:03.9	she moves in with Lucy and John David next year in college. So she doesn't have time to come on
1:09.2	crime roundups. She's got to find several places to live so that she's ready with whatever college they choose. She's already got a place to live right across the street.
1:19.8	Look, I'm going to lay this out. Nancy Grace is a loyal, supportive friend. She has been there for me, y'all in ways I could never even
1:30.9	tell you. She said to me, hey, let's do a crime roundup this Friday for fun and just talk about
1:37.6	some of the cases that's going on because it's been a crazy week. We did that. It was supposed to be
1:43.7	a one-time thing. She did it for over a year. She ain't gone
1:48.5	forever. She's going to be a special guest from time to time. And we've got somebody starting next week.
1:55.4	Y'all need to rest up for a whole week to get ready for who's coming next Friday to join Crime Roundup.
2:03.8	But today I just want to say a really heartfelt, special thank you to the Queen.
2:10.5	Nancy, thank you so much for allowing me to show everybody our relationship, our true friendship, your humor, your brilliance.
2:21.6	I just appreciate it.
2:22.8	And all I can do is thank God, voodoo dogs, and shut up, David, for you.
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