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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Is Tad Cummins the Pervy Teacher of the Year?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

3.97.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The disappearance of former Tennessee high school teacher Tad Cummins and high school freshman Elizabeth Thomas last March is one of the hottest topics covered by Crime Stories with Nancy Grace in 2017. Cummins is scheduled to go on trial in January for the kidnapping of the 15-year-old girl. Nancy Grace reviews the sensational case with Memphis reporter Shane Deitert and Crime Stories co-host Alan Duke in this episode.

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The

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Crime

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Stories

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With Nancy Gray

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Sox

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Channel

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132

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39 days

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That's how long-law

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Enforcement family and friends have been looking for Tad Cummins and his kidnap victim.

0:17.8

It all started when Cummins, a 50-year-old teacher in Tennessee, was seen by another student

0:22.7

kissing the 15-year-old girl.

0:24.6

The student reported that and Cummins was later suspended and soon disappeared with

0:29.1

his victim.

0:30.1

Jill Cummins tells Inside Edition that when her husband Tad called her from a California

0:34.1

jail, he confirmed her worst fear, admitting that he slept with the team as they evaded

0:38.9

police for more than a month.

0:40.4

Tad called me from jail.

0:42.3

What was the first thing you said to your husband?

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How could this happen?

0:46.1

You know, why would you do this to us?

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