LITTLE SISTERS LURED BY KIDNAPPER ON ROBLOX
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline
4.2 • 8.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Two Florida sisters, aged 12 and 15, safely rescued by law enforcement in Georgia after a 19-year-old Nebraska man kidnapped them. The suspect allegedly drove nearly 1,500 miles from Omaha to Indiantown, Florida, after the three months they spent communicating on Roblox and Snapchat. Police tracked the suspect’s car and safely intercepted them in Georgia
Incidents like this have sparked national outrage and major legal battles. States including Florida, Iowa, and Kentucky have filed lawsuits against Roblox Corporation, alleging that the platform operates as a "hunting ground" for predators and fails to protect children from online grooming.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Ben Powers - Criminal Defense Attorney, Facebook: Legal Powers PLLC, www.legalpowers.com
- Dr. Janie Lacy - Licensed Psychotherapist and CEO of Life Counseling Solutions, Author of "How To Heal From A Toxic Relationship: A Guide To Reclaiming Your Mental Health and Happiness", Host of “The Resilient Professional” Podcast onYouTube, janielacy.com, Instagram & Facebook: @JanieLacy
- Sheriff John Budensiek - Sheriff of Martin County, FL; career law enforcement officer and lifetime resident of Martin County
- Titania Jordan - Chief Parent Officer, Bark Parental Controls, Author: "Parenting In A Tech World", www.Bark.us, Instagram/Twitter: @TitaniaJordan
- Alexis Tereszcuk - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
- Sydney Sumner - Investigative Reporter, ‘Crime Stories’
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:05.5 | Breaking news. |
| 0:06.9 | Two little sisters lured by a kidnapper on Roblox. |
| 0:12.5 | Is your child or your teen on Roblox? |
| 0:15.9 | If so, listen up. |
| 0:17.5 | Good evening. |
| 0:18.2 | I'm Missy Grace. |
| 0:19.1 | This is Crime Stories. |
| 0:20.3 | I want to thank you for being with us. |
| 0:26.7 | Two young teen sisters in Florida playing video games together, completely unaware that |
| 0:34.1 | predators are watching from the shadows of online gaming platforms. |
| 0:40.5 | Watching from the shadows, that's the one good way to put it. |
| 0:44.0 | Do you know that predators spend 24-7 praying on our teens and our children, |
| 0:50.5 | and they do it so easily. |
| 0:51.9 | You might as well just hand them the key to the front door because that's what they've got online straight out to special guests joining us. Sheriff John |
| 0:59.7 | Budensik. He is the elected sheriff of Martin County, Florida. Sheriff, thank you for being with us. |
| 1:07.2 | Would you say that's an accurate description that we might as well hand over the keys to the front door |
| 1:14.5 | because these predators have a key right into your child's bedroom where they're playing roadblocks. |
| 1:22.6 | Well, Nancy, you're 100% right. |
| 1:24.3 | We just experienced that nightmare story that we tell parents over and over and |
| 1:28.7 | over to try to avoid. But it happened right here in our county, right under their parents' nose, |
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