Hello and welcome back to Sword and Scale Daily, a daily show covering all things true crime,

five days a week. It's Wednesday, March 12th. I'm your host, Ryan Williams. In Florida,

a couple stands accused of the alleged kidnapping and dismemberment of a teenager who went missing in February.

In New Jersey, a detective with the Newark Police Department was gunned down while working on an investigation.

A suspect has been arrested and charged, but their age has caused quite a controversy.

And in Texas, a teenager has been charged in the alleged robbery and murder of a man back in December of last year.

All of this coming to you right now. Here, on Sword and Scale Daily.

The On Monday, February 24th, a woman contacted police in Gulfport, Florida to report that her teenage

granddaughter was missing.

The woman explained that 16-year-old Miranda Corset hadn't returned after leaving the house the week prior, with no explanation of where she was going, or when she'd be back.

This was pretty concerning for the grandmother, as Miranda was a new mother of an 11-month-old girl.

For officers in Gulfport, they were pretty familiar with Miranda.

She was someone who had frequently run away from the home.

So officers traveled out and met with Miranda's grandmother, took the report, and began looking

for the young teenager. But days continued passing by and Miranda was seemingly nowhere to be found.

However, on Thursday, March 6th, the St. Petersburg Police Department received an anonymous

tip about a potential kidnapping and murder that involved Miranda Cressette.

The tip they received alleged that 35-year-old Stephen Gress and his partner, 37-year-old

Michelle Brands, were involved in this crime.

And based on the serious nature of these claims, the case was then passed on to

investigators for follow-up. And as it turns out, some information seemed to line up. Investigators

soon learned that Miranda had been in communication with Stephen via social media. They also found

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