NBA star LeBron James distraught, friend Ericka Weems, dead in towel

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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True Crime, News

3.9 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

37-year-old Ericka Weems was found dead, alone inside her home on November 2. An autopsy report ruled her death a homicide, caused by a gunshot wound to the head. Weems was shot 3 times. Weems was the sister of Cleveland Cavaliers Director of Scouting, Brandon Weems, and a family friend to basketball great Lebron James. The Cleveland Cavaliers are offering $10,000 in addition to $5,000 from Crime Stoppers for information in the as yet unsolved death. Joining Nancy Grace today: Randy Kessler - Atlanta Trial Lawyer, Emory Law School Professor, Past Chair ABA Family Law Section, Author: "Divorce, Protect Yourself, Your Kids and Your Future", www.KSFamilyLaw.com, Instagram: @rkessler23Dr. Jorey Krawczyn [KRAW-ZIN] - Police Psychologist, Adjunct Faculty with Saint Leo University; Research Consultant with Blue Wall Institute, Author: Operation S.O.S. - Practical Recommendations to Help “Stop Officer Suicide” (July 2021) bw-institute.com Dr. Tim Gallagher - Medical Examiner State of Florida www.pathcaremed.com, Lecturer: University of Florida Medical School Forensic Medicine. Founder/Host: International Forensic Medicine Death Investigation Conference Karen L. Smith - Forensic Expert, Lecturer at the University of Florida, Host of Shattered Souls Podcast, @KarensForensic, barebonesforensic.com Angenette Levy - Emmy-nominated Reporter & Anchor, Twitter: @Angenette5 If you have information call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip, The Summit County Crimestoppers, Inc. at 330-434-COPS (2677). You can also text TIPSCO with your tips to 274637 (CRIMES).

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0:00.0	I'm Cheryl McCollum, host of the brand new Cold Case Podcast, Zone 7.
0:04.1	We're going to be talking to family members, detectives, prosecutors, and nationally recognized
0:09.1	experts that are in my Zone 7. The group of professionals that I've called on
0:13.6	to help me work hundreds of cases you've heard of and thousands you haven't.
0:18.0	We are going to solve these cases own air together.
0:22.4	Listen to Zone 7 on the I Heart Radio app, the Apple Podcast app, or wherever you listen to your
0:28.4	favorite podcast.
0:35.6	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
0:42.9	How does a gorgeous young daycare owner seemingly vanish
0:49.9	than her body discovered? How can there still be no answers even with a powerhouse like LeBron James
1:02.1	in on the investigation?
1:04.4	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
1:20.0	A neighbor lays a single red rose outside of a home on Hartstie Boulevard.
1:24.0	What happened here has baffled Akron Police and devastated a family.
1:28.2	They just stripped our whole world in a blink of an eye.
1:31.0	Like she was just so special.
1:35.8	She was Erica Weems, described by loved ones as caring and loving.
1:40.1	She enjoyed traveling and had many friends.
1:42.6	Darrye Weems last saw his daughter Saturday.
1:45.2	She left me Saturday about 9 o'clock.
1:49.5	Not until the call.
1:50.5	When she get home she never called.
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