Rich Kid Mows Down 4 Pepperdine Sorority Sisters, Hires Karen Read Lawyer
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 13 August 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Young rich kid is the driver that caused a violent crash killing four Pepperdine college students and injuring others, enters a plea in court. Fraser Bohm, of Malibu, hires Alan Jackson, high-profile celebrity attorney, who recently made headlines for securing a not-guilty verdict in what turned out to be one of Massachusetts most controversial murder trials.
Fraser Bohm, man accused of crashing a speeding car into four Pepperdine University sorority sisters who were walking along Pacific Coast Highway, pleads not guilty in the deaths of all four sorority sisters.
Also Alan Jackson, recently makes headlines for the acquittal in the very high-profile trial of Karen Read, Jackson also represented actor Kevin Spacey in a sexual assault case, is a former member of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, where he and his team successfully prosecuted music producer Phil Spector for the murder of actress and model Lana Clarkson.
Fraser appears in a Los Angeles County courtroom to hear his charges, alongside his new attorney, who's recent legal defense strategy representative in one of the highest-profile murder cases in recent memory.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Bridget Thompson - Roommate and Best Friend with Pepperdine Crash Victims
- Coco Crandall - Roommate and Best Friend with Pepperdine Crash Victims
- Brian Claypool -Trial Attorney, Owner and Managing Partner at the Claypool Law Firm, and Author of "Break the Code of Silence: Raising My Voice to Protect Our Kids;" Instagram: @brian.claypool, Facebook: @BrianClaypoolMedia
- Caryn Stark - Forensic Psychologist, Renowned TV and Radio Trauma Expert and Consultant; Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice
- Joseph Tremblay - Senior Forensic Engineer and Accident reconstructionist, Veritech Consulting Engineering
- Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), NEW Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue" (launching AUGUST 20), and Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
- Dave Mack - 'Crime Stories' Investigative Reporter
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:10.8 | A rich brat mows down, moes down, four beautiful Pepperdine sorority sisters. |
| 0:20.8 | In the last hours, we learned he hires the Karen Reed. Four beautiful Pepperdine sorority sisters. |
| 0:26.7 | In the last hours, we learned he hires the Karen Reed defense lawyer. |
| 0:28.5 | I'm Nancy Grace. |
| 0:29.7 | This is Crime Stories. |
| 0:31.7 | I want to thank you for being with us. |
| 0:39.0 | Four beautiful young college sorority girls in their early 20s with bright futures set out for a fun night in Malibu, but in a shocking turn of events, that evening soon became a nightmare. Joining us tonight, |
| 0:46.0 | in addition to an all-star panel, are two dear friends of the victims. But first, listen to this. |
| 0:53.0 | The four females were pronounced dead by a scene. |
| 0:56.9 | The Alpha Fee sisters arrived to Sigma Kai's party and are waiting outside when a red BMW speeding down the PCH, going at least 100 miles per hour, suddenly swears from the road and slams into parked cars. |
| 1:10.4 | Partygoers scream as the parked cars are |
| 1:12.6 | shoved into Neve, Peyton, Asha, and Deslin. While bystanders call 911 and attend to two |
| 1:18.6 | others injured in the crash, the BMW's driver gets out, stumbling away from the mangled cars. |
| 1:24.3 | So don't bother telling me he was too out of it or injured to know what he is |
| 1:28.4 | doing. Under the law, that is called flight. I'm sure veteran trial lawyer Brian Claypool will |
| 1:33.8 | argue with me about that. What you heard earlier was from our friends at Malibu Times. |
| 1:38.5 | Four beautiful co-eds in the prime of their lives. Standing there, minding their own business, are mowed down at |
| 1:47.6 | speeds of 104 MPH in a residential area. Now will a rich brat manage to escape justice, having just hired a controversial defense attorney that helped |
| 2:04.8 | Karen Reed get an acquittal. |
| 2:09.1 | Again, with me an all-star panel, but first, I want to go to two very special guests. |
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