Timothy Busfield Seeks Pre‑Trial Release, Submits Polygraph as Melissa Gilbert Appeals to Judge | Crime Alert 6AM 01.18.26
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 19 January 2026
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Melissa Gilbert is standing resolutely by her husband, Timothy Busfield, as he confronts serious child sexual abuse allegations.
Tennessee man kills his mother, kills her cat, then pours himself a drink and settles in for some television time.
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| 0:00.0 | Crime Alert. I'm Nancy Grace. Breaking Crime News Now, allegations mount against Emmy Award winner Timothy Busfield. |
| 0:09.0 | The spouse of Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert. His lawyer, trying to deflect, says the West Wing actor passed a voluntary independent polygraph test denying all claims. |
| 0:22.5 | Crime stories Nicole Parton explains. |
| 0:25.7 | Nancy Busfield was ordered, held without bond at his first court appearance on Wednesday. |
| 0:31.0 | A day after he turned himself in to face charges stemming from allegations that he inappropriately |
| 0:36.9 | touched a minor on the set of a TV |
| 0:39.1 | series he was directing in New Mexico. This, as new details emerge about a separate misconduct |
| 0:45.8 | allegation against him, in the seven-page filing, New Mexico prosecutors said law enforcement |
| 0:51.4 | officers received a report Thursday from the alleged victim's father |
| 0:55.9 | who said Busfield kissed his 16-year-old daughter and inappropriately touched her, quote, |
| 1:02.1 | several years ago. But Melissa Gilbert is standing resolutely by her husband, Timothy Buzzfield, |
| 1:09.0 | as he confronts the serious sexual abuse allegations. |
| 1:12.8 | The 61-year-old actress, known for her role in Little House on the Prairie, has been named |
| 1:18.1 | as a potential witness for Busfield's defense in a court document filed on Friday. |
| 1:24.0 | The filing contains Busfield's response to the state's request for pretrial detention, |
| 1:30.0 | listing 13 people, including Melissa Gilbert, his wife, who may testify on his behalf. |
| 1:36.3 | In addition to her potential witness role, Gilbert has written a heartfelt letter to the judge |
| 1:42.2 | expressing her unwavering support for her husband. |
| 1:46.0 | This document also includes 75 letters from family and colleagues advocating for Busfield. |
| 1:53.3 | In her letter, Gilbert described her bond with her husband, recalling their initial meeting in |
| 1:58.3 | the 1980s and their subsequent reconnection years later. |
| 2:02.5 | She mentioned that they fell in love in 2012 stating, |
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