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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Tot girl disappears from car, search intensifies for missing 4-year-old Maleah

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Houston Police still are searching for 4-year-old Maleah Davis. Her stepdad says she was taken after he was knocked unconscious by three men during a carjacking. But, police say he has changed his statements. Is he the prime suspect? Nancy's expert panel weighs in: Joseph Scott Morgan: Forensics expert, and author of “Blood Beneath My Feet” Dr. Kris Sperry: Retired Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Georgia   Randall Kessler: Defense attorney Dr. Jolie Silva: Clinical and forensic psychologist John Lemley: Crimeonline.com Investigative Reporter

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0:00.0

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0:29.5

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0:38.7

Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

0:42.5

A missing five-year-old girl presumably in danger, little Malia Davis, her stepfather Daryon Vence,

0:48.8

his story to police details of violent attack and a 24-hour period where he was not conscious.

0:54.4

It begins Friday evening around nine. Vence tells police he was headed to pick up Malia's mother

0:59.1

from Bush Airport. He says he pulled over near 59 in Greens to check what he thought was a flat

1:04.0

tire. Vence told detectives three Hispanic men pulled up in a blue Chevy pickup truck.

1:08.5

To Hispanic males, get out. One of them makes a comment saying that Malia looks very nice,

1:14.6

looks very sweet. The other male hits Daryon in the head.

1:20.3

Vence says he was not unconscious and the next 24 hours he recalls nothing.

1:25.2

You are hearing from our friends at KTRKTV, that was Courtney Fisher, describing the abduction of

1:32.9

a little girl Malia Davis. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. Thank you for being with us.

1:39.2

You know, just right off the bat, I find that very, very difficult to take him. That you're at

1:45.5

a parking lot and out of the blue, two guys approach. I don't really get a good description of them,

1:52.6

except you can point out their ethnicity and they hit you in the head. How did you get in the

1:58.0

position to be hitting the head? How'd that happen? But anyway, hitting the head wake up 24 hours later

2:07.4

and your baby is gone. Let's just start right there. All-Star panel joining me today. Dr. Chris

2:14.2

Barry, Chief Medical Examiner, former for state of Georgia, Randy Kessler, renowned defense attorney,

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