TV 'Empire' star hate crime a hoax??

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 19 February 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Actor-singer Jussie Smollett is under increasing suspicion that he staged the alleged hate crime attack against him on a cold Chicago night last month. Nancy Grace looks at the case against the "Empire" star, which is about to be considered by a grand jury, with a panel including forensics expert Karen Smith, Los Angeles psycho analyst Dr. Bethany Marshall, Atlanta criminal lawyer Darryl Cohen, CrimeOnline reporter Ellen Killoran. Nancy also updates the search for missing Kentucky mom Savannah Spurlock with Cajun Coast Search and Rescue Commander Toney Wade.

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