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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Urgent search for missing autistic child! Trial starts in case of teen burned alive

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

4.2 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Little Maddox Ritch has been missing since he ran ahead of his father during a weekend walk in a North Carolina park. Nancy Grace and Alan Duke update the search for the non-verbal autistic boy. Nancy next looks at the retrial of the man accused of killing Jessica Chambers by setting her on fire. Experts include psychotherapist Lauren Howard, lawyer Ashley Willcott, medical examiner Dr. Jan Gorniak, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan, and reporter Shane Deitert. Grace also shares her opinion on the sex assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. She is joined by psychologist Caryn Stark,  prosecutor Wendy Patrick, forensics expert Karen Smith, and syndicated radio host Dave Mack.

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0:00.0

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0:29.5

Thank you, azurestandard, for being our partner.

0:38.7

Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

0:44.6

Thank you all for your love and support and I just want to say,

0:49.9

I want my baby back in my arms. The desperate cries of a mother. And for this one moment,

0:57.7

as painful as it is, let yourself go there. The mother of a six year old autistic boy,

1:05.4

they need your help and prayers. Tip line 704-869-1075. There is a $10,000 reward.

1:15.6

704-869-1075. Of course, I'm talking about a beautiful, beautiful little boy that goes missing

1:25.2

in North Carolina in the woods, along with his father. The fact that he is non-verbal and

1:31.6

autistic is making this even more difficult for law enforcement and FBI that have now been called

1:37.9

to the scene. In fact, police have gone to the measure of playing out recordings of his mother

1:47.7

and father calling out his name, Maddox Maddox, hoping to lure the boy out of the woods, the very dense

1:56.8

woods. The search has been going on. Joining me right now, crime stories, Alan Duke. Alan, what happened?

2:05.5

This little boy was walking in the park with his dad. It's something that Ian Rich, the father says,

2:09.9

they do all the time. They were walking around the lake in this 260 acre park when the boy ran ahead,

2:16.8

which is not unusual, but he kept running. Despite the father calling for him, he kept running until

2:22.1

he was out of sight. The father then, of course, as you could understand, panicked and the search began.

2:28.0

Alan, listen, I know it may sound far fetched to a lot of people, but I've taken John David and

2:33.2

Lucy on hikes. They do run ahead of me and they do circle the bin. I get so nervous and anxious.

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