0:00

I'm going to be fine. Ever wolfed

0:03

down a Big Mac and thought, I

0:05

could use some extra cash. Mm-hmm. Meet

0:07

Drop, the ultimate rewards app. Earn

0:09

free gift cards for getting your

0:11

daily coffee or late night drive-through

0:13

effortlessly. Just link a card, shop,

0:15

and watch rewards stack. With Drop,

0:17

it's like getting paid to indulge.

0:21

Download Drop now and start earning. Use the code

0:23

DROP22 for $5 in points instantly. Zyn

0:32

nicotine pouches deliver nicotine satisfaction

0:34

anywhere, anytime, which means Zyn

0:36

pairs well with you, your

0:39

personality, your schedule, and your

0:41

spontaneity. Zyn fits easily into

0:43

your bag, pocket, and into

0:45

your life because it's smoke-free,

0:47

hands-free, and hassle-free. So

0:49

the only person who will know you have a Zyn

0:52

pouch in is you. Visit zyn.com

0:54

or head to your local convenience store

0:56

today to find your Zyn. Warning,

0:58

this product contains nicotine. Nicotine is

1:00

an addictive chemical. What's up? first

1:08

steps, the first time you bring your family

1:10

pet home, or your daughter's first dance performance.

1:13

With iPhone 15 Pro, more storage

1:15

means you don't have to delete anything that can

1:17

become a lasting memory one day. And it's important

1:19

to be able to share these moments with family

1:21

members who weren't there to see them in person.

1:24

Store more, share more. Connect with iPhone

1:26

15 Pro on AT&T. Get

1:28

iPhone 15 Pro on AT&T and

1:30

get an iPad and Apple Watch

1:32

for 99 cents per month each.

1:34

AT&T. Connecting changes everything. Limited time

1:36

offer requires 0% APR 36 month

1:39

agreement on each. Well-qualified customers. Other

1:41

terms and restrictions apply. See att.com

1:44

slash iphone for details. When

1:48

you buy Kroger brand products, you

1:50

feel like you're winning. That's

1:53

because they offer proven quality at lower

1:55

than low prices. In

1:57

fact, we guarantee that you and your

1:59

family will love how Kroger brand products

2:02

taste. Or you get your money back. So

2:04

next time you're shopping for the

2:07

family, look for delicious Kroger brand

2:09

products. Because they'll make you all feel

2:11

like you're winning. Shop now,

2:13

in store or online. Kroger.

2:16

Fresh for everyone. Crime

2:19

Stories with Nancy Grace. A

2:25

gorgeous young missing mom of

2:27

four's, Chevy Avalanche,

2:30

just found on a remote and

2:32

hilly county road. Where is Nikki?

2:35

I'm Nancy Grace, this is Crime

2:37

Stories. Thank you for being with

2:39

us. A California

2:41

mom of four missing. Her

2:44

truck found abandoned in a

2:46

different county. Where is Nikki

2:48

Chang's Sally McCain? How

2:51

does a gorgeous young

2:53

mom like Nikki seemingly vanish

2:55

into thin air? Why

2:57

is her Chevy Avalanche found

3:00

along a hilly and remote

3:02

county road there in Shasta

3:04

County? Now,

3:07

if she were gone and her

3:09

Avalanche was also gone, that

3:12

would make more sense than her

3:14

being separated from her car,

3:16

from her truck, a Chevy Avalanche. That's

3:19

not making sense. And why would

3:21

it be parked left out in

3:23

the middle of nowhere? Why

3:26

would she have been there? She

3:28

wouldn't have been. Even

3:31

if she had been there for

3:33

some reason to or fro in

3:35

transit, why would she get out

3:37

of her Chevy Avalanche and what,

3:40

disappear? Out into

3:42

the hills? That did not happen.

3:45

Where is Nikki? And this is not

3:47

just about Nikki Chang, as her family

3:49

calls her. This is

3:51

about her four children as well.

3:54

One as young as seven years

3:56

old. What

3:59

about them? Who's taking care of them?

4:01

Who's explaining, yeah mommy's not home

4:04

again tonight, mommy's not home again

4:06

tonight. But hey, here's a Chevy

4:08

Avalanche. Again, this

4:10

is Crime Stories. I'm Nancy Grayson. I want to thank

4:12

you for being with us. I'm

4:15

very concerned about the

4:17

slow-mo, the slow

4:19

motion search for Nikki

4:22

because we all know

4:24

that hours count when

4:27

someone goes missing. Look at

4:29

her. Where is she?

4:33

If you have information

4:35

on missing Nikki, tip

4:38

line 530-245-6540, repeat, 530-245-6540.

4:48

Joining me, an All-Star panel, and I

4:50

want to reiterate, there was a $10,000

4:52

reward for information leading

4:56

to Nikki's whereabouts. $10,000,

4:59

as I said, an All-Star panel to

5:03

make sense of what we know right now, including

5:05

her two lookalike

5:07

sisters, the spitting image of Nikki.

5:09

But first, listen to this. Nikki

5:12

Salia McCain sends a text message

5:14

to her sister just after midnight

5:16

on May 18th, saying

5:18

she's driving Tyler McCain's mother's vehicle back to

5:20

his mother's home near the Wind River Casino.

5:22

When Nikki doesn't respond to texts from her

5:24

family later that morning at 7 a.m. and

5:26

8 a.m., the family is

5:29

concerned. The family immediately begins looking for

5:31

Nikki and her Chevrolet Avalanche truck. Nikki

5:33

has four children and would never have

5:35

left them without notice, and an official

5:37

missing person report is filed with Shasta

5:40

County. Well, the family wasted no time

5:42

in reporting her missing. That's the bright

5:44

spot so far. Please

5:46

join us in our search for

5:48

Nikki Chain Salia McCain.

5:50

I want to first go out

5:53

to Nikki's sisters joining us, Chloe

5:55

and Kay. First to

5:57

Chloe. Chloe, tell me about.

18:00

Did she get her eye? If so, with who?

18:03

Joining me an all-star pedal to make sense of

18:05

what we know right now. For those of you

18:07

joining us, there is a $10,000 reward for information that

18:09

leads to

18:12

the location of Nikki

18:14

Chain Sely McCain, known

18:17

as Nikki, her family calls her

18:19

Nikki Chain. To

18:21

Dave Matt, crimeonline.com investigative reporter,

18:23

I understand that her Chevy

18:25

Avalanche was found in this

18:27

hilly terrain. What I don't

18:29

get is how we go

18:31

from her being in her mom-in-laws,

18:34

white Tahoe, how did

18:36

she go from that to

18:38

her Chevy being in a

18:40

completely different area? Control them

18:42

if I could see that

18:44

map again. It's completely way

18:47

away from any radius where

18:50

Nikki would have been traveling.

18:52

Look where her avalanche was

18:54

located as it relates to

18:57

her home. And

19:00

the reason we've got the Wind River

19:02

Resort Casino up there is because that's

19:04

where the mother-in-law lives. So that's

19:07

not in route, Dave Matt. Dave, what

19:09

can you tell me about where this

19:12

vehicle is located? And then I'm going

19:14

to circle back on how critical it

19:16

is to this investigation that we've lost

19:19

eight days. Go ahead. All

19:21

right. The distance is about

19:23

45 miles from the wind casino

19:26

or the wind, yeah, from where

19:28

the casino is to where the

19:30

vehicle was actually found. You

19:32

mentioned a rugged kind of hilly terrain.

19:34

Well, it was actually a

19:36

bridge area, like an overpass with an

19:38

off ramp. And my understanding is that

19:41

the vehicle was actually pulled around the

19:43

off ramp and underneath, like it was

19:45

being stashed a little bit. See, there

19:48

you've got the one place

19:50

that could actually be considered maybe a bridge,

19:52

very rural terrain, 45 minutes

19:54

from, or 45 miles, rather, from the casino.

19:57

And all we know is that she took...

32:00

extending now onto tribal land. The Wind

32:02

River Casino granted permission for family, friends,

32:04

and concerned citizens to come together on

32:06

two days to search the grounds and

32:09

by plane. Chloe Salie, Nikki's sister, tells

32:11

local news reporters that the area is

32:13

close to where McCain was last seen

32:15

or heard from. Other parts

32:18

of tribal grounds remain private due

32:20

to tribal sovereignty. Access has

32:22

to be requested and granted before an area

32:25

can be searched. Oh dear Lord in heaven,

32:27

you know how many times I've run up

32:29

against this when I would be

32:33

told or get credible information

32:36

there had been a murder, that

32:38

there was an ongoing child molestation,

32:40

ongoing domestic violence that

32:43

would result in a

32:45

homicide on tribal

32:47

territory. I can't just

32:49

run in there with a search warrant, just

32:52

bust up in the county issue Crown Victoria.

32:54

That is not going to happen. It doesn't

32:57

work that way. Dave

33:00

Matt, what can you tell me? I

33:02

mean it took how long before

33:05

the Rancheria could

33:07

be searched? It did take a number

33:09

of days and the Rancheria actually agreed

33:11

to allow them to search in an

33:13

area near the casino, near the

33:16

area where she was last seen. They

33:18

did not allow for a further investigation.

33:20

They didn't go further onto the property

33:22

but the area right around the casino.

33:24

Dave Matt, please I got to dissect

33:26

what you're saying. Hold on. All right.

33:28

So they, who is

33:30

they, say searchers can come

33:33

on but only around this

33:35

limited area? Like what?

33:37

Yes. You think whoever took

33:40

Nikki is gonna put her in

33:42

with a Christmas bow on a

33:44

silver platter right there at the

33:46

casino doorstep? They would

33:49

not allow searchers to go beyond a

33:51

certain area. Is that what you said?

33:53

Exactly what I'm saying. Okay pick it

33:55

up right there please. So they allowed

33:57

for the search to take place but

34:00

only in a very limited area. And

34:03

it was right there by the casino

34:05

where they believe she might have last

34:07

been. And that was it. Now, the

34:10

Rancheria actually is contributing to

34:12

the reward money. They've

34:14

been participating in this again, but it's

34:17

so limited, Nick. They haven't just said,

34:19

come on in and look. They've said,

34:21

you can look right here. But other

34:23

areas sovereign can't have it. Brian Fiskibens,

34:25

that is not helping me. Yes, so

34:28

the tribe is limiting the search areas

34:30

that these search parties can go on.

34:33

You know, they have put up a billboard. They have

34:35

offered a $10,000 reward. These

34:39

public shows of support have

34:42

been made. Wait a minute, wait a minute. Brian,

34:44

I appreciate the money. But

34:46

I would rather have a full-on search

34:49

with scent dogs,

34:52

bloodhounds, cadaver dogs,

34:54

shoulder-to-shoulder cadets, volunteers

34:57

Chloe Kay, everybody searching as far

34:59

as they can. Not, hey, don't

35:02

get past the shadow of this

35:04

casino. Absolutely. That is not helping

35:06

me, Fiskibens. What is their problem?

35:09

I don't care if they hear

35:11

me. Yeah, I- What's

35:13

the problem? Why wouldn't they let the

35:16

searchers search beyond that? I couldn't agree

35:18

more, Nancy. I mean, these public shows

35:20

of support mean nothing when you don't

35:22

allow the search parties

35:24

to completely search the tribal lands

35:28

where Nikki was last known

35:30

to be. So,

35:32

you know, they have to jump

35:35

in here and actually open

35:37

up access to these search parties.

35:40

Family members have released their own missing

35:42

persons flyer with hopes of finding Nikki

35:45

Chang Sayle McCain. McCain is described by

35:47

officials as 411 and

35:49

weighing 110 pounds. She

35:51

has brown hair and brown eyes.

35:53

Relatives say she has a tattoo

35:55

of roses inside a geometric shape

35:58

on her forearm. Family

36:00

and friends plead for tips as

36:02

the search continues for Nikki Chang's

36:05

Saley McCain, missing for

36:07

over a month. And

36:09

family and friends' efforts to find

36:11

Nikki, the biggest missing

36:13

person flyer you will ever see

36:16

has gone up as a billboard

36:18

listen. It's the biggest missing person

36:20

flyer you'll see. A

36:22

billboard has gone up along North Interstate

36:25

5 in Anderson near Ball's Ferry Road

36:27

exit that says, Help Find Nikki Chang

36:29

Saley McCain. Besides photos of

36:31

Saley McCain, the phone numbers for

36:33

NorCal Alliance for the Missing and

36:35

Shasta County Sheriff's Office are provided.

36:38

It's not known who paid for the billboard. Tired

36:46

of routine Walgreens trips? Get rewarded

36:48

for shopping with Drop. With Drop, you can

36:51

earn free gift cards on groceries, gas and

36:53

more. Download Drop now and use code DROP55

36:55

to get $5 in points. Join

36:58

Drop today. If

37:02

you're a smoker looking for an alternative

37:04

to traditional tobacco, you might feel uncertain

37:07

at the thought of changing things up.

37:09

Maybe you're ready to make a switch, but don't know

37:12

where to start. Maybe you've tried

37:14

vaping, but it wasn't your thing. Maybe

37:16

you've heard of smokeless nicotine products

37:18

but aren't familiar with the options.

37:21

Meet Zen, America's number one nicotine

37:23

pouch. Zen Nicotine Pouches deliver nicotine

37:25

satisfaction anywhere, anytime. Which

37:28

means Zen pairs well with you,

37:30

your personality, your schedule and your

37:33

spontaneity. Zen fits easily

37:35

into your bag, pocket and

37:37

into your life because it's

37:39

smoke-free, hands-free and hassle-free. So,

37:41

the only person who will know you have

37:43

a Zen Pouching is you. Zen

37:45

is a satisfying tobacco alternative that

37:48

puts you in control of your

37:50

nicotine experience. Which means Zen pairs

37:52

well with you. Visit zen.com

37:54

or head to your local convenience store

37:56

today to find your Zen. Warning, this

37:59

product contains nicotine. was

46:00

supposed to pick her up from her mother-in-laws

46:02

that night. Nikki said it would be one

46:04

of the roommates that lived with him at

46:06

the house. Okay. All right. At least I

46:08

know that much. And I'm sure that roommate

46:10

has already been questioned. Now

46:12

let me understand something. Ted

46:15

DeBias joining us, the

46:17

former US attorney, former

46:20

assistant US attorney in DC and

46:22

author of No Body Homicide Cases.

46:25

Did you hear this? I think this is

46:27

really important, Ted. That Nikki

46:30

is the state's only witness

46:34

and that aggravated assault

46:36

case. Did you

46:39

hear that? And now it's time for

46:41

the case. And the judge

46:43

who was judge Daniel Flynn, at

46:45

least decided to continue

46:47

further notice, delay

46:50

the hearing until July

46:53

five. That's about to happen to

46:55

give the prosecution time to find

46:57

Nikki or evidence in the

47:00

case. Now I'm not coming at this from

47:02

a legal angle because you and I both

47:04

know we could get an excited utterances. We

47:06

could get what she said to cops. We

47:09

could get a lot of her hearsay

47:11

comments in as evidence, but that's not

47:13

going to really fly if there's a

47:15

jury. So the significance of the timing,

47:17

Ted, jump in. So Nancy, it is

47:20

very important because what you often see

47:22

in No Body Homicide Cases, which of

47:24

course we all hope this is not,

47:26

but you often see what's called a

47:28

triggering event. And a court case

47:31

is a classic triggering event. And you recall

47:33

here, there was a court hearing on May

47:35

7th where the

47:37

case was going to be going forward.

47:39

Now we have less than two weeks

47:42

later. Of course, Nikki is missing. That

47:44

to me is very important. Over 50

47:47

percent of No Body

47:49

Murder cases involve domestic relationships. It

47:51

can be husband, wife, can be

47:53

boyfriend, girlfriend. It is very common.

47:56

All of the things we're seeing

47:58

here are very common. and

48:00

no body murder cases, unfortunately. And

48:02

as you correctly pointed out, if

48:05

Nikki cannot testify at that trial for

48:07

whatever reason, the charges are going to

48:09

be dropped from the little that

48:12

we know about the case, it seems

48:14

as if, and I think the DA

48:17

has already mentioned this, the case cannot

48:19

go forward. And that case, Nancy, is

48:21

even in the realm of domestic violence

48:24

strikes me as a very serious, significant

48:26

case. And what especially strikes me and

48:28

is concerning is what you've already

48:30

pointed out, the taping of the

48:33

hands, the taping of the legs,

48:35

the tape over the mouth. All

48:37

of that is not something you

48:39

typically see in a domestic violence

48:42

case. Those are very concerning actions,

48:44

allegedly, by Tyler McCain

48:46

against his wife, Nikki. I

48:48

know nobody wants to hear this,

48:50

Ted, Tobias, but that

48:52

attack on Nikki was like

48:55

a dry run. I agree, yes. For

48:58

murder. When do you tie someone's hands,

49:00

their feet, their mouth? You torture them,

49:03

pour cold water on them, turn them

49:05

over on their stomach to make it

49:07

even more difficult to talk. And

49:10

keeping in mind that this

49:12

strong likelihood, all the children

49:14

were at home when this

49:16

happened. To Chloe

49:18

and Kate, number one, our prayers

49:21

are going up tonight, as you

49:23

must know. Number two, it

49:26

disturbs me that the family and friends

49:28

have had to do so much. I

49:30

haven't heard about this case. I haven't

49:33

read about it. You know how I

49:35

found out about it. One

49:37

of you wrote me on Twitter. One

49:39

of you tweeted me. That's how

49:42

I found out Nikki was

49:44

missing. Where is

49:47

the support for Nikki?

49:50

Please hear us. I

49:53

know you don't know Nikki. I know

49:55

you've never met her, but

49:58

there are four children. young

50:00

as seven years old, hanging in on

50:02

their stomach to make it even more

50:04

difficult to talk. And keeping

50:07

in mind that this strong

50:09

likelihood all the children were

50:11

at home when this happened.

50:14

To Chloe and Kate, number one,

50:17

our prayers are going up tonight,

50:19

as you must know. Number two,

50:23

it disturbs me that the family and

50:25

friends have had to do so much.

50:27

I haven't heard about this case. I

50:29

haven't read about it. You know how

50:31

I found out about it. One

50:33

of you wrote me on Twitter. One

50:36

of you tweeted me. That's how

50:38

I found out Nikki was

50:41

missing. Where is

50:44

the support for Nikki?

50:46

Please hear us. I

50:49

know you don't know Nikki. I know

50:51

you've never met her, but

50:54

there are four children as

50:57

young as seven years old

50:59

hanging in the balance. There

51:01

is a ten thousand dollar reward.

51:04

Tip line 530-245-6135. If

51:09

she's still alive, she

51:11

can be found. But we

51:13

need help. The family needs

51:16

help. Her children need help. 530-245-6135.

51:24

I want to thank all of our guests for being with

51:26

us, for you joining

51:28

us, but especially

51:30

to the sisters, Chloe and

51:33

Kate, leading the

51:35

search for their sister, Nikki.

51:38

Nancy Grace signing off. Goodbye,

51:41

friend. Tired

51:49

of boring lunches? Picture this. You're

51:52

at Chipotle ordering the same old

51:54

burrito bowl. But wait, there's more

51:56

excitement in store than just guac.

51:59

Introducing Drop. The Ultimate Rewards

52:01

app. Just link your card, dine at

52:03

your favorite restaurants, and you'll learn points to

52:05

get free gift cards from tons of brands.

52:07

It's like getting paid to eat. Hungry

52:10

for savings? Download the Drop app now

52:12

and use code DROP44 to

52:15

kickstart your rewards journey with $5 in points. Hey!

52:22

Zyn nicotine pouches deliver nicotine

52:24

satisfaction anywhere, anytime, which means

52:26

Zyn pairs well with you,

52:28

your personality, your schedule, and

52:30

your spontaneity. Zyn fits easily

52:33

into your bag, pocket, and

52:35

into your life because it's

52:37

smoke-free, hands-free, and hassle-free. So the only person who will know you have

52:39

a Zen pouch in is you. So the only person who will know you have

52:41

a Zyn pouch in is you. Visit

52:43

zyn.com or head to your local convenience

52:46

store today to find your Zyn. Warning,

52:48

this product contains nicotine. Nicotine product. is

52:51

an addictive chemical. What's up?