Teen Girl Carly Gregg 'Shoots Mom in Face,' Convicted, Asks For New Trial

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Carly Gregg is a good student but has had trouble at school. She briefly attends an alternative school after being caught with a knife. Her parents revoke her phone privileges after she breaks their social media rules. Friends grow concerned when they discover Carly has a burner phone and catch her smoking marijuana.

One friend distracts Carly while another informs her mother. Ashley Smylie confronts Carly after school, warning her that her room will be searched when they get home.

Ashley heads to Carly’s room while Carly takes the dogs out. Almost immediately, Ashley finds a box of THC vape pens. She takes the box to her bedroom before returning to continue the search. Carly comes back inside, checks on her mother’s location, and quietly heads to her parents' room. She lifts the mattress and retrieves her mother’s .357 Magnum pistol.

Immediately after the shooting, Carly uses her mother’s phone to text Heath Smylie, “You almost home honey?” Smylie replies that he’ll be home in about an hour. Carly then texts six friends, saying she has an emergency and needs someone to come over. One friend offers to call 911, but Carly declines.

Eventually, a friend agrees to come. When Carly answers the door, she asks the girl, “Are you squeamish around dead bodies?” and then leads her to her mother’s body in the bedroom.

Attorney's for the teen convicted for her mother's death, filed a motions based on evidence revealed by her biological father in an interview to news station WLBT. Kevin Gregg said his daughter suffered auditory hallucinations as a child and was enrolled in equine therapy. The Mississippi judge denied the motion saying the information would not have changed the outcome.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

• Kathryn White Newman - Rankin County Assistant District Attorney; IG: www.instagram.com/bramlett_da/ FB: www.facebook.com/kathryn.white.718
• Kevin Camp - Criminal Defense Attorney and Lead Attorney at Camp Law Firm; Attorney for Carly Gregg, Retired JAG Officer from the Mississippi National Guard (with a distinguished military and legal career);FB: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.camp.39
• Caryn Stark - Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio Trauma Expert and Consultant; Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice
• Dr. William Morrone - Medical Examiner, Toxicologist, Pathologist, and Opioid Treatment Expert; Author: “American Narcan: Naloxone & Heroin-Fentanyl Associated Mortality”
• Lauren Conlin - Co-Host of Primetime Crime on YouTube; X: @Conlin_Lauren, Instagram- @LaurenEmilyConlin, YouTube: @PopCrimeTV

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