Nancy Grace , the often controversial former prosecutor-turned-HLN legal news show host and commentator, has announced that she is leaving the cable network after 12 years. Her final episode of her show, ' Nancy Grace', will be when her contract expires on October 13th. Grace informed her staff of her planned exit Thursday. She told the outlet in comments posted Friday that she had been "thinking a lot about" leaving for the past three years and feels "really mixed" about it. Grace became famous for her no-holds-barred TV and social media commentary. She was a vocal victims rights supporter and often railed against suspects of crimes such as murders and physical and sexual abuse and assault of women and children.