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Lisa Marie Naegle posed with the man who we're told confessed to killing her ... just hours before he allegedly took a hammer to her head and beat her with it repeatedly.

TMZ obtained this photo of Lisa Marie with Jackie Jerome Rogers at Alpine Village ... a party venue in Torrance, CA. The pic was taken at 12:04 AM Sunday. Exactly 2 hours and 14 minutes later, they drove off in Rogers' SUV and not long after that, he allegedly bludgeoned her to death after she ended their affair.

This pic was shot at 12:16 AM ... you see the former "Bridalplasty" contestant with drink in hand enjoying a performance by Too Short.

TMZ broke the story ... Rogers confessed to cops after Lisa Marie's family confronted him with surveillance video showing the 2 of them leaving together Sunday at 2:18 AM.

Her naked body was discovered Tuesday ... buried in Rogers' backyard.

The man who is the prime suspect in the disappearance of Lisa Marie Naegle, the former "Bridalplasty" contestant, has confessed to murdering her ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

Our sources say Jackie Jerome Rogers has told cops he killed Naegle and her body is buried in his backyard near Inglewood, CA.

We're told Rogers will be officially booked for murder late Tuesday.

The L.A. County Coroner has sent a "sort team" to Rogers' home to recover the body.

As we reported, the case cracked wide open Monday night after Lisa Marie's family confronted Rogers and caught him in a lie. He claimed he left her at a bar early Sunday morning, but surveillance video shows she got in his SUV at 2:18 AM.

The family of the contestant from "Bridalplasty" cracked what looks like a murder case wide open ... after confronting the suspect with surveillance video and allegedly catching him in a lie.

Lisa Marie Naegle disappeared early Sunday morning. Her family knew she had gone out Saturday night with a friend, Jackie Jerome Rogers, and that's the last time she was ever seen.

Lisa Marie's family tells us Rogers told them they were at a bar near Alpine Village in Torrance, CA when she said she wanted to go to an after-party. He claims he was too tired and he left without her.

The family obtained this surveillance video recorded early Sunday morning, and you see Lisa Marie getting into his SUV and leaving at 2:18 AM.

The family confronted Rogers with the video Monday night, and he became flustered and could offer no plausible explanation. The family detained him, blocked his car and called the police.

TMZ broke the story ... the LAPD arrested Rogers and he's currently being held for questioning on suspicion of murder. Lisa Marie's brother, Edward, went to Rogers' home Tuesday afternoon looking for answers.

A former contestant on the reality show "Bridalplasty" has been missing since early Sunday morning, and police are now holding the man who was with her that night, on suspicion of murder ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to the investigation tell TMZ nursing student Jackie Jerome Rogers was with Lisa Marie Naegle at a bar in Torrance, CA. Lisa was spotted on security cameras leaving the bar, but never returned home.

Our law enforcement sources tell us Rogers is now being held on suspicion of murder after Lisa's family confronted him on Monday night. Family sources tell us Rogers told them he left Lisa at the bar -- but when they pointed out security footage showed her leaving in his vehicle ... he had no explanation. After hearing the inconsistencies, we're told police took him into custody -- and he's been arrested on suspicion of murder. He has not been booked yet.

LAPD is executing a search warrant at Rogers' home, and we're told they will be excavating his property for a possible body.

Naegle was on the E! reality show back in 2010. She's currently a nurse and Rogers is one of her students.

Robin Williams and Tupac smuggled a HUGE amount of pot through Arizona and got busted ... at least that's how this case reads at first glance.

Law enforcement says Arizona State Troopers arrested 19-year-old Tupac Crum and 21-year-old Robin Williams near the city of Payson after finding them with 114 pounds of weed during a traffic stop.

Cops suspected something fishy and brought out a drug-sniffing dog to check out their Chevy pickup ... and they say they found 5 big bundles of pot stashed in the bed. Cops say the drugs have a street value of about $69,000.

Fake-ass Pac and Robin face multiple drug charges.

#RIPRealPacandRobin

The Oakland fire relief effort is flush with Hollywood celebs like Chelsea Handler, NFL coaches and tech companies all sending dough.

We found out Chelsea donated $5,000 Tuesday to an online relief fund. Lena Dunham also pitched in $500. Their donations went to YouCaring -- a crowdfunding site -- which started an account for victims of the tragedy and their families.

Other celeb donors include Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda, who gave $250 ... Nick Zinner from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs gave $250 ... and Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave dropped $5,000 in the bucket.

Art and technology app VSCO is based in the Bay Area and pitched in $7,500.

The fund has raised more than $540,000 as of Thursday, with a goal of $750k.

Some of the Oakland fire survivors broke bread with Derick Ion Almena for the first time since the tragedy -- despite him getting blasted for alleged dangerous conditions in the building.

Witnesses tell us the group sat down at a Denny's in Oakland Wednesday night, had a meal ... then went to the Red Cross to pick up some clothes. We're told the entire meal was comped by the Denny's staff.

Our sources tell us ... the people gathered around Almena were residents of the commune who got out of the building the night of the inferno that killed at least 36 people.

The woman next to him is his wife, Micah, who was staying at a hotel the night of the fire.

Derick Ion Almena's Oakland art commune had a ton of problems before the tragic fire ... including brawls and death threats, according to docs -- hardly the rosy picture Almena's tried to paint.

In docs, obtained by TMZ, 2 men tried to get restraining orders against Almena in 2015. They accused him of ordering commune staffers to beat the crap out of them for allegedly trashing the place after a gig there. They say Almena was pissed because his son found a condom in the building.

Right after the alleged run-in the men gave a blow-by-blow on camera. The video was submitted in the case.

A couple weeks later, Derick was busted for having a stolen Airstream trailer on the Oakland property. He was arrested for felony possession of stolen property and pled no contest in January 2016. As we reported ... he's currently on probation for about 2 more years.

Derick tried to get a restraining order against a 55-year-old woman in February 2015 ... claiming she threatened to have her sons come over and "blow my f****** head off." According to docs, the woman was living at the commune without paying rent. Almena accused her of squatting, stealing his property and threatening his entire family.

All the restraining orders were denied when the parties failed to show up in court.

Almena told Matt Lauer the space was his dream home, which hosted up-and-coming artists. He obviously left out a ton of other details.

Ronald Gasser believes he's being held on a trumped-up charge -- the manslaughter of Joe McKnight -- and his attorney's demanding his release, ASAP.

Gasser's lawyer just filed a motion claiming there's no probable cause for his client's arrest. He's asking the court for the earliest available hearing ... so he can show a judge why Gasser should get out of jail.

Gasser was arrested Monday night and is being held on a $500,000 bond.

At the very least, his attorney's asking the bond be reduced.

The man who shot and killed ex-NFL running back Joe McKnight in an apparent road rage incident has been arrested for manslaughter ... this according to police records.

The man who killed Joe McKnight got out of his car and pointed his weapon at a Navy officer who rushed to the scene to try to help ... cops say.

Sheriff Newell Normand says they interviewed Ronald Gasser for more than 10 hours and spoke with more than 160 witnesses in the case.

They believe after Gasser shot McKnight following a verbal altercation -- he got out of the car to see McKnight's body ... and was approached by a military officer.

The Naval officer told Gasser to put his gun away because it was not in his best interest to shoot a Naval officer.

The Naval officer and cops then tried to help McKnight -- but it was too late.

Sheriff Normand says Gasser has insisted he was fearing for his life -- and that's why he pulled his weapon during the altercation.

Derick Ion Almena, director of the Oakland art commune that burned down, killing at least 36 people -- fell apart during a live interview on NBC's "Today."

Almena claimed his building was "up to code," and defended the space ... saying he let his own children sleep there. He quickly got agitated, started yelling and refused to answer questions.

He shouted at Matt Lauer, "I would rather get on the floor and be trampled by the parents! I'd rather let them tear at my flesh than answer these ridiculous questions!"

It got more bizarre as Almena lost it, begged for mercy and Lauer bailed out.

9:55 AM PST -- Dolly just released a statement on the fire, saying, "I am praying for all the families affected by the fire and the firefighters who are working so hard to keep everyone safe. It is a blessing that my Dollywood theme park, the DreamMore Resort and so many businesses in Pigeon Forge have been spared."

Dolly Parton's Dollywood is under siege from wildfires which have triggered a rescue mission for several bald eagles inside one of the theme park's sanctuaries.

Dollywood, which is near the fires raging in Gatlinburg, TN, is also home to the American Eagle Foundation -- a group dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating birds of prey. The group shelters nearly a dozen bald eagles, and we're told staffers rounded up 50 of the birds Monday night.

We're told there are still a handful left to be captured and moved. The foundation's President, Al Cecere, tells TMZ the sanctuary's location puts the birds at serious risk for smoke inhalation. They'll remain at a nearby convention center until the air is clear and the park is safe.

Dollywood evacuated guests Monday, but so far firefighters have kept the flames at bay.

Disney's new animated film "Moana" isn't fit for kids in Italy ... or at least the title isn't because it's synonymous with hardcore porn.

The flick will be released in Italy under the name "Oceania" ... allegedly to avoid confusion with Moana Pozzi -- Italy's most popular adult film actress of all-time. It's not uncommon for Hollywood studios to change movie titles in foreign countries -- for all sorts of cultural reasons -- but imagine how this one could've messed with Italian kids trying to Google show times.

For the record, Moana -- the naked one -- died in 1994, but is still revered in Italy for doing more than 100 pornos in the '80s and '90s, as well as mainstream TV appearances.

Disney isn't confirming the movie title change was due to the porn fact, but ... c'mon.

The Bataclan's doors opened for the first time since last year's Paris terrorist attacks that left 89 people dead ... with the musical stylings of Sting to re-inaugurate the club.

The concert Saturday night marked the 1-year anniversary of the attacks ... which took place during an Eagles of Death Metal show.

Scores of survivors from the multiple attacks -- which left 130 dead -- attended the concert.

Hillary Clinton got choked up during a powerful, emotional and gracious concession speech in which she thanked her supporters and encouraged all Americans to support President-elect Trump.

Hillary acknowledged the white elephant in the room, saying ... "We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. We must accept this result and look to the future."

She added, "Being your candidate has been one of the greatest honors of my life. This is painful and it will be for a long time."

Hillary went on to thank, with extremely heartfelt words, the women who've put their faith in her -- "Nothing has made me prouder than to be your champion."