Alabama’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a death row inmate seeking to stop the state’s first-in-the-nation nitrogen hypoxia execution. The state tried but failed to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith in November by lethal injection, then announced it was ready to try the experimental execution in which the condemned man will breathe pure nitrogen …
Amber Hagerman, 9, was snatched off her pink and white bicycle in Arlington, Texas, on January 13, 1996. Her body was found four days later, and her killer was never identified. But her name lives on.
A former Pennsylvania defense attorney was sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for soliciting sex from his clients in lieu of payment for services. Corey Kolcharno, 49, pleaded guilty to four counts of promoting prostitution and was required to surrender his license to practice law, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said. “The defendant’s …
Prosecutors are starting to present evidence against the woman accused of helping cover up the murder of Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos, the Stamford Advocate reports. On Thursday, witnesses began testifying against 49-year-old Michelle Troconis, who authorities say helped Jennifer’s estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, kill Jennifer and get rid of evidence. Jennifer and Fotis, the parents …
Vermont police and an elderly neighbor are being hailed as heroes for their rescue of two young children who were trapped in the frigid waters of any icy pond, WPTZ-TV reports. Footage of the dramatic December 17 incident, recorded on officers’ body cameras, was released Friday. The video shows Vermont State Trooper Michelle Archer running toward …
School shooter Ethan Crumbley opened fire in a Michigan school, killing four students. He pled guilty to all charges and is now serving life in prison. His parents, James and Jennifer Crumpley, are also charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors say they should have been aware of their son’s mental health and should not have made …
Lawyers for accused Indiana child killer Richard Allen say their client is again being mistreated and unnecessarily restrained in prison, which is preventing them from adequately preparing for his trial later this year, the Indianapolis Star reports. In court papers filed on Friday, Allen’s attorneys asserted overzealous security procedures have hindered their ability to communicate …
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to be in court next week for reasons that have not been disclosed officially, but the summons could be related to the murder of a fourth woman, Newsday reports. Multiple, unnamed sources told the newspaper that a special grand jury has been weighing charges against the …
The judge in Bryan Kohberger’s trial for the murder of four University of Idaho college students in 2022 has ordered the state to provide to the defense “a portion” of the investigative genetic genealogy information it used to help identify Kohberger as the suspect in the case. Judge John Judge provided the specifics of the …
Chad Daybell’s attorney has filed a motion to withdraw from his case and requested that the accused murderer be appointed two public defenders qualified to work the death penalty case. John Prior wrote in his motion that his client had confirmed that he cannot pay for his services and that he is withdrawing with Daybell’s …
A Texas man has been charged with sexually assaulting toddlers at the Houston mall where he worked at a kiosk and posting videos of the assaults online. Court documents describe four short videos of more than one attacker assaulting two 2-year-olds in a mall restroom at Houston’s Galleria. Arthur Fernandez III is the only person …
Two teenage Philadelphia boys have been charged as adults for their involvement in a shooting that left 16-year-old boy critically wounded with a gunshot to the head. The two boys, 17 and 16, face a number of charges that could be upgraded if their victim dies. The shooting took place Thursday night on a transit …
