On Friday, a South Carolina grand jury indicted Alex Murdaugh on 27 new counts for allegedly stealing a total of $4.8 million in five counties. According to The Island Packet, the crimes involving Alex Murdaugh, 53, occurred between 2015 and May of this year. The lawyer is accused of stealing from his clients and his …
South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh paid an ex-client more than $155,000 from a fake account in the months leading up to the unsolved murders of his son and wife, according to recently-obtained bank checks and documents. Murdaugh, 53, is facing criminal charges for hiring his former client, Curtis Smith, 61, to fatally shoot him in …
An independent report found no legal basis for the stop that ended with the 23-year-old’s death
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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted Julius Jones’ death sentence to life in prison without parole on Thursday — four hours before the convicted killer’s scheduled execution. A statement from the governor’s office stated that Stitt granted clemency for Jones, 41, “on the condition that he shall never again be eligible to apply for, be considered for, …
‘Tiger King” star Carole Baskin said she believes her husband vanished in 1997 while flying an ultralight or experimental plane over the Gulf of Mexico. During an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit, Baskin, 60, said she believes Don Lewis crashed over the Gulf. She alleged that Lewis did not have a license to fly, he …
Before closing arguments on Monday, Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys accused prosecutors of intentionally providing drone footage of last year’s protest shooting at a lower resolution than what they have. Rittenhouse’s attorneys sought a mistrial regarding the video, which prosecutors said is integral in proving that the teen did not act in self-defense as he first pointed …
No criminal charges have been filed against the Texas woman whose 8-month-old daughter was reportedly killed Sunday when she fell out of her car and was run over by another vehicle. Irving police said none of the four children, including Kassidy Smith, were secured in the car when the back door opened Smith fell out. …
Texas police are continuing to search for a suspect accused of kidnapping and murdering his pregnant girlfriend last month, as new details have surfaced about the harrowing crime. The Daily Beast reported that investigators discovered a greeting card from the slain woman, Cavanna Smith, 25, in which she revealed her pregnancy to Kwanmaine Boyd, 25. …
A Maryland mayor was charged on Monday under the revenge porn statute for allegedly posting sexually-explicit photos of his ex-girlfriend on social media. The state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that Cambridge Mayor Andrew Bradshaw, 32, created multiple user accounts on Reddit and posted the victim’s private pictures in Subreddits, or groups, “that were …
New York police issued an AMBER Alert on Monday after at least four masked men reportedly abducted a 14-year-old boy. Rochester police said in the alert four to five men may have kidnapped James Fernandez Reyes, who was last seen on Myrtle Street on Monday. Though details surrounding Reyes’ disappearance are scarce, police said he …
Jurors are set to deliberate in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, possibly marking the end of a high-profile case that, at times, has been overshadowed by the makeup of his three victims. Rittenhouse was 17 when he fatally shot Joesph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, at a protest in Kenosha, …
