Florida prosecutors said on Wednesday that the knife a 13-year-old boy used to kill his mother in October was only recently sent to a lab for testing. Derek Rosa is accused of fatally stabbing his mother as she slept near her newborn daughter in their Hialeah home. During Wednesday’s court hearing, Rosa’s attorneys pressed prosecutors about …
A Louisiana woman was arrested last week for attempting to steal a baby from a children’s hospital. Investigators said Dinesty Selmon, 21, cased Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge for weeks — even getting an access card in that time. WAFB reported that Selmon eventually found a 9-month-old boy in a …
Ohio prosecutors have asked the court to let jurors see where a man allegedly killed his three sons last year. WXIX reported that Clermont County prosecutors want the jury to see specific locations in Chad Doerman’s home where they believe he shot his three children in June. In their motion, they requested to show the …
On Monday, a federal court sentenced ex-lawyer — and convicted killer — Alex Murdaugh to 40 years for stealing millions from his former clients. The Greenville News reported that Murdaugh’s 40-year federal sentence will run concurrently with the 27-year state sentence he received last year for similar crimes. Murdaugh is currently serving two life sentences …
Jury selection began on Monday in the Chad Daybell triple murder trial. East Idaho News reported that 18 jurors will be selected — 12 decide Daybell’s fate, while six are alternates. The trial is expected to last eight to 10 weeks. Chad Daybell’s wife, Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced last July to life without parole …
On Tuesday, federal authorities said that convicted killer Alex Murdaugh violated the terms of a plea agreement by failing a polygraph test regarding his financial crimes. Prosecutors, who did not provide specifics, said the FBI interviewed Murdaugh on four instances and he was deceptive and avoided providing answers. They also claimed Murdaugh, 55, failed two …
New Jersey officials believe a 9-year-old boy was killed Thursday night after his father set a car on fire with him in it. According to WABC, police spoke with a woman claiming Manuel Rivera, 43, left the home with their 9-year-old son. Around the same time, an emergency call was placed about a fire near …
A California man appeared in court on Tuesday, days after he was arrested for taking a leg from the site of a fatal train crash. On Friday, a construction crew was laying down concrete outside an Amtrak station in Wasco when they spotted Rosendo Tellez, 27, waving a human leg. WBAX reported that the leg …
An Illinois man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly carrying out a series of stabbings and attacks that left four people dead and seven injured. WLS reported that Christian Soto, 22, first carried out a home invasion which left a young woman hospitalized in critical condition with stab wounds to her face and hands. Winnebago …
Chad Daybell’s attorney said Lori Vallow Daybell could be called as a witness at his client’s upcoming triple murder trial. Vallow Daybell was sentenced last July to life without parole for the September 2019 slayings of her two children, J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan, 7 and 16, who were reportedly found buried on Chad Daybell’s …
An Ohio man who is awaiting trial for killing his three sons last year filed an insanity plea on Monday. WXIX reported that Chad Doerman, 32, formally pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. In turn, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Lara Allen requested a second evaluation of Doerman’s mental state at the time of the …
Michigan police have asked for the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old girl who’s been missing for a week. Dearborn police said Arianna Burch was last seen near the 24000 block of Carlysle Street on March 20. Police also said that Burch “has special behavioral health needs that require care,” though additional details were not …
