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Judge Orders Ghislaine Maxwell Prosecutors To Reveal ‘Unnamed Co-Conspirators’ to Defense
Celebrity Justice

US District Court Judge Allison Nathan told federal prosecutors on Friday that they must reveal the “identities of any unnamed co-conspirators” they plan to reference during Ghislaine Maxwell’s upcoming sex trafficking trial. Nathan nixed the government’s argument that to do so would cause “potential danger to co-conspirators” or risk “compromising continuing investigations,” the New York …

Child Abuse
September 3, 2021

Mercedes Lain: Babysitter Appears in Court on New Murder Charge

The babysitter of 11-month-old Mercedes Lain has now been charged with the little girl’s murder. Justin Miller appeared in court on Friday on the murder charge and was ordered to remain in jail on a $500,000 bond, WNDU reported. Miller was originally charged with child neglect causing death, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The baby’s parents, …

Murder
September 3, 2021

Mississippi Teen Charged with Capital Murder in Burning Death of 13-Year-Old Friend

A 13-year-old Mississippi boy has been charged with capital murder in the death of another 13-year-old boy who died in June of severe burns. The Tate County Sheriff’s Office said Michael Lane Campbell will be tried as an adult, according to WREG. Gaines Coker was visiting at Campbell’s home near Arkabutla Lake on June 28, …

Court
September 3, 2021

Prosecutors Can’t Call Parkland Shooter an ‘Animal,’ but ‘Killer’ Is OK, Judge Rules

Prosecutors can call the accused killer in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, “murderer” or “school shooter” during his trial but must avoid pejoratives like “animal” and “that thing,” a judge ruled on Friday. Attorneys for Nikolas Cruz had asked that their client only be referred to by his name …

Murder
September 2, 2021

Texas Man Shoots His Wife Dead, Then Calls 911

A Texas man was arrested Wednesday night after he called 911 and said he’d shot his wife. Charles Alan Duckworth, 70, reported that he’d shot 69-year-old Brenda Harkness Duckworth just after 6 p.m., the Cleburne Times-Review reported. Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies and Keene Police Department officers responded and found the victim dead inside the home. …

Murder
September 2, 2021

North Carolina Toddler Found Dead; 26-Year-Old Man Charged With Murder

North Carolina police have charged a 26-year-old man with murder after an investigation into the death of a 3-year-old child found unresponsive on Sunday. Alex Blount was arrested Thursday and charged with 2nd degree murder, Cabarrus County jail records show. He is scheduled for a first court appearance on Friday. WBTV reported that EMS was …

Assault
September 1, 2021

Kentucky Man Stabs Mother-in-Law With Sword During Argument

A 24-year-old Kentucky man has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed his mother-in-law with a sword. Erlanger Police said that Nathan Heyob was charged with assault after the Monday evening incident. Staci Allgeyer, 45, was airlifted to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for treatment with life-threatening injuries. The victim’s daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Trentman, said …

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Kidnapping
September 1, 2021

11-Year-Old Girl Helps Chase Down Woman Who Kidnapped Her 3-Year-Old Sister

An 11-year-old Washington state girl helped thwart the attempted kidnapping of her toddler sister at a Yakima park on Tuesday. Yakima police said that a homeless woman snatched the 3-year-old girl in Miller Park shortly before 9 p.m. and ran and that the little girl’s sister took off after her. The 11-year-old caught up with …

Domestic Abuse
September 1, 2021

Boyfriend Kills Girlfriend, Her Adult Son and Wounds 2 Others; His Brother Helps Him Escape

North Carolina police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of killing his girlfriend and her adult son the day before. Adrian Tynrell Horne, 43, is charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and attempted murder, four counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle causing serious injury, and one count each of kidnapping, …