A New York lawyer who became infamous for blinding a woman with lye and later marrying her has passed away, leaving his fortune to a caregiver. According to MailOnline, Burt Pugach was convicted in 1959 after he hired three people to brutally attack 21-year-old Linda Riss once he learned she was engaged to someone else. …
Two protesters shot by Illinois teen Kyle Rittenhouse have filed notices of claim, alleging negligence committed by the city and county of Kenosha, Wisconsin, resulted in the deadly August 25 incident. Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, and the parents of Anthony Huber, 26, each served $10 million claim notices to the city and county. Their notices allege …
The suspects accused of killing slain Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery apparently don’t want him to be referred to as a victim during their upcoming murder trial. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the lawyer for Gregory and Travis McMichael filed a motion at the Chatham County Superior Court, indicating that Arbery shouldn’t be referred …
On Monday, a Nevada court ruled a woman was not competent to stand trial for killing her two daughters weeks earlier. According to KVUU, District Judge Linda Bell ordered Amanda Sharp-Jefferson, 26, to remain committed at a medical facility until her mental health is restored. On November 10, Sharp-Jefferson’s boyfriend reportedly arrived home and discovered …
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide next month whether to hear the case of a Pennsylvania teen who was suspended from her high school cheerleading team for a profane social media post she made off campus. In 2017, a freshman at Mahanoy Area High School posted a photo to Snapchat of herself and a friend …
The California Supreme Court this week rejected a challenge to murder charges filed against a 26-year-old woman who used methamphetamines before her fetus was stillborn, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Chelsea Becker has been in jail in Kings County since the 2019 stillbirth and has pleaded not guilty, although she acknowledged using the drug. She’s …
The execution date for death row inmate Lisa Montgomery has been rescheduled after a federal judge ruled that the Department of Justice unlawfully set the execution date up while disregarding rules. AP reports that U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss vacated an order that scheduled Montgomery for execution on January 12, which was a new …
Court proceedings were canceled Monday in connection with a California man accused of beheading his two oldest children, after the court had concerns over his mental competency. NBC 4 reports that 34-year-old Maurice Taylor Sr. appeared at the Antelope Valley Courthouse in Lancaster, where a judge scheduled him to undergo a mental health evaluation. The …
A Colorado paralegal who leaked unsealed court documents The Gazette reports that Sherie Farstveet, 54, pleaded guilty this month in the Adams County Court to attempted official misconduct. In April, Farstveet accessed court filings and shared them with the media. The affidavit, which was made public days later, detailed graphic information about the disappearance and …
On Friday, a judge upheld his decision to livestream the trial of the four officers charged in George Floyd’s May killing, citing widespread interest surrounding the case. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill rejected prosecutors’ claims that livestreaming the high-profile trial may deter possible witnesses from coming forward. Cahill initially approved broadcasting the trial on November …
Lawyers sparred Friday over whether autism spectrum disorder could be used as a defense by a Canadian man who murdered 10 people with this van, CTV News reports. Alek Minassian, 28, confessed to running over the victims on April 23, 2018, on a Toronto sidewalk, but he has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges. His …
