An Iowa prosecutor allegedly came to court drunk for the second time in three months—an ordeal that recently led a judge to dismiss the state’s case against a man who admitted to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy. According to the Des Moines Register, Clarke County attorney Michelle Rivera, 42, was arrested Friday on suspicion of operating while …
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A former officer who investigated the murder of slain Wisconsin woman Teresa Halbach filed a lawsuit against Netflix and “Making a Murderer” filmmakers, Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, on Monday, claiming aspects of the popular docu-series are false and defamatory. According to court documents obtained by WBAY Action 2 News, Andrew Colborn, who retired from Manitowoc County police force in March, …
A Georgia man was sentenced on Monday after burying his deceased friend in a shallow backyard grave in 2014, leaving him there for three years before authorities found his remains. James Bradshaw Clement, 33, took an Alford plea in connection with death of 26-year-old Chase Massner. Clement was found guilty of concealing the death of …
More than a year after an intoxicated 19-year-old girl was found dead in the walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Chicago, her family has filed a negligence suit for $50 million against the hotel. As the U.K. Daily Mail reported, the suit was filed on Tuesday and introduces new allegations stemming from an …
A Texas woman will spend 40 years of her life inside a prison after she left her two young children to die last year in a hot car, according to Hill County Breaking News. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Brynn Hawkins, 1, and Addyson Overgard-Eddy, 2, died in 2017 at University Hospital in San Antonio, of heat …
In a new habeas corpus brief released this week in connection with Scott Peterson’s 2004 murder conviction, attorney Mark Geragos is accused of botching the trial, which ultimately led to infamous killer’s death sentence in connection with his deceased wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner. According to court documents obtained by the Modesto Bee, defense …
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Monday that the names of 11 priests accused in the grand jury’s scathing report regarding rampant child sex abuse in the church will remain permanently redacted. As reported by the Philadelphia Enquirer, August’s grand jury report included testimony from more than 1,000 children who alleged abuse at the hands of 301 priests in …
The father of a 2-month-old New York boy who was allegedly almost killed by his nanny testified this week that the nanny hung up the phone as he attempted to give her instructions on how to save his life. Marianne Benjamin-Williams, 46, is facing attempted murder charges for the May 2017 incident that reportedly left …
A Pennsylvania woman was found not guilty on most charges on Friday, involving the death of a 4-year-old girl, left inside a hot car for more than six hours in 2016. The community is speaking out, demanding transparency and exposure, but her family insists that the entire story is not being told on social media, …
A North Dakota man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for his role in the August 2017 fetal abduction of a pregnant woman who was found dead days after her disappearance. William Hoehn, 33, was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Savannah LaFontaine-Greywind, 22, but had pleaded guilty to kidnapping her baby and lying to …
