A Tennessee woman was sentenced to life in prison after she pleaded no contest to murder and child abuse charges in the death of her boyfriend’s 5-year-old son. Turner Simpkins was found dead in his home in Chapmansboro in July 2023, The Tennessean reported. An autopsy found bruises, cuts on his body, and bite marks …
A Florida jury convicted a 60-year-old woman of manslaughter for killing a neighbor in the midst of an ongoing dispute about the neighbor’s children playing outside. The jury deliberated less than three hours before returning the guilty verdict, CBS News reported. Susan Lorincz was initially charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Ajike “AJ” …
The case against a Utah children’s grief book author charged with poisoning her husband with fentanyl will move to a preliminary hearing after a judge last week dismissed her attorney’s attempt to disqualify the prosecution. According to KTVX, Kouri Richins’ attorney filed a motion alleging that jail staff and a prosecutor had accessed phone calls …
A Detroit judge has dismissed murder and home invasion charges against the man accused of killing Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll last year. Michael Jackson-Bolanos was convicted last month of lying to police about the case, but acquitted on a premeditated murder charge and deadlocked on felony murder and home invasion charges. Woll, the president …
Attorneys for Karen Read argued Friday for dismissal of murder and leaving the scene of an accident charges, asking the judge in the case to conduct a special hearing to confirm what they believe to be true — that jurors voted unanimously to acquit her of killing her Boston cop boyfriend. Judge Beverly Cannone declared …
An Ohio man who pleaded guilty to breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and stabbing her more than 30 times was sentenced this week to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 31 years. Chance Donohoe, 27, got a break from Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Kim Brown, who could have sentenced him …
A Colorado mother who strangled her 2-month-old son while suffering from postpartum psychosis was sentenced this week to 40 years in prison. Anna Louise Englund reached a deal with Boulder County prosecutors to plead guilty to second degree murder, according to the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, and her original charges of first degree murder …
One of three men charged in connection with the disappearance and presumed murder of a Kentucky mom in 2015 fired his attorney at a hearing on Thursday, reportedly because he found out the attorney met with a co-defendant’s attorneys behind his back. Steve Lawson appeared before Nelson County Judge Charles Simms III for a hearing …
An Ohio father who executed his three sons at their Monroe Township home last year avoided the death penalty on Friday with a guilty plea. Instead, Chad Doerman, 33, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to the aggravated murders of Clayton, 7, Hunter, 4, and Chase, 3, on June …
A defense attorney for the man accused of being the Long Island serial killer says he wants the cases against his client tried separately. Rex Heuermann — charged with six murders, including the so-called “Gilgo 4” — appeared for a status hearing this week before State Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei, Newsday reported. Michael J. …
A Pennsylvania man convicted in May on charges of aggravated manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in the death of his 6-year-old son was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that Christopher Gregor, 32, will be required to serve 85 percent of the …
A Wisconsin man who punched another man in the head over his “sinful” tattoos was found guilty Thursday of felony murder. The jury deliberated for about 12 hours before finding Keven Sehmer, 65, guilty in the death of Josh Davies, who was out with his wife for a date night on June 17, 2023, WITI …
