Man Who Attacked Paul Pelosi With Hammer Convicted on State Charges, Faces Life in Prison
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David DePape said he wanted to talk with Nancy Pelosi but attacked her octogenarian husband when he learned she was in Washington, D.C.
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June 20, 2024
Daybell Judge ‘Permanently’ Seals ‘Sensitive and Gruesome Material’ from Public, Media
The judge overseeing the murder and conspiracy trials of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell this week issued an order permanently sealing 97 exhibits from the public, including media outlets. In his five-page order, Judge Steven Boyce wrote that he was keenly aware of both the rights of victims and their families to privacy, respect, and …
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June 18, 2024
Mother of Boy Found Dead in Las Vegas Suitcase Is Refusing to Cooperate With Court Ordered Psyche Evaluations
A judge has been forced to delay a pre-trial hearing for the woman accused of killing her son and dumping his body in a “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” suitcase in rural Indiana because the defendant won’t cooperate with two psychological exams the judge required before he determines if she is competent to stand trial. …
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June 18, 2024
Club Q Killer Pleads Guilty to 50 Federal Hate Crimes; Sentenced to 55 Life Sentences Plus 190 Years
The killer who gunned down 27 people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub — killing five of them — pleaded guilty Tuesday to 74 federal hate crime and weapons charges and was sentenced to 55 life sentences plus 190 years in prison. Anderson Lee Aldrich pleaded guilty last year to five counts of first-degree murder …
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June 18, 2024
Parents, Grandfather Plead ‘Not Guilty’ After 8-Month-Old Miya Rudd Found Dead, Meth Bag & Narcan by Crib
The parents and a grandparent of Kentucky baby Miya Rudd, found dead last week, pleaded not guilty to charges related to her death during a preliminary hearing Monday in Ohio County. Miya’s parents, Tesla Tucker, and Cage Rudd, along with defendants Ricky Smith and Brodie Payne, pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse of a …
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June 16, 2024
Husband Who Took Uber to Murder Estranged Wife Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Life
A Pennsylvania man accused of taking an Uber to murder his estranged wife pleaded guilty this week and was sentenced to life in prison. Kenneth Shea, 37, was slapped with a protective order to stay away from Elizabeth Shea less than a month before he pushed in an air conditioning unit at her home and …
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June 16, 2024
Florida Man With Garishly Tattooed Face Found Guilty of Murdering 2 Women ‘For the Sake of Killing’
Wade Wilson was expressionless, make-up caked on his stone-face to hide his garish tattoos, throughout his two-week trial for the murders of two women the prosecutors said he killed “for the sake of killing.” In the end, a Florida jury deliberated just two hours before finding the man with the swastika tattoos he didn’t want …
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June 13, 2024
VIDEO: Suspect Smiles in Court After Fatally Stabbing Toddler Boy Outside Store
– Ohio murder suspect Bionca Ellis, 32, was seen smirking in court on Monday as a judge set her bond at $5 million
– Ellis is accused of fatally stabbing Julian Woods, 3, outside a Giant Eagle grocery store on June three in a random attack
– Woods’ mother was present during her son’s murder and was stabbed in the shoulder
– Reports indicated that Ellis was arrested days before the slaying for petty theft, but was released to undergo a mental health evaluation
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June 11, 2024
Former Cop Charged with Kidnapping & Killing Teen Girl Searched How Long a Body Takes to Decompose
Miles Bryant declined to testify on his own behalf on Tuesday. Closing arguments are set for Wednesday.
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June 9, 2024
Tennessee Appeals Court Reinstates Convictions of Woman Accused of Killing Newborn Twins
Tennessee’s Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday reinstated the murder convictions of a Sumner County woman who was accused of killing twin newborns she secretly gave birth to in her parents’ home in 2011. A Sumner County judge threw out Lindsey Lowe’s convictions in 2022 and ordered a new trial, citing juror bias in the …
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June 8, 2024
Disgraced Harvey Weinstein Appeals California Rape Convictions
Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has appealed that 2022 conviction in a Los Angeles appeals court. Attorneys filed the appeal on Friday after a series of extensions to give them more time to file the documents, KCBS reported. The disgraced movie mogul was convicted in December 2022 of sexually assaulting an actress in a Los Angeles …
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June 8, 2024
Charges Dismissed Against Dad and Stepmom in 35-Year-Old Murder of 5-Year-Old Boy
A South Carolina judge on Friday dismissed the case against a father and stepmother charged earlier this year with killing their 5-year-old son. Victor Turner and Megan R. Turner were charged in January in the murder of Justin Turner in 1989, as CrimeOnline reported. Investigators said that Megan Turner, then known as Pamela Turner, told …