A scheduled hearing for accused Indiana child killer Richard Allen was abruptly canceled Wednesday when the judge announced Allen’s attorneys had withdrawn from the case. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the hearing was scheduled address leaked graphic crime scene photos and the defense’s claims Delphi murder victims, Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, were murdered …
Dutch national Joran van der Sloot confessed to killing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway during a court hearing Wednesday, following a federal plea deal. According to Al.com, van der Sloot, who’s currently in Alabama to face extortion charges, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Anna Manasco in Birmingham. As part of a plea deal arranged …
An Indiana judge will allow news cameras to record a hearing Thursday in the murder case against Richard Allen, who is charged with killing teenagers Abigail Williams and Libby German in Delphi in 2017. Allen’s attorneys had asked Judge Fran Gull last month to allow cameras to record all future proceedings in the case, while …
Attorneys representing two of the men accused of sexually assaulting Louisiana State University sophomore Madison Brooks want access to her phone, claiming it’s necessary to bypass rape shield laws, a lawyer representing Brooks’ mother reportedly said. According to Fox News Digital, Casen Carver’s lawyer, Joe Long, filed a request to obtain data from Brooks’ phone …
In 1996, Sharron Hammack was a pregnant mother of two when she was raped and murdered by Garry Artman. The 29-year-old’s body was discovered after being dumped alongside a road in Caledonia Township, Michigan, near Grand Rapids. Hammack’s loved ones finally got a chance to confront Artman this week for the brutal crime, in which …
Haley Pullos makes two fashion-forward court appearances as she faces Felony DUI charges. The first in July, as the former General Hospital star hobbled inside on crutches. The second in August Pullos was seen in a green dress with white heels, a black ankle brace visible. Pullos has pleaded not guilty to all charges after …
The judge and attorneys involved in Chad Daybell’s upcoming murder trial have set a November 29 date for a hearing on whether to allow cameras in the courtroom for the proceedings. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce previously barred cameras for the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, Daybell’s wife who was charged and convicted on the …
A Pennsylvania woman charged with hanging her two children in the basement of her Berks County home four years ago may be preparing to enter a plea in her case. Prosecutors intended to seek the death penalty for Lisa Snyder, as CrimeOnline previously reported, and her defense attorneys had filed paperwork saying they intended to …
Iowa’s state Court of Appeals upheld the murder conviction of Christhian Bahena Rivera, convicted in 2021 of the 2018 killing of jogger Mollie Tibbets. Rivera appealed his conviction, claiming that some statements he made to police were made before he was read his Miranda rights, KCRG reported. But the appeals court disagreed, noting that Rivera …
Lawyers for accused Delphi child killer Richard Allen requested this week for the the court block prosecutors from obtaining his mental health and medical records. In September, Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland subpoenaed Allen’s records from his time spent in custody at Westville Correctional Facility dating back to November 3, 2022, News Nation reports. Prosecutors …
Three months before his scheduled trial, a lawyer representing a California man accused of killing his still-missing wife will reportedly ask on Tuesday to be taken off the case. KNSD reported that defense attorney Bonita Martinez no longer wants to represent Larry Millete, who is set to stand trial in January for the murder of …
The judge presiding over Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial has denied a motion to pause the case over defense concerns about the grand jury process. Judge John Judge also withdrew an earlier order adding 37 days to the speedy trial clock, although that decision is moot since Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial on …
