Lawyers for the Utah woman accused of murdering her husband by lacing his Moscow Mule drink with drugs are fighting against the prosecution’s effort to keep her away from her mother, KUTV reports. In court filings this week, defense attorneys for Kouri Richins challenged a motion brought by the state to have no contact with …
The Long Island socialite who shoved a beloved 87-year-old Manhattan vocal coach to the ground, causing a fatal head injury, was sentenced Friday to 8 1/2 years in prison on Friday. Lauren Pazienza, 28, pleaded guilty last month to first degree manslaughter in the death of Barbara Maier Gustern. In court on Friday, Judge Felicia …
A Michigan judge ruled Friday that school shooter Ethan Crumbley can be sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders of four students at Oxford High School in November 2021. Seven others were wounded in the shooting. Crumbley, 15 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty a year ago to 24 counts, …
Elijah Walker thought his parents were sending him telepathic messages and worshipping Satan when he shot them to death five years ago.
Prosecutors are combing through Bryan Kohberger’s online activity to and pushing to have potential evidence related to the University of Idaho murders revealed, newly-revealed court filings show. On May 8, Latah County authorities filed a warrant for online retailer Amazon to turn over Kohberger’s browsing and purchasing history for knives and accessories between March 20-30, …
Accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann told a judge that he has been reviewing evidence against him while behind bars at the Suffolk County jail. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Heuermann, 59, who stands accused of killing three women, appeared for a status hearing in a Manhattan court Wednesday morning, sporting a new haircut with …
Indiana prosecutors have rejected the theory that two girls killed in Delphi were targeted by a pagan cult, calling the claim unsubstantiated, while pushing for cameras to be banned during upcoming court proceedings. In a 6-page motion, Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland told Special Judge Fran C. Gull that the prosecution has “serious concerns” about …
Convicted killer nurse Lucy Letby will go back to court next year for a retrial on a charge of attempting to kill a baby. Letby, 33, was found guilty in August of killing seven babies in a neonatal unit at Countess of Chester Hospital, where she worked at the time, and trying to kill six …
An attorney for a New Hampshire father charged with killing his 5-year-old daughter in 2019 has asked for a delay in the trial, currently scheduled to begin on November 20. Adam Montgomery, 33, is charged with beating to death Harmony Montgomery, who was reported missing in December 2021, as CrimeOnline reported. The little girl hadn’t …
A Florida judge ruled Monday that retired ballerina Ashley Benefield will stand trial for the 2020 death of her husband. According to Court TV, Judge Stephen M. Whyte of the 12th Judicial District Circuit Court issued a ruling that aligned with the prosecution’s account of events leading to Doug Benefield’s death. The order rejected the …
