A judge has largely upheld gag orders related to the prosecution of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students last year, The Associated Press reports. In an order issued Friday, Second District Judge John Judge declined a news media request to dismiss the gag order, which prevents people …
A Virginia father facing over 30 charges connected to his 4-year-old son’s disappearance and presumed death was granted bond Wednesday. According to NBC 3, Judge James Hawks granted Cory Bigsby, who stands accused of killing his son, Codi Bigsby, a bond of $80,000 during a Hampton court hearing Wednesday. Following the judge’s decision, Bigby’s attorney, …
The Utah woman accused of killing her husband with a fatal dose of fentanyl and then writing a book about grief has filed a civil lawsuit from jail claiming a prenuptial agreement entitles her to her husband’s assets. Eric Richins, 39, transferred most of his assets into the Eric Richins Living Trust before his death …
Judge Fran Gull has reportedly promised to release certain sealed documents in the Delphi murder case against Richard Allen this week, following requests by a lawyer and several podcasters. According to Fox 59, years before Allen’s 2022 arrest, police interviewed him in 2017, shortly after the deaths of Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14. …
After a series of back-and-forth filings, an Idaho judge has scheduled a June 27 hearing to determine what records from the grand jury that indicted Bryan Kohberger his defense will be allowed to review — and what must remain behind the wall of secrecy associated with the panel. Kohberger, charged with the brutal stabbing deaths …
Grand jurors are reviewing the mysterious death of a South Carolina teenager whose case has received renewed attention after Alex Murdaugh murdered his wife and son, Law&Crime reports. Eric Bland, an attorney for the mother of 19-year-old Stephen Smith, told the news outlet that a grand jury has been empaneled and is receiving evidence related …
In Chicago federal court Friday, Heather Mack, accused of participating in killing her mother and stuffing her in a suitcase during a luxurious vacation to Bali, changed her plea to guilty. AP News reports that Mack, who appeared in front of U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly in a standard orange jail jumpsuit, answered, “Yes, your …
On Thursday, a defense attorney representing New York woman Lauren Pazienza argued that she was heavily under the influence of drugs and alcohol when she attacked an 87-year-old singing coach in Manhattan last year. According to the New York Post, attorney Arthur Aidala argued that Pazienza, identified as the daughter of a lucrative cesspool heir, …
Bryan Kohberger’s defense attorneys want to see all the material presented to the grand jury that indicted him last month for the murders of four University of Idaho students and have asked a judge to pause the proceedings against him until that happens and they have time to go over the materials. In a motion …
Indiana authorities said on Thursday that a suspect confessed multiple times to killing two 14-year-old girls in 2017. Caroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland said Richard Allen admitted “five or six times” to killing friends Abby Williams and Libby German, 14, in Delphi. McLeland said Allen made those confessions to multiple people, according to WXIN. Allen’s …
Last Thursday, an Idaho judge presiding over Lori Vallow Daybell’s triple murder trial decided that three relatives can provide victim impact statements before July’s sentencing hearing. KTVB reported that Kay Woodcock, Summer Shiflet, and Colby Ryan are allowed to give their statements while addressing themselves as immediate family members or a representative of a family …
Marine Daniel Penny is facing an indictment for the killing of New York street performer, Jordan Neely, following a confrontation last month on a Manhattan subway. A grand jury in Manhattan handed down the indictment on Wednesday, but the actual charges haven’t been disclosed, the New York Post reports. The charges are expected to be …
