Scott Peterson’s 1st Trial Cost Nearly $3 Million: What Would A New Trial Cost?

CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace doesn’t think Scott Peterson’s claims of juror misconduct hold any water as the convicted killer of his wife Lacy Peterson and their unborn baby tries to get a new trial. Grace told Fox News that the defense’s claims that a juror “lied about being a victim of domestic abuse and that she …
A Texas man “chugged” a cloudy liquid from a water bottle just after a jury found him guilty of child sexual assault Thursday afternoon and later died. Edward Peter Leclair, 57, was tried on five counts of sexual assault involving one victim in 2016, the Denton Record-Chronicle reported. He was arrested in 2018 and released …
Colorado woman, Letecia Stauch, who allegedly murdered her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, is scheduled to return to court this month after completing another mental health evaluation. According to The Gazzette, Stauch’s third mental health evaluation has been submitted to the court, which was needed before her murder trial could move forward. She stands accused of …
A British jury took just three hours to find a West Yorkshire man guilty of strangling his wife and dumping her body just four days after the couple married. Thomas Nutt, 45, called police on October 31, 2021, to report his new wife, Dawn Walker, missing. He told police they’d gone on a two-day honeymoon …
A Texas man has been found guilty of shooting his teen daughters to death in his taxi 14 years ago because they were dating outside their Muslim faith. Sarah, 17, and Amina Said, 18, were found dead in their father’s taxi parked in front of the Omni Hotel in Irving. They had been shot multiple …
Om Monday, the family of Gabby Petito issued a legal notice to Utah police regarding their intention to sue them for $50 million for Petito’s 2021 wrongful death at the hands of her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Petito’s family claimed Moab police had the opportunity to save Petito’s life when …
The man who gunned down Ahmaud Arbery was again sentenced to life in prison, this time after being convicted of a federal hate crime in connection with the murder, WSB-TV reports. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood sentenced 36-year-old Travis McMichael to life plus 10 years behind bars on federal charges in connection …
On Friday, a Texas jury ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay an additional $45 million in punitive damages for defaming the parents of a 6-year-old Sandy Hook shooting victim. The same jury on Thursday ordered Jones, 48, to pay the parents of Jesse Lewis $4.1 million in compensatory damages. Jones’ lawyers said they plan …
Recently-released documents indicated that Amber Heard’s legal team accused Johnny Depp of having erectile dysfunction, which they said is relevant to Heard’s accusations of domestic violence and rape. Page Six obtained a May 28 filing in which Heard’s said that Depp’s private medical condition may have influenced his anger and violent behavior — which allegedly …
A federal jury in Denver has found millionaire dentist and big game hunter Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph guilty of killing his wife while they were packing to return home from an African safari in 2016. Rudolph, a Pittsburgh-area dentist, pleaded not guilty and claimed that Bianca Rudolph, his wife of 34 years, accidentally shot herself while …