A Georgia woman convicted of killing her newborn baby in 2017 had her murder conviction tossed out by the state appeals court on Friday. According to court documents, the state Court of Appeals agreed in a ruling that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence that Cortney Bell, who was convicted along with her boyfriend, …
Criminal proceedings against a man who allegedly kidnapped a young boy from his bed and stabbed him to death have been halted indefinitely after a judge’s ruling, the Dallas Morning News reports. On Friday, Magistrate Judge Farrel Chapman found Darriynn Brown incompetent to stand trial on a capital murder charge in connection with the death …
On Tuesday, actor Alec Baldwin was formally sued in connection with last year’s shooting that killed a cinematographer on the set of “Rust.” According to Deadline, the wrongful death lawsuit alleges that Baldwin, 63, and other members of the “Rust” production team knew of firearm safety issues on set but took no corrective action before …
Prince Andrew has reached a settlement with Virginia Giuffre — who had accused him of sexually abusing her when she was 17, according to documents filed in a New York federal court on Wednesday. Giuffre’s attorney, David Boies, wrote that they have reached a settlement and “anticipate filing a stipulation of dismissal of the case …
A former US Air Force military police sergeant with links to the extremist Boogaloo movement pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to a drive-by shooting that left one federal protective services officer dead and another wounded. Steven Carrillo was an active-duty staff sergeant at Travis Air Force Base on May 29, 2020, when he and …
The man accused of driving through a suburban Wisconsin Christmas parade last year, killing six and wounding dozens, pleaded not guilty on Friday to all 77 charges filed against him. Attorneys for Darrell Brooks Jr, 39, also filed requests on Thursday for a change in venue and that the jury be sequestered during trial. On …
The trial of a woman charged with the death of her stepson has been put on hold after the judge accepted a motion from her attorneys to change her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. Letecia Stauch has been charged with first degree murder in the death of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch, who disappeared …
On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court refused to hear Manson family follower Leslie Van Houten’s appeal which stems from Governor Gavin Newsom’s rejection of her parole. According to the Associated Press, Van Houten, 72, asserted that Newsom denied her Fifth Amendment right due process by reversing the Board of Parole Hearings’ 2020 recommendation to grant …
Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager announced Monday that a jury member who served during convicted killer Scott Peterson’s trial will be granted immunity in exchange for her testimony, which could determine if Peterson gets a new trial. Richelle Nice, who served on the jury during Peterson’s 2004 murder, will be offered immunity ahead of …
A New York man who allegedly tried to kill his parents on Christmas was indicted in court on Monday. Dino Tomassetti, 30, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree assault, and endangering the welfare of the child for a December 25 shooting at his …
The Georgia man who killed Ahmaud Arbery withdrew his guilty plea on Friday, days after a judge rejected a plea deal in his and his father’s federal case. Travis McMichael’s father, Gregory McMichael, formally withdrew his guilty plea on Thursday, meaning the pair will stand trial alongside co-conspirator William Bryan Jr., 50, on federal charges …
An Ohio family has filed a lawsuit against a fertility doctor who they claim used a stranger’s sperm for the birth of a couple’s daughter. On Wednesday, Jeanine and John Harvey filed a lawsuit against Dr. Nicholas Spirtos and Summa Health System. The pair alleged that they learned about their daughter’s DNA after buying her …
