The trial of a former Minnesota police officer for the shooting death of an unarmed Black man during a traffic stop with emotional testimony from the young man’s mother. Ex-Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter, 49, was charged with second degree manslaughter in the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, the father of a 3-year-old boy, as …
Closing arguments in the trial of a woman accused of killing her co-worker at a Florida hair salon are set for Thursday morning after testimony in the trial ended before noon on Wednesday. Kimberly Kessler again spent most of the day in a holding room, although Nassau County Judge James Daniel brought her into the …
An accused murderer in Maine will get to visit his minor children for Christmas, although he’s facing charges for allegedly killing his infant daughter. Trevor Averill, 28, is awaiting trial on murder and manslaughter charges, in connection with the death of his 2-month-old daughter, Harper. He’s currently out on a $25,000 cash bail with strict …
The family of Laci Peterson confronted her husband and convicted killer, Scott Peterson, in a California court on Wednesday — the same day he was re-sentenced to life without parole for the 2002 slaying. On November 23, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo had Scott Peterson transferred from San Quentin prison’s death row …
Prosecutors released a trove of racy images Wednesday taken during a search of Jeffrey Epstein’s Upper East Side mansion in 2019 and aimed at illustrating how closely connected he was with Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite on trial in Manhattan for sex trafficking and related charges. Federal prosecutors contend that Epstein and Maxwell, 59, were …
Jennifer Sybert, AKA Kimberly Kessler, was removed from the court before opening statements on Monday in her trial for the 2018 murder of co-worker Joleen Cummings after an outburst. Cummings mother testified as the trial got underway that it was unusual for her daughter to fail to pick up her children from her former husband, …
On Monday, “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett took the stand in his own defense against allegations that he staged a hate crime attack against himself in Illinois in January 2019. According to The Chicago Tribune, defense attorneys started by questioning Smollett, 39, about his upbringing and family. Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct for allegedly staging …
Jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial got a look Friday at one of Jeffrey Epstein’s massage tables and a photo of a “Twin Torpedo” sex toy taken from the billionaire pedophile’s Florida mansion in 2005. Palm Beach Police Officer Gregory Parkinson testified that the green, collapsible massage table set up in the court room …
The continued testimony of an FBI digital expert put Josh Duggar’s cell phone at his place of business at the same time the child pornography investigators found was accessed. FBI High Technology Investigative Unit director James Fottrell said that no porn was found on the reality TV star’s phone or his personal laptop, nor was …
A New York court will see an alleged photo of one of Jeffrey Epstein’s underage goddaughters on his lap as he apparently pulls down her underwear and bites her buttocks. According to the Daily Mail, the prosecution said Epstein kept the damning picture on his desk. Judge Alison Nathan, who is presiding over Ghislaine Maxwell’s …
Ghislaine Maxwell handed out a 58-page “Household Manual” to employees working at billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s home, jurors in her trial learned Thursday through testimony and evidence. Juan Alessi, who worked at Epstein’s estate from 1990 until 2002, said things became much more strict when Maxwell, 59, came into the picture in the early 1990s, …
An FBI agent gave jurors in Josh Duggar’s child pornography trial a tour of the computer drive where he found the files that led to the reality TV star’s arrest earlier this year. James Fottrell, director of the agency’s high-tech research unit, first explained the highly technical process he used to get a close look …
