Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein Were ‘Partners in Crime’: Prosecutor
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Maxwell’s defense said in opening statements that the British socialite was just “a scapegoat for a man who behaved badly.”
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November 28, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Begins Monday With Opening Statements
Jeffrey Epstein compadre Ghislaine Maxwell finally gets her day in court on Monday, when opening statements are expected in her trial on multiple felony accounts, including sex trafficking. Maxwell was arrested in July 2020 after hiding out for months. She has been charged with enticing a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, transporting a …
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November 28, 2021
Actor Jussie Smollett Faces Trial for Fake Hate Crime Report
Actor Jussie Smollett’s Chicago trial on charges that he faked a hate crime attack on himself three years ago begins Monday with jury selection. Smollett, 39, was a star of the television show “Empire” when he claimed he was attacked on January 29, 2019, by two men who hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him …
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November 24, 2021
Boys Accused of Killing Beloved Spanish Teacher & Hiding Her Under Wheelbarrow Push for Jail Release, Lower Bond
Two Iowa teens facing murder charges want out of jail but prosecutors are pushing for their bail to increase, given the severity of the crimes. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale, both 16, are facing murder charges as adults for the death of 66-year-old Nohema Graber. Both teens were …
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November 24, 2021
Ahmaud Arbery: Jurors Reach Verdict in Case of Slain Georgia Jogger Shot Dead
After closing arguments wrapped up on Tuesday in the Ahmaud Arbery murder case, it took jurors a day to deliberate. On Wednesday, they reached a decision. Defendants Greg and Travis McMichael, along with William Roddie Bryan have been found guilty of felony murder, false imprisonment, and aggravated assault. Travis McMichael was convicted of an additional …
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November 24, 2021
Dylan Redwine: Killer Dad Claims Innocence After ‘Fake Conviction,’ Files Motion to Appeal
The father of murdered Colorado boy Dylan Redwine has appealed his murder conviction, citing several different alleged issues that supposedly happened during his trial. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Mark Redwine, the divorced father of a 13-year-old slain boy, Dylan Redwine, murdered his son in November 2012 and hid the child’s remains in the woods. Prosecutors …
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November 24, 2021
Security Footage Captures Heartbreaking Moment Murdered Boy Cries Out ‘No One Loves Me’ Before His Death
Security footage shown to jurors on Tuesday, in connection to the death of a boy allegedly abused to death by his father and stepmother, shows a young boy in distress as he cried out for help. Thomas Hughes and his girlfriend, Emma Tustin, are currently on trial at the Coventry Crown Court in England, for …
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November 23, 2021
Judge Suspends Rapist Cop’s Prison Sentence, Says Victim Had ‘No psychological injury’
A Maryland police officer raped a woman after a night of drinking in 2017, but a judge presiding over his case ruled this week that the victim didn’t suffer from “psychological injury.” Former police officer, Anthony Westerman, 27, was convicted of two counts of rape in August, along with a sexual offense and two second-degree …
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November 19, 2021
Black Pastor’s Prayer Vigil Was ‘Public Lynching,’ Says Defense Attorney in Ahmaud Arbery Killing
An attorney defending one of the men charged with Ahmaud Arbery’s murder in Brunswick, Georgia, asked the court on Friday for a mistrial, saying a prayer vigil held by Black pastors outside the court house on Thursday was akin to a “public lynching” of the defendants. Thursday’s prayer vigil was a direct response to attorney …
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November 18, 2021
Ahmaud Arbery: Victim Never Threatened, Never Pulled a Weapon, Never Even Spoke, Says Travis McMichael
The defense rested its case on Thursday, and Judge Timothy Walmsley set closing arguments for Monday.
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November 18, 2021
Governor Commutes Death Sentence of Julius Jones 4 Hours Before His Execution
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted Julius Jones’ death sentence to life in prison without parole on Thursday — four hours before the convicted killer’s scheduled execution. A statement from the governor’s office stated that Stitt granted clemency for Jones, 41, “on the condition that he shall never again be eligible to apply for, be considered for, …