The attorney for former Northwestern professor Wyndham Lathem claims his client was “catfished” online and didn’t kill anyone, despite evidence of him admitting to the murder. Lathem (pictured right) is currently on trial in Chicago for the 2017 murder of his boyfriend, Trenton Cornell-Duranleau (pictured left). On Tuesday, Lathem’s lawyer, Kenneth Wine, alleged that former …
The sons of a housekeeper who died on Alex Murdaugh’s property in 2018 asked a South Carolina court on Monday to jail the disgraced lawyer until he returns the millions of dollars he allegedly embezzled from them in an insurance scam. Eric Bland, a lawyer for Gloria Satterfield’s sons, Tony Satterfield and Brian Harriott, filed …
On Monday, a jury in New York convicted R. Kelly of federal sex trafficking and racketeering. The New York Times reported that Kelly, 54, appeared emotionless as he was found guilty of all nine counts against him. The jurors deliberated for nine hours before handing down a guilty verdict. Cameras were not allowed in the …
Two parents from Vermont have filed a lawsuit against Disney Cruiseline after they say nothing was done to stop their toddler daughter from being sexually abused. According to court documents, the incident happened during a 7-day cruise in 2020, while a 2-year-old girl, identified as “R.V.” was in the care of the Disney Youth Club …
The former Minneapolis police office convicted of killing George Floyd in May 2020 filed an appeal on Thursday. Derek Chauvin filed the appeal on the last day he could have done so, 90 days after his June 25 sentencing, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree …
A New York man will spend 30 years in prison after pleading guilty last year to stuffing his ex-girlfriend into a suitcase and leaving her to suffocate and die on the side of a road in Connecticut. Javier Da Silva Rojas, 25, kidnapped 24-year-old Valerie Reyes on January 28, 2019, covered her mouth, bound her …
A district attorney announced Thursday that the murder trial against Letecia Stauch, who stands accused of killing her stepson, Gannon Stauch, will likely take at least a month to complete, if not more. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Judge Gregory Werner ruled Thursday that prosecutors presented enough evidence for the case to go to trial. Following …
A Colorado judge ruled Thursday that Letecia Stauch, who stands accused of killing her stepson, Gannon Stauch, will face trial. Judge Gregory Werner first went over the case and recapped the evidence presented before ruling that Letecia Stauch’s case would proceed to trial. Stauch appeared for the El Paso County court hearing via WebEx, wearing …
A California judge ruled Wednesday that Scott Peterson must be re-sentenced after the state supreme court overturned his death sentence last year. Peterson, convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Laci and sentenced to death in 2005, will be resentenced in November to life without parole, Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said, according to KRON. Peterson’s …
R. Kelly told a New York federal court on Wednesday that he will not testify during his ongoing trial for sex trafficking and racketeering. According to the New York Daily News, jurors are expected to hear closing arguments on Wednesday afternoon and start deliberations this week. The defense called multiple members of Kelly’s entourage who …
A New York teen pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with the 2019 death of Bernard College student, Tessa Majors. Luchiano Lewis, 16, appeared in the Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday after being charged as an adult. He pleaded guilty to both second-degree murder and first-degree robbery, CBS New York reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lewis is …
A Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to killing and raping teacher Christy Mirack in 2019 wants to withdraw his previous plea. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 25-year-old Mirack, of Lancaster, was brutally raped and murdered in her home on December 21, 1992. She taught at Rohrerstown Elementary School and had just put the finishing touches on gifts she …
