Disgraced former lawyer Alex Murdaugh is facing more legal troubles after the parents of a boating crash victim filed a lawsuit against him on Monday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Murdaugh’s son, 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh, was allegedly driving a boat in 2019 when he killed Mallory Beach, 19, who was riding in the boat with him. …
Suzanne Morphew kept a “list of grievances” on her phone containing 60 items she objected to in her marriage to Barry Morphew, who is now charged with her murder. On the list, according to Barry Morphew’s arrested affidavit: physical abuse, mental abuse, stalking her around the house, taking her phone, slamming the brakes in the …
A Los Angeles jury on Friday found real estate heir Robert Durst guilty of the murder of his lifelong friend Susan Berman in 2000. The nine-woman, three-man jury entered deliberations on September 14 and met for eight hours over three days, after prosecutors laid out their case that Durst shot Berman because he believed she …
During Friday’s hearing, a Wisconsin judge barred prosecutors from presenting a link between accused protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse and far-right, neo-fascist group the Proud Boys at his upcoming trial. According to Kenosha News, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder told both the prosecution and defense that Rittenhouse’s trial “is not going to be a …
A South Carolina judge released lawyer Alex Murdaugh on a $20,000 bond, amid allegations he had an ex-client try to fatally shoot him as part of a $10 million life insurance scheme. WSAV reported that Murdaugh, 53, must surrender his passport but is allowed to return to rehab, which is located in another state. As …
An Ohio woman admitted in court Friday that she helped plan the 2016 murders of a family of eight — including the mother of her own granddaughter. Angela Wagner, her husband George “Billy” Wagner III, and her two sons — Edward “Jake” Wagner and George Wagner IV — were accused in 2018 of planned and …
Lawyers for Virginia Roberts Giuffre now say they have successfully served Prince Andrew with notice of her sexual abuse lawsuit filed in New York. The BBC reported that court documents say a process server left the legal papers with a police officer at the Royal Lodge on August 27. According to Forbes, the paperwork from …
A Wisconsin teen who helped attack and stab another girl in 2015, will be released from a mental health institution next week. On Friday, Waukesha County Judge Michael Bohren requested the release of 19-year-old Anissa Weier from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. According to ABC 10, Weier will be required to wear a tracking device …
An Ohio father and his girlfriend pleaded guilty this week to the torture and murder of Takoda Collins, a young boy who was abused for years before his death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 10-year-old Takoda died on December 13, 2019, at Dayton Children’s Hospital. The boy was rushed to the hospital after his father, Al-Mutahan …
A California man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday, in connection with the death of his two children. According to the U.S. Attorneys Office in Southern California, Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, was indicted on “two counts of foreign first-degree murder of United States nationals.” Coleman could potentially face the death penalty, but …
A man who stabbed a woman with a semen-filled syringe at a Maryland grocery store last year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Thomas Stemen, 52, entered an Alford plea — meaning he maintains his innocence but acknowledges he is likely to be convicted at trial — to first- and second-degree assault in …
Three witnesses who worked with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office took the stand Thursday during the evidentiary hearing for Letecia Stauch, a Colorado stepmother accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Stauch is accused of murdering Gannon in January 2020, while his father was away on a work trip. …
