SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The former policeman accused of being the Golden State Killer headed back to court Thursday to fight prosecutors’ efforts to collect more of his DNA. Joseph DeAngelo, 72, was scheduled to appear in a Sacramento courtroom connected to the county jail where he’s being held. His public defender, Diane Howard, has …
Seven years ago, “tot mom” Casey Anthony walked out of a Florida courtroom after a jury acquitted her of the murder of her daughter, Caylee. Is Casey Anthony guilty? Did the jury get it wrong? Today on “The Dr. Oz Show,” top legal analysts Nancy Grace and Dan Abrams of the hit show “Grace vs. Abrams,” take …
New details have emerged regarding the investigation that led to an arrest in the decades-old East Area Rapist case. Investigators in Sacramento, California, say the case hinged on information available through websites used to trace genealogical heritages. According to the Sacramento Bee, detectives began submitting DNA found at a crime scene several years ago to …
Genene Jones, an ex-Texas nurse convicted in 1984 of killing a baby and trying to kill another, reportedly admitted to murdering dozens of babies during her imprisonment. Jones, 67, is facing five new murder charges for the deaths of four boys and one girl, ranging in ages from three months to two years. According to Texas Monthly, …
A Texas woman in prison for the 2002 slaying of her husband will be released from a Gatesville prison after spending 15 years behind bars. The Houston Chronicle reported that Clara Harris, now 60, learned in November that she would be paroled on May 11. Convicted of manslaughter, Harris served 15 of a 20-year sentence for …
Casey Anthony was reportedly spotted partying alone at a Florida bar and striking up conversations with male patrons. Per TMZ, Anthony was seen at O’Shea’s Irish Pub in West Palm Beach for happy hour on Sunday. A minute-long video obtained by the tabloid apparently shows Anthony laughing and talking to some of the men at the bar. Anthony …
True crime author Kathryn Casey visits the notorious Kaufman County murderer on Death Row
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando nightclub shooter intended to attack Disney World’s shopping and entertainment complex by hiding a gun in a stroller but became spooked by police and instead chose the gay club as his target, prosecutors said Wednesday. Prosecutors revealed the details during their closing arguments in the trial of Noor Salman, …
In 1991, serial killer Aileen Wuornos confessed to killing seven men while working as a prostitute in Florida. The first victim, and only victim Wuornos stood trial for, was said to be an “upstanding citizen” by the state of Florida. Yet, according to an award-winning investigative journalist who delved deep into the case, the state failed …
Casey Anthony, often called “the most hated Mom in America,” lived with two former roommates during the days leading up to, and after, her daughter disappeared in 2008. Both roommates appear on Tuesday’s “Dr. Oz” episode, where they provide intimate details on what life was like with Anthony during those crucial days leading up to …
Do some want to sell cadaver photos or carve off Manson’s tattoos for sale?
By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The governor of California once again denied parole Friday for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who blamed herself at her parole hearing for letting him control her life. Gov. Jerry Brown said in his decision that Van Houten still lays …
