On Thursday, a former babysitter testified in the murder trial of Leilani Simon, the Savannah mother charged with the 2022 killing of her 20-month-old son, Quinton Simon. Due to the 17-year-old babysitter’s age, court cameras were turned off during her testimony, WJCL reports. “He would open the (bedroom) door when it was cracked,” the babysitter …
Opening statements were scheduled for Friday in a double murder trial for Richard Allen, accused of killing two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana. As CrineOnlibe previously reported, Allen, from Delphi, faces charges for the deaths of Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German. The two girls vanushed on February 13, 2017, and their bodies were …
Accused Georgia child killer Leilani Simon stands trial in Savannah, charged with murdering her son, Quinton Simon, and hiding body in a dumpster. On Wednesday, prosecutors played new video footage for the jury, while investigators questioned Simon about contradictions in her story, according to WJCL. As CrineOnline previously reported, Simon initially said that she left …
Jurors were seated Tuesday for the trial of Richard Allen, a man accused of the 2017 murders of two teenage girls during a hike in Indiana. Jury selection concluded Monday and Tuesday in Fort Wayne, with twelve jurors and four alternates chosen to hear the case against Allen, who faces charges in the deaths of …
The trial of a Georgia mom accused of killing her toddler son got under way in Savannah Monday with opening statements. Prosecutors laid out the disappearance, death, and discovery of the body of 22-month-old Quinton Simon, saying his mother, Leilani Simon, had “a tumultuous relationship” with the boy, WJCL reported. “Treated him differently and not …
A former Las Vegas politician was convicted Wednesday of killing a journalist who exposed wrongdoing in his office and was sentenced to life in prison. Robert Telles, who was Clark County’s public administrator until he lost his bid for reelection in 2022 after veteran Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German wrote about extensive issues in …
Accused husband killer Kouri Richins had a secret lover, according to testimony heard Monday during her preliminary hearing at the Summit County court in Utah. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Richins was arrested in May 2023, accused of poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl-laced Moscow Mule drunk. Later, she self-published a children’s book titled “Are …
The Nevada murder trial is underway for former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who’s accused of killing veteran journalist Jeff German in 2022. As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators found German stabbed to death outside his Las Vegas home on September 3, 2022, and focused on Telles, who was reportedly furious about articles German had …
On Monday, prosecutors challenged a motion that seeks to have the University of Idaho quadruple murder trial moved out of the county where the 2022 slayings transpired. Kohberger’s lawyers have cited the media attention surrounding the case and prospective juror surveys as to why the trial should be moved from Latah to Ada County. Prosecutors …
The judge in the Karen Read murder trial instructed the jury to continue deliberating after they said — for the second time — that they cannot reach a verdict. According to Boston 25 News, jurors sent a note to Judge Beverly Cannone stating, “We find ourselves divided by fundamental differences in our opinions.” Instead of calling is …
A verdict watch is underway in the Karen Read murder trial. A Norfolk County grand jury in Massachusetts indicted Read in 2022 on murder, motor vehicle manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a collision causing death charges. She’s accused of killing her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer. Read was initially arrested on manslaughter …
Testimony continues Friday morning in the Karen Read murder trial. A Norfolk County grand jury in Massachusetts indicted Read in 2022 on murder, motor vehicle manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a collision causing death charges. She’s accused of killing her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer. Read was initially arrested on manslaughter charges …
