Wisconsin girl committed to 40 years in mental hospital after Slender Man stabbing ‘aimed at pleasing a fictional horror character’
Trials
Judge: “We can’t forget is this was an attempted murder.”
Celebrity Justice
January 26, 2018
Bill Cosby lawyers: Prosecution withheld, destroyed key evidence
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers are accusing prosecutors of withholding and destroying evidence that could have helped him. Cosby’s lawyers want his criminal sexual assault case dismissed before his April retrial. They say in court papers Thursday that prosecutors only recently informed them of an interview last year with a woman who cast doubts …
Trials
January 25, 2018
Reporter’s Notebook: Covering the ‘codeine killer’ accused of poisoning her disabled toddler boy
The trial for a Georgia woman accused of killing her disabled toddler continued this week; new details emerged on Weds. that the suspect reportedly cashed in on her deceased son’s disabilities checks for six months after his death. Erica Claudette White, of Austell, sat inside a Cobb County courtroom with her face down, staring at …
Trials
January 23, 2018
‘Poisoning for profit’: Opening arguments for ‘mom’ accused of killing blind, disabled toddler boy begins with explosive details
A Georgia woman accused of killing her son walked into a Cobb County courtroom sniffling and crying on Monday, where gruesome details emerged regarding the 2014 death a disabled toddler who overdosed on a fatal amount of codeine. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Erica Claudette White, of Austell, is facing 16 charges after she allegedly poisoned …
Trials
November 2, 2017
Caught on video: Teen road-rager flees courtroom, jumps in waiting car, leads cops on high-speed chase
WADSWORTH, Ohio (AP) — Police say a man being sentenced in a road rage case walked out of an Ohio courtroom, jumped in a car and led police on a chase before crashing into an SUV. Authorities say a couple and their baby were hurt in the crash near Akron, along with the 19-year-old suspect. …
Trials
October 8, 2017
Woman’s killer surprises courtroom by asking for LONGER sentence
After pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in August, an Everett, Washington, man made an unusual request for harsh punishment at his sentencing hearing this week, according to KOMO News. Jonathan Duncan, 24, was charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend, 19-year-old Payton Beck-Glessner, in December when he says he was playing with a handgun …
Trials
September 28, 2017
BREAKING NOW: Possible motive in Vanessa MacCormack murder divulged as prosecutors reveal she was found strangled, stabbed, with a trash bag over her head
Prosecutors: Victim’s husband bought cocaine after killing teacher wife
Celebrity Justice
September 27, 2017
OJ Simpson could walk free as soon as Monday
Simpson won parole in July
Trials
September 26, 2017
Parole board didn’t consider O.J. Simpson spouse abuse case
By SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s parole board didn’t consider O.J. Simpson’s 1989 conviction for misdemeanor spousal abuse when it granted him parole in July because the case wasn’t listed in the national clearinghouse of FBI crime data, an official said Tuesday. David Smith, the board’s hearing officer, said the panel …
Politics and Crime
September 25, 2017
‘Rock bottom’: Crying Anthony Weiner gets 21 months in prison for sexting minor girl
“I victimized a young person who deserved better”
Sex Crimes
September 24, 2017
Weiner faces sentencing in latest chapter of sexting drama
By TOM HAYS and STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It seemed as if Anthony Weiner had hit rock bottom when he resigned from Congress in 2011. “Bye-bye, pervert!” one heckler shouted as the Democrat quit amid revelations that he had sent graphic pictures of himself to women on social media. Time has shown …
Murder
September 23, 2017
‘Face of evil’: Man murders eight people at hair salon
By AMY TAXIN, Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man who killed eight people at a hair salon in 2011 was sentenced to life without parole Friday in a courtroom packed with sobbing victims’ relatives, who shared vivid memories of their loved ones and wished the shooter a painful end in prison. Scott …