OJ Simpson could walk free as soon as Monday
Celebrity Justice
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 …
Murder
September 20, 2017
Drug dealer gets 11 years in killing of LA studio exec
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A convicted drug dealer was sentenced Tuesday in California to 11 years in prison in the beating death of a movie studio executive who had been having an affair with his wife. John Lenzie Creech, 45, was convicted in July of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Gavin Smith, a 20th …
Fraud
September 13, 2017
Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli’s bail revoked, heads to jail
By TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former pharmaceuticals company CEO Martin Shkreli had his bail revoked and was headed to jail Wednesday while awaiting sentencing for a securities fraud conviction. A judge heard arguments about whether the provocative online antics of Shkreli, dubbed the Pharma Bro, were bad enough to put him behind …
Trials
September 12, 2017
Defense: Girl accused of stabbing classmate was delusional
By GRETCHEN EHLKE, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin girl who told investigators she helped stab a classmate was convinced the crime would protect her and her family from a fictional horror character called Slender Man, her attorney told jurors Tuesday. The defense is trying to convince jurors that Anissa Weier was suffering from …
Trials
September 12, 2017
Man who killed Holly Bobo lived in ‘dark world’: Prosecutor
By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) — A man who lived in the “dark, dark world” of methamphetamine and morphine abducted a Tennessee nursing student from her rural home in 2011, then drugged, raped and shot her before discarding her body and bragging about it, a prosecutor said Monday. Paul Hagerman made the statements …
Bad Doctors
September 6, 2017
Jilted husband sues doctor for ‘stealing his wife’s love’
By EMERY P. DALESIO, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A jilted husband’s lawsuit against a doctor accused of stealing his wife’s love can proceed after a North Carolina appeals court ruled Tuesday that the husband can continue suing the spouse’s lover, seeking damages. The state Court of Appeals decision resurrects a lawsuit that a …
Trials
September 5, 2017
Judge tosses most serious charges in Penn State frat hazing death
By MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge threw out involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges Friday against members of a Penn State fraternity in the alcohol-related hazing death of a pledge, ordering 12 of the young men to stand trial on less serious counts. The ruling, issued without explanation by District Justice …
Trials
August 21, 2017
Teen pleads guilty in Slender Man attack
“I believed that if I didn’t go through with it, Slender Man would come and attack and kill myself, my friends and my family.”
