Autistic child ‘riddled with bullets’ fired by two deputies during traffic stop
Trials
“He didn’t deserve to die like that”
Trials
March 1, 2017
Club shooter’s wife to go free before trial on aiding attack
PAUL ELIAS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The widow of the gunman who killed dozens of people at a Florida nightclub is not dangerous and will be released from jail ahead of her trial on charges of aiding the attack, a federal judge in California ruled Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu also said …
Trials
February 27, 2017
Judge rules Bill Cosby case to be decided by outside jury
MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A sequestered jury from an outside county will decide the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby, a suburban Philadelphia judge ruled Monday, rejecting a defense request to move the trial itself because of worldwide media reports that the actor’s lawyers say brand him a “serial rapist.” Montgomery …
Celebrity Justice
February 25, 2017
Bill Cosby won’t face a barrage of accusers at his trial
MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a major break for Bill Cosby, a judge ruled Friday that just one of the comedian’s multitude of other accusers can testify at his trial to bolster charges he drugged and violated a woman more than a decade ago. The 79-year-old TV star is set to go …
Trials
February 25, 2017
Supreme Court weighs law banning sex offenders from Facebook
EMERY P. DALESIO Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Fresh from a trip to traffic court, Lester Packingham Jr. celebrated his turn of good fortune by announcing to friends on Facebook that his pending ticket was dismissed without him saying a word. “No fine. No Court costs. No nothing. Praise be to God. Wow. Thanks, …
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February 22, 2017
Children’s author Helen Bailey strangled dead
The partner of British children’s author Helen Bailey was convicted Wednesday of killing her and dumping her body in a cesspool in a financially motivated murder.
Trials
February 19, 2017
Colorado mom dismembered, body parts scattered across state lines: Police
The father of Ashley Mead’s child is in custody
Trials
February 18, 2017
Star secret witness in “Jinx” murder trial admits he lied and misled prosecutors for months
“I was covering up. I was withholding the truth…I was lying.”
Celebrity Justice
February 16, 2017
Secret witness and close friend testifies Robert Durst confessed to murder
One of Robert Durst’s closest friends testified Thursday that the real estate heir admitted killing their mutual best friend.
Trials
February 16, 2017
Missouri lawyer acquitted in killings of dad, his girlfriend
No hair, blood, DNA or fibers linked Van Note to the crime scene.
Celebrity Justice
February 14, 2017
Robert Durst Trial: Did doctor get last call from missing woman or someone else?
The California murder case against New York real estate heir Robert Durst took a trip back in time Tuesday to the mysterious disappearance of his first wife in 1982.
Cold Cases
February 14, 2017
After 38 years, Etan Patz’s dad finds justice in conviction
COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former store clerk was convicted Tuesday of murder in one of the nation’s most haunting missing-child cases, the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz on the way to the school bus stop 38 years ago. Pedro Hernandez, who once worked in a convenience store in Etan’s neighborhood, …
