Nearly three decades after receiving a death sentence for kidnapping and murdering Polly Klaas, California child killer Richard Allen Davis is pushing for the sentence to be overturned, following a recent criminal justice reform law. According to prosecutors, Davis based appeal on Senate Bill 483, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021 and …
North Carolina investigators disclosed new details regarding the death of a North Carolina mother and her two children, who had been missing for nearly two weeks before police found their bodies. Benjamin Joseph Taylor, 34, is facing three counts of murder and one count of concealment of death in connection with the deaths of Markayla …
Colorado authorities issued a Senior Alert for a 63-year-old woman with a cognitive disorder who hasn’t been seen since Monday. According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Vivian Penaylillo was last seen on foot at Coalton Road and Rock Creek Circle in Superior at around 4:20 p.m. Police said there is concern for her well-being. …
Todd Chrisley, the incarcerated star of the reality show “Chrisley Knows Best,” has been dealt another financial blow. According to court records obtained by the Los Angeles Times, a Georgia judge on Wednesday ordered Chrisley to pay Amy Doherty-Heinze $755,000 in damages and legal costs. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by Doherty-Heinze in …
Prior to his suspension last year, 228th District Judge Frank Aguilar granted “some of the lowest bonds” to felony offenders. According to Andy Kahan with Houston Crime Stoppers, 21-year-old Frank Njoroge, who was convicted of assault while impeding breath in 2023, was given deferred probation by Aguilar. Then, two months into his probation sentence, he …
The murder trial started Tuesday for a Texas man charged with the 2020 killing of 8-year-old Kendrick Lee. According to prosecutors, Brian Coulter is accused of murdering Kendrick and abandoning his body in the family’s apartment in southwest Harris County. He pleaded not guilty to capital murder and chose a bench trial rather than a …
Police are searching for a West Virginia woman who has not been seen or heard from since February. According to police, 30-year-old Katlyn Dorn was last seen while being picked up in Washington with plans to head to the Uniontown/Brownsville area. Police didn’t specify who picked her up and she has not been heard from …
According to newly filed court documents, a 3-year-old child struggled to survive and attempted to flee a California church where her mother, uncle, and grandfather conducted an exorcism to banish a “demon.” A 50-page memorandum filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney on April 3 shed light on what happened before, during, and after …
Nearly seven weeks after the disappearance of 3-year-old tot, Elijah Vue, searchers continue to scour various areas of Wisconsin, including the infamous Avery Salvage Yard in Manitowoc County. Search volunteers began searching the salvage yard on Monday, at the location where freelance photographer Teresa Halbach’s remains were unearthed in 2005, leading to the arrest and …
A Texas judge sentenced a 33-year-old woman to 50 years in prison for the 2019 death of her boyfriend’s daughter. According to the District Attorney’s Office of Harris County, a jury convicted Shawna Hooey on April 3 of murder, in connection with the death of Jakyzia Alexander, 4. Hoovey was taking care of Jakyzia and …
Country music sensation Morgan Wallen was arrested last night following accusations of launching a chair from the sixth floor of a Nashville rooftop bar. The 30-year-old singer faces three counts of felony reckless endangerment and one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for allegedly tossing the chair from Chiefs Bar just after 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, …
Prosecutors in accused killer Bryan Kohberger’s murder case said last week that they found a “game changer” audio recording related to possible jurors in the case. Kohberger made a court appearance Thursday for a hearing connected to survey questions conducted among potential jurors. According to the Lewiston Tribune, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said they …
