The man accused of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley is seeking to vacate his conviction, citing procedural errors and challenged evidence. On Friday, Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard heard an argument supporting the dismissal of Jose Ibarra’s, 28, conviction. The hearing featured testimony from a DNA expert whose analysis sits at …
A Michigan father called 911 to report a home invasion after allegedly killing his fiancée and her two teen sons on January 27. Local 12 reports that Charles Broomfield, 44, stands accused of first-degree murder for the deaths of Jacqueline Neill and her sons, Cameron Kilpatrick, 15, and Michael Kilpatrick, 13. While Broomfield allegedly attempted …
A Georgia couple’s celebration of a new marriage ended in a fatal confrontation, leading to a complex legal battle over the boundaries of self-defense. Aaron Derek White, 33, now faces felony murder and aggravated assault charges following a January 2026 grand jury indictment, Local 12 reports. The charges stem from the July 2024 death of …
A Florida man convicted of murdering a 5-year-old girl by abandoning her in the Florida Everglades will not get the death penalty, a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge ruled Friday. Harrel Braddy’s resentencing trial began January 20 and ended Friday afternoon in connection with the 1998 death of Quatisha Maycock. The jury’s decision allowed Braddy, now 76, …
A Florida woman accused of posing as a teen to sexually abuse middle school boys says she’s the victim, according to her father, who claims she has longstanding mental disabilities. Alyssa Ann Zinger’s father, Josh Zinger, described her as coming from a “good Christian home.” The 25-year-old reportedly grew up in the suburbs of Tampa, …
UPDATE Rebecca Rauber: 2nd Grade Kansas Teacher Found Deceased in Snow Initial Coverage The Emporia Police Department in Kansas has launched an investigation into the disappearance of Rebecca Rauber, a 28-year-old teacher who vanished Friday. Rauber was last seen Friday night, as she left the Town Royal tavern, at 405 Commercial Street. Emporia Police Sgt. …
A 19-year-old South Carolina man is facing charges for the deaths of his grandparents, found deceased in their Westminster home earlier this month. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announced that authorities arrested Levi Kevin Jones shortly before midnight Friday. Jones has been charged with murder (two counts) and possession of a weapon during the commission …
Police in California found Former NFL player Kevin Johnson dead Wednesday, at a Los Angeles homeless encampment, according to police. Los Angeles County officials said authorities located Johnson, 55, at an encampment in the 1300 block of East 120th Street in the Willowbrook area, after responding to the scene shortly before 8 a.m., according to ABC …
A reported associate of singer D4vd has been arrested for failing to appear as a witness, court records show. Police arrested 23-year-old Neo Langston, a prominent streamer and one of D4vd’s (David Anthony Burke) purported friends, on Thursday, in Montana, according to TMZ. The arrested occurred after a coordinated effort between the Helena Police Department …
An 81-year-old Florida woman has been jailed for allegedly trying to hire a contract killer, Citrus County authorities say. Police arrested Elouise Ruth Leland, a Hernando resident, on Friday, following a multi-agency investigation into an alleged murder-for-hire plot, according to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). The case began earlier this month when the CCSO …
Timothy Busfield’s wife, “Little House on the Prairie” actress Melissa Gilbert, reportedly pleaded for a judge to keep her husband safe while in jail on charges involving child sex abuse. On January 16, Gilbert submitted a letter of support for Busfield, amid his ongoing legal battle concerning child sex abuse charges. The letter was included …
Authorities captured Alejandro “Alex” Rosales Castillo, one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted fugitives, in Mexico Friday. The FBI, along with Mexican authorities, apprehended Alejandro Rosales Castillo in Pachuca, Hidalgo, after being on the FBI Most Wanted List since October 2017, the FBI announced Saturday. Castillo is reportedly linked to the murder of co-worker, Truc …
