At least one witness in the Celeste Rivas death investigation has been uncooperative. According to TMZ, Beth Silverman, the District Deputy Attorney in Los Angeles County, is requesting a “body attachment” for an unnamed female witness who failed to show up for a deposition Wednesday. A judge ordered the witness to testify in connection with …
Federal judges have ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case as well as the records from the 2021 case of his co-trafficker, Ghislaine Maxwell.
A Florida judge sentenced a man to life in prison on Wednesday for the brutal murder of a woman he met on a dating app because she wasn’t “following his relationship rules.” Daniel Stearns, 35, was convicted in October, WESH reported. Stearns was arrested in March 2023 after police followed him to an undeveloped Palm …
A California man who earlier this year pleaded guilty to stabbing his stepmother to death and trying to kill his father has been sentenced to decades behind bars. Justin Tray Buchanan, 34, pleaded guilty in October to the murder of Kelly Jean Buchanan, the attempted murder of William Louis Buchanan, and a knife assault on …
The man accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson a year ago this week comes to court on Monday for hearings on defense motions to bar certain evidence from trial — including the gun allegedly used in the murder. Luigi Mangione’s defense team has moved to bar the 9mm handgun and other items found …
An Indiana man will spend decades in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing his 6-year-old son. Franklin Elmore Jr., 29, got 55 years for the murder of Justin Elmore and another 10 years for related crimes, to be served consecutively, WNDU reports. “I’m satisfied with it. It’s better than what I thought he would …
An Ohio woman accused of killing her 4-year-old son at a Tuscarawas County lake in August has been deemed competent to stand trial. Ruther Miller, 40, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the death of Vincen Miller during a family weekend at the lake. She was sent to mental health facility after …
An Ohio man will spend a minimum of 19 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to crashing his vehicle while drunk, causing a fire that killed his 2-year-old daughter Lillyanna. Nicholas Stemen was sentenced to 22 to 27 1/2 years in prison and must serve 19 years before he is eligible for parole after …
An Illinois mother pleaded guilty last week to smothering her 7-year-old son in 2021 after a series of court motions aimed at discounting evidence against her failed. Sarah Safranek, 38, was sentenced to 35 years in prison, WIFR reported. The judge in the case, Anthony Peska, ordered that she serve 100 percent of the sentence …
O.J. Simpson’s estate has agreed to pay Ron Goldman’s father nearly $58 million, almost 30 years after a civil lawsuit. According to court documents filed in Las Vegas Friday, the executor of Simpson’s estate, Malcolm LaVergne, accepted the Goldman family’s creditor claim, along with 30 years of accumulated interest, TMZ reports. On June 12, 1994, …
A Texas daycare worker was sentenced this week to a decade in prison after she was seen on video kicking and shoving children in her care more than 100 times. Catherine Guziejka, 45, pleaded guilty in September to six counts of injury to a child, as CrimeOnline reported. She was sentenced to 10 years on …
A South Carolina man has pleaded guilty to killing his 25-year-old girlfriend and setting her car ablaze with her body inside. Jarrett Haskell Davis entered the plea on Monday and was was sentenced to more than four decades in prison, WRDW reported. The remains of Megan Bodiford were found in her burned vehicle on April …
