Convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in prison for stealing millions from his former clients and law firm. According to The State, Murdaugh provided an hour-long statement to the court in which he apologized to his family and instructed his surviving son to “ignore the haters.” None of Murdaugh’s family …
Special Judge Frances Gull and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita have requested that the state Supreme Court deny a petition to replace Gull and reinstate accused child killer Richard Allen’s defense team, in connection with the high-profile Delphi double murder case. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Gull removed Allen’s original defense team, Andrew Baldwin and Brad …
An Indiana man is behind bars after police say he disclosed sensitive information and evidence in connection with the 2017 Delphi murders. According to a 29-page court transcript released Friday, police arrested Mitchell Thomas Westerman on a conversion charge, after he allegedly leaked evidence in the murders of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14. …
A Washington man will remain behind bars without bail, a Thurston County judge said Monday, following evidence that a missing couple may have been murdered. According to The Olympian, Timothy Burke, 45, appeared in Thurston County Superior Court on Monday following the disappearance of Karen Koep and her husband, Davido. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police …
Chad Daybell’s attorney accused prosecutors of “grand standing” and “forum shopping” in their request last week that Judge Stephen Boyce reconsider his change of venue order, made when Daybell’s murder trial was still attached to his wife’s. Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial was severed from Daybell’s because Daybell waived his right to a speedy trial, while …
The Louisiana woman charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy found stuffed into a “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” suitcase in southern Indiana was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison. Dawn Coleman was given five years of the sentence suspended, WTHR reported. Coleman pleaded guilty to aiding, inducing, or causing murder, neglect of …
An Ohio father who allegedly killed his three sons in June appeared in court on Monday to address multiple motions. Defendant Chad Doerman is facing the death penalty for reportedly shooting his three children, ages 3, 4, and 7, in front of his wife and stepdaughter. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Doerman’s lawyers asked the …
Colombian accessories designer Nancy Gonzalez pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of smuggling python and caiman skins into the U.S. for use in luxury handbags. According to WWD, 70-year-old Gonzalez pleaded guilty in Florida’s U.S. District Court alongside defendants, Diego Mauricio Rodriguez Giraldo, in connection with the trafficking scheme. The plea comes after Gonzalez and …
An Idaho judge presiding over accused murderer Bryan Kohberger’s case issued a court order Monday outlining media restrictions for the high-profile trial, including no cameras allowed inside the courtroom. Although Judge John Judge was previously open to cameras during the trial, as CrimeOnline previously reported, the latest court order prohibits any media-operated video or photography. …
An Ohio man who allegedly killed his three sons in June is due back in court on Monday. Suspect Chad Doerman is facing the death penalty for reportedly shooting his three children, ages 3, 4, and 7, in front of his wife and stepdaughter. WKEF reported that more than two dozen motions will be addressed …
A Texas woman who stalked and killed her boyfriend’s love interest last year was sentenced on Friday to 90 years in prison. Kaitlin Armstrong fled to Costa Rica after fatally shooting professional cyclist Moriah “Mo” Wilson, 25, in May 2022. KVUE reported that jurors convicted Armstrong on Thursday, following two hours of deliberations. Though she …
The state also argued against broadcast or recording of court proceedings.
