R. Kelly told a New York federal court on Wednesday that he will not testify during his ongoing trial for sex trafficking and racketeering. According to the New York Daily News, jurors are expected to hear closing arguments on Wednesday afternoon and start deliberations this week. The defense called multiple members of Kelly’s entourage who …
A New York teen pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with the 2019 death of Bernard College student, Tessa Majors. Luchiano Lewis, 16, appeared in the Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday after being charged as an adult. He pleaded guilty to both second-degree murder and first-degree robbery, CBS New York reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lewis is …
A Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to killing and raping teacher Christy Mirack in 2019 wants to withdraw his previous plea. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 25-year-old Mirack, of Lancaster, was brutally raped and murdered in her home on December 21, 1992. She taught at Rohrerstown Elementary School and had just put the finishing touches on gifts she …
Disgraced former lawyer Alex Murdaugh is facing more legal troubles after the parents of a boating crash victim filed a lawsuit against him on Monday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Murdaugh’s son, 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh, was allegedly driving a boat in 2019 when he killed Mallory Beach, 19, who was riding in the boat with him. …
Suzanne Morphew kept a “list of grievances” on her phone containing 60 items she objected to in her marriage to Barry Morphew, who is now charged with her murder. On the list, according to Barry Morphew’s arrested affidavit: physical abuse, mental abuse, stalking her around the house, taking her phone, slamming the brakes in the …
A Los Angeles jury on Friday found real estate heir Robert Durst guilty of the murder of his lifelong friend Susan Berman in 2000. The nine-woman, three-man jury entered deliberations on September 14 and met for eight hours over three days, after prosecutors laid out their case that Durst shot Berman because he believed she …
During Friday’s hearing, a Wisconsin judge barred prosecutors from presenting a link between accused protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse and far-right, neo-fascist group the Proud Boys at his upcoming trial. According to Kenosha News, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder told both the prosecution and defense that Rittenhouse’s trial “is not going to be a …
A South Carolina judge released lawyer Alex Murdaugh on a $20,000 bond, amid allegations he had an ex-client try to fatally shoot him as part of a $10 million life insurance scheme. WSAV reported that Murdaugh, 53, must surrender his passport but is allowed to return to rehab, which is located in another state. As …
An Ohio woman admitted in court Friday that she helped plan the 2016 murders of a family of eight — including the mother of her own granddaughter. Angela Wagner, her husband George “Billy” Wagner III, and her two sons — Edward “Jake” Wagner and George Wagner IV — were accused in 2018 of planned and …
Lawyers for Virginia Roberts Giuffre now say they have successfully served Prince Andrew with notice of her sexual abuse lawsuit filed in New York. The BBC reported that court documents say a process server left the legal papers with a police officer at the Royal Lodge on August 27. According to Forbes, the paperwork from …
A Wisconsin teen who helped attack and stab another girl in 2015, will be released from a mental health institution next week. On Friday, Waukesha County Judge Michael Bohren requested the release of 19-year-old Anissa Weier from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. According to ABC 10, Weier will be required to wear a tracking device …
An Ohio father and his girlfriend pleaded guilty this week to the torture and murder of Takoda Collins, a young boy who was abused for years before his death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 10-year-old Takoda died on December 13, 2019, at Dayton Children’s Hospital. The boy was rushed to the hospital after his father, Al-Mutahan …
