A Nebraska woman convicted of killing her Tinder app date, Sydney Loofe, begged a panel of three judges to spare her from the death penalty. Bailey Boswell, 27, who has a 5-year-old daughter, teared up during a sentencing hearing last week in a Dawson County courtroom. Boswell was convicted last year in connection with Loofe’s …
Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney says that since Bill Cosby has been set free, his client should be too. David Oscar Markus wrote in a New York Daily News op-ed that Maxwell, awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, should be covered under the non-prosecution deal convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein secured with federal prosecutors in 2007: He agreed …
Former “Smallville” actor Allison Mack was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for her role in the cult-like Nxivm and its secret, women-only group DOS. Mack had previously pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges. In a letter submitted as part of the sentencing memorandum, Mack apologized “to those of you that I brought in Nxivm. I am sorry I ever exposed you to the nefarious and emotionally abusive schemes of a twisted man,” a reference to Nxivm leader Keith Raniere, who was convcted on racketeering charges last year and sentenced to 120 years in prison.
Judge says Marcus Eriz “is a complete danger to the community.”
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request to toss out the confession by the woman accused of helping dismembered the body of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen. Cecily Aguilar, the girlfriend of murder suspect Aaron Robinson, asked in March to throw out the confession, saying she was not read her Miranda rights at the …
A jury deliberated less that two hours last week before acquitting a Maryland high school teacher on charges that she had sex with a student. Meredith Susan Barry Martin, 39, was charged in February 2020 on multiple counts, including sexual offense by a person in authority, having intercourse while in a position of authority, unnatural …
In November 2020, Shane Wayne Michael beat up a customer before lowering his mask and spitting on him. He’ll now serve at least 10 years in prison for the incident. Michael, who had a mask on when he walked into the Vision 4 Less store in Des Moines, pulled the mask down from his nose …
Aubrey Trail, a Nebraska man who killed an unsuspecting woman lured in by his girlfriend through a dating app, learned his fate on Wednesday. A Dawson County judge sentenced Trail to death, the Lincoln Journal Star reports. Bailey reportedly said he “could care less” about his sentencing. He was convicted in July 2020 of first-degree …
Apple reportedly paid millions of dollars to a 21-year-old Oregon woman after its contracted repair techs posted nude photos on her phone on her Facebook page. According to The Telegraph, in 2016 the woman brought her iPhone to a California facility run by Pegatron, an Apple contractor after it had stopped working. The woman alleged …
A Utah man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for the beating death of his wife during a family cruise to Alaska in 2017. Kenneth Manzanares, 43, pleaded guilty in February 2020 to the second-degree murder of Kristy Manzanares, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Kenneth, Kristy, their three daughters, and several members of Kristy’s …
On Wednesday, the defense filed a motion in a Minnesota court which seeks time served for ex-Minnesota officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s slaying. The Star-Tribune reported that prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for Chauvin, who was convicted on April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Conversely, defense attorney Eric …
Former Minnesota police officer and convicted murderer Derek Chauvin is expected to appear in federal court on Tuesday amid allegations that he violated George Floyd’s rights during last year’s arrest that ended with Floyd’s death. According to the Star-Tribune, Chauvin, 45, will appear in U.S. District Court via videoconference from Oak Park Heights prison, where …
