A Louisiana appeals court barred defense attorneys from using Madison Brooks’ sexual history to fight rape charges. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police said Brooks, a 19-year-old Louisiana State University student, left Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland, with Casen Carver, Kaivon Washington, Desmond Carter, and Everett Lee early on January 15, 2023. The group drove to a …
Prosecutors asked the court on Wednesday to present a photo Bryan Kohberger took hours after four University of Idaho students were murdered in 2022, claiming the image matches a witness’ description of the killer. One of the surviving roommates who was home when the quadruple slayings transpired reportedly described the suspect as being, tall, slender, …
On Tuesday, an Idaho judge denied a quadruple murder suspect’s request to have expert witnesses testify against having Amazon and phone data presented at his upcoming trial. Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys sought to have David Howell testify about why Kohberger’s Amazon data should be withheld from jurors, while Sy Ryan would provide an analysis of his …
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers have asked a Pennsylvania court to exclude evidence against the accused UnitedHealthcare killer, claiming arresting officers illegally searched his belongings days after last year’s slaying in New York. Pennlive reported that police who arrested Mangione in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, searched through Mangione’s items but lacked reasonable suspicion. Mangione’s attorneys also …
A Texas man was sentenced to 50 years in prison this week after a jury convicted him in the death of his wife last year. Krystlynne Robertson was found dead at the home she shared with Christopher Robertson on April 19, 2024, when the husband’s brother came home after several days away and found Robertson …
An Oregon man was sentenced to 34 years in prison this week after he pleaded guilty to gunning down a man who threw a sandwich at his car and then tried to kill the only witness to the murder. Jacob Fitzgerald, 24, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, attempted first degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, burlary, …
Attorneys for the man convicted of killing two Indiana teens in 2017 have released the video shot by one of the girls before their murders. The Weineke Law Office, representing Richard Allen, filed an appeal of Allen’s conviction and posted the video under the heading “transparency” on a website called “RickAllenJustice.com.” The 43-second video had …
Prosecutors in the case of the 2022 University of Idaho murders say their defense counterparts plan to argue that a knife sheath with their client’s DNA found at the scene could have been planted there. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson made the comment this week, deep in a response to one of the defense’s many …
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday that he has scheduled a clemency hearing for June for Erik and Kyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for murdering their parents in 1989. Newsom explained on his podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” that Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman’s recent decision not to resentence the …
A Wisconsin judge declined Thursday to block the conditional release of a woman who was 12 when she stabbed a classmate to appease the fictional character Slender Man in 2014. Judge Michael Bohren ruled in January that Morgan Geyser, now 22, could be released, but prosecutors tried last week to block her release, saying her …
A Michigan judge ruled on Wednesday that three boys missing since 2010 are legally deceased — but there is not enough evidence to prove their father killed them. While handing down her ruling, Probate Judge Catherine Sala said there were lapses in testimony provided by former Morenci police Chief Larry Weeks and FBI Special Agent …
An Illinois man charged with killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a 4th of July parade in a Chicago suburb in 2022 changed his plea to guilty moments before his trial was set to begin on Monday. Robert Crimo III, 24, withdrew his not guilty plea and entered a guilty plea to 21 …
