A 17-year-old central Florida boy pleaded guilty Wednesday to strangling his mother in 2018, when he was 15, and calling friends to help him stage a robbery and dispose of her body, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Gregory Ramos then called police and reported that his home had been broken into and his mother was missing. …
Justin Ross Harris, a Georgia man serving a life sentence for killing his toddler son, Cooper, is scheduled for a new hearing, where his lawyer plans to argue for a new trial. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark in Cobb County scheduled several days to listen to Justin Ross Harris’ hearing, from December …
The Florida Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments this week about whether a killer sentenced to death for the 2013 murder of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle should receive a new trial. According to a brief filed in the case, the attorney for convicted killer Donald Smith argued that his trial should not have been held …
The man was hesitant to scream as he did not want rats to crawl into his mouth
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is hearing arguments in Bill Cosby’s appeal to have his 2018 aggravated indecent assault conviction overturned. According to Variety, the justices appeared skeptical about whether five accusers should have been allowed to testify during Cosby’s 2018 trial. On Tuesday, Justice Max Baer agreed with Cosby’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, that their testimonies were …
Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to the murder of mom-of-three, Savannah Spurlock, nearly two years after she vanished. The Courier-Journal reports that 25-year-old David Sparks pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse. He’s scheduled to be sentenced in December. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Spurlock’s remains were discovered behind Sparks’ …
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General William Barr and others, claiming that the conditions at a prison are torture for Lisa Montgomery, a woman scheduled for death in January. The Kansas City Star reports that the lawsuit, which was filed this month at the U.S. District Court for the …
A Florida woman convicted of her husband’s murder had the conviction overturned on appeal, ABC 27 reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities arrested Denise Merrell Williams in 2018, at her office at Florida State University where she worked as an accountant. She was charged with the murder of her husband, Mike Williams, and conspiracy to …
Prosecutors in California said Tuesday that tens of thousands of jail and prison inmates — including notorious killers like Scott Peterson — fraudulently claimed pandemic unemployment benefits between March and August. According to NBC News, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said the scam may have cost as much as $1 billion. Schubert alleged …
The parents of a Georgia man who left his toddler son in a hot vehicle to die are speaking out publicly for the first time since their son’s 2014 arrest. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Harris still insists that his 1-year-old son Cooper’s death was an accident. Harris said he thought he dropped the little boy …
The woman was reportedly driving on the wrong side of the road when the deadly wreck occurred
An Oregon man experiencing depression due to a failing marriage reached out to his doctor for help, but ended up filing a lawsuit after finding out his wife had been allegedly carrying out an affair with the physician. The Bulletin reports that according to a complaint filed on Monday at the Deschutes County Circuit Court, …
