The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial in Idaho on Wednesday denied several defense motions aimed at hamstringing the prosecution’s case, including a critical motion that would have seen the judge toss “investigative genetic genealogy” evidence from the case. Hearings on all four motions denied by Judge Steven Hippler were held on January 23 and …
The judge in the Karen Read murder trial abruptly ended proceedings yesterday following a tense outburst in the courtroom. Judge Beverly Cannone adjourned the session trial, citing “evidence” that she claimed changed everything, without revealing its details, Boston.com reports Boston.com reports. Read is charged with hitting her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, with her …
Attorneys for a Massachusetts woman about to go on trial for the second time for the death of her boyfriend in 2022 have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop the new trial on the basis of double jeopardy. Karen Read’s first trial last summer ended in a hung jury when jurors reported they could …
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An Idaho man accused of killing his wife, her unborn child, and their 10-month-old son entered into a plea deal last week to avoid the death penalty. Jeremy Best, 50, agreed to plead guilty to first degree murder in the death of his son Zeke Best, whose throat he slit, and second degree murder in …
A Tennessee man convicted in December of killing his wife while they were on their honeymoon in Fiji has been sentenced to life in prison. Bradley Robert Dawson, 40, won’t be eligible for release until he’s served at least 18 years, The Associated Press reported. Dawson pleaded not guilty in the death of Christe Chen, …
On Wednesday, Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a civil lawsuit in New York against NBC Universal over “Making of a Bad Boy” — a documentary that accused him of being a serial killer and child rapist. The series premiered last month on Peacock TV, a streaming service owned by NBC. Combs’ lawyers cited a portion of …
A Tennessee jury has found child killer Megan Boswell guilty on all three first-degree murder counts in connection with the death of her daughter, Evelyn Boswell. In addition to the murder charges ,a Sullivan County jury also convicted Boswell on multiple other counts, including aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect, according to WJHL. Boswell …
On Wednesday, a Florida judge postponed the child sex trial for the man charged in last year’s slaying of 13-year-old Madeline Soto. CourtTV reported that Stephan Sterns, 38, waived his appearance at all pre-trial hearings, meaning he was not in court when his lawyers asked to postpone his February 24 trial because they had not accessed …
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Karen Read can be retried for her boyfriend’s murder, despite a mistrial last year. In July, a jury failed to reach a verdict on two charges — murder and leaving the scene of a fatal accident — against Read. Though some of the jurors expressed, after the …
Luigi Mangione, who allegedly killed a UnitedHealthcare executive last year, officially accepted almost $300,000 in donations for his legal defense on Monday. In a statement issued to The Independent, the December 4 Legal Committee said Mangione, 26, will accept $292,000 in donations that the group raised via GiveSendGo. The committee said it would continue to …
A Texas man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl at gunpoint and driving her to California while repeatedly raping her learned his fate this week in federal court. Steven Robert Sablan, 63, was sentenced to 35 years in prison, KTLA reported. The teen girl was rescued on July 9, 2023, when she flashed …
