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 …
Karen Read appeared in a Massachusetts court Tuesday for a hearing ahead of her retrial, scheduled for April. Special prosecutor Hank Brennan stated in court Tuesday that the federal investigation into the state’s handling of Read’s case is now closed, according to the Boston Globe. No charges will be brought against police involved in the …
A Florida woman accused of killing her terminally ill husband in a hospital room in 2023 was sentenced Friday to just over a year in prison followed by 12 years probation. Ellen Gilland, 78, pleaded no contest in December to assisting self-murder and manslaughter after a grand jury reduced the charges from first degree murder, …
An Illinois jury on Friday deliberated less than 90 minutes before returning a guilty verdict for a landlord accused of the brutal stabbing death of a 6-year-old Palestinian boy after the start of the Gaza war in 2023. Joseph Czuba had pleaded not guilty in the death of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his …
An Arizona mom accused of killing her two children with a meat cleaver was found guilty Monday by a jury. Yui Inoue was convicted on two counts of first degree murder, two counts of child abuse, and one count of disorderly conduct, AZFamily reported. As CrimeOnline reported, the 7-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl were found …
Jury selection is slated to begin Monday in the trial of an Illinois man who allegedly opened fire on a Highland Park Fourth of July parade in 2022, killing seven people and wounding dozens more. Robert Crimo III faces more than 100 charges, including 21 counts of first degree murder, as CrimeOnline reported. Crimo’s trial …
A Connecticut man who has spent more than a decade receiving mental health treatment — after he was found not guilty by reason of insanity of killing man and eating part of his brain and an eyeball — has been granted conditional release by the state Psychiatric Security Review Board. The release requires that Tyree …
A Louisiana woman was sentenced this week to 8 years in prison for the fentanyl overdose death of her toddler son, and her family is angry it wasn’t longer. Summer Buxton pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Keynan Jay Buxton, 2, in May 2023, KPLC reported. The boy died of acute drug intoxication, …
