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Arresting Cops Gave Luigi Mangione a Snack To Get His DNA After Illegal Search, Lawyers Say
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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 …

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March 16, 2025

Texas Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Shooting Wife in Head, Wrapping Her Body in Tarp

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 …

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March 13, 2025

Delphi Killer’s Attorneys Release ‘Bridge Guy’ Video, File Appeal of Conviction

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 …

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March 12, 2025

Governor Schedules Clemency Hearing in Menendez Brothers Case

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 …

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March 6, 2025

Judge Denies State’s Move to Block Conditional Release of Slender Man Stabber

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 …

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March 4, 2025

Prosecutor Announces Closure of Federal Investigation into Karen Read Case

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 …

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February 28, 2025

Man Convicted of Stabbing 6-Year-Old Palestinian Boy to Death After Start of Gaza War

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 …