The man accused of kidnapping and killing University of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts is expected to make his first court appearance on Wednesday afternoon. FOX reports that 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera, charged with the murder of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts, is scheduled to appear Wednesday at the at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma at 1 p.m. …
A surrogate mother in California who became pregnant with twins and learned that one of the babies was her biological son is suing, alleging that the surrogacy agency wanted her to pay them to get her son back. According to the Daily Mail, Omega Family Global matched Jessica Allen, 31, with a childless Chinese couple (called the Lius …
Defense attorneys are arguing that charges should be dropped against the suspected killers because police allegedly knew of the accusations years ago
A California woman who was drunk when she struck and killed an elderly homeless man and continued to drive with his body in the passenger seat learned her fate this week. KGTV reported that Esteysi “Stacy” Sanchez, 31, cried uncontrollably Wednesday before she was sentenced to 15 years to life for the April 2016 death …
Authorities in Tennessee say the man who was nearly naked when he executed a mass shooting at a Nashville-area Waffle House might not stand trial due to mental incompetence. According to the New York Post, officials announced the results of their evaluation of suspect Travis Reinking, who is accused of opening fire on customers and …
Cindy Anthony, the mother of accused murderer Casey Anthony, reportedly told a Florida court last week that she’ll be unable to testify in her upcoming foreclosure trial because she’s too ill. Two days before the trial, Cindy’s lawyer presented a doctor’s note which said her client was “unable to testify in court or perform her …
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday rejected a former Stanford University swimmer’s bid for a new trial and upheld his sexual assault and attempted rape convictions. The three-judge panel of the 6th District Court of Appeal in San Jose ruled Wednesday that there was “substantial evidence” that Brock Turner received a fair …
A North Carolina superior court judge ruled that a man must pay his lover’s ex-husband for seducing her while the couple was still together and destroying the marriage. According to the Durham Herald Sun, Durham County Judge Orlando Hudson’s ruling awarded Keith King, who owns a popular BMX stunt show, $2.2 million in compensatory damages. …
Infamous grandmother Lois Riess, who is charged with murdering her look-alike in Florida in order to evade police after being wanted for her husband’s shooting death in Minnesota, is due in the state’s court Wednesday. Prosecutors announced earlier this month that they are pursuing the death penalty against the alleged killer, KARE11 reports. Riess, 56, …
A 15-year-old Indonesian girl who was raped by her 17-year-old brother was recently sentenced to six months behind bars for getting an abortion. According to Sky News, police arrested the siblings in June after a headless fetus was discovered at a palm oil plantation near Pulau village. Officials said the girl was six months pregnant when …
A Texas mother with a history of mental illness was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the March 2016 smothering deaths of her 20-month-old and 5-year-old daughters. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Sofya Tsygankova, 34, suffered from depression in her native Russia after experiencing a breakup and failing to excel in a music competition. …
Four Michigan teens have accepted a plea deal that will allow them to avoid second-degree murder charges for allegedly throwing a six-pound rock off an overpass, killing a man driving below. Prosecutors will drop 10 of the 11 charges against Mark Sekelsky, 17, Mikadyn Payne, 16, Alexzander Miller, 16, and Trevor Gray, 15, and change …
