Update Morgan Geyser, convicteed for stabbing a classmate to appease the fictional character Slender Man, received conditional release from a state psychiatric hospital on Thursday, FOX 6 Milwaukee reports. Initial Coverage A Wisconsin woman, who stabbed her classmate over a decade ago, a judge’s permission to be released from a psychiatric hospital. In court Thursday, …
On Wednesday, the trial began for a Texas man who allegedly killed his 2-year-old daughter in 2023. Deontray Flanagan reportedly took Zevaya Flanagan out of daycare in March 2023, then drove to a Walmart where his daughter’s mother worked and attacked her. KHOU reported that during the 45-minute police chase that followed, Deontray Flanagan strangled …
The father of a baby girl found dead in a Connecticut motel bathroom in August has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. Dale Kirkland will return to court in March for another competency hearing after spending 60 days at Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown, WVIT reports. Kirkland was initially charged with risk of injury to …
Massachusetts’ highest court is deliberating on whether to make audio recordings from the hearing that resulted in slain girl Harmony Montgomery being placed in the custody of her killer father. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Harmony’s father, Adam Montgomery, who was convicted last year for her murder, gained custody in a Massachusetts courtroom before relocating with …
A Minnesota man pleaded guilty this week to killing and dismembering two women he had been dating. Joseph Jorgenson, 41, pleaded guilty to the murders of 34-year-old Manijeh “Mani” Starren and 33-year-old Fanta Zayavong, KSTP reported. He is expected to be sentenced to two 40-year-prison terms, served concurrently, at his sentencing next month. Jorgenson was …
Three members of an Ohio family were sentenced Friday for their roles in the 2016 massacre of eight members of another family. Angela Wagner, her mother Rita Newcomb, her husband George “Billy” Wagner III, and her two sons — Edward “Jake” Wagner and George Wagner IV — were accused in 2018 of planned and carrying …
Appellate judges on Thursday overturned the conviction of an Ohio woman charged with killing her mother in 2020. Sydney Powell, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, appealed the conviction, and the Ninth District Court of Appeals agreed that the trial court erred when it denied her attorneys’ motion to for rebuttal testimony, the …
An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty this week to shooting his parents and sister to death earlier this year and was sentenced to life without parole. Jacob Mayhugh, 22, said in his plea that he intentionally killed James, Patty, and Shayla Mayhugh in thier Chickasha home on May 10, KOCO reported. Authorities launched a manhunt for …
A Kentucky man ended the years-long case against him — for killing his month-old son because he lost a video game — with a plea that maintains his innocence but acknowledges he will likely lose in court. Anthony Trice and his son De’Anthony Trice were alone together when the father lost his video game, threw …
A special prosecutor in New Mexico has withdrawn her appeal of the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, ending the lengthy prosecution of the actor for the fatal movie set shooting of his film’s cinematographer. The Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office announced the decision Monday in a statement that blamed “multiple barriers …
The accused killer of an insurance company CEO pleaded not guilty in court Monday to be arraigned on state murder charges, two of which include terrorism enhancements. Prosecutor Joel Sideman told the court that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has “primary jurisdiction” and will bring its case before a “parallel” federal case, according to WABC. …
Luigi Mangione is due in a New York court on Monday to face state charges for the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. According to CBS, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said on Friday that they are coordinating with federal authorities, who also have a criminal case against Mangione, 26. On the state …
