An Arizona man who pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering his roommate was sentenced Friday to 31 1/2 years in prison. Timothy Sullivan, 66, apologized in court but attributed his actions to a “traumatic brain injury,” KPNX reported. “I take full responsibility for my actions,” said Sullivan, who described Amy “Ruby” Leagans as a good …
A Texas man who said he killed people because he was called to “commit sacrifices” has been convicted on three counts of murder and sentenced to death. Jason Thornburg, 44, was found guilty this week of killing and dismembering David Lueras, 42; Lauren Phillips, 34; and Maricruz Mathis, 33, in 2021 the Associated Press reported. …
Public defenders for the man convicted last month of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the campus of the University of Georgia have asked for a new trial, claiming a judge’s decision in the case was “contrary to law” and “contrary to evidence.” The brief motion, filed Monday in the Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, …
A police spokesperson confirmed this week that a new charge of solicitation to commit murder against a Colorado dentist charged with poisoning his wife did not refer to that murder but rather an attempt on the life of an Aurora police detective. Aurora Police spokesman Joy Moylan said late Wednesday that James Craig tried to …
The new judge overseeing the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger dinged his attorneys on Thursday in a ruling ordering them to resubmit a hearing request with more detail and less extraneous documentation. The new ruling came just days after Judge Steven Hippler denied 12 motions filed by Kohberger’s defense to bar the death penalty from …
An Arizona judge ordered a new competency hearing for convicted killed Lori Vallow Daybell last week after she refused to attend a hearing on the issue the week before. Vallow Daybell, convicted in the deaths of two of her children and her husband’s first wife, is in Arizona to stand trial on conspiracy charges in …
A former Florida high school star athlete who stabbed his ex-girlfriend 15 times, leaving her paralized, and slashed her mother as well has been sentenced to life in prison. Spencer Pearson, 20, pleaded guilty to the June 2023 attack on Madison Schemitz and her mother, Jaclyn Roge, in July, the Florida Times Union reported. Pearson’s …
A Georgia mother convicted of killing her toddler son and dumping his body in a dumpster in 2022 was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison plus 10 years. Leilani Simon’s attorneys asked the judge to give her a chance at parole, while prosecutors wanted her to go to jail without that possible. After the …
An Idaho judge on Tuesday denied 12 motions filed by attorneys for accused college killer Bryan Kohberger to dismiss the death penalty from his case. District Judge Steven Hippler listened to oral arguments on the motions during a lengthy hearing on November 7, promising to issued a ruling at a later date. 112024 Memorandum Decision …
Prosecutors expect to rest their case on Tuesday in the murder trial of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. CNN reported that the defense said it has less than half a day of testimony from their witnesses. The defense represents suspect Jose Ibarra, 26, who opted for a bench trial over a jury trial — meaning …
A Washington state couple was allowed to plead guilty this week to killing their daugther’s ex-boyfriend and leaving is body in the trunk of a car for a year. John Eisenman pleaded guilty to first degree murder, and his fiancee, Brenda Kross, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, reduced from first degree murder, KREM reported. Eisenman reportedly …
Bryan Kohberger’s defense team is challenging most of the evidence against him in the deaths of four Idaho college students According to Idaho Statesman, on Friday, Kohberger’s attorneys filed over 160 pages of legal justification to block various pieces of evidence on the public court’s website. One aspect of the evidence they seek to have …
