Court officials have canceled a Tuesday plea hearing for a Georgia man accused of murdering his wife, who was found decapitated more than 25 years ago. According to AJC, Fulton County Superior Court had planned a morning hearing for Christopher Wolfenbarger, but records show it has not been rescheduled. Wolfenbarger is accused of murdering his wife, …
A trial date for the husband of missing Virginia woman Mamet Byatt has been set for December 9 in Prince William County. Naresh Bhatt has been jailed without bond since his August 22 arrest. His attorney waived a grand jury hearing this month to speed up the trial process. His wife, Mamt Bhatt, 28, has been …
An Indiana father was found guilty last week of neglect after his 6-month-old son was found with more than 50 rat bites all over his body last year. A jury found 32-year-old David Schonabaum guilty on three counts of neglect of a dependent, WFIE reported. Schonbaum, his wife Angel Schonbaum, and Angel Schonabaum’s sister, Delaina …
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled on Thursday where next year’s University of Idaho murder trial will take place, in addition to appointing a new judge to the case. According to the Idaho Statesman, the state justices said Bryan Kohnberger’s trial — and all legal proceedings pertaining to it — will be held at the Ada …
A federal judge in Florida ruled on Monday there is “ample evidence” to keep a 36-year-old man — charged with kidnapping and possibly killing his wife in Spain — behind bars. David Knezevich pleaded not guilty to the crime in June after he was arrested when he returned to Florida from his native Serbia — …
A judge has agreed to move the trial of accused murderer Bryan Kohberger to a different location, where he will face charges of killing four University of Idaho students. In a Friday ruling, Idaho Second District Judge John C. Judge said there were concerns about media attention and public comments that could jeopardize Kohberger’s chance …
A Colorado woman accused of killing two of her children last December and then fleeing to the United Kingdom was in court in London this week fighting extradition. Kimberlee Sangler’s attorney argued against extradition, saying that the mandatory sentence in Colorado of life without parole violated a European human rights law that prohibits “inhuman or …
An Indiana judge has ruled to restrict how accused Delphi killer Richard Allen’s defense team can present their case to the jury during his trial. In a 136-page memorandum, Richard Allen’s defense claimed in September 2023 that followers of the pre-Christian Norse religion of Odin killed teens, Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German, on …
A Florida woman awaiting trial for the 2020 death of a her boyfriend, who suffocated inside a small suitcase, has obtained a new attorney who apparently answered her ad for someone “ready for your close-up on nat’l television.” Sarah Boone, 46, has been representing herself since June, when the court ruled that her behavior forfeited …
A Minnesota man who admitted killing his ex-girlfriend just days after he was released from jail for assaulting her was sentenced Friday to nearly 24 years in prison. Matthew Brenneman, 40, was under a restraining order when he killed Danicka Bergeson, 33, and left her body in her apartment, covered in abrasions and bruising and …
A New York anesthesiologist pleaded guilty to drugging his family’s nanny while she slept and raping her. Paul Giacopelli, 60, will only spend four years in prison when he’s sentenced on November 20, thanks to a plea deal agreed to by Putnam County Judge Anthony Mole, LoHud.com reports. He will have to register as a …
