WATCH LIVE: ‘Black Swan’ Ballerina on Trial Claims She Killed Wealthy Husband in Self-Defense
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July 25, 2024
Alabama Man, Awaiting Trial for Death of 19-Year-Old Special Needs Son, Found Dead at Home
An Alabama man awaiting trial in the death of his son, whose decomposing body was found in a non-function freezer, has died. Court records say Michael Halstead, 44, was out of jail on bond when he died on July 7, death. A cause of death was not released. Halstead and his wife, 44-year-old Karen Halstead, …
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July 20, 2024
Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Killing 4-Month-Old Son Found With Skull Crushed
An Ohio woman pleaded guilty this week to the aggravated murder of her 4-month-old son and was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison. Melissa Thorp, 40, entered the guilty plea on Thursday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. Judge Julie Lynch then handed down the sentence of life in prison with the possibility …
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July 19, 2024
Jury Acquits Suspect of First Degree Murder of Samantha Woll, Deadlocks on Felony Murder, Home Invasion
A Michigan jury on Thursday found the man accused of killing beloved Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll not guilty of premeditated murder but deadlocked on counts of felony murder and home invasion. The jury also convicted 29-year-old Michael Jackson-Bolanos of lying to police about his role in Woll’s death last year in her Detroit home, …
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July 19, 2024
Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Drowning Girlfriend’s 5-Year-Old Son in Toilet for Biting Him
An Arkansas man charged with drowning his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son in a toilet two years ago pleaded guilty this week to first degree murder and first degree battery. Nathan Bridges, 34, was promptly sentenced to 60 years in prison for the death of Blu Rolland, WMC reported. The boy was found buried under the floor …
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July 18, 2024
Judge Seals Karen Read Jury List Indefinitely Due to Juror’s ‘Credible’ Safety Concerns
A Massachusetts judge, citing a juror’s “credible” and “reasonable fear for their safety and their family’s safety,” ordered the indefinite sealing of the Karen Read murder trial juror list on Thursday. On July 1, Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial after the jury of six women and six men said they were deadlocked in their …
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July 16, 2024
Yoga Teacher Killer Kaitlin Armstrong Faces New Lawsuit After Murdering Beloved Cyclist
Kaitlin Armstrong, who gained national notoriety for the murder of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in 2022, is facing another lawsuit from Wilson’s family. The lawsuit, submitted last week in Travis County, Texas, named Armstrong, her sister, mother, and ex-boyfriend as defendants. It claimed Armstrong transferred “most, if not all, of her assets” to her …
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July 12, 2024
Judge Dismisses Involuntary Manslaughter Case Against Actor Alec Baldwin, Says It Can’t Be Filed Again
The judge hearing the case against actor Alec Baldwin on Friday dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against him after a contentious hearing over the handling of ammunition that defense attorneys said was withheld from them and that saw one of two special prosecutors abruptly resign. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sent the jury home for the …
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July 12, 2024
Prosecutors Drop Computer Crimes Charges Against OnlyFans Model Accused of Murder, Her Parents
Prosecutors have dropped computer crimes charges against a social media model charged with stabbing her boyfriend to death and her parents. Authorities had charged Courtney Clenney and her parents, Kim and Deborah Clenney, with illegally accessing Christian Obumseli’s laptop after he was stabbed to death in the condo he shared with Courtney Clenney in April …