WATCH LIVE: Alex Murdaugh Seeks New Trial
The judge presiding over the University of Idaho quadruple murder case put off deciding when the high-profile trial will begin. During Friday’s live streamed court hearing, Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys pushed back against the state’s request to have the trial start this summer. The defense claimed they would not be prepared by then, as they had …
On Friday, former Atlanta area attorney Claud “Tex” McIver entered a plea of guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection to the 2016 shooting death of his wife, Diane McIver. According to AJC, McIver, 81 opted for a plea deal that not only included a guilty plea to reckless conduct and to possession of a firearm …
The man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022 is due in court on Friday. Suspected quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger has two court hearings, the first which is closed to the public and media and the second which will be streamed on the judge’s YouTube channel. KLEW reported the closed hearing is …
An Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for intentionally running over her boyfriend in 2022. Gaylyn Morris was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter last August in the death of Andre Smith on June 3, 2022, according to WTHR. She admitted running over him multiple times in the parking lot of a …
On Wednesday, a retired state police officer took the stand during Michelle Troconis’ trial and shared an “alibi script” created after missing Connecticut mother Jennifer Dulos vanished. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Michelle Troconis, who was dating Fotis Dulos at the time his wife, Jennifer, vanished, is currently on trial, charged with murder conspiracy and evidence …
Earlier this month, lawyers for an Ohio father who allegedly killed his three sons last year filed a motion to have his confession inadmissible in court, claiming his constitutional rights were violated. The defense asserted that Chad Doerman asked at least twice for counsel following his arrest but investigators ignored his requests. Doerman’s attorneys wrote …
A Detroit judge on Tuesday found probable cause to sent Michael Jackson-Bolanos to trial for the murder of Jewish community leader Samantha Woll last October. Jackson-Bolanos has been charged with felony murder, home invastion, and lying to a police officer. After two days of testimony, Judge Kenneth King added a charge of first-degree murder, WXYZ …
Florida death row inmate Donald Smith appeared in court this week for an evidentiary hearing, in an attempt to reverse his murder conviction, in connection with the 2013 death of Cherish Perrywinkle. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Smith was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to death for kidnapping 8-year-old Cherish from a Jacksonville Walmart. He then …
The judge overseeing Chad Daybell’s murder trial has denied his attorney’s motion to withdraw from the case, apparently agreeing with prosecutors that the motion was an attempt to delay a trial that has been in preparation since 2021. John Prior, who has been Daybell’s sole attorney since he was arrested for the murders of his …