Attorneys for convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh have accused Colleton County court clerk Rebecca Hill of jury tampering in a motion filed Tuesday morning demanding a new trial for the disbarred attorney. According to the motion, a copy of which was obtained by FITSNews, Hill and the jury foreperson had frequent private conversations, and she …
An Alabama has pleaded guilty in connection with the 2019 death of 29-year-old Paighton Houston, of Trussville. According to Al.com, Frederick Hampton pleaded guilty “before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Thomas Thrash” Monday, the day his trial was scheduled to take place. He was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison, followed by 3-5 years on …
The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial agreed to more time for the prosecution to respond to the defense’s 109-page motion to dismiss the indictment against him. A hearing on the motion had been scheduled for Friday, but Judge John Judge agreed to reset it for September 22 after public defender Anne Taylor offered no …
Public defender Anne Taylor also filed a motion to remove cameras from the courtroom entirely.
Accused Idaho student killer Bryan Kohberger’s defense lawyer filed to dismiss the indictment against him Wednesday, alleging “inadmissible” evidence and prosecutorial misconduct. In the court filing, attorney Jay Logsdon revealed Kohberger’s team raised 24 issues to support these claims. Prosecutors, who are accused of withholding exculpatory evidence, according to Fox News Digital, must respond by …
A day after waiving his right to a speedy trial, Idaho college murder suspect Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the indictment against him, claiming, among other things, “prosecutorial misconduct by withholding exculpatory evidence.” A memorandum in support of the motion, containing details on the defense’s claims, was filed under seal and won’t …
Idaho college murders suspect Bryan Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial at a hearing on Wednesday, putting off the start of his capital murder trial indefinitely. Kohberger’s trial had been scheduled to begin on October 2, and Judge John Judge made clear at an all day hearing last week — in which defense …
An Ohio woman was sentenced on Monday to 15 years to life for killing her boyfriend and friend last year by intentionally driving her car into a building. Mackenzie Shirilla, 19, received two concurrent 15-year sentences for the deaths of her boyfriend and friend, Dominic Russo, 20, and Davion Flanagan, 19. WEWS reported that Shirilla …
Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others, has been sentenced to life in prison. Letby, 33, refused to attend the sentencing hearing and was not present in the courtroom. She also declined to appear at the last few sessions in which the verdicts …
Idaho college murders suspect Bryan Kohberger is expected in court Friday as his attorneys argue a pair of motions that could delay the October 2 scheduled start date of his trial. Kohberger is accused of the November 13, 2022, stabbing deaths of University of Idaho students Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, and Kaylee Goncalves, …
Arizona has formally requested extradition to bring “cult mom” Lori Vallow Daybell to the Grand Canyon State to stand trial for conspiracies in the death of her fourth husband and attempted murder of her niece’s ex-husband. Vallow Daybell was convicted in the murders of two of her children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old JJ Vallow, …
Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers will not only ask an Iowa judge on Friday to stay the trial, but make prosecutors share crucial evidence pertaining to last year’s quadruple homicide. According to Newsweek, Kohberger’s attorneys want prosecutors to provide documents involving genetic and genealogical testing, which includes information about samples from “unknown” men mentioned in their reports. …
