Grand jurors are reviewing the mysterious death of a South Carolina teenager whose case has received renewed attention after Alex Murdaugh murdered his wife and son, Law&Crime reports. Eric Bland, an attorney for the mother of 19-year-old Stephen Smith, told the news outlet that a grand jury has been empaneled and is receiving evidence related …
In Chicago federal court Friday, Heather Mack, accused of participating in killing her mother and stuffing her in a suitcase during a luxurious vacation to Bali, changed her plea to guilty. AP News reports that Mack, who appeared in front of U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly in a standard orange jail jumpsuit, answered, “Yes, your …
On Thursday, a defense attorney representing New York woman Lauren Pazienza argued that she was heavily under the influence of drugs and alcohol when she attacked an 87-year-old singing coach in Manhattan last year. According to the New York Post, attorney Arthur Aidala argued that Pazienza, identified as the daughter of a lucrative cesspool heir, …
Bryan Kohberger’s defense attorneys want to see all the material presented to the grand jury that indicted him last month for the murders of four University of Idaho students and have asked a judge to pause the proceedings against him until that happens and they have time to go over the materials. In a motion …
Indiana authorities said on Thursday that a suspect confessed multiple times to killing two 14-year-old girls in 2017. Caroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland said Richard Allen admitted “five or six times” to killing friends Abby Williams and Libby German, 14, in Delphi. McLeland said Allen made those confessions to multiple people, according to WXIN. Allen’s …
Last Thursday, an Idaho judge presiding over Lori Vallow Daybell’s triple murder trial decided that three relatives can provide victim impact statements before July’s sentencing hearing. KTVB reported that Kay Woodcock, Summer Shiflet, and Colby Ryan are allowed to give their statements while addressing themselves as immediate family members or a representative of a family …
Marine Daniel Penny is facing an indictment for the killing of New York street performer, Jordan Neely, following a confrontation last month on a Manhattan subway. A grand jury in Manhattan handed down the indictment on Wednesday, but the actual charges haven’t been disclosed, the New York Post reports. The charges are expected to be …
Accused Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger wants additional time to decide whether he wants to call an alibi to his defense during his upcoming murder trial. Kohberger’s public defender, Anne Taylor, filed a motion Friday, arguing that the defense hasn’t been allotted enough time to examine the extensive evidence presented by the prosecution, ABC News reports. …
Attorneys representing accused Delphi murderer Richard Allen filed a motion Tuesday, in an attempt to block the state from presenting crucial evidence during his upcoming murder trial. Defense lawyers Brad A. Rozzi and Andrew J. Baldwin filed a “motion in limine regarding ballistics,” which seeks to throw out ballistic evidence from the trial. The attorneys …
A Utah judge ruled Monday that murder suspect Kouri Richins, who authored a children’s book addressing grief after her husband’s death, will be held in custody without bail for murder and drug offenses charges. Richins, 33, bowed her head Monday afternoon and wept as a detective described finding Eric Richin, “cold to the touch.” Judge …
A Utah mom who earned the moniker “Moscow mule killer” is at a bail hearing today ahead of her murder trial for the March 2022 death of her husband. ABC 4 reports that a judge is hearing arguments from both sides in connection with Kouri Richins, 33, who’s facing murder and drug possession charges. The …
A man suspected of killing four University of Idaho last year appeared in court on Friday as a judge decides whether a gag order will remain in place regarding the high-profile case. Shanon Gray, an attorney for Kaylee Goncalves’ family, pushed for the order to be lifted as he said that various officials have been …
