Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bond on Wednesday, despite being acquitted of federal sex trafficking and racketeering — the most serious charges he was facing. Combs, however, was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution involving ex-girlfriends Cassie Ventura and a woman who used the pseudonym “Jane.” CNN reported that Judge …
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing four University of Idaho students in 2022. To avoid the death penalty, Kohberger, 30, admitted to fatally stabbing Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves on November 13, 2022, at the women’s off-campus home. The plea deal means Kohberger will serve life in prison without …
A New Mexico man has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for kidnapping and sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl in Ohio nearly two years ago. Joseph Gunter, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court in February to sexual exploitation of a child and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in unlawful sexual activity …
The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal trial said they have reached a partial verdict, but remain undecided whether to convict him of racketeering. CNN reported that the jury sent a note to the court indicating they have a consensus on counts two through five — two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or …
Barry Morphew has been returned to Colorado to face trial for the murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, in 2020. Morphew is being held in Alamosa County and has a hearing scheduled on Wednesday, KKTV reported. Morphew had been living in Arizona when he was arrested on June 20, following a grand jury indictment in …
Prosecutors have reportedly offered a plea deal to Bryan Kohberger, the former criminology student charged with killing four University of Idaho students in their off-campus rental in 2022. NewsNation reported that prosecutors have proposed dropping the death penalty in return for Kohberger’s guilty plea. He is charged with four counts of murder in the deaths …
A Utah woman accused of killing her husband and then writing a children’s book about grief was hit with 26 new felonies in a Summit County court on Friday. Kouri Richins, 34, is already charged with killing 39-year-old Eric Richins in March 2022 and trying to kill him a month earlier. Her trial is set …
The judge overseeing the case of the criminology student accused of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students in 2022 issued final rulings in the case on Thursday, clearing the way for the long-awaited trial to begin. While Judge Stephen Hippler denied a motion by Bryan Kohberger’s defense team to delay the trial, he …
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs argued on Friday that money motivated the state’s witnesses to exaggerate their claims against Combs. The defense argued that Combs’ alleged victims were willing participants in these sexual rendezvous, called “freak offs.” Marc Agnifilo commented that Cassie Ventura, Combs’ ex-girlfriend, was the “winner” in the relationship that she tried to …
Federal prosecutors in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial began their opening statements on Thursday. Assistant US Attorney Christy Slavik recounted testimony that accused Combs of coercing ex-girlfriends Cassie Ventura and “Jane” to participate in “freak offs,” which entailed having sex with male escorts as Combs’ watched. Slavik claimed Combs made both victims dependent on …
A Texas man received the maximum sentence of 10 years behind bars for fatally stabbing a fellow high school student in 2022. On Monday, Judge Wade Faulkner sentenced 21-year-old Caysen Allison, of Belton County, to the maximum penalty for the death of Jose “Joe” Luis Ramirez Jr, according to the Austin American-Statesman. A jury acquitted …
