Federal prosecutors say that Sherri Papini, a California mother who staged her own kidnapping, should spend time in jail for her elaborate hoax. On Wednesday, prosecutors suggested Papini should serve a sentence consisting of a month behind bars, followed by seven months under house arrest. CBS reports that the sentence suggestion was provided in an …
On Wednesday, lawyers for jailed film producer Harvey Weinstein asked a California judge to allow him to see a private dentist for fake teeth before he stands trial in October for sex crimes. According to the New York Post, prison dentists will pull Weinstein’s decayed molars without replacing them. Weinstein’s attorney, Mark Werksman, said dentists …
The first of two Ohio family members accused of planning for months to slaughter members of another family went on trial this week, more than six years after the grotesque slayings in Pike County. George Wagner IV has pleaded not guilty to the murders of members of the Rhoden family, as has his father, George “Billy” …
Baltimore prosecutors have filed a motion to vacate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case gained international prominence as a result of the podcast “Serial.” Syed, 42, was convicted in 2000 of killing his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, who was 18 at the time of her death in 1999, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The …
The stepmother of missing New Hampshire girl, Harmony Montgomery, will stay in jail without bail after failing to show up to her scheduled court hearing. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 32-year-old Kayla Montgomery failed to show up for a hearing this month in Manchester. The court hearing was in connection with charges against her for allegedly …
The attorney for the widow of accused “Duck Sauce Killer” Glenn Hirsch detailed decades of abuse he allegedly heaped onto Dorothy Hirsch in a new court filing aimed at getting gun charges against her dropped. Dorothy Hirsch was arrested on June 3 after a search of her apartment found eight guns stashed in her closet, …
Two “cousins” of the so called Walterboro Cowboys have been accused of being part of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s alleged drug and money laundering pipeline — and one of them says he’s “been railroaded,” while an actual member of the Cowboys says “Maybe look at some of the corrupt white sheriffs here instead.”
The lawsuit against Parker’s Corporation and its CEO Gregory Parker is now set to go on trial on October 10.
Chad and Lori Vallow Daybell go on trial in January on charges related to the murders of Chad’s wife Tammy Daybell and Lori’s children JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. But before they go before a judge and jury, a three-part Netflix documentary, “Sins of Our Mother,” airs beginning next week — leading some to wonder …
A coalition of 33 news organizations filed a request Thursday urging an Idaho judge to reject a motion to ban cameras from the courtroom during the upcoming trial of “cult mom” Lori Vallow Daybell. Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, are charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death’s of Vallow …
An arrest warrant has been issued for the stepmother of missing New Hampshire girl, Harmony Montgomery, for reportedly failing to appear in court. According to WMUR 9, 32-year-old Montgomery failed to show up for a hearing in Manchester, in connection with charges against her for allegedly lying to the government and keeping Harmony’s benefits despite …
