Jury Awards Vanessa Bryant $16 Million for Graphic Photos Taken at Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Site
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The jury also ordered Los Angeles County to pay $15 million to co-plaintiff Chris Chester, whose wife and daughter were killed in the crash.
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August 24, 2022
Convicted Killer Ordered to Pay Child Support For Daughter of Father He Fatally Shot
Earlier this month, a West Virginia judge ordered a man to pay $500,000 in child support — not for his own child, but for the daughter of the man he fatally shot in 2016. Bobby Thompson, 34, was sentenced to 15 years in 2017 for voluntary manslaughter for killing Raymond Chapman, 22. Chapman was paying …
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August 18, 2022
Alex Murdaugh’s Lawyers Say Prosecutors Are Withholding DNA Evidence Related to Wife & Son’s Murders
On Wednesday, lawyers representing disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh alleged that South Carolina prosecutors are withholding evidence related to the murders of Murdaugh’s wife and son. According to South Carolina Public Radio, Murdaugh’s lawyers requested the prosecution’s evidence immediately after Murdaugh was charged with murder in mid-July. The deadline to turn over the evidence was Monday, …
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August 16, 2022
Lori Vallow Daybell Judge to Decide Whether to Reconvene Grand Jury
Lori Vallow Daybell was relaxed in court during an hour-long hearing on Tuesday, laughing and smiling as her attorneys asked District Judge Steven Boyce to reconvene a grand jury to clarify the charges against her. Specifically, attorney John Thomas said, two of the counts in the current indictment each list two separate allegations — conspiracy …
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August 16, 2022
KILLER’S MISTRESS – Accused of Dismembering, Burning Body of Vanessa Guillén – Trial Date Set
The woman accused of helping Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen’s killer dismember and bury her body in 2020 appeared in court Tuesday as attorneys wrangled over the charges and set a trial date. Cecily Aguilar was indicted last year on 11 counts for her role in Guillen’s disappearance and death in April 2020, as CrimeOnline …
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August 15, 2022
Amber Heard Axes Legal Team Amid Appeal of $10M Defamation Judgment
Amber Heard has reportedly axed most of her legal team amid her appeal of a $10 million judgment for defaming ex-husband Johnny Depp. Deadline reported that Heard has removed lead attorney Elaine Bredehoft as both she and Depp pursue separate appeals in this case. In turn, Heard has introduced David L. Axelrod and Jay Ward …
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August 15, 2022
Kaitlin Armstrong: Attorneys Seek To Discredit Case Against Alleged Killer Yoga Teacher
Armstrong’s trial for the murder of pro-cyclist Mo Wilson is set to begin on October 19.
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August 13, 2022
Scott Peterson’s 1st Trial Cost Nearly $3 Million: What Would A New Trial Cost?
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August 13, 2022
Scott Peterson: Defense Had Plenty of Time To Question Juror They Now Accuse of Misconduct
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace doesn’t think Scott Peterson’s claims of juror misconduct hold any water as the convicted killer of his wife Lacy Peterson and their unborn baby tries to get a new trial. Grace told Fox News that the defense’s claims that a juror “lied about being a victim of domestic abuse and that she …
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August 12, 2022
Pedophile ‘Chugs’ Mystery Liquid and Dies After He’s Found Guilty of Child Sexual Assault
A Texas man “chugged” a cloudy liquid from a water bottle just after a jury found him guilty of child sexual assault Thursday afternoon and later died. Edward Peter Leclair, 57, was tried on five counts of sexual assault involving one victim in 2016, the Denton Record-Chronicle reported. He was arrested in 2018 and released …
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August 12, 2022
Gannon Stauch Murder: Third Mental Health Evaluation Results Arrive for Alleged Killer Stepmom
Colorado woman, Letecia Stauch, who allegedly murdered her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, is scheduled to return to court this month after completing another mental health evaluation. According to The Gazzette, Stauch’s third mental health evaluation has been submitted to the court, which was needed before her murder trial could move forward. She stands accused of …
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August 10, 2022
Man Guilty of Murdering Wife FOUR DAYS AFTER WEDDING
A British jury took just three hours to find a West Yorkshire man guilty of strangling his wife and dumping her body just four days after the couple married. Thomas Nutt, 45, called police on October 31, 2021, to report his new wife, Dawn Walker, missing. He told police they’d gone on a two-day honeymoon …