A New York man will spend 30 years in prison after pleading guilty last year to stuffing his ex-girlfriend into a suitcase and leaving her to suffocate and die on the side of a road in Connecticut. Javier Da Silva Rojas, 25, kidnapped 24-year-old Valerie Reyes on January 28, 2019, covered her mouth, bound her …
A district attorney announced Thursday that the murder trial against Letecia Stauch, who stands accused of killing her stepson, Gannon Stauch, will likely take at least a month to complete, if not more. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Judge Gregory Werner ruled Thursday that prosecutors presented enough evidence for the case to go to trial. Following …
A Colorado judge ruled Thursday that Letecia Stauch, who stands accused of killing her stepson, Gannon Stauch, will face trial. Judge Gregory Werner first went over the case and recapped the evidence presented before ruling that Letecia Stauch’s case would proceed to trial. Stauch appeared for the El Paso County court hearing via WebEx, wearing …
A California judge ruled Wednesday that Scott Peterson must be re-sentenced after the state supreme court overturned his death sentence last year. Peterson, convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Laci and sentenced to death in 2005, will be resentenced in November to life without parole, Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said, according to KRON. Peterson’s …
R. Kelly told a New York federal court on Wednesday that he will not testify during his ongoing trial for sex trafficking and racketeering. According to the New York Daily News, jurors are expected to hear closing arguments on Wednesday afternoon and start deliberations this week. The defense called multiple members of Kelly’s entourage who …
A New York teen pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with the 2019 death of Bernard College student, Tessa Majors. Luchiano Lewis, 16, appeared in the Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday after being charged as an adult. He pleaded guilty to both second-degree murder and first-degree robbery, CBS New York reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lewis is …
A Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to killing and raping teacher Christy Mirack in 2019 wants to withdraw his previous plea. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 25-year-old Mirack, of Lancaster, was brutally raped and murdered in her home on December 21, 1992. She taught at Rohrerstown Elementary School and had just put the finishing touches on gifts she …
Disgraced former lawyer Alex Murdaugh is facing more legal troubles after the parents of a boating crash victim filed a lawsuit against him on Monday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Murdaugh’s son, 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh, was allegedly driving a boat in 2019 when he killed Mallory Beach, 19, who was riding in the boat with him. …
Suzanne Morphew kept a “list of grievances” on her phone containing 60 items she objected to in her marriage to Barry Morphew, who is now charged with her murder. On the list, according to Barry Morphew’s arrested affidavit: physical abuse, mental abuse, stalking her around the house, taking her phone, slamming the brakes in the …
A Los Angeles jury on Friday found real estate heir Robert Durst guilty of the murder of his lifelong friend Susan Berman in 2000. The nine-woman, three-man jury entered deliberations on September 14 and met for eight hours over three days, after prosecutors laid out their case that Durst shot Berman because he believed she …
During Friday’s hearing, a Wisconsin judge barred prosecutors from presenting a link between accused protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse and far-right, neo-fascist group the Proud Boys at his upcoming trial. According to Kenosha News, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder told both the prosecution and defense that Rittenhouse’s trial “is not going to be a …
A South Carolina judge released lawyer Alex Murdaugh on a $20,000 bond, amid allegations he had an ex-client try to fatally shoot him as part of a $10 million life insurance scheme. WSAV reported that Murdaugh, 53, must surrender his passport but is allowed to return to rehab, which is located in another state. As …
