An ex-schoolteacher whose murder of a lover’s wife drew comparisons to the 1987 movie “Fatal Attraction” was released from a New York prison Monday after serving 27 years behind bars. The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision confirmed to CNN that Carolyn Warmus, 55, will be on parole for life following her …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday that Leslie Van Houten, the youngest murderer in the notorious Charles Manson cult, will remain behind bars. He overruled the parole board’s decision to grant the woman her freedom. According to Newsome, 69-year-old Van Houten is a still a threat to the public, AP reports. The governor acknowledged …
Socialite Kim Kardashian has made it her mission in recent years to assist incarcerated individuals. But the mother of a boy killed in 1983 says the recent activism is bringing up difficult emotions from that tragedy. According to the Page Six, Mary Ann Hughes saw images of Kardashian and death-row inmate Kevin Cooper hugging for …
In a 2017 interview unearthed this week, Gypsy Rose Blanchard recalled the feeling she had after her role in killing her mother two years earlier. As CrimeOnline has previously reported, the 27-year-old is serving a 10-year prison sentence for murder in the second degree for conspiring with then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn — behind bars for life …
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a devoted of follower of the late Charles Manson, says she still loves the notorious cult leader, despite the grisly murders he directed his “family members” to carry out nearly 50 years ago. “I don’t think you fall out of love,” Fromme told ABC News. “I feel very honored to have met …
An accused gang member believed to have fatally stabbed a New York City boy in the neck last summer has rejected a plea deal Thursday that could’ve spared him from spending the rest of his life behind bars. According to News12, Jonaiki Martinez-Estrella, 24, one of 14 men charged in the June 20 slaying of …
Leslie Van Houten, a surviving member of the Manson Family, may have another chance at freedom as an appeals court will hear arguments this week regarding her parole. According to the Associated Press, Van Houten’s case will be presented to California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal, who will decide whether they will uphold a Los Angeles County …
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New details have reportedly emerged regarding confessed family killer Chris Watts’ perspective on his life before he murdered his pregnant wife Shanann and their two young daughters. According to the U.K. Daily Mail, portions of Watts’ communication with investigators earlier this year involved his own parents and their strained relationship with his wife. Transcripts of …
The widespread attention his case received as part of a popular podcast was not enough to secure one Maryland convict a new trial. According to KFYR, Adnan Syed will remain behind bars to serve a life sentence despite the fact that the state’s court of appeals agreed his legal team presented a deficient defense during …
Casey Anthony is apparently ecstatic after a lawsuit against filed against her years ago was tossed out by a Florida judge this week. On Thursday, Judge Roberta Colton dropped a defamation lawsuit against 32-year-old Anthony, ruling that the plaintiff didn’t provide enough evidence to support his case. The plaintiff, meter reader Roy Kronk, was the person …
The rise and ultimate demise of Texas couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow continues to fascinate people more than seven decades after their deaths. Their true story, however, has been notably glamorized throughout the years, while their hardscrabble existence was anything but elegant. In a packed room at Manuel’s Tavern in Atlanta on Sunday, guests …
