A Texas woman who was convicted of fatally stabbing her husband in 2003 was freed from prison Wednesday after serving 16 years of a 20-year sentence The Houston Chronicle reported that Susan Wright, 44, left the Dr. Lane Murray Unit in Gatesville, where she served part of her sentence. She requested privacy from reporters upon …
An attorney charged with conspiracy in the death of missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Farber Dulos may be cooperating with investigators, an attorney for another alleged conspirator charged in the case said in court documents filed Monday, according to the Hartford Courant. Kent Mawhinney, a friend of Farber Dulos’s husband Fotis Dulos who represented him in …
Chatham County Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley denied bond last month to the father and son accused of killing Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery earlier this year, and this month the judge detailed his reasons for the denial in a strongly worded order filed with the court on Wednesday. Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, …
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten has again been been blocked from parole, with California Governor Gavin Newsom saying in his decision that “evidence shows that she currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Van Houten is serving a life sentence for her part in the …
Prosecutors admitted they made a “deal with the devil” in exchange for Krystal Lee Kenney’s witness testimony, which helped convict Patrick Frazee of Kelsey Berreth’s murder
The defense lawyers for Scott Peterson say new evidence will be presented that shows prosecutors during his murder trial established an incorrect timeline. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Peterson, who’s currently in San Quentin prison for killing his wife, Laci, and unborn son, Connor, wants a new trial. Last month, the California Supreme court was ordered …
A South Carolina woman accused of driving her into a lake with her two young sons strapped in their car seats could be out of prison by 2024. People magazine reports that 49-year-old Susan Smith has been on her best behavior while behind bars at the Leath Correctional Institution in Greenwood, S.C., according to an …
A former defense attorney for convicted murderer Scott Peterson says prosecutors are targeting Peterson as they plan to retry him for the death penalty, but CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says it’s called “seeking justice.” The California Supreme Court tossed out Peterson’s death penalty earlier this month because of juror misconduct, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Los Angeles …
The teen’s accused killer was out on bail on attempted murder charges when the slaying ocurred
Family members of slain California mom Laci Peterson are horrified that her killer husband, Scott Peterson, may get a re-examination of his murder conviction, which could possibly lead to a new trial. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the California Supreme court has been ordered to re-examine Scott Peterson’s murder convictions of Laci and their unborn son, …
Loyalists to jailed NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere have reportedly enlisted the help of Amanda Knox, the American exchange student who grabbed headlines when her 2009 murder conviction in Italy was overturned. According to the Albany Times Union, Knox, 33, recently signed a petition demanding Brooklyn federal prosecutors answer questions regarding evidence, witness, and jury …
Crime has shaped American history just as music, food, modern medicine, inventions, politics. America gave the world Elvis, anesthesia, corn dogs, the lightbulb, and John F. Kennedy. We also gave the world Bonnie & Clyde, Ted Bundy, Meyer Lansky, and Charles Manson. Who are the people devoted to keeping this history preserved and accessible to …
