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‘Making a Murderer’: Court records could disprove some of lawyer’s theories on ex-boyfriend as ‘real killer’ [Part One]

 ‘Making a Murderer’: Court records could disprove some of lawyer’s theories on ex-boyfriend as ‘real killer’ [Part One]
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In light of wrongful conviction lawyer Kathleen Zellner’s 1,200 page recently-filed motion that paints Ryan Hillegas as the real person who killed Teresa Halbach, reports have surfaced that possibly refute many of the points the attorney made. In 2005, freelance photographer Teresa Halbach was murdered. Her bone fragments, cellphone parts, and parts of her Daisy …

Payne Lindsey
Famous Murder Cases
June 20, 2017

CrimeCon Live: ‘Up & Vanished’ creator Payne Lindsey talks details of Tara Grinstead’s disappearance, murder

Tara Grinstead’s sudden disappearance in 2004 remained a mystery for a dozen years, despite Georgia’s biggest persons investigation. But two arrests were made several months after Payne Lindsey created his Up & Vanished podcast that dug into the case. Lindsey, whose work is credited with stirring up the suspects, is now digging for the truth …

Reasons EX-BOYFRIEND blamed for murder instead of ‘Making A Murderer’ Steven Avery
Famous Murder Cases
June 16, 2017

Reasons EX-BOYFRIEND blamed for murder instead of ‘Making A Murderer’ Steven Avery

In what the Post-Crescent called a “daring and risky legal maneuver,” Steven Avery’s lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, filed a 1,250 motion at the Manitowoc County Court last week, requesting a new trial for her client. Part of the reason Zellner is requesting a new trial for Avery is that she feels that she knows who the …

Execution halted for man who murders lady realtor in model home
Famous Murder Cases
June 14, 2017

Execution halted for man who murders lady realtor in model home

A Texas man facing the death penalty for the stabbing murder of a real estate agent saw his own life spared, at least temporarily. Kosul Chanthakoummane, who was scheduled to die by lethal injection on July 19 after nine years on death row, was granted a stay of execution last week. The Texas Court of …

Kindergarten Con: Serial killer Karla Homolko volunteers at school!
Famous Murder Cases
June 1, 2017

Kindergarten Con: Serial killer Karla Homolko volunteers at school!

Parents at a private school just realized that a woman volunteering at their children’s private school is the notorious serial killer Karla Homolko. Homolko spent just 12 years in prison under a plea deal that required her to testify against Paul Bernardo, the husband she claimed abused her. She got married, changed her name and …

Baby-killing nurse Genene Jones, aka ‘Angel of Death,’ may be set free
Famous Murder Cases
April 30, 2017

Baby-killing nurse Genene Jones, aka ‘Angel of Death,’ may be set free

Genene Jones, a Texas nurse convicted in 1984 of murdering a baby and trying to kill another, may be a free woman next year. The New York Daily News reports that Jones, 66, could be released on May 1, 2018, because of Texas’ “good time” law. To combat prison overcrowding, the law allows inmates convicted of …

Convicted ‘collar bomb’ killer dies in prison
Famous Murder Cases
April 5, 2017

Convicted ‘collar bomb’ killer dies in prison

Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, 68, convicted in a collar bomb death during a bank robbery in 2003, died Tuesday at the Federal Medical Center in Carswell, Texas, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Diehl-Armstrong was serving time for a bank robbery plot that resulted in the death of 46-year-old Brian Wells.  In August 2003, Wells, dressed …