A New York appeals court on Monday overturned the conviction of a man jailed for killing a 6-year-old boy in 1979. The court ruled that Pedro Hernandez, 64, must either receive a new trial or be released. According to The New York Times, Hernandez was found guilty of killing Etan Patz — whom he admitted …
A family of one of the University of Idaho murder victims said they are trying to return $85,000 in donations after Bryan Kohberger accepted a plea deal last week, weeks before his trial was slated to begin. TMZ reported that Kaylee Goncalves’ family was against the plea deal that spared Kohberger from the death penalty …
A Massachusetts jury in the Karen Read murder trial will continue deliberations for a third full day on Wednesday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Read, a 45-year-old former adjunct professor, has pleaded not guilty in connection with her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe’s death. Prosecutors accused Read of hitting O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV during …
The jury in Karen Read’s secondmurder trial submitted multiple questions Tuesday before leaving court without returning a verdict. The questions were submitted shortly before 11 a.m. to Judge Beverly Cannone at the Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. The questions, submitted on note cards, according to NBC Boston, included the following: Are video clips of …
Jurors in Massachusetts started their second day of deliberations Tuesday in the murder trial of Karen Read, who stands accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, with her SUV in 2022 and leaving him to die. According to USA Today, the 12-member jury spent more than nine hours reviewing the case, but has …
Kent Mawhinney, the late Fotis Dulos’ former lawyer, pleaded guilty to interfering with police in the case of Dulos’s missing wife, Jennifer Dulos, who is now presumed dead. NBC Connecticut reports that on Friday, Mawhinney was sentenced to 11 months. He was originally charged with conspiracy to commit murder, but those charges were reduced to …
Judge Beverly Cannone paused Karen Read’s second murder trial Thursday, giving jurors the day off as both sides worked through final procedural matters before the case reaches the jury. The defense ended its case Wednesday, concluding with testimony from biomechanist and accident reconstruction expert Andrew Rentschler. Jurors are expected to return to the Norfolk Superior …
The murder retrial of Karen Read, accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, could land in jurors hands by Friday. According to USA Today, prosecutors and defense attorneys told Judge Beverly Cannone on Tuesday that jurors could start deliberating as early as Friday in Karen Read’s second murder trial. Read’s legal team …
Testimony will resume Tuesday in Karen Read’s murder retrial. Karen Read, a 45-year-old former adjunct professor at Bentley University, has been charged with second-degree murder and other offenses in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. She’s on trial at the Norfolk Superior Court in Massachusetts. Prosecutors alleged that she …
A Massachusetts judge said Tuesday that she’s denying the defense request for a mistrial in the Karen Read murder case, who stands accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe. On Monday, testimony regarding a German Shepherd named Chloe took center stage at the Norfolk Superior Court, as emergency physician and forensic pathologist, …
On Thursday, the prosecution closed its case in the Karen Read murder trial, who faces charges for allegedly reversing her SUV into her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. Crash reconstruction expert Judson Welcher finished his testimony during the morning session at the Norfolk Superior Court in Massachusetts. He addressed the glass found at the …
