Famous Murder Cases

Karen Read Murder Trial: Crash Resconstruction Expert Shows Read’s SUV Outside Home Where Boston Officer John OKeefe Died

 Karen Read and John OKeefe
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As Karen Read’s second murder trial approaches its sixth week, an accident reconstruction expert took the stand at the Norfolk Superior Court in Massachusetts. According to The Boston Globe, Judge Beverly Cannone told jurors last week that the trial remains ahead of schedule, with an anticipated duration of six to eight weeks. As CrimeOnline previously …

Famous Murder Cases
May 14, 2025

Infamous Menendez Brothers Resentenced, Eligible for Parole

A judge has ruled that the Menendez brothers, convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents, will be resentenced to 50 years to life in prison. The decision makes the brothers eligible for parole and could potentially pave the way for them to be released, according to ABC News. As CrimeOnline previously reported, in 1989, Erik …

Karen Read and John OKeefe
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May 13, 2025

Karen Read Murder Trial Postponed Today After ‘Unavoidable Circumstances’

Witness testimony in the second murder trial of Karen Read has been postponed today, a court spokesperson announced, due to “unavoidable circumstances.” According to USA Today, Jennifer Donahue, a spokesperson for Massachusetts state courts, said in an email without providing additional details that court was postponed Tuesday. Prosecutors were expected to call their next witness …

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May 11, 2025

Menendez Brothers: Resentencing Hearing Scheduled for California Brothers Accused of Murdering Parents

Despite the prosecution’s efforts, the Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing has been scheduled. On Friday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic set the hearing for next Tuesday and Wednesday, according to WXOW. The brothers’ attorney, Mark Geragos, plans to highlight the positive changes they have made while incarcerated to show that his clients are …

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April 30, 2025

Wife Killer Scott Peterson Could Possibly Take Stand in Court After Writing His Own 140-page Declaration

Scott Peterson’s defense team has filed a new petition seeking to overturn his conviction, which includes a 140-page declaration written by Peterson himself. Last year, the Los Angeles Innocence Project (LAIP) became involved in Peterson’s case, who’s currently serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife Laci, and their unborn son. The organization …

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April 23, 2025

BREAKING: Police Identify Mom & Baby Girl Found Murdered Near Gilgo Beach

New York police announced on Wednesday that they have identified a woman and baby girl found murdered near Gilgo Beach — where a series of slayings transpired between the 1990s and 2010s. Nassau County police Detective Sergeant Stephen E. Fitzpatrick said the bodies discovered on the Long Island seafront are Tanya Jackson, 26, and her …

Chris Watts and family
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April 6, 2025

‘I Was Tempted by a Harlot’: Killer Chris Watts Pens Letters to God in Prison, Claims Wife and ‘Evil Women’ Drove Him to Murder

Letters reportedly written by convicted killer Chris Watts from prison blame the women in his life for his actions, including the 2018 murders of his pregnant wife and two daughters. NewsNation reports that DailyMail obtained letters in which Watts addresses God, describing women as the cause of his downfall. In one letter, Watts referred to …

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March 31, 2025

Karen Read: Jury Selection to Begin for 2nd Trial of Massachusetts Woman Accused of Killing Veteran Police Officer Boyfriend

On Tuesday, jury selection starts for the second murder trial of a 45-year~old Karen Read, charged with killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. Read’s legal team and prosecutors are preparing for a trial that could last weeks, while her supporters plan to stand by her, WHDH reports. Court officials will bring hundreds of …

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March 10, 2025

‘They Do Not Meet the Standards for Rehabilitation’: Menendez Brothers Will NOT Be Resentenced, Prosecutor Says

On Monday, a California district attorney said he is seeking to withdraw a motion from his predecessor which sought to have Erik and Lyle Menendez resentenced for their parents’ 1989 slayings. Newly-elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he wants to rescind ex-prosecutor George Gascón’s request for a resentencing hearing in the Menendez …

Harmony Montgomery in white dress, smiling
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March 4, 2025

Adam Montgomery Files 101-Page Appeal of Conviction in Daughter’s Murder

A New Hampshire convicted of his 5-year-old daughter’s murder a year ago has filed a 101-page appeal of his conviction in the state’s Supreme Court. Adam Montgomery’s lawyers argued in the document that their client should have had a separate trial on assault charges — which he claims did not kill the girl — and …

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March 3, 2025

VIDEO: ‘Legal Advocate’ Casey Anthony Joins TikTok

Casey Anthony announced on Sunday that she is joining social media as a legal advocate — nearly 14 years after she stood trial in Florida for murdering her 2-year-old daughter. Anthony, 38, claimed she would use her self-appointed role to advocate for herself and her daughter. “The whole point of this is for me to …