A Florida man claimed “temporary insanity” Thursday, in connection with the 2023 deaths of his adoptive parents. The Herald-Tribune reports that Assistant State Attorney Karen Fraivillig questioned Dima Tower, 24, as he took the stand in his own defense. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Tower is facing two counts of murder for the 2023 deaths of …
A Florida man accused of killing his adoptive parents broke down in court Wednesday during opening statements in Sarasota County. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Dima Tower, 24, is facing two counts of murder for the 2023 deaths of Jennifer and Robbie Tower. He’s also charged with fleeing from police. According to Court TV, defense lawyer …
The murder trial began this week for the Nevada adult film actress, accused of beating and beheading the father of her children. Devyn Michaels, 47, is accused of beating Johnathan Willette, 46, with a stick before decapitating him in August 2023. Police believe she also poured chemicals over his body. She claimed her innocence during …
The trial is under way for a Tennessee mother accused of neglecting her 13-year-old son to death, more than three years after she was indicted. Kadaris Maddox had cerebral palsy and weighed just 38 pounds when he died on July 6, 2022. An autopsy report said the boy died of malnutrition, Clarksville Now reported. On …
An Illinois jury on Wednesday convicted a sheriff’s deputy of second degree murder in the shooting death last year of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler and ended up dead when the deputy shot her in the head. The jury did not convict Sean Grayson of first degree …
An Illinois woman will spend decades behind bars for the murder of a former Maquon Police Department chief, a judge ruled Monday. According to KWQC, Knox County Circuit Judge Andrew Doyle sentenced Marcy L. Oglesby, 53, to 50 years in prison for the murder of her boyfriend, Richard “Rick” Young. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Knox …
A Texas woman was convicted this week of killing her diabetic husband in 2023 through neglect as he suffered from an insulin overdose. A jury found Sarah Jean Hartsfield, 50, was found guilty of murder on Wednesday, KFDM reported. Hartsfield was arrested after staff at Houston Methodist Hospital noted suspicious circumstances surrounding Joseph Hartsfield’s death …
A Texas man was sentenced to death this week for the brutal murder of a young mother found buried in a crawl space beneath his house days after she disappeared. Valerian “Will” O’Steen, 28, was convicted of the murder of 26-year-old Marissa Grimes in February 2022 at the end of a lengthy trial in Tarrant …
A Tennessee judge sentenced Megan Boswell to life in prison plus an additional 33 years on Friday. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported that Sullivan County Judge Jim Goodwin sentenced Boswell to a life sentence that included an additional 33 years. Boswell’s sentence will keep her from ever being released from prison. At Boswell’s sentencing, the …
A Florida jury deliberated for just over three hours on Thursday before finding Donna Adelson guilty of organizing a murder-for-hire scheme against her former son-in-law in 2014. Adelson, 75, becomes the fifth person convicted in the murder of Florida State University law professor Dan Markel, who was in the midst of a bitter custody battle …
Testimony resumes Wednesday morning in the murder trial of Donna Adelson, a Florida matriarch accused of orchestrating a hit on her daughter’s ex. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Adelson, 75, is on trial in Tallahassee, accused of planning the murder of her former son-in-law, Dan Markel. She’s facing first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation charges, for the …
