A Suffolk County jury in New York jury that found former cop Michael Valva guilty of murder last week says they based part of their decision on a 911 call played for the court. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Valva was on trial for the past six weeks in connection with the murder of his 8-year-old …
A Suffolk County jury in New York is deliberating in connection with the murder of 8-year-old Thomas Valva, whose ex-cop father stands accused of killing him. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Michael Valva is currently on trial for the murder of Thomas, who froze to death in 2020 after being forced to sleep in an unheated …
A Suffolk County jury in New York could possibly decide on lesser charges for Michael Valva, a former New York cop on trial for the murder of his 8-year-old son, Thomas Valva. On Tuesday, a judge ruled that the jury in Valva’s trial has the decision to charge Valva with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent …
A doctor took the stand Monday as a rebuttal witness in connection with the death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva, whose father, Michael Valva, is on trial at the Suffolk County court in New York for murder. Dr. David Saintsing, who testified as a rebuttal witness for the prosecution, said that it was “reasonably likely” that …
A New York medical examiner took the stand Wednesday at the Suffolk Superior Court and told the court that slain New York boy Thomas Valva had numerous injuries consistent with hyperthermia and stress. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 43-year-old Michael Valva is currently on trial for the murder of his son Thomas, who froze to death …
A New York detective took the stand Monday at the Suffolk Superior Court and said the father and stepmother of deceased 8-year-old Thomas Valva were caught on text messages discussing punishments and beating two children with belts. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 43-year-old Michael Valva is currently on trial for the murder of Thomas, who froze …
A New York detective took the stand Monday at the Suffolk Superior Court and said the father and stepmother of deceased 8-year-old Thomas Valva discussed deleting home security footage on the day he died. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 43-year-old Michael Valva is currently on trial for the murder of Thomas, who froze to death after …
A Michigan man will spend his life in federal prison for the assault, kidnapping, and rape of a 14-year-old Texas girl. Thomas John Boukamp, 22, was convicted earlier this week in Lubbock, where he stood trial for, in part, cyberstalking and kidnapping the victim. In June, he was convicted on 16 counts against him. Court …
Verdicts have been reached in the trial of Paul Flores and his father, Ruben Flores, in connection with the 1996 disappearance and presumed death of California Polytechnic University student Kristin Smart. A jury at the Monterrey County Superior Court in California found Paul Flores guilty of murder, The Tribune reports. The defendants’ trials were held …
A California jury has reached a verdict for Ruben Flores, the father of a man accused of murdering California Polytechnic University student Kristin Smart, in 1996. According to The Tribune, a jury at the Monterey County Superior Court reached a verdict in the elder Flores’ case but that verdict won’t be read until the jury …
A New York principal testified this week in connection with the death of Thomas Valva, a Suffolk County boy allegedly abused and killed by his father, Michael Valva, whose currently on trial for the child’s murder. East Moriches Elementary School Principal Edward Schneyer testified Tuesday that six children from the Valva and the Polina family …
A jury in Salinas, California, is now in deliberations following weeks of testimony in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of California Polytechnic State University student, Kristin Smart. “Paul Flores murdered her and buried her under his father’s deck. It is that simple,” San Luis Obispo County Deputy Dist. Atty. Chris Peuvrelle during closing arguments, …
