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, …
A New York detective testified Tuesday during Michael Valva’s murder trial that injuries found on the defendant’s slain autistic son during an autopsy changed the course of the investigation. According to Detective Michael Ronca with the Suffolk police, an autopsy performed after 8-year-old Thomas’ death revealed injuries to his forehead and face. Newsday reports Ronca …
A Texas jury returned a verdict Monday in connection with the murders of Reagan Hancock and her daughter, Braxlynn Sage Hancock. According to KSLA, Taylor Rene Parker, 29, (pictured left) was found guilty of capital murder by a New Boston grand jury, a little before noon. The verdict came after three weeks of testimony. As …
A former NYPD cop on trial for allegedly killing his 8-year-old son reportedly showed “no emotion” as first responders tried to save the child from dying, a paramedic told the court Thursday. “He had no emotion, no sense of concern,” paramedic Erin Lambert told the jury on Thursday, at the Riverhead courtroom, adding that murder …
A crime scene expert took the stand this week during the murder trial of Texas woman Taylor Parker (pictured left), who stands accused of killing a friend and her unborn baby. On Tuesday, Judge John Tidwell warned those in the courtroom that they were about to see and hear graphic details in connection with the …
