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 …
Testimony resumes Tuesday 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 …
A Florida mother went on trial this week for the death of her toddler son in 2021. Erica Dotson and her boyfriend, Joshua Manns, both face charges in the death of 3-year-old Jameson Nance, WESH reports, but a judge severed their cases earlier this year. A date has not been set for Manns’ trial. As …
An Indiana jury found a Madison County man guilty last week in the shooting death of his wife, who was found sitting next to him in an SUV with multiple gunshot wounds. Jeremy Hinson, 49, faces 50 to 65 years in prison when he is sentenced next month, the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office said. As …
