Man murders father and son on Christmas Eve – then tries to attack judge during trial
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“I regret killing the baby but not the other”
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March 14, 2017
SERIAL KILLER? 20-year-old New Jersey man denies killing three women and trying to kill a fourth
DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man accused of killing three women was tracked via his cellphone to locations near where at least two of the women’s bodies were discovered, according to a court document filed by prosecutors. The assertions were contained in an affidavit filed in January by an Essex County …
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March 13, 2017
Justice? Two men accused of covering up Penn State child sex abuse scandal plead guilty to REDUCED charges
Prosecutors dropped three felony charges of child endangerment and conspiracy
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March 13, 2017
Autistic child ‘riddled with bullets’ fired by two deputies during traffic stop
“He didn’t deserve to die like that”
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March 1, 2017
Club shooter’s wife to go free before trial on aiding attack
PAUL ELIAS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The widow of the gunman who killed dozens of people at a Florida nightclub is not dangerous and will be released from jail ahead of her trial on charges of aiding the attack, a federal judge in California ruled Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu also said …
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February 27, 2017
Judge rules Bill Cosby case to be decided by outside jury
MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A sequestered jury from an outside county will decide the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby, a suburban Philadelphia judge ruled Monday, rejecting a defense request to move the trial itself because of worldwide media reports that the actor’s lawyers say brand him a “serial rapist.” Montgomery …
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February 25, 2017
Bill Cosby won’t face a barrage of accusers at his trial
MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a major break for Bill Cosby, a judge ruled Friday that just one of the comedian’s multitude of other accusers can testify at his trial to bolster charges he drugged and violated a woman more than a decade ago. The 79-year-old TV star is set to go …
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February 25, 2017
Supreme Court weighs law banning sex offenders from Facebook
EMERY P. DALESIO Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Fresh from a trip to traffic court, Lester Packingham Jr. celebrated his turn of good fortune by announcing to friends on Facebook that his pending ticket was dismissed without him saying a word. “No fine. No Court costs. No nothing. Praise be to God. Wow. Thanks, …
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February 22, 2017
Children’s author Helen Bailey strangled dead
The partner of British children’s author Helen Bailey was convicted Wednesday of killing her and dumping her body in a cesspool in a financially motivated murder.
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February 19, 2017
Colorado mom dismembered, body parts scattered across state lines: Police
The father of Ashley Mead’s child is in custody
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February 18, 2017
Star secret witness in “Jinx” murder trial admits he lied and misled prosecutors for months
“I was covering up. I was withholding the truth…I was lying.”