A motion filed by the prosecution in the Chad and Lori Daybell cases asks that DNA testing be performed on items found the Daybell property. Those items: a shovel, pickaxe, the duct tape that was surrounding JJ’s body, and also DNA testing on JJ’s fingernails. What’s at issue is consumptive DNA testing, meaning, that when …
Delia Owens’ “Where the Crawdad’s Sing,” a fictional story about a murder in North Carolina, has sold more than 12 million copies and has spent 166 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list. However, Owens is linked to another murder. The author is wanted for questioning in Zambia about a deadly shooting in Africa …
Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old student at California Polytechnic State University, disappears after attending a campus party. She is still missing more than 20 years later, but now the man accused of her murder stands trial. Paul Flores is charged with killing the college student during an attempted rape. His father, Ruben Flores is said to …
Murder charges were filed against South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh in the deaths of his wife and son. Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found fatally shot at their family’s 1,770-acre lodge in Colleton County. Alex Murdaugh claims that he was visiting his mother in Varnville, 20 minutes away. A bond hearing is slated for Wednesday, …
Ellie and Angela Green were like many mothers and daughters. Sometimes they argued. Ellie Green had just returned from Italy, after studying abroad. That’s when the argument happens. Ellie stays with her boyfriend’s family for a few days, and with no word from her mother, Ellie texts her father. Geoffrey Green’s reply says Angela has …
Chrissy Powell has not been seen nor heard from since July 5. That morning Powell is running late to work. After speaking with her mother and calling the office, Powell can be seen leaving her home through doorbell camera footage. That is the last time anyone has seen the 39-year-old mom of two. Family and …
South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh may soon face murder charges in the death of his wife and son. According to FITS News, South Carolina’s State Law Enforcement Division will present its case to a Grand Jury on Thursday. Murdaugh is already facing dozens of charges concerning financial fraud. On June 7, 2021, Maggie and Paul …
Jill Sidebotham and her two-year-old daughter, Lydia, missing after leaving for a camping trip. The invitation to go camping came from Lydia’s father, Nicholas Hansen, and Sidebotham’s ex. Sidebotham and Hansen planned to return from their trip to Phillips, Maine, on June 30. When they didn’t, Sidebotham’s family members report her missing. On July 2, …
Amber Heard’s legal team claims a person not called to jury duty was inadvertently seated on the jury for Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit, and that warrants a new trial. At issue is juror number 15. Heard’s legal team says a 52-year-old man responded to a jury summons and was seated on the jury, but the …
Atlanta lawyer Claud “Tex” McIver’s murder conviction has been overturned by the Georgia Supreme Court. McIver was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of his wife. The court ruled unanimously that the jury should have been allowed to consider a lesser charge — involuntary manslaughter. Diane McIver died after …
Police say Monday’s holiday mass shooting had been planned for weeks. Seven people died and dozens were injured as Robert Crimo III fired as many as 70 rounds into the crowd from a Highland Park rooftop. The shooter accessed the roof via a fire escape ladder, then fled the scene wearing women’s clothing. An AR-15-type …
Kaylee Jones, 16, has been missing from her Georgia home for over two weeks. On the night of June 14th, Daniel and Brenda Jones told their daughter good night, but in the morning she was gone. Detectives believe Jones may have met up with someone she has spoken to online. Jones’ mother says the parents …
