Nancy Grace on possible Scott Peterson retrial: ‘Have at it’
Court
The state Supreme Court tossed out the penalty phase over problems with jury selection and may
Accident
October 25, 2020
3-year-old dead after finding handgun that fell out of family member’s pocket at birthday party
A Texas boy celebrating his third birthday shot himself in the chest Saturday afternoon and died, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. The pistol used in the incident apparently fell out of a family member’s pocket during the birthday celebration, deputies said, and the boy found it. Deputies were called to the home in Porter …
Murder
October 25, 2020
20-year-old student and activist fatally shot at Airbnb during dream trip to NYC
The grieving father of an Indiana college student killed by gunfire in New York this weekend says his son was a caring and generous person who wanted to make the world a better place, the New York Post reports. The newspaper published an interview with the father of 20-year-old Ethan Williams, who was shot by a …
Murder
October 25, 2020
Stephanie Parze: Parents of suspected killer boyfriend are under investigation
The parents of a New Jersey man suspected of murdering his girlfriend last year are being investigated for potentially tampering with evidence, the New York Post reports. Stephanie Parze vanished on the evening of September 30, 2019—her decomposing body found months later off of a highway. Parze’s on-and-off-again boyfriend, John Ozbilgen, told authorities he had spent the night with Parze …
Murder
October 24, 2020
Father throws baby girl off 2nd story balcony, sets apartment on fire
A 2-month-old baby girl died early Saturday after she was allegedly thrown from a second floor balcony by her father during a domestic dispute, Las Vegas police said. The father, who has not been identified, set the apartment on fire, fled from the scene, and got into two car crashes before he was taken into …
AMBER Alert
October 24, 2020
BREAKING: Abducted Kansas girls found safe, suspect in custody
Update: 8:06 p.m.: Two girls believed to have been abducted earlier Saturday by their father have been found safe, and a suspect is in custody, KMBC reports. Update: 6:40 p.m.: The Kansas Highway Patrol said it stopped the vehicle driven by Donny Jackson on Highway 169 near the Oklahoma state line at about 12:30 p.m., …
Murder
October 24, 2020
Mom, son ‘team up’ to kill Queens man over $350 car repair: Reports
A mother and her son were indicted on murder charges Friday over the shooting death of a Queens man, reportedly over a $350 car repair. Avita Campbell, 38, reportedly served as her son’s getaway driver after Raymond Jackson, 22, fired at Lasaaun Lawrence, 27, more than a dozen times, the Queens District Attorney’s Office said, …
Celebrity Justice
October 24, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell: Family friend says Brit socialite near starvation and humiliated by paper clothing
Complaining that Jeffrey Epstein madam Ghislaine Maxwell is wasting away in jail and forced to wear paper clothes, a close family friend has launched a Get Ghislaine Out of jail campaign, according to the New York Post. Citing a report in the UK broadsheet The Telegraph, the Post reports that Brian Basham says Maxwell is …
Murder
October 24, 2020
SEE VIDEO: Man murders wife, posts video telling kids it’s mom’s fault for cheating
A Texas man allegedly gunned down his wife and then posted a video on YouTube in which he told his kids he was sorry for murdering their mother, KPRC-TV reports. Authorities have charged 48-year-old Trent Paschal with murder in connection with the death of Savannah Paschal earlier this week. Neighbor Donald Riddick, who lives across the street from …
Family Crime
October 24, 2020
Sister of 10-year-old boy found dead in ‘deplorable living conditions’ charged with murder
An Indiana boy who died earlier this month appears to have been the victim of ongoing child abuse, and now two women, including the boy’s sister, are accused of being responsible for his death, the Times of Northwest Indiana reports. Prosecutors on Friday charged April Wright and Rachel R. Wright, both 26, with murder, aggravated battery and child …
Court
October 23, 2020
Scott Peterson: DA to seek death penalty again for convicted wife killer, following court’s decision to throw it out
California prosecutors announced Friday that the death penalty will be sought again for Scott Peterson. Although a judge is still considering whether to throw out Peterson’s murder convictions due to juror misconduct, Stanislaus County Assistant District Attorney Dave Harris announced in court that prosecutors will retry the penalty phase of Peterson’s case, which was thrown …
Terror
October 23, 2020
‘Boogaloo Boi’ fired into Minneapolis Third Precinct Building, helped set it on fire and looted
A member of the far-right anti-government group “Boogaloo Bois” has been charged for his role in the looting and burning of the Minneapolis Third Precinct building in the wake of peaceful protests after the killing of George Floyd in May by a Minneapolis police officer. According to an affidavit filed in the case, Ivan Harrison …