On Monday, a federal court sentenced ex-lawyer — and convicted killer — Alex Murdaugh to 40 years for stealing millions from his former clients. The Greenville News reported that Murdaugh’s 40-year federal sentence will run concurrently with the 27-year state sentence he received last year for similar crimes. Murdaugh is currently serving two life sentences …
Jury selection began on Monday in the Chad Daybell triple murder trial. East Idaho News reported that 18 jurors will be selected — 12 decide Daybell’s fate, while six are alternates. The trial is expected to last eight to 10 weeks. Chad Daybell’s wife, Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced last July to life without parole …
A 22-year-old Illinois man has been acquitted of murder charges related to the death of his son. Logan Hutchings faced a bench trial in Perry County for the murder of his son, Ocean Hutchings, who passed away on June 14, 2022. Online court records indicate that Hutchings pleaded not guilty to the three murder charges …
The reward for information that leads to missing Texas A&M-Corpus Christi student Caleb Harris has increased to $50,000, his family said Sunday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Caleb’s family initially set the reward at $25,000, slated to expire on Monday. The 21-year-old hasn’t been seen since March 4, after walking out of his off-campus apartment barefoot …
A 17-year-old Mississippi boy has been charged with the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg. The boy, who was charged as an adult but hasn’t been identified because of his age, was charged with on count of first-degree murder, the Pine Belt News reported. He was arrested and booked …
Two Nevada police officers and a sheriff’s deputy were wounded Friday in an wild, hours-long event that included a chase through a Sparks neighborhood and a stand-off at a house. Nearly nine hours after the incident began, the suspect was found dead inside a home where he had barricaded himself. Sparks Police Chief Chris Crawforth …
An Oklahoma sheriff’s office served a 9-year-old boy with victim protective order this week, handing the document over at his elementary school. The boy is ordered to appear in court on April 18 in Shawnee, the document says. According to KFOR, the order stems from a complaint by the mother of a girl who accuses …
Seven juveniles were wounded in a shooting outside a downtown Indianapolis mall Saturday night. Indianapolis Metro Police Department officers patrolling the downtown area just after 11 p.m. heard gunshots near the Circle Centre Mall and responded to find six juveniles with gunshot wounds. One of the victims was taken to the hospital in critical condition …
Three girls, one 12 and two 13, appeared in a DC court Friday and Saturday, charged with murder in the brutal beating death of a disabled 64-year-old man last October. All three have been charged as juveniles, and one of the three recorded the beating on her cell phone, the clip showing five girls chasing …
A 12-year-old Virginia boy is missing, and police in Portsmouth are asking for help locating him. Nasceia Johnson was last seen wearing ripped black or grey sweatpants and a black hoodie, according to WAVY. He is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds with brown eyes and black hair, with a faded …
More charges have been filed against a man accused of killing his 9-year-old son and then torching a vehicle containing the boy’s body, MyCentralJersey.com reports. Police in Sayreville said 43-year-old Manuel Rivera now faces charges of murder, aggravated arson, endangering the welfare of a child, and desecration of human remains. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities …
A Texas man is accused of stabbing a woman in the neck and then trying to kidnap her to Mexico, where she believed he would kill her, KBTX-TV reports. Around 11 a.m. Friday, police in College Station got a call from a father in the Dallas-Fort Worth region who said he had received disturbing text …
