Ohio authorities said they’ve solved the more than decade-old fatal stabbing of a Cleveland Clinic nurse, announcing recent murder charges against her former divorce attorney who already served jail time for lying to police during the investigation. Friday’s arrest of 51-year-old Gregory J. Moore marks the latest twist in a …
Read More »Colorado dentist charged in wife’s poisoning death tried to get inmate to kill detective on his case, prosecutors say
Prosecutors on Friday are set to present evidence that a Colorado dentist charged with killing his wife also tried to get a fellow inmate to kill a detective investigating him. James Craig is accused of poisoning his wife’s protein shakes nearly two years ago, allegedly ordering a rush shipment of …
Read More »Former New Orleans priest pleads guilty to rape and kidnapping in sexual abuse case ahead of trial
A disgraced 93-year-old New Orleans priest pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges involving the sexual assault of a teenage boy in 1975. Lawrence Hecker, who left the ministry in 2002, had been scheduled to stand trial Tuesday. Hecker’s eyes were focused on the ground as a sheriff’s deputy pushed him toward …
Read More »Man acquitted in killing of pregnant woman and boyfriend in Kansas, prompting courtroom outburst from victim’s father
A 41-year-old man has been acquitted in the 2016 killing of a pregnant woman and her boyfriend at a Topeka, Kansas apartment. The jury’s verdict of not guilty Friday in the capital murder and rape case against Yanez Sanford was met with an angry outcry from the slain woman’s father, …
Read More »Pierce Brosnan fined for walking off trail in Yellowstone National Park thermal area
Mammoth, Wyo. — Actor Pierce Brosnan, who pleaded guilty Thursday to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to Yellowstone National Park, was caught after posting pictures online, court records said. Brosnan, who called into the court hearing in Mammoth, Wyoming, was fined $500 and ordered …
Read More »Scott Peterson returns to court to fight 2004 murder conviction with help of Los Angeles Innocence Project
Convicted killer Scott Peterson appeared in a San Mateo County courtroom Tuesday morning as he fights to overturn his 2004 conviction for the murders of his pregnant wife and their unborn son. Peterson attended Tuesday morning’s status conference hearing remotely and did not speak much outside of formalities like, “Yes, …
Read More »Terry Martin changes plea to guilty in theft of “The Wizard of Oz” ruby slippers
DULUTH, Minn. — A 76-year-old Grand Rapids man has changed his plea to guilty in connection to the theft of a pair of ruby slippers from the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.” Terry Martin, 76, appeared in a Duluth federal courtroom on Friday. He is charged with one count …
Read More »Alabama teen sentenced to life for killing 5 family members, including 3 younger siblings, when he was 14
An Alabama teenager convicted of killing five family members, including three younger siblings, when he was 14 years old has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Circuit Judge Chadwick Wise handed down the sentence Thursday to Mason Sisk, now 18. …
Read More »“Preppy Killer” Robert Chambers released from prison after second lengthy prison term
Robert Chambers, better known to some as the “Preppy Killer,” was released after spending 15 years in prison for drug and assault charges, according to state records. Chambers spent a similar amount of time in prison after pleading guilty to strangling Jennifer Levin in New York City’s Central Park during …
Read More »Skull found by California hunter in 1991 identified through DNA as remains of missing 4
A human skull found in rural Southern California in 1991 has been identified through DNA testing as the remains of a missing boy, authorities said. The skull belonged to 4-year-old Derrick Burton, who was reported missing that same year, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a press release last …
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