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Brother of 'Doomsday Mom': I Think She Did It

Brother says he believes his siblings conspired to murder his sister's husband

(Newser) - Lori Vallow Daybell's brother testified Thursday at her trial on charges that she conspired to murder her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, in 2019—and he says he thinks she's guilty. Vallow Daybell's other brother, Alex Cox, allegedly conspired with Vallow Daybell to carry out the fatal...

Ex-Juror Joins Karen Read's Legal Team
Supreme Court
Declines to Slow
Karen Read Trial
updated
Apr 10, 2025 5:15 PM CDT

Supreme Court Declines to Slow Karen Read Trial

Emergency request sought delay to consider defendant's appeal

(Newser) - The US Supreme Court will not grant an emergency request by Karen Read's lawyers to hold up her second murder trial until it can review her appeal. The defense contends the new trial would violate the constitutional protection against double jeopardy, per ABC News . Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson denied...

Man Charged in CEO's Death Wants a Laptop in His Cell

Lawyers say Luigi Mangione needs it to properly review all the documents in the case

(Newser) - As Luigi Mangione navigates the charges against him from his jail cell, he's making a request: The 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson wants access to a laptop so he can review the 15,000 pages of documents and thousands of hours of video that prosecutors have...

Mistrial Declared in Judge's Murder Case

Prosecutor says 11 of 12 jurors wanted to convict Jeffrey Ferguson of murder

(Newser) - The case of a Southern California judge charged with murder in the fatal shooting his wife ended in a mistrial Monday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Eleanor J. Hunter declared the mistrial in the case against 74-year-old Orange County Superior...

Highland Park Suspect Changes His Plea

Robert Crimo III now pleads guilty in 2022 mass shooting near Chicago that left 7 dead, dozens hurt

(Newser) - The Illinois man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb pleaded guilty Monday to murder and attempted murder, just moments before opening arguments in his trial. Appearing in a Lake County courtroom, Robert E. Crimo III, reported to be...

With Murder House Demolished, Prosecutors Turn to a Model

New filings reveal efforts to hamper Bryan Kohberger defense team

(Newser) - The house in which four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in 2022 has been torn down , but no matter: Prosecutors plan to present at trial a 3D model of the three-story home that will be built by the FBI. "This model will consist of three levels...

New Los Angeles DA on a New Menendez Brothers Trial: Nope

Nathan Hochman, who took over in December, has a different stance on the case than his predecessor

(Newser) - The Mendendez brothers may have lost whatever momentum they had in requesting a new trial for the 1989 murders of their parents. CNN reports that new Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman recommended Friday that a judge reject Erik and Lyle Menendez's request for a new trial due...

Ballerina Hears Her Fate in 'Black Swan' Murder Case


'Black Swan'
Trial Ends With
20-Year Sentence
UPDATED
Dec 3, 2024 2:44 PM CST

'Black Swan' Trial Ends With 20-Year Sentence

Former ballerina Ashley Benefield was convicted in the shooting death of her estranged husband

(Newser) - A woman convicted of killing her estranged husband in a high-profile Florida murder in 2020 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, reports NBC News . Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina, faced a maximum sentence of 30 years after her manslaughter conviction. She claimed it was self-defense.

Trial Kicks Off for Laken Riley's Alleged Killer

Jose Ibarra is accused of murdering Georgia nursing student in February

(Newser) - Opening statements are expected Friday in the trial of a man accused of killing a Georgia nursing student, in a case that helped fan the immigration debate during the last election cycle. Jose Ibarra is charged with murder and other crimes in the February killing of Laken Hope Riley, whose...

Murder Suspect Confessed 60+ Times to Killing Delphi Girls

'Honey, I did it ... I killed Abby and Libby,' Richard Allen says in call to wife played at trial

(Newser) - On Thursday, the prosecution rested its case in the Indiana murder trial for Richard Allen, accused of killing Delphi teens Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017. But not before a very important piece of evidence was introduced: seven phone calls made from prison to his wife and mother in...

Jury Hears Opening Arguments in Slayings of Teenage Girls

Panel, which was chosen from out of town, will be sequestered

(Newser) - Jurors heard opening statements Friday in the trial of a man accused of killing two teen girls in a small Indiana community, horrific slayings that went unsolved for five years before investigators arrested a pharmacy employee who lived in the same town. Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland said 13-year-old Abigail Williams and...

Judge: Free Man Convicted of Killing Michael Jordan's Father

Daniel Green received life sentence after blood analysis results were left out of trial

(Newser) - In 1996, Judge Gregory Weeks sentenced Daniel Green to life in prison for the fatal shooting of James Jordan, the father of NBA great Michael Jordan. On Tuesday, Weeks petitioned North Carolina's parole commission to release Green. The judge said a forensic blood analyst in the case failed to...

Memphis Man Convicted of Killing Rapper Young Dolph

Testimony suggested violence resulted from a feud between record labels

(Newser) - Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels. Jurors deliberated for nearly four hours before finding Johnson guilty of murder, conspiracy to...

Family of Boston Cop Sues His Girlfriend, Two Local Bars

Karen Read faces trial again over the death of John O'Keefe

(Newser) - Karen Read now faces two legal fights in Boston over the high-profile death of police officer John O'Keefe , her boyfriend at the time. The family of O'Keefe has sued Read and two local bars that served them on the day he died in January 2022, reports WCVB . The...

Politician on Trial for Murder Says He Was Framed

Las Vegas reporter Jeff German was stabbed to death in 2022

(Newser) - When Robert Telles took the stand in his murder trial Wednesday in Las Vegas, he told the court it was a moment he'd been "waiting for for nearly two years." He added, "And right now I want to say, unequivocally, I'm innocent." For several...

Woman Accused of Killing Cop Beau Can Be Retried

Judge cites lack of verdict in rejecting claim that jurors decided Karen Read was not guilty on 2 charges

(Newser) - Prosecutors can retry Karen Read for the murder of her police officer boyfriend, a Massachusetts judge said in a ruling issued Friday, setting the stage for a new trial to begin Jan. 27. Read is accused of drunkenly hitting Boston police officer John O'Keefe with her SUV outside a...

Judge Declares Mistrial in Karen Read Case

Jury in murder trial was 'starkly divided'

(Newser) - "To continue to deliberate would be futile," the foreman of the jury in the Karen Read murder case said in a note to the judge on Monday. Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial after five days of jury deliberations, NBC Boston reports. The jury foreman said that different...

Jury Can't Decide on Woman Accused of Killing Cop Beau

Judge tells panel in Karen Read's murder trial to try again Monday

(Newser) - Jurors in the Karen Read murder trial told the judge on Friday that they've been unable to reach a unanimous verdict. A foreperson told Judge Beverly Cannone the jury was stuck despite an "exhaustive review of the evidence and our diligent consideration of all disputed evidence," the...

Jury Convicts Chad Daybell of All Charges in Killings
Idaho Jury Agrees on
Death Penalty for Daybell
updated
Jun 1, 2024 1:34 PM CDT

Idaho Jury Agrees on Death Penalty for Daybell

Victims' family members tell the court of their lasting pain

(Newser) - A jury in Idaho unanimously decided Saturday on a death sentence for Chad Daybell, who was convicted this week in the deaths of his wife and his girlfriend's two youngest children, ending a grim case that began with a search for the missing children in 2019. Family members read...

Before Her Murder, the Texts Got Tense

Man found guilty of killing Black transgender woman, the first federal hate-crime trial of its kind

(Newser) - A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman in the nation's first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity. After deliberating for roughly four hours, jurors convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter of a hate crime for the murder of Dime Doe...

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