PONTIAC, Mich. (Court TV) — A Michigan judge sentenced a mother and her boyfriend, who were convicted of beating a 6-year-old child to death, to life in prison. Daniel Giacchina and Elaina Jennings were convicted at separate trials on charges of murder, child abuse and lying to police in the death of Jennings’ 6-year-old son, […] More
September 10, 2026
16-year-old Thomas Hudson is behind bars awaiting trial on charges he murdered and sexually abused his 18-year-old stepsister. More
September 10, 2026
The attorney for 73-year-old Gary Siders Sr. says he expects charges to be dropped against his client after he was ruled incompetent. More
September 9, 2026
Mario Fernandez Saldana was the first of three defendants to stand trial for Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan's murder. More
September 9, 2026
Blaise Taylor's defense had presented 87 letters on his behalf as they asked for a judge to give him concurrent sentences. More
September 9, 2026
Deja Coleman is charged with second-degree murder and cruelty to children after her 16-month-old died after being left in a hot car for hours. More
September 9, 2026
Three jurors who sat through Lindsay Clancy's murder trial said they found the prosecution lacked compassion. More
September 9, 2026
The judge raised Barry Morphew's bond to $10 million cash-only after he was accused of being involved in a hit-and-run. More
September 8, 2026
Corie Walsh was ordered to be held without bond after prosecutors said she killed her 2-year-old son before harming herself. More
September 8, 2026
Erik and Lyle Menendez will have another chance at potential release at a hearing tentatively scheduled for March 2027. More
September 8, 2026
Patrick Clancy has threatened legal action against people spreading 'outright falsehoods' that he was involved in his children's deaths. More
September 8, 2026
Blaise Taylor has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and felony murder int he deaths of his girlfriend and her unborn baby. More
September 8, 2026
Prosecutors have asked for Barry Morphew's bond to be revoked after saying he was near the Denver airport without permission. More
September 7, 2026
A woman who allegedly killed her boyfriend was kicked out of her court hearing after she started yelling that she killed him in self-defense. More
September 6, 2026
Jianchun Li, 44, of California, was sentenced to life in prison after murdering two women an assisted living facility in Diamond Bar. More
September 6, 2026
A jury deadlocked 11-1 on the seventh day of deliberations in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial; she is charged with killing her three children. More
September 6, 2026
An octogenarian man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing his 81-year-old wife because he worried about her quality of life. More
September 5, 2026
A man greeting his mother for a visit stabbed her to death in his apartment and told responding officers, "I was defending myself," cops say. More
September 5, 2026
Kimberly Sullivan rejected the plea offer, which would have seen her spend a minimum of 10 years in prison for kidnapping and other charges. More
September 5, 2026
A jury deadlocked after seven days of deliberation, causing a mistrial for Lindsay Clancy, who is charged with the murder of her three kids. More
September 4, 2026
Matthew Exton shouted at prosecutors and used his hands to imitate a gun during closing statements in his trial. More
September 4, 2026
Judge William Sullivan refused to grant a request from Lindsay Clancy's attorney to do an inquiry into one of the jurors on the panel. More
September 4, 2026
Lindsay Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, filed the motion following a heated sidebar during jury deliberations. More
September 4, 2026
Lindsay Clancy's attorney was seen gesticulating and banging papers down on the desk during a sidebar after the jury sent a note. More
September 3, 2026
James Elmore was convicted of manslaughter in the 1984 disappearance and killing of 16-year-old Laura Miller. More
September 3, 2026
Judge Cristina Miranda ordered Rashaun Jones' attorney out of the courtroom when she refused to stop trying to speak on the record. More
September 3, 2026
Judge Amanda Hopkins said Barry Morphew was to stay in his house 'without exception' after he allegedly took off after causing a crash. More
September 3, 2026
Richard Thorpe was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, Virginia Cookson, who was found strangled at her home in 2024. More
September 3, 2026
Mackenzie Shirilla had asked the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider her appeal after it was denied for being filed one day late. More
September 2, 2026
Toni McClure was sentenced after a jury found her guilty of killing her 5-year-old daughter, Kinsleigh Welty. More
September 2, 2026
