The Latest News by Lauren Silver
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Woman charged with murdering deputy in shootout that killed her family now competent for trial, judge says
TAVARES, Fla. (Court TV) — A judge has found a Florida woman competent to stand trial, despite her repeated insistence that a deadly shooting that... More
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Lindsay Clancy defense argues prosecution’s expert is ‘way off base’
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — Lindsay Clancy‘s defense attorney challenged the prosecution’s first expert witness on Monday morning, questioning his knowledge of medical terms and... More
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Judge rules no new trial for Texas teen convicted of track meet murder
MCKINNEY, Texas (Court TV) — A Texas judge denied a teenager’s motion for a new trial, sending him back to prison to serve his 35-year... More
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‘Mortal sin,’ TikTok and a rally: Week 4 in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — The fourth week of Lindsay Clancy‘s murder trial was packed with explosive moments inside and outside the courtroom as the... More
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Judge weighs dismissing indictment in real estate murder after allegations of prosecutorial misconduct
ADEL, Iowa (Court TV) — A woman accused of killing a real estate agent found shot to death at an open house urged a judge... More
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‘This is Bob. Bob kills people’: Prosecution wins fight to use occult evidence at woman’s dismemberment murder trial
PORTERDALE, Ga. (Court TV) — Prosecutors say they plan to present evidence that a woman accused of dismemberment and cannibalism was interested in Satanism and... More
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Plastic surgeon withdraws all opposition to the death penalty as he represents himself on murder charges
CLEARWATER, Fla. (Court TV) — A plastic surgeon determined to represent himself on murder charges refused to argue any of the motions his previous attorneys... More
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‘She was a puppet and someone else was pulling the strings’: Lindsay Clancy’s defense rests after doctor says she wasn’t psychotic ‘every minute’
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — Lindsay Clancy‘s defense rested its case on Friday after calling a psychiatrist who testified that the defendant suffered from psychosis.... More
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‘I ended his life’: University of Kentucky cheerleader admits to killing newborn found in closet
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Court TV) — A former University of Kentucky cheerleader cried in court as she admitted to killing her newborn. Laken Snelling, 22, had... More
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Mississippi Supreme Court denies teen killer Carly Gregg’s appeal
JACKSON, Miss. (Court TV) — The Mississippi Supreme Court upheld a conviction and sentence for a teenager who killed her mother and shot her stepfather.... More
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‘You are out of stunts’: Judge shows no mercy for killer with hit list
WAUKESHA, Wis. (Court TV) — A judge warned a man convicted of killing his neighbor to stop interrupting the prosecutor during sentencing on Thursday. Kevin... More
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Teen convicted of murder at track meet fantasized about stabbing and ‘licking the blood off the blade’: Prosecutors
MCKINNEY, Texas (Court TV) — Attorneys for a teenager convicted of stabbing another student to death at a Texas track meet returned to court to... More
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Prosecutors accuse Alex Murdaugh’s defense team of lying about polygraph
WALTERSBORO, S.C. (Court TV) — Prosecutors have accused Alex Murdaugh‘s defense of trying to intentionally mislead the court and the public at a pretrial hearing... More
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‘Team Lindsay’: Hundreds line the street outside courthouse in silent support of Lindsay Clancy
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — Hundreds of women lined the street outside the Plymouth County courthouse on Thursday to show their support for a woman... More
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Man laughs, says he wants death penalty after pleading guilty to murdering, dismembering teenager
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Court TV) — A man may face the death penalty after pleading guilty to charges that he kidnapped, murdered and dismembered a... More
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Mom who claims vaccines killed her twins pleads not guilty to their murders
PAYETTE, Idaho (Court TV) — An Idaho woman accused of killing her twin toddlers appeared in court on Tuesday, where she pleaded not guilty. Andrea... More
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Doctor reveals what Lindsay Clancy said in her first phone call after killing 3 children
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — A psychologist testifying for the defense told a Massachusetts jury that Lindsay Clancy suffered from postpartum psychosis and believed that... More
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‘I don’t want to send you to prison’: Witness in Tupac Shakur murder trial declares himself a hostile witness
LAS VEGAS (Court TV) — A former gang member testifying at the Tupac Shakur murder trial in Las Vegas declared himself a hostile witness and... More
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Texas teen convicted of track meet murder wins fight for new judge
MCKINNEY, Texas (Court TV) — A teenager convicted of stabbing another teenager to death at a Texas track meet won a key ruling Wednesday when... More
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Judge refuses to dismiss case against Ohio divorce attorney charged with client’s murder
CLEVELAND (Court TV) — A divorce attorney accused of stabbing his client to death will head to trial after a judge refused to dismiss charges... More
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‘American Idol’ contestant charged with murder wants case moved, prosecutors want jury sequestered
TROY, Ohio (Court TV) — Both the prosecution and defense say they’re concerned about pretrial publicity ahead of the murder trial for a former contestant... More
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There were 2 people at the site of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan’s murder, witness says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Court TV) — Investigators say there were two people at the scene when a Microsoft executive was shot and killed, but only one... More
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Former mother-in-law says Lindsay Clancy was ‘begging for help’
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — Lindsay Clancy‘s former mother-in-law testified on Tuesday that the defendant was a loving mother to her three children before she... More
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Man accused of murdering 8 people in Ohio home complains ‘no one explains anything to me’
WAVERLY, Ohio (Court TV) — A man accused of killing eight members of a family is complaining that he doesn’t understand what’s going on as... More
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Prosecutors seek to file new charges against mom accused of abusing 16 children
MCARTHUR, Ohio (Court TV) — Prosecutors say they are seeking to file additional charges against a woman accused of abusing her 16 children, a move... More
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Woman who claimed ‘I’m not violent’ sentenced for beating man to death with sledgehammer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Court TV) — A woman who admitted to beating a man to death with a sledgehammer before leaving a note on his chest... More
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TikTok user raises more than $800K for Lindsay Clancy’s family
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — More than 1,000 miles away from the courtroom where Lindsay Clancy is standing trial on charges she murdered her children,... More
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Lindsay Clancy’s mother says she was ‘afraid to be alone’ as defense begins its case
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — Lindsay Clancy‘s mother testified about desperate texts her daughter sent her seeking help with her declining mental health as the... More
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Jury reaches verdict for Duane Davis in Tupac Shakur murder trial
LAS VEGAS (Court TV) — Thirty years after rapper Tupac Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas, a jury took less than three hours to... More
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Jury finds defendant plotted and funded murder-for-hire of Microsoft executive
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Court TV) — A man has been convicted of plotting and funding a murder-for-hire that killed Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan. Bridegan was shot... More