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Ryan Routh’s daughter plans appeal after dad’s conviction
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm) — Sara Routh says she hasn’t spoken to her father since his conviction and his apparent attempted suicide... More
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Florida mom accused of fatally stomping daughter to face death penalty
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a Florida mother accused of killing her 7-year-old daughter earlier this... More
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Eye doctor charged with murdering ex-wife owed her $285,000
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm) — The Stuart eye doctor accused of killing his ex-wife last week reportedly told her he’d thought about... More
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Detectives reopen case of family of four murdered on FL Turnpike
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach)— Nearly 20 years after the tragic murder of the Escobedo family, St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del... More
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70-year-old man charged in murder-for-hire plot of ‘sex-slave’ victim
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — A Florida man is accused in a murder-for-hire plot involving a woman who claimed she... More
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Unraveling mystery of Boca Raton mall murders 17 years later
If you say the names Randi Gorenberg or Nancy and Joey Bochicchio to anyone who’s lived in Boca Raton for a long time, you will... More
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‘Stop, you are killing me,’ dad pleas during son’s fatal attack
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — A 44-year-old man accused of violently attacking and killing his father Sunday night was deemed... More
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Tracy Ferriter now headed to trial in July
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — Tracy Ferriter will be headed to trial in July. Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Howard... More
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Sheriff asks to move Tim Ferriter from jail to prison
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office wants Tim Ferriter out of jail and sent to... More
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Tracy Ferriter comes to court with new attorney but leaves in need of another
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — Tracy Ferriter is looking for another attorney again. The wife of a Jupiter father who... More
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Tracy Ferriter’s attorney withdraws, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — Citing an “irreconcilable difference,” the attorney for the wife of a Jupiter father who kept... More
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Police: Rapper Kodak Black found asleep in Bentley with cocaine
PLANTATION, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm) — South Florida rapper Kodak Black has been arrested again after he was found asleep in a Bentley with... More
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Estranged husband accused of killing mother of 4, body found in storage unit
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach / Court TV) – The estranged husband of a woman whose body was found in a storage unit has... More
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Tim Ferriter asks to be released from jail after conviction on child abuse
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Court TV/Scripps News West Palm Beach) — A Florida father who locked his adopted son in a box-like structure in the... More
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Jury selection begins for father accused of locking son in box
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — Jury selection began Friday in the trial of a Jupiter man who’s accused of locking... More
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Father accused of locking child in box rejects plea deal
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — One of the two parents facing child abuse and false imprisonment charges of their adopted... More
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Sheriff: Florida mother admits to strangling teen son to death
ST. CLOUD, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach/Court TV) — A Central Florida mother admitted that she strangled her teenage son to death Monday, according... More
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Florida man arrested after wife’s dismembered remains found in suitcases
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — A Florida man is now in custody after his wife’s remains were discovered inside three suitcases... More
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Florida lawyer accused of murder appears in court
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — A South Florida lawyer facing a charge of first-degree murder in Boca Raton made his... More
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Travis Rudolph acquitted of all charges
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — Former NFL wide receiver Travis Rudolph was found not guilty Wednesday on all counts in... More
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‘I had to protect me and my brother’s life’: Travis Rudolph testifies
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — Former Florida State University football star Travis Rudolph testified Monday afternoon. He was the final... More
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Defense challenges detective during Ex-NFL Player Murder Trial
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — Testimony continued Friday in the murder trial of former Florida State and NFL wide receiver... More
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Ex-girlfriend testifies in Travis Rudolph’s murder trial
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — The ex-girlfriend of Travis Rudolph was cross-examined for hours on the second day of testimony... More
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Son of Killer Clown victim ‘relieved’ following Sheila Keen-Warren plea deal
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach) — The son of the woman killed by the notorious killer clown in Florida decades ago... More
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Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen attacked outside Florida hotel
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm) — Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was injured in a seemingly unprovoked attack last Monday near the valet... More
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Couple pleads guilty to trying to light baby on fire at truck stop
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm) — A couple from West Palm Beach initially pleaded guilty to attempting to light their 1-year-old child... More
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Florida man guilty in fatal shooting of 5 women at bank
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm) — A Florida man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting five women at a small-town bank branch in... More
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NC prosecutors dropping charges against Florida murder suspect to expedite extradition
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (Scripps News West Palm) — Prosecutors in North Carolina have announced plans to drop charges against the man found in a car... More
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Suspect in killing of 3, including Orlando reporter, pleads not guilty
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WPTV) — The accused gunman in a string of shootings last Wednesday that claimed the lives of three people, including a child... More
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Bond set for woman accused of hitting deputy with stolen U-Haul
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm) — Bond has been set for the woman accused of hitting a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office... More