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These matrimonial-shattering cases take the vow “until death do we part” to a new horrific level.

Judge to decide if Scott Peterson victim of jury misconduct
Judge to decide if Scott Peterson victim of jury misconduct

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press Scott Peterson’s trial attorney missed an opportunity to grill a California juror about bias who eventually helped send him to death row for murdering his pregnant wife and unborn child, his appellate lawyer conceded Thursday while arguing the former fertilizer salesman deserves a new trial because of juror misconduct.  […] More

August 11, 2022

A timeline of events surrounding Alex Murdaugh’s charges
A timeline of events surrounding Alex Murdaugh’s charges

The mysterious shooting deaths of a prominent South Carolina lawyer's wife and son have spun investigations revealing charges of money laundering, a narcotics ring, a staged attempt on his life and millions of dollars in stolen money. On Thursday, Alex Murdaugh was charged with murder, the latest in a steep fall that has spanned the past 13 months. More

July 14, 2022

Murder conviction overturned for man who shot wife in SUV
Murder conviction overturned for man who shot wife in SUV

Georgia's highest court threw out a murder conviction for once-prominent Atlanta attorney Claud “Tex” McIver, who fatally shot his wife as they rode in an SUV, saying the jury should have had the option of a misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter charge. More

June 30, 2022