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

Wisconsin man’s retrial begins in wife’s antifreeze death
Wisconsin man’s retrial begins in wife’s antifreeze death

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors and attorneys for a Wisconsin man accused of killing his wife with antifreeze in 1998 delivered opening statements Wednesday in his retrial, nearly two years after a judge vacated his previous conviction. Mark Jensen, 63, was convicted in 2008 of killing his wife, Julie Jensen, at their home in the […] More

January 11, 2023

Revisiting the Scott Peterson case 20 years later
Revisiting the Scott Peterson case 20 years later

By Katie McLaughlin Scott Peterson is not getting a new trial, and that news came down just days before a somber anniversary — Christmas Eve will mark 20 years to the day Peterson’s pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, went missing. Laci, 27, was due to deliver a baby boy in February 2003. The couple had planned […] More

December 21, 2022

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