Alex Murdaugh charged in money laundering and drug scheme
Prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh's crimes include a money laundering and painkiller ring. More
June 29, 2022
Murder & Mayhem
Delve into the chilling realm of crime, where murder, mystery and chaos reign, and the ultimate battle for justice that follows.
Jury is chosen to decide Florida school shooter’s sentence
A jury of seven men and five women was chosen for a penalty trial to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to death or get life in prison. More
June 28, 2022
Man sentenced to life term for killing of Iowa state trooper
An Iowa man was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting an Iowa State Patrol trooper last year during a standoff and shootout with police. More
June 28, 2022
Scott Peterson back in court for final arguments in juror misconduct hearing
Scott Peterson's quest for a new trial will resume Thursday with final arguments of juror misconduct allegations. More
June 28, 2022
Jury questioning underway in Kristin Smart murder case
Jury questioning was back in session Monday for the dual jury trial of Paul and Ruben Flores, the men charged in connection with the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart. More
June 28, 2022
Hearing set for Wisconsin teen accused of killing girl
A Wisconsin teenager accused of killing a 10-year-old girl will find out in September whether he will stand trial. More
June 27, 2022
Lawsuit: 2 slain boys unlawfully placed with foster parents
The biological mother of two small California boys who died while in the state foster care system has filed a federal lawsuit alleging her sons were unlawfully taken from her and placed with foster parents who are now charged with killing them. More
June 24, 2022
Ex-Minneapolis officer who killed 911 caller to be released
Ex-cop Mohamed Noor is scheduled to be released from prison, months after his murder conviction was overturned. More
June 24, 2022
3-year-old boy found dead inside freezer, Detroit police say
Detroit Police officers and Child Protective Services were responding to a welfare check at a home when they discovered the body. More
June 24, 2022
MO v. Ferguson: Missing Son Murder Trial
Dawan Ferguson is charged with first-degree murder and abuse of a child in the presumed death of 9-year-old Christian Ferguson. More
June 24, 2022
EXPLAINER: How parade crash insanity plea will work
Here's a look at how insanity pleas work in the Wisconsin justice system and what Brooks' attorneys would have to prove to avoid prison. More
June 24, 2022
Witnesses drag feet at trial of Nipsey Hussle shooter
Evan “Rimpau” MacKenzie, a close friend of Hussle's who was a pallbearer at his funeral and was standing next to him when he was shot, has repeatedly ignored subpoenas ordering him to appear and testify for the prosecution, resulting in Judge H. Clay Jacke II issuing the bench warrant with $500,000 bail. More
June 23, 2022
Ohio man attacks son’s accused murderer in court
Desean Brown, accused of murdering Nyteisha Lattimore and putting her son, Nylo, into the Ohio River still alive, was punched by the boy's father, Antonio Hughes, during a procedural hearing. More
June 23, 2022
Uvalde victim’s sister pleads for gun safety measures
“I’m here begging for you guys to do something,” said Jazmin Cazares, whose young sister Jacklyn was one of 19 children shot to death in the 80 minutes the gunman spent inside Robb Elementary School on May 24. More
June 23, 2022
Uvalde school police chief on leave after mass shooting
The Uvalde school district’s police chief was put on leave Wednesday following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead. More
June 22, 2022
School shooter’s jury selection enters final stretch
The final phase of jury selection in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has begun. A final 83 candidates remain from about 1,800. More
June 22, 2022
Feds want 25 years for Chauvin for violating Floyd’s rights
Federal prosecutors asked a judge on to sentence a former Minneapolis officer to 25 years for violating the rights of George Floyd, saying Derek Chauvin's actions were cold-blooded and needless as he knelt on the Black man's neck while Floyd repeatedly said he couldn't breathe. More
June 22, 2022
Key witness in Nipsey Hussle killing is pressed over errors
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for the man on trial for killing rapper Nipsey Hussle pressed the woman who says she served as the unwitting getaway driver over errors in the testimony she gave for the prosecution. More
June 22, 2022
Murder conviction overturned in Georgia hot car death case
Justin Ross Harris, 41, was convicted in November 2016 on eight counts including malice murder in the death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper. More
June 22, 2022
Texas top cop: Uvalde police could’ve ended rampage early on
Police had enough officers and firepower on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, and they would have found the door to the classroom where he was holed up unlocked if they had bothered to check it. More
June 21, 2022
TN. v. Hayden Berkebile: Can Suicide be coerced? – Opinion
By: Judge Ashley Willcott KNOXVILLE, TN. (Court TV) – Hayden Berkebile was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the suicide of the younger Grace Anne Sparks. Enough younger that she was either 11 or 13 years old when they first began communicating on a chat website called Omegle. The defendant is 7 years older and […] More
June 21, 2022
Preliminary hearing in Patrick Lyoya killing set for July 18
Earlier this month, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker charged Schurr with second-degree murder for the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya. More
June 21, 2022
Report: Police in Uvalde had rifles earlier than known
Multiple police officers armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield stood and waited in a school hallway for nearly an hour while a gunman carried out a massacre of 19 elementary students and two teachers. More
June 20, 2022
Woman who drove man who killed Nipsey Hussle testifies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman testified Monday that she unwittingly drove the man now charged with killing rapper Nipsey Hussle to and from the scene of the shooting, not accepting that he had fired the deadly shots despite seeing him load a gun moments before. Bryannita Nicholson, 35, said that when she and Eric […] More
June 20, 2022
Law officers testifying for committee on Uvalde shooting
A legislative committee investigating the deadly shooting at a Texas elementary school last month is set to hear more testimony from law enforcement officers. More
June 20, 2022
Judge denies change in venue for Waukesha Parade attack suspect
Lawyers for Darrell Brooks do not believe he will get a fair trial in Waukesha, based on more than 1,500 responses to a jury questionnaire. More
June 20, 2022
Top SC judge wants to revoke Alex Murdaugh’s law license
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court wants to revoke the law license of attorney Alex Murdaugh. More
June 17, 2022
Gunman kills 3 seniors at “Boomers Potluck” dinner at Alabama church
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Police say a 70-year-old man who fatally shot three elderly people at a church potluck dinner in Alabama had attended services there previously. More
June 17, 2022
Man, 71, held in Alabama church shooting that killed 2
A 71-year-old man fatally shot two elderly people and wounded a third with a handgun during a potluck dinner at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in the Birmingham, AL suburb of Vestavia Hills. More
June 17, 2022
Nipsey Hussle’s last moments detailed as murder trial opens
Rapper Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside his clothing shop in a calculated, premeditated fashion by a man upset over a discussion about snitching, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the outset of of a long-delayed murder trial. More
June 16, 2022