Delve into the chilling realm of crime, where murder, mystery and chaos reign, and the ultimate battle for justice that follows.
Prosecutors say disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who's charged with killing his wife and son, stole nearly $420,000 from his law firm. Murdaugh faces nine additional charges — four counts of obtaining property under false pretenses, three counts of money laundering and two counts of computer crimes — in indictments. More
August 19, 2022
Richard Dabate was sentenced for the 2015 killing of his wife, whose Fitbit tracker data contradicted his statements to police. More
August 18, 2022
A handyman accused of killing a Florida woman and then hiding her body in a septic tank has pleaded guilty to murder and will spend the rest of his life in prison. More
August 18, 2022
The children were between 5 and 10 years old, had been dead for a number of years, and the suitcases had been in storage for at least three or four years, police said. More
August 18, 2022
A trial date has been set for the case against Cecily Aguilar, who is accused in connection to the death of soldier Vanessa Guillen. More
August 17, 2022
Lori Vallow Daybell was in court Tuesday for the first time since April 19, 2022, when she was arraigned on felony charges connected to the murders of her children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow. More
August 16, 2022
A 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a man in the chest during an argument at a party in June has been charged as an adult. More
August 16, 2022
By MAE ANDERSON Associated Press The seemingly senseless stabbing of a young girl by two of her school friends in the Waukesha, Wisconsin, woods in 2014 made international headlines when it became known that the two perpetrators were under the sway of Slenderman, a fictional Internet demon that they had become convinced was real. But […] More
August 16, 2022
Metro Police said they believe dozens of people witnessed the shooting. In order for the case to move forward, they need those people to come forward and share information on what they saw. More
August 16, 2022
Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. More
August 15, 2022
Soon, it will be Cruz's attorneys arguing why he should be spared, hoping to convince at least one juror their mitigating factors outweigh the prosecution's aggravating circumstances — a death sentence must be unanimous. More
August 15, 2022
The family of a Texas soldier who was was sexually harassed and killed at a military base near Killeen in 2020 filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $35 million in damages from the U.S. government. The family of 20-year-old Vanessa Guillen is seeking damages on the basis of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, rape, sodomy and wrongful death. More
August 12, 2022
Former Detective Kelly Goodlett intends to plead guilty to a civil rights charge stemming from the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. More
August 12, 2022
Police said the bodies of Kassandra Sweeney and her two sons, ages 4 and 23 months, were found in their home on August 3, 2022. More
August 12, 2022
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 judge scheduled a hearing for Monday on the “status of plea negotiations” for the two remaining officers awaiting trial on state charges in the killing of George Floyd, with the hearing coming after the judge's window for accepting any deal appears to have closed. More
August 11, 2022
Eight minority corrections officers who were working at the jail where a former Minneapolis police officer was awaiting trial in the death of George Floyd were awarded nearly $1.5 million Tuesday to settle a lawsuit. More
August 9, 2022
A jury convicted Yaser Said of shooting and killing his daughters, 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said. More
August 9, 2022
A crowd of dozens chanted on a sweltering street corner Tuesday as Ahmaud Arbery's hometown unveiled new street signs honoring the young Black man who was fatally shot after being chased by three white men in a nearby neighborhood. More
August 9, 2022
In light of the recent lawsuit sought by the family of Gabby Petito, who was killed just weeks after an incident between her and Brian Laundrie in Moab last year, Bertram wonders if more direction is needed from lawmakers to police departments regarding how they handle domestic situations. More
August 9, 2022
Jurors began deliberating in the capital murder trial of a man accused of fatally shooting his two teenage daughters in a taxi. More
August 9, 2022
Nicole Linton, suspected of causing a fiery crash that killed five people, including a pregnant woman, was charged Monday with murder. More
August 9, 2022
Yaser Said told the jury that he ran from his car and left his teen daughters inside because he feared for his life as he testified. More
August 8, 2022
The prosecutor seeking to sentence Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz to death let the facts speak for themselves as he presented his case. More
August 8, 2022
The white father and son who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood each received a second life prison sentence for committing federal hate crimes. William “Roddie” Bryan, who recorded cellphone video of the slaying, was sentenced to 35 years in prison. More
August 8, 2022
Travis McMichael, the white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the running Black man in Georgia, fears he will be killed by fellow inmates if he's sent to state prison. More
August 5, 2022
Two more witnesses took the stand Thursday in the murder trial of Paul and Ruben Flores, who are charged in connection with the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart. More
August 5, 2022
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Scripps News Tallahassee) — A man who allegedly was involved in a murder case that occurred more than 25 years ago has been formally charged by the state of Florida. According to a grand jury document from the Leon County Clerk and Comptroller’s Office filed Thursday, Alan Lefferts was formally charged with first-degree […] More
August 5, 2022
When Patricia Owens was asked to identify her ex-husband in court, she pointed at Yaser Said, saying: “That devil there.” More
August 5, 2022
A Colorado man has been found guilty of murdering of his ex-girlfriend in 2018 and dumping her body at an abandoned truck stop. More
August 5, 2022
