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Delve into the chilling realm of crime, where murder, mystery and chaos reign, and the ultimate battle for justice that follows.

Parkland victim’s dad scales crane near White House
Parkland victim’s dad scales crane near White House

Four years after 17 students and others were gunned down at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, families and gun control advocates pressed President Joe Biden on Monday to do more to address gun violence. More

February 14, 2022

Prosecution rests in 3 cops’ trial in George Floyd killing
Prosecution rests in 3 cops’ trial in George Floyd killing

Federal prosecutors rested their case Monday against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights, after a contentious day of trial that included testimony a use-of-force expert and from the teenager who recorded widely seen video of Floyd's killing. More

February 14, 2022

Prosecutor: Arbery’s killers known to use racist slurs
Prosecutor: Arbery’s killers known to use racist slurs

The three white men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery had histories of making racist comments or using slurs in text messages that stunned their friends and colleagues, a federal prosecutor told jurors Monday as the trio stood trial on hate crime charges in the 25-year-old Black man's death. More

February 14, 2022

Movie Popcorn Murder Trial: testimony begins after 8 years of delays
Movie Popcorn Murder Trial: testimony begins after 8 years of delays

By Katie McLaughlin DADE CITY, Fla. (Court TV) – After eight years of delays capped by four long days of jury selection, testimony is finally set to begin Monday, February 14 in the trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired Florida police captain accused of shooting and killing a man in a movie theater during a […] More

February 14, 2022

Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday
Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said she will seat a jury Monday after a week spent asking potential jurors what they already know about the Black man's death as well as their views on racism in America. More

February 11, 2022

Teen bystander: Knew instantly Floyd was ‘in distress’
Teen bystander: Knew instantly Floyd was ‘in distress’

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A woman who was 17 when she came upon Minneapolis police pinning George Floyd to the street testified Friday at a federal trial for three officers that she knew instantly the Black man was "in distress," as he screamed in pain and shouted that he couldn't breathe. More

February 11, 2022

Young Dolph shooting suspects plead not guilty in Memphis
Young Dolph shooting suspects plead not guilty in Memphis

Two men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a Tennessee cookie shop pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other felony charges Friday. Lawyers for Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith entered the pleas in Shelby County Criminal Court in Memphis. More

February 11, 2022

Official: Officers in Floyd killing trained about rights
Official: Officers in Floyd killing trained about rights

By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The chair of the Minnesota agency that sets licensing standards for police officers testified Friday that three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights had to receive training about constitutional rights and on providing first aid. Kelly McCarthy, […] More

February 11, 2022

Man fatally shot on I-95, family still seeks answers
Man fatally shot on I-95, family still seeks answers

“Someone took his life. And that person is still out there…” JUPITER, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm) — It’s been nearly a year since Christopher Maassen was shot and killed on I-95 in Jupiter, and his family is still searching for answers.   Peaceful, spiritual, and loving are just a few words his relatives use […] More

February 11, 2022

New details about events leading up to teen’s disappearance
New details about events leading up to teen’s disappearance

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — An affidavit reveals new details about the events that led up to the disappearance of Kara Nichols. According to the affidavit, Paul Nichols reported his daughter missing to Deputy Ayyad with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 14, 2012. He went on to state that […] More

February 10, 2022

Lieutenant: Officers should have intervened in Floyd killing
Lieutenant: Officers should have intervened in Floyd killing

Three former Minneapolis police officers on trial for violating George Floyd's civil rights should have intervened to stop fellow Officer Derek Chauvin when he had his knee on the Black man's neck, the head of the Minneapolis Police Department's homicide unit testified Thursday. More

February 10, 2022

Toxicologist: Drugs, ‘excited delirium’ didn’t kill Floyd
Toxicologist: Drugs, ‘excited delirium’ didn’t kill Floyd

A toxicologist testified Wednesday at the federal trial of three former officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights that it wasn't drug use, heart disease nor an agitated state known as "excited delirium" that caused Floyd's death after officers pinned him to the pavement in May 2020. More

February 9, 2022

In Arbery death case, possible jurors question hate crimes
In Arbery death case, possible jurors question hate crimes

Several potential jurors in the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said in court Tuesday that they believe problems with racism in America are exaggerated and questioned whether there should be special charges or punishments for crimes motivated by race. More

February 8, 2022