Murder & Mayhem

The adoptive parents of two missing toddlers have been charged with their murders, according to authorities. More

March 2, 2022

Taylor Schabusiness has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, and third-degree sexual assault. More

March 2, 2022

“Wrong is wrong and right is right,” Marcus Ransom told The New York Times in an interview published Tuesday. “No matter what it is, you’ve got to have consequences. No one is above laws.” More

March 1, 2022

Prosecutors allege Chrystul Kizer shot Randall Volar in the head at his Kenosha home, burned his house down and stole his BMW in 2018. More

March 1, 2022

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WLEX) — A year after the murder of Kobe Persley, his family renews calls for justice. More

March 1, 2022

The man accused of murdering 32-year-old Jordan Morgan last week was arrested early Monday morning. More

March 1, 2022

A second jury selection is set to begin Tuesday for the trial of a Connecticut man accused of killing his wife, whose Fitbit activity tracker is expected to be a key piece of evidence against him. Prospective jurors will be questioned in Rockville Superior Court for the murder case of Richard Dabate More

February 28, 2022

For the first time, family members of Mason Dominguez are speaking publicly about the 4-year-old child's murder. The man accused of killing him and leaving his body in a freezer, Brandon Toseland, was in a relationship with Mason's mother at the time of the murder. More

February 28, 2022

The high court isn't being asked to decide whether Chrystul Kizer is guilty, only if she can argue at trial that the law protects her from criminal liability. More

February 28, 2022

Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights face federal sentences that one expert says could range from less than five years in prison to as much as the 25 years prosecutors are seeking for their former colleague Derek Chauvin. More

February 25, 2022

Richelle Nice, juror at the heart of convicted murderer Scott Peterson's retrial bid, swore she had no animosity toward him until she heard evidence he killed his pregnant wife. More

February 25, 2022

“I shot Mr. Oulson because I thought he was gonna seriously injure me or potentially kill me,” defendant Curtis Reeves testified. More

February 25, 2022

A 16-year-old has surrendered to Baltimore police after allegedly gunning down a DoorDash driver in a robbery gone wrong. Cheryl McCormack and her fiancé were attempting to make a food delivery when their car ran out of gas. More

February 24, 2022

Scott Peterson's chance for a new trial in the murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son hinges on whether a California juror who helped send him to prison was biased because she was a domestic violence victim. More

February 24, 2022

Brett Hankison fired 10 shots in the raid. None hit Taylor, but prosecutors said they endangered the couple and child who lived next door. More

February 24, 2022

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were convicted of depriving George Floyd of his right to medical care as the Black man was pinned under Officer Derek Chauvin's knee for 9 1/2 minutes while handcuffed, facedown on the street May 25, 2020. More

February 24, 2022

The woman described being held captive by her boyfriend of 11 months — at times being bound and tied so she could not move, the report states More

February 24, 2022

Curtis Reeves has never denied he shot and killed Chad Oulson after a fight about cell phone usage in a movie theater. Was it self-defense? More

February 24, 2022

Brett Hankison, one of three police officers involved in the March 2020 raid that led to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, was acquitted. More

February 23, 2022

The white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery as he ran on a residential street remained free for more than two months, with police and prosecutors appearing to accept their story that the young Black man was a fleeing criminal who turned and attacked before being fatally shot. More

February 23, 2022

Twelve people began deliberations Wednesday in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis officers who are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights during the May 2020 killing of the 46-year-old Black man. All of the eight women and four men on the jury appear to be white. More

February 23, 2022

A second teen has been arrested in the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Amir Locke, a Black 22-year-old man, while executing a search warrant. More

February 23, 2022

A former criminal justice major and college cheerleader was convicted in the killings of three Florida women who were working prostitutes more than 15 years ago. More

February 23, 2022

Opening statements are set to begin Wednesday in the trial of Brett Hankison for his involvement in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor. More

February 23, 2022

The bodies of Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte were found Aug. 18 at a campsite outside Moab. Both had multiple gunshots to their back, sides and chest.  More

February 23, 2022

The three are charged with depriving George Floyd of his right to medical care when Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes he pleaded for air before going silent. More

February 23, 2022

A jury has been seated in Brett Hankison's trial as he faces charges related to the raid that killed Breonna Taylor. More

February 22, 2022

Missouri man convicted of killing his wife, burying her body and lying to authorities about her whereabouts pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse charges involving the couple's young daughter. Joseph Elledge had originally pleaded not guilty to child abuse, child endangerment and domestic assault. More

February 22, 2022

Jurors in the federal hate crimes trial of the three white men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying announced Tuesday that they had reached a verdict. More

February 22, 2022

Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao are charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care as Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for 9 1/2 minutes. More

February 22, 2022