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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.

3 officers charged in shooting death of 8-year-old girl
3 officers charged in shooting death of 8-year-old girl

Three police officers have been charged with manslaughter and reckless endangerment after firing their weapons in the direction of a crowd of people exiting a high school football game outside of Philadelphia, killing an 8-year-old girl and injuring three people. More

January 18, 2022

Couple charged after 2 children ingest fentanyl, infant dies
Couple charged after 2 children ingest fentanyl, infant dies

An infant died and another young child became very ill after they ingested fentanyl in their family's apartment, authorities said. Nicholas Lee, 25, and Brianna Roush, 26, of Circleville, are each charged with involuntary manslaughter, attempted involuntary manslaughter, possessing and trafficking in fentanyl and two counts of child endangerment. More

January 18, 2022

Man arrested in fatal shooting of teen restaurant worker
Man arrested in fatal shooting of teen restaurant worker

NEW YORK (AP) — A former employee was arrested in the deadly shooting of a 19-year-old cashier working a late-night shift at a Burger King restaurant in East Harlem, a crime that appalled New Yorkers including the mayor. The New York Police Department said Friday that Winston Glynn, 30, was facing charges including murder in […] More

January 14, 2022

Indiana man allegedly killed roommate with windshield fluid
Indiana man allegedly killed roommate with windshield fluid

A northwest Indiana man allegedly killed his roommate by repeatedly spiking her beverages with windshield washer fluid because he felt she was disrespecting him by not approving of his heavy drinking, authorities said. Thomas Holifield, 59, is charged with murder in the June 1 methanol poisoning death of 64-year-old Pamela Keltz. More

January 14, 2022

Waukesha parade suspect to stand trial for murder
Waukesha parade suspect to stand trial for murder

A court commissioner is set to decide Friday whether a Milwaukee man accused of plowing his SUV through a Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring dozens more, will stand trial for murder. More

January 14, 2022

Prosecutors add dozens of charges in Wisconsin parade deaths
Prosecutors add dozens of charges in Wisconsin parade deaths

A man accused of driving an SUV through a Wisconsin Christmas parade crashed into people head-on, ran them over as they lay on the ground and at one point leaned out his window to steer because someone had landed on his windshield and was blocking his view, prosecutors alleged Wednesday in a criminal complaint that levies dozens of new charges against him. More

January 12, 2022

300 tips come in on Harmony Montgomery, reward reaches $104K
300 tips come in on Harmony Montgomery, reward reaches $104K

The police chief in New Hampshire's largest city made another plea Wednesday for anyone with information on Harmony Montgomery, who was last seen in 2019 at age 5, to come forth, saying detectives are working on about 300 tips and the reward fund has grown to $104,000. More

January 12, 2022

Man arrested in deaths of victims found in Kansas, Oklahoma
Man arrested in deaths of victims found in Kansas, Oklahoma

Kansas man arrested in 2019 robbery, kidnapping and shooting deaths of two men whose bodies were found hours apart in an Oklahoma ditch and a Kansas trailer. Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Ralph Thomas Salas Jr. was booked into the Seward County Jail. More

January 12, 2022

New trial set for man charged with killing 18 in Dallas area
New trial set for man charged with killing 18 in Dallas area

A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is set to be retried in April after the first jury to hear a murder case against him deadlocked. The retrial of Billy Chemirmir, 49, in the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris is scheduled to begin on April 25. More

January 11, 2022

Jury seated to hear triple homicide case in Kenosha County
Jury seated to hear triple homicide case in Kenosha County

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A jury has been selected in Kenosha County Circuit Court to hear the case against a man charged with killing three people and wounding three others in a shooting at a crowded bar. Twenty-five-year-old Rakayo Vinson is facing three counts of first-degree intentional homicide and three counts of attempted first-degree intentional […] More

January 11, 2022

Judge sets bail at $1M for man accused of killing roommate
Judge sets bail at $1M for man accused of killing roommate

Judge set bail at $1 million for a man who reportedly believed he was demonically possessed and admitted to killing a Marysville resident, saying "voices" told him to do it. Anthony Boggess was booked into the Snohomish County Jail in Everett for investigation of second-degree murder and first-degree attempted arson in the death of former roommate, James Thrower More

January 11, 2022

Man gets 30 to 60 years in strangulation slaying, arson
Man gets 30 to 60 years in strangulation slaying, arson

A man has been sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison in the strangulation slaying of his girlfriend's mother whose body was found after a 2019 Pennsylvania fire. A Dauphin County judge on Monday sentenced 35-year-old Calvin Purdie Jr. to 20 to 40 years for third-degree murder and a consecutive term of 10 to 20 years for aggravated arson. More

January 10, 2022

Missouri man who killed, buried wife sentenced to 28 years
Missouri man who killed, buried wife sentenced to 28 years

A judge sentenced a Missouri man to 28 years in prison for the 2019 killing of his wife, whose body he buried in a state park and whose death he misled the authorities about for more than a year.The sentence Judge Brouck Jacobs gave to 26-year-old Joseph Elledge was the one jurors recommended in November when they convicted Elledge of second-degree murder in the killing of his wife, Mengqi Ji. More

January 7, 2022

Ex-Oklahoma police officer gets 25 years for 2014 killing
Ex-Oklahoma police officer gets 25 years for 2014 killing

Former Oklahoma police officer sentenced 25 years in prison for killing daughter's boyfriend convicted of second-degree murder the fifth time he went on trial in the case. Shannon Kepler sentenced to 300 months in prison followed by three years supervised release. He also ordered Kepler pay restitution to cover cost of headstone for Jeremey Lake. More

January 7, 2022

Slain officer’s sister sues Facebook for wrongful death
Slain officer’s sister sues Facebook for wrongful death

The sister of a slain federal security officer is suing Facebook, alleging the tech giant played a part in the radicalization of two men who are accused of planning the killing on its platform. David Patrick Underwood was fatally shot and his partner was wounded while guarding a federal building in Oakland on May 29, 2020, when a large demonstration over the police killing of George Floyd was underway nearby. More

January 7, 2022

Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three white men convicted of murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man.  […] More

January 7, 2022

R.I.P. shirts raise questions about threats to fair trial rights
R.I.P. shirts raise questions about threats to fair trial rights

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Court TV) — Thea Brooks has long used fashion as an outlet for self-expression, designing T-shirts for special occasions and doing her own alterations to store-bought clothing. When her nephew, Ahmaud Arbery, was gunned down in February 2020, Brooks poured her grief into creating wearable tributes to her beloved “Quez.”    “Posters […] More

January 6, 2022

Man sentenced in beating death of 2-year-old Fairbury boy
Man sentenced in beating death of 2-year-old Fairbury boy

A 19-year-old Fairbury man was sentenced Thursday to 70 to 80 years in prison for beating a 2-year-old boy to death in February and shooting a man a year earlier. Jake Gonzalez was convicted in October of child abuse resulting in the death of Hollen Siedschlag and threatening the boy's mother. More

January 6, 2022