Murder & Mayhem

James Prokopovitz, who was convicted of murdering his missing wife has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. More

May 28, 2021

Investigators in Arizona want to charge Lori Vallow Daybell with the death of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, who was killed in 2019. More

May 28, 2021

A jury found Cristhian Bahena Rivera guilty of first-degree murder of the University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. More

May 28, 2021

By Ivy Brown BOISE, Idaho (Court TV) — Lori Vallow-Daybell has been declared not currently competent to stand trial in a recent court record. Vallow-Daybell underwent a competency evaluation after her “fitness to proceed was drawn into question by counsel,” according to the document. The state has contested the findings, leading the court to schedule […] More

May 27, 2021

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Court TV) — Decommissioned Nashville police officer Andrew Delke will stand trial for first-degree murder this July. Delke is facing life in prison for the June 2018 shooting death of Daniel Hambrick. The victim was killed during a traffic stop that led to a foot chase, in which Delke reportedly fired multiple rounds […] More

May 27, 2021

PODCAST: Court TV has been in Iowa this week, covering the murder trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. Court TV’s Michael Ayala joins host Vinnie Politian to discuss some of the key testimony so far, including testimony from the police detective who initially interrogated Rivera […] More

May 27, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — The white woman who was widely condemned and fired after a videotaped dispute with a Black birdwatcher in Central Park filed a lawsuit against her former employer, accusing the company of not doing an investigation before her termination because of her race and gender. In her federal lawsuit, Amy Cooper said the […] More

May 27, 2021

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chad Daybell made his first appearance in Idaho court Wednesday on three murder charges in connection with the deaths of his late wife and his new wife’s two children. Meanwhile, the mother of the two slain children, Lori Vallow Daybell, had her first appearance on murder […] More

May 27, 2021

James Prokopovitz, who was convicted of murdering his missing wife has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. More

May 26, 2021

SAN DIEGO (Scripps News San Diego) – Local family members are hoping new evidence will exonerate San Diego native Scott Peterson, convicted for the 2002 murder of his wife and unborn son. “We are optimistic that the issue before the court will result in Scott getting a new trial,” said Janey Peterson, Scott Peterson’s sister-in-law. […] More

May 26, 2021

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The mother of two kids who were found dead last year in Idaho and her new husband have been charged with murder in a grim case involving bizarre doomsday religious beliefs and two other suspicious deaths. >>>WATCH ON DEMAND: ID v. DAYBELL PRELIMINARY HEARING (2020) Lori […] More

May 26, 2021

CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Ohio declared a mistrial in the murder trial of the brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles after jurors said they had read legal paperwork that inadvertently was included in evidence given to them to review. All 12 jurors told the judge during their third day of deliberations on […] More

May 25, 2021

Dylann Roof, on death row for murdering nine members of a SC church, says he wasn't competent during his criminal trial. More

May 25, 2021

A judge has denied Justin Ross Harris' motion for a new trial in the hot car death of his toddler son, according to official court documents. More

May 25, 2021

A weeklong manhunt for a suspect wanted in the killings of four people ended without another shot fired Monday morning as hundreds of officers surrounded him in South Carolina. More

May 24, 2021

The man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation is making his appellate argument that his conviction and death sentence should be overturned. More

May 24, 2021

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Friday that his office will lead the prosecution of a former suburban police officer who is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. More

May 24, 2021

Attorneys said the trial for Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing two people during chaotic protests, will last up to two weeks. More

May 21, 2021

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase — footage of the man’s last moments alive that The Associated Press obtained after authorities refused to release it for […] More

May 21, 2021

The man charged with killing a University of Iowa student who went missing after going for a run in 2018 led investigators to her body and said that he killed her but couldn't remember how. More

May 20, 2021

PODCAST: Last week there were big hearings for two of the biggest stories of the year and host Vinnie Politan and Court TV Anchor Michael Ayala are prepped to break down all of the major developments. First in Brunswick, Georgia lawyers for the three men charged for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery made arguments to […] More

May 20, 2021

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for the state and for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd ‘s death appeared before the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Thursday as prosecutors sought to add an additional charge to the case. >>>WATCH FULL TRIAL ON DEMAND: MN v. DEREK CHAUVIN (2020) Thomas Lane, […] More

May 20, 2021

Robert Durst's attorneys pointed to the brutal, sloppy murder of his neighbor in Texas as evidence he didn't kill his friend in California. More

May 19, 2021

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The boyfriend of a University of Iowa student testified Wednesday that he had nothing to do with her 2018 abduction and stabbing death, saying he had been out of town for work and heartbroken by her slaying. Dalton Jack, the longtime boyfriend of Mollie Tibbetts, […] More

May 19, 2021

Video evidence, DNA and a partial confession will all be presented in the prosecution's case against Cristhian Bahena Rivera. More

May 19, 2021

Barry Morphew is facing two new charges in connection with the alleged murder of his wife. More

May 19, 2021

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Attorneys on Tuesday completed the selection of a jury for the first-degree murder trial of the farm laborer charged with fatally stabbing a University of Iowa student while she was out running three years ago. Cristhian Bahena Rivera is accused in the death of 20-year-old […] More

May 18, 2021

Prosecutors said that Robert Durst couldn't keep track of the many lies he told and his own words prove he killed Susan Berman. More

May 18, 2021

A juror was removed Tuesday from the murder trial of Robert Durst because she violated the court's order not to read about the case. More

May 18, 2021

The father of two young children found dead in his eastern Nebraska home was charged Monday with child abuse resulting in death. More

May 18, 2021