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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.

Official: Colorado shooting suspect prone to rage, delusions
Official: Colorado shooting suspect prone to rage, delusions

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Law enforcement officials and former associates of a 21-year-old accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket described the suspect as someone prone to sudden rage who was suspended from high school for a sudden attack on a classmate that left the student bloodied. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who is […] More

March 24, 2021

Police: 10 people killed in Colorado supermarket shooting
Police: 10 people killed in Colorado supermarket shooting

UPDATED 3/23/21 11:15 A.M. EST. BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Police on Tuesday identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect in the killing of 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket. Authorities also identified nine victims after previously identifying a police officer who had been killed. The victims ranged in age from 20 to 65, said […] More

March 23, 2021

Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, presenting President Joe Biden with an early test of his opposition to capital punishment. The justices agreed to hear an appeal filed by the Trump administration, which carried out executions of 13 federal inmates in its final six months […] More

March 22, 2021

Judge limits evidence, refuses to move trial in Floyd death
Judge limits evidence, refuses to move trial in Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge said Friday he won’t delay or move the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death over concerns that a $27 million settlement for Floyd’s family could taint the jury pool, but he’ll allow limited evidence from a 2019 arrest. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of […] More

March 19, 2021

Authorities mum after new search in Kristin Smart cold case
Authorities mum after new search in Kristin Smart cold case

ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (AP) — The latest of many searches in the nearly 25-year mystery of the disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart ended Tuesday with no comment from authorities on whether it yielded any results.   The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that service of a search warrant was concluded at the Arroyo […] More

March 17, 2021

Man charged with killing 8 people at Georgia massage parlors
Man charged with killing 8 people at Georgia massage parlors

ATLANTA (AP) — A white gunman was charged Wednesday with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community, which has increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic. A day after the shootings, investigators were trying to unravel what might have compelled 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long […] More

March 17, 2021

Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead; man captured
Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead; man captured

ATLANTA (AP) — Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs Tuesday evening left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said. A 21-year-old man suspected in the shootings was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt, police said. The attacks began around […] More

March 17, 2021

Ex-officer wants jury to hear about 2019 George Floyd arrest
Ex-officer wants jury to hear about 2019 George Floyd arrest

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A lawyer for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death asked the judge again Tuesday to allow evidence of a previous arrest during which Floyd was found with drugs, a request the prosecutor derided as an attempt to “smear” Floyd’s character. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of […] More

March 16, 2021

Diverse jury so far for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd’s death
Diverse jury so far for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jurors seated so far in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death are a diverse group, an element being closely scrutinized in a case where race plays such a central role. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin Nine jurors […] More

March 16, 2021

Police: Indiana man killed 4, abducted baby after argument
Police: Indiana man killed 4, abducted baby after argument

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man suspected of killing three adults and a child and abducting his baby daughter had pulled out a gun and opened fire following a heated argument at an Indianapolis home, police said Monday. The baby’s mother was also wounded in Saturday night’s shootings. The 6-month-old girl was later found unharmed. Malik […] More

March 15, 2021

Defense in ex-cop’s trial fears impact of $27M settlement
Defense in ex-cop’s trial fears impact of $27M settlement

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death said Monday that he’s “gravely concerned” that the announcement of a $27 million settlement for Floyd’s family makes it impossible for his client to get a fair trial. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek […] More

March 15, 2021

Court: Defendant in teacher slaying has route to state funds
Court: Defendant in teacher slaying has route to state funds

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s highest court opened a door Monday for taxpayer funds to help cover the legal defense of a man awaiting trial for the 2005 slaying of a high school teacher whose disappearance remained a mystery for more than a decade. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that private attorneys for Ryan […] More

March 15, 2021

Georgia sheriff reopens case of teenager’s gym mat death
Georgia sheriff reopens case of teenager’s gym mat death

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff has reopened an investigation into the 2013 death of a teenager whose body was found inside a rolled-up gym mat at his high school, saying he’s reviewing 17 boxes of evidence collected by federal agents that his office recently obtained from the U.S. Justice Department. Fellow students found […] More

March 10, 2021

Wisconsin protest shootings trial delayed at least 7 months
Wisconsin protest shootings trial delayed at least 7 months

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The trial for an 18-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin was pushed back Wednesday by seven months and could be delayed even longer.   Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial was scheduled to begin March 29, but both sides told […] More

March 10, 2021

Attorneys in ex-cop’s trial probe jurors’ views about police
Attorneys in ex-cop’s trial probe jurors’ views about police

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death questioned potential jurors Wednesday about their attitudes toward police, trying to determine whether they’re more inclined to believe testimony from law enforcement over evidence from other witnesses to the fatal confrontation. Judge Peter Cahill seated two more […] More

March 10, 2021

Donthe Lucas found guilty of First Degree Murder, sentenced to life in prison
Donthe Lucas found guilty of First Degree Murder, sentenced to life in prison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Donthe Lucas has been found guilty of First Degree Murder in the disappearance of his pregnant girlfriend, Kelsie Schelling, who has not been seen since February 2013. Jurors deliberated for only a few hours Monday after the defense rested without calling any witnesses. According to News 5’s […] More

March 8, 2021

Jury selection on pause for ex-cop charged in Floyd’s death
Jury selection on pause for ex-cop charged in Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd on Monday paused jury selection for at least a day while an appeal proceeds over the possible reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek […] More

March 8, 2021

Key players in trial of ex-officer charged in Floyd’s death
Key players in trial of ex-officer charged in Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection begins Monday for a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death. Derek Chauvin’s trial, which is expected to last weeks, will be overseen by an experienced judge and argued by skilled attorneys on both sides. It will be streamed online for the world to see […] More

March 8, 2021

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 — Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortly after 8 p.m. about a possible forgery at a corner grocery and encounter a Black man later identified as George […] More

March 8, 2021

Jury selection is 1st battleground at trial in Floyd’s death
Jury selection is 1st battleground at trial in Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The fate of a former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck as the Black man said he couldn’t breathe will be decided by 12 Hennepin County residents picked after extensive grilling about their views on police and the justice system. Jury selection begins Monday in the trial […] More

March 8, 2021

3rd-degree murder count could be reinstated in Floyd’s death
3rd-degree murder count could be reinstated in Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Friday ordered a judge to reconsider adding a third-degree murder charge against a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, handing a potential victory to prosecutors. >>>How to Watch: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin A three-judge panel said Hennepin County […] More

March 5, 2021

Dallas police officer charged with arranging two killings
Dallas police officer charged with arranging two killings

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas police officer was arrested Thursday on two counts of capital murder, more than a year and a half after a man told investigators that he kidnapped and killed two people at the officer’s instruction in 2017, authorities said. Bryan Riser, a 13-year veteran of the force, was arrested Thursday morning […] More

March 4, 2021

Prosecutors: Officer was on Floyd’s neck for about 9 minutes
Prosecutors: Officer was on Floyd’s neck for about 9 minutes

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As the trial approaches for a white Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, prosecutors are putting the time Derek Chauvin’s knee was on the Black man’s neck at about nine minutes. The time has fluctuated before. It was recorded as 8 minutes, 46 seconds in an […] More

March 4, 2021

Minnesota court weighs murder charge in ex-officer’s trial
Minnesota court weighs murder charge in ex-officer’s trial

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An appeals court considering whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd reacted with skepticism Monday to his attorney’s arguments for keeping the charge out. Jury selection is scheduled to begin next Monday in Derek Chauvin’s trial on charges of second-degree murder […] More

March 1, 2021

Growing tension in Minneapolis as trial looms in Floyd death
Growing tension in Minneapolis as trial looms in Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Barbed wire and concrete barriers surround the courthouse where the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd will soon go on trial, a sign of the deep uneasiness hanging over a city literally set ablaze almost a year ago in the anger over his death. Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. […] More

March 1, 2021

Police investigating death of Virginia Commonwealth student
Police investigating death of Virginia Commonwealth student

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond police said on Sunday they’re investigating the death of a Virginia Commonwealth University student in off-campus housing this weekend. Adam Oakes, 19, was found unresponsive by officers called to the residence about 9:15 a.m. Saturday. He was declared dead at the scene, according to a police news release. VCU police […] More

March 1, 2021