Prosecutor says video, DNA will be key at Iowa slaying trial
Video evidence, DNA and a partial confession will all be presented in the prosecution's case against Cristhian Bahena Rivera. More
May 19, 2021
Murder & Mayhem
Delve into the chilling realm of crime, where murder, mystery and chaos reign, and the ultimate battle for justice that follows.
New charges filed against husband in case of missing Colorado woman
Barry Morphew is facing two new charges in connection with the alleged murder of his wife. More
May 19, 2021
Jury picked for man’s trial in 2018 slaying of Iowa student
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
Prosecutor says Durst’s own words show his guilt in killings
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
Juror removed from Durst’s murder trial for reading news
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
2 Nebraska kids found dead, father arrested in California
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
Officer charged in Daunte Wright death to stand trial this year
A Minnesota judge ruled Monday that the manslaughter case can proceed against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright. More
May 18, 2021
Judge makes evidence ruling in Seminole Heights serial killer case
Howell Donaldson is the accused Seminole Heights serial killer charged with killing four people in the fall of 2017. More
May 18, 2021
Durst jurors to get refresher in deaths tied to millionaire
After a 14-month recess in the case, Jurors will get refreshed on what has already been covered in the murder case. More
May 17, 2021
Prosecutor says trial in Iowa student’s death won’t be easy
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor warned prospective jurors Monday that the trial of a Mexican national charged in the 2018 fatal stabbing of a University of Iowa student will include graphic evidence that will be emotionally difficult to see and hear. Prosecutor Scott Brown said the first-degree murder trial of […] More
May 17, 2021
Durst trial to resume after long delay; will jury be ready?
It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another five to bring him to trial. More
May 17, 2021
Boyfriend charged with death of girlfriend’s missing toddler in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (Scripps News Las Vegas) — Las Vegas police have released the mug shot and arrest report for the man accused of killing 2-year-old Amari Nicholson. According to the arrest report, Amari’s mother, Tayler Nicholson, took an unexpected trip to Colorado on April 30 to help her mother who had been recently injured. Tayler […] More
May 14, 2021
Two more indicted in kidnapping, death of real estate agent
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two more people have been indicted by a grand jury in Hennepin County in the kidnapping and slaying of a real estate agent in 2019. Twenty-nine-year-old Elsa Segura, of Fridley, and 36-year-old Lyndon Wiggins were indicted Thursday on four counts of aiding and abetting the crimes of first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, […] More
May 14, 2021
Trial of man accused of murdering wife, 4 daughters begins
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The trial of a New Mexico man accused of murdering his wife and four daughters in 2016 began Tuesday. Juan David Villegas-Hernandez, 40, faces five counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of his wife, 34-year-old Cynthia Villegas, and their four daughters: Yamilen, 14; Cynthia Janeth, 11; Abby, 7; […] More
May 14, 2021
Joe Clyde Daniels case: Joseph Daniels back in court as motions hearing resumes
CHARLOTTE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Joseph Daniels was back in a Dickson County courtroom Thursday, as a slew of motions are being heard just weeks before his murder trial is set to begin. Daniels is charged in the death of his missing son, Joe Clyde, who disappeared from his Dickson County, Tennessee home on April 4, […] More
May 13, 2021
California prosecutor: SWAT team saved 4th slasher victim
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Ryan Scott Blinston was arrested last year, authorities say he was trying to smash in a door with a hatchet to finish killing a man whose throat he had slashed. That man would have become the fourth victim of Blinston, according to officials who call the Northern California tree trimmer […] More
May 13, 2021
Georgia judge to review Arbery’s mental health records under seal
A judge said Thursday he will review under seal mental health records of Ahmaud Arbery. More
May 13, 2021
Georgia judge asked to OK evidence of Ahmaud Arbery’s past troubles
Attorneys for a white father and son charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery are asking a judge to allow evidence of the slain Black man's past problems to be presented when their clients stand trial for murder. More
May 12, 2021
Ruling paves way for longer sentence in George Floyd’s death
A Minnesota judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for a longer sentence for Derek Chauvin. More
May 12, 2021
Men plead not guilty to federal hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery death
Three Georgia men pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges Tuesday in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery. More
May 12, 2021
Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in spa shootings
A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges, and a prosecutor filed notice that she’ll also seek hate crime charges and the death penalty. More
May 11, 2021
Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in spa shootings
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges, and a prosecutor filed notice that she’ll also seek hate crime charges and the death penalty. A Fulton County grand […] More
May 11, 2021
‘Monster’: 7 life sentences for ex-hospital worker in deaths
A former nursing assistant who killed seven elderly veterans with fatal injections of insulin at a West Virginia hospital was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. More
May 11, 2021
Judge OKs broadcast, limits attendance at Iowa murder trial
The public will be able to watch the trial of the man charged with killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. More
May 11, 2021
14-year-old boy held on murder in 13-year-old girl’s death
The juvenile made his first appearance in court, via a Zoom call which his parents were also on. More
May 11, 2021
Men who chased, killed Ahmaud Arbery due in federal court
Three Georgia men were scheduled to appear before a federal judge Tuesday on federal hate crime charges in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery. More
May 11, 2021
Sentencing set in insulin injection deaths of 7 VA patients
Sentencing is set this week for a fired nursing assistant who admitting to killing seven elderly veterans with fatal doses of insulin. More
May 10, 2021
French serial killer dies at 79 in secure hospital unit
A French serial killer sentenced twice to life imprisonment for the murder of eight women has died Monday. More
May 10, 2021
Georgia judge sets October trial in slaying of Ahmaud Arbery
A Georgia judge Friday scheduled an October trial for three white men charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased and shot while running in the defendants' neighborhood. More
May 7, 2021
Emotional first day for Iowa woman on trial for fatally stabbing husband’s girlfriend
The first day of Michelle Boat's murder trial was emotionally fraught, with the defendant sobbing and clutching her chest. More
May 7, 2021