Delve into the chilling realm of crime, where murder, mystery and chaos reign, and the ultimate battle for justice that follows.
JASPER, Texas (AP) — A child found dead in a Texas motel room is believed to be a boy reported missing in Houston and a suspect has been arrested in the case, police said Wednesday. Authorities had been searching for Samuel Olson, who was reported missing May 27. On Tuesday night, police recovered a child’s […] More
June 2, 2021
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A gunman who killed nine co-workers at a Northern California rail yard shot himself twice in the head as sheriff’s deputies raced into a building, according to authorities who on Tuesday released body-camera footage of the tense encounter. The nearly 4 1/2 minutes of footage is from one deputy who […] More
June 2, 2021
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of George Floyd's murder, appeared in court on federal charges. More
June 2, 2021
A court filing indicated prosecutors do not intend to seek a new death sentence for Scott Peterson for the murder of his pregnant wife, Laci. More
June 1, 2021
Cristhian Bahena Rivera was found guilty of abducting and murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. More
May 28, 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 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
