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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.

Oklahoma man charged in shooting deaths of 5 kids, brother
Oklahoma man charged in shooting deaths of 5 kids, brother

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — A 25-year-old Oklahoma man was charged with murder Wednesday in the killings of his brother and five young children, police said.   Jarron Deajon Pridgeon of Muskogee was charged with six counts of first-degree murder, shooting with intent to kill and possession of firearms during probation, court records show. Muskogee police […] More

February 2, 2021

Attorney: Murder charge after deadly drug raid ‘political’
Attorney: Murder charge after deadly drug raid ‘political’

HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston police officer indicted for murder following a deadly 2019 drug raid in which a couple was killed is being targeted by a district attorney looking to score political points in the wake of last year’s nationwide protests against police brutality, his attorney alleged on Tuesday. Officer Felipe Gallegos became the […] More

January 27, 2021

Rittenhouse, mother fixated on social media treatment
Rittenhouse, mother fixated on social media treatment

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois teen accused of killing two people during unrest in Wisconsin and the teen’s mom were fixated on social media comments about them in the hours after his August arrest, newly released police video shows.   Police in Antioch, Illinois, on Monday released four hours of video taken after Kyle […] More

January 27, 2021

Judge: Floyd’s past arrest details can’t be used at trial
Judge: Floyd’s past arrest details can’t be used at trial

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Information about George Floyd’s prior arrests can’t be used at the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in his death, but jurors will be allowed to hear details about two previous incidents involving the officer who kneeled on Floyd’s neck, a judge ruled. In an order dated Monday and made […] More

January 27, 2021

Genetic genealogy helps ID victim of Green River Killer
Genetic genealogy helps ID victim of Green River Killer

SEATTLE (AP) — Genetic genealogy helped identify the youngest known victim of one of the nation’s most prolific serial killers almost 37 years after her remains were discovered near a baseball field south of Seattle. Wendy Stephens was 14 and had run away from her home in Denver before Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, […] More

January 26, 2021

5, including pregnant woman, fatally shot in Indianapolis
5, including pregnant woman, fatally shot in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Five people, including a pregnant woman, were shot to death early Sunday inside an Indianapolis home in an apparent targeted attack, the city’s police chief said, decrying the “mass murder” killings as a “different kind of evil.” The fatal shootings were discovered by police who had been called about 4 a.m. to […] More

January 25, 2021

Attorneys seek pretrial release for ‘Killer Clown’ suspect
Attorneys seek pretrial release for ‘Killer Clown’ suspect

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (COURT TV) — Attorneys for Sheila Keen-Warren filed a motion to set pretrial release conditions claiming their client is “innocent” and should be released from jail, according to court documents. In their January 4th filing, attorneys claim that “there is no reliable physical or testimonial evidence that Keen-Warren committed the crime.” Adding, […] More

January 21, 2021

Judge denies request to delay cop’s trial in Floyd’s death
Judge denies request to delay cop’s trial in Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge said he won’t reconsider his decision to hold a March trial for the former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for several minutes even though the Black man said he couldn’t breathe, according to a ruling made public Thursday. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled this […] More

January 21, 2021

Man charged after human remains found in suitcases in Denver
Man charged after human remains found in suitcases in Denver

DENVER (AP) — A man who was arrested after human remains were found in two large suitcases near a trail in southwest Denver has been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with a corpse. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced the charges Tuesday against 28-year-old Benjamin Satterthwaite, who is accused of killing and dismembering 33-year-old […] More

January 20, 2021

Stepmother accused of killing stepson found trial competent
Stepmother accused of killing stepson found trial competent

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A judge in Colorado ruled Tuesday that a stepmother who is accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson is competent to stand trial. The case against Letecia Stauch, 37, will now advance to a two-day preliminary hearing where prosecutors will present evidence they say support the charges against the stepmother, The […] More

January 19, 2021

Phil Spector’s death resurrects mixed reaction from skeptics
Phil Spector’s death resurrects mixed reaction from skeptics

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Spector was viewed as a man with two distinct personas: The late music producer was regarded as a rock ‘n’ roll genius who elevated the genre with his “Wall of Sound” style in the 1960s and created hits for several big names from […] More

January 19, 2021

Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81
Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and LINDA DEUTSCH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81. California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a […] More

January 17, 2021

Officer with knee to George Floyd’s neck to be tried alone
Officer with knee to George Floyd’s neck to be tried alone

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to the neck of George Floyd for several minutes will be tried separately from three other former officers accused in his death, according to scheduling orders filed Tuesday.   Derek Chauvin will stand trial alone in March due […] More

January 12, 2021

Tennessee police officer charged in kidnap-slaying
Tennessee police officer charged in kidnap-slaying

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee police officer was charged with kidnapping a man in a squad car while on duty and fatally shooting him, authorities said. Patric Ferguson, a Memphis police officer since 2018, was charged in the death of Robert Howard, 30, of Memphis. Howard was reported missing Wednesday, Memphis police said in […] More

January 11, 2021

Hearing denied for man charged with capital murder
Hearing denied for man charged with capital murder

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has denied a request for a probable cause hearing for a New Hampshire man accused of killing his wife’s lover and forcing her to decapitate him The Jaffrey man is accused of kidnapping Jonathan Amerault, 25, of Keene, on Sept. 19, shooting him to death in a car and […] More

January 8, 2021

No immediate ruling in request to delay trial in Floyd case
No immediate ruling in request to delay trial in Floyd case

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota judge overseeing the case against four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd said Thursday that he would take under advisement a prosecution request to delay the trial by three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Prosecutors are asking that […] More

January 8, 2021

US Marshals arrest man in 7-year-old Georgia girl’s death
US Marshals arrest man in 7-year-old Georgia girl’s death

ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities in Virginia have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting a 7-year-old girl who was riding in a car with her family after a day of Christmas shopping in Atlanta. Kennedy Maxie was hit by a stray bullet Dec. 21 near the popular Phipps Plaza mall in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood. She […] More

January 7, 2021

Biggest Trials of 2021 – Court TV Podcast
Biggest Trials of 2021 – Court TV Podcast

Despite Covid shutdowns, the American legal system has continued its quest for justice and 2021 will be no exception with some of the biggest trials in Court TV history expected to occur. (Episode 71 More

January 7, 2021

Dirt biker who starred in HBO drama charged with murder
Dirt biker who starred in HBO drama charged with murder

BALTIMORE (AP) — A renowned Baltimore dirt bike rider who appeared in an HBO drama about the city’s riding scene faces murder charges for the stabbing death of her partner on New Year’s Day, police said. Lakeyria Doughty, known as “Wheelie Queen,” was charged with first- and second-degree murder for killing her 33-year-old partner, Tiffany […] More

January 4, 2021

Sheriff: Pastor dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Texas church
Sheriff: Pastor dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Texas church

WINONA, Texas (AP) — A 21-year-old man who hid from police in an East Texas church was charged with first-degree murder and felony assault in a shooting that left the pastor dead and two other people injured Sunday, a local sheriff said. Authorities had been using dogs and drones to search for the man late […] More

January 4, 2021

Kenosha prepares for charging decision on police shooting
Kenosha prepares for charging decision on police shooting

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, is preparing for protests when a charging decision comes in the police shooting of Jacob Blake, officials said Sunday. A decision is expected within the next two weeks. The safety efforts will include designation of a demonstration space, limitations on city bus routes, road closures, curfew […] More

January 4, 2021

Indiana man gets 115 years for killing prof, wounding wife
Indiana man gets 115 years for killing prof, wounding wife

GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man has been sentenced to 115 years in prison for fatally stabbing a college professor and leaving the man’s wife with nearly two dozen stab wounds during a home invasion in 2011. An Elkhart Circuit Court judge on Monday sentenced Winston Corbett, 25, to 65 years for murder and […] More

December 30, 2020

Authorities arrest man after body parts scattered in Arizona
Authorities arrest man after body parts scattered in Arizona

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in central Arizona have made an arrest in an investigation into human body parts that were found scattered in remote areas. Walter Harold Mitchell, 59, was booked into jail in Yavapai County late Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of dumping more than two dozen body parts outside of Prescott that are […] More

December 30, 2020

Nashville man’s girlfriend warned he was building bombs
Nashville man’s girlfriend warned he was building bombs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than a year before he detonated a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas, officers visited Anthony Warner’s home after his girlfriend told police that he was building bombs in an RV trailer at his residence, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. But they were unable to make contact […] More

December 30, 2020

Parents of dead 4-year-old Missouri girl now face charges
Parents of dead 4-year-old Missouri girl now face charges

COLE CAMP, Mo. (AP) — The parents of a 4-year-old Missouri girl allegedly killed by neighbors to remove a “demon” now face charges. Mary S. Mast, 29, and James A. Mast, 28, both of Lincoln, Missouri, were charged Thursday with felony child endangerment resulting in death and are jailed without bond. They don’t yet have […] More

December 28, 2020