Murder & Mayhem

A grand jury returned an indictment against a single former police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments during the raid. More

September 23, 2020

Police vacations have been cancelled and barricades are being erected ahead of an announcement on whether officers will be charged. More

September 21, 2020

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A family is suing over the fatal December shooting of a Florida UPS driver who was taken hostage by two robbers and killed in a torrent of gunfire after he and the suspects got stuck in rush-hour traffic. Attorneys representing the two young daughters of […] More

September 18, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot in an ambush attack last weekend has been released from the hospital, the sheriff said Wednesday. The 31-year-old female deputy and 24-year-old male deputy underwent surgery after the shooting Saturday evening in Compton. The female deputy remains hospitalized. Both are expected […] More

September 17, 2020

Examine how the Texas definition of first-degree murder impacted the trial of Amber Guyger and whether her status as a police officer held her to a higher standard. (Episode 57) More

September 17, 2020

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A judge in Washington state has reduced the damages in a wrongful death case brought by Susan Cox Powell’s parents on behalf of her sons. Judith and Charles Cox had said the state didn’t do enough to keep their 7- and 5-year-old grandsons safe from their father, who killed the boys […] More

September 17, 2020

The City of Louisville will pay several million dollars to Breonna Taylor's family and install police reforms as part of a settlement. More

September 15, 2020

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After 37 years behind bars, a Florida man was formally cleared Monday of a 1983 rape and murder that DNA evidence proved he did not commit after a long-ago trial that relied on a sketchy jailhouse informant and faulty bite mark analysis. Robert […] More

September 14, 2020

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The murder trial of a southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body began with a prosecutor warning jurors that they’ll see photos of the 2014 crime scene “worse than anything you would see in a horror movie.” Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said Friday during his […] More

September 14, 2020

Prosecutors told a judge that the four officers charged in George Floyd's death should be tried together citing similar evidence. More

September 11, 2020

An attorney representing an officer charged in George Floyd's death highlighted the victim's past crimes and history of drug use. More

September 10, 2020

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — State psychiatrists have found a Colorado woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson and later plotting to break out of jail mentally competent to stand trial, a judge said Tuesday.   Their conclusion was revealed during a court hearing for Letecia Stauch, who was ordered by Judge Gregory Warner in […] More

September 8, 2020

A Saudi court issued final verdicts in the case of Jamal Khashoggi after his son announced pardons that spared five convicted from execution. More

September 8, 2020

Todd Mullis was sentenced to life in prison without parole and ordered to pay victim restitution in the amount of $150,000. More

September 4, 2020

The lawsuit comes just ahead of the two-year anniversary of the death of Botham Jean, who was killed by ex-cop Amber Guyger. More

September 3, 2020

Riots broke out in the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin after the shooting of Jacob Blake. (Episode 55) More

September 3, 2020

A plea offer to an accused drug trafficker included Breonna Taylor's name as a 'co-defendant' for illegal activities. More

September 2, 2020

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Black man was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after he was stopped for a traffic violation while riding a bike, then ran from police, punched one officer and dropped a bundle that included a gun, authorities said. The Monday afternoon shooting […] More

September 1, 2020

By STEPHEN GROVES and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday charged a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. Kyle Rittenhouse faces five felony charges […] More

August 28, 2020

Megan Boswell, 19, wore a mask as she appeared via video briefly Friday for an arraignment in Sullivan County Criminal Court. More

August 28, 2020

By STEPHEN GROVES and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, about 15 miles (24.14 […] More

August 27, 2020

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The death penalty case against Nikolas Cruz in the 2018 massacre at a Florida high school remains in limbo. At a brief hearing Tuesday, no decisions were made on a trial date amid continuing obstacles because of the coronavirus pandemic. Cruz’s defense lawyers […] More

August 25, 2020

Prosecutors urged a judge not to dismiss charges against Tou Thao in George Floyd's death, saying he pushed concerned bystanders. More

August 25, 2020

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press UPDATED 8/21/20  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer who became known as the Golden State Killer told victims Friday he was “truly sorry” before he was sentenced to life imprisonment for a decade-long string of rapes and murders across a wide swath of California. Sacramento County Superior […] More

August 21, 2020

By Court TV Staff UPDATED 8/21/20 11:30 am EST Chad Daybell has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence and two felony counts of conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence after the remains of his wife’s two children were found on his Rexburg, Idaho, property. […] More

August 21, 2020

The U.S. Justice Department will seek to reinstate the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted in the Boston Marathon Bombing. More

August 20, 2020

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Since death row isn’t an option for serial killer and rapist Joseph DeAngelo, his victims want him sent to the toughest possible prison in California to live in daily terror of other inmates.   But they may not have much say over where or how the […] More

August 20, 2020

The remains of Boswell’s daughter, 15-month-old Evelyn Mae Boswell, were found five months ago inside a shed owned by her grandfather. More

August 19, 2020

The sister-in-law of an Idaho man accused of concealing the remains of his wife’s children has penned a letter to their church community.   Heather Daybell is the wife of Chad Daybell’s brother, Matt. She is also a leader in her local “stake,” which is a group of Mormon congregations. Her August 12th letter was […] More

August 19, 2020

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One of two men convicted in the murder of Michael Jordan’s father in 1993 will be released from prison in three years, state officials said Tuesday. The N.C. Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission announced in a three-paragraph statement that it has granted parole to Larry Demery, who is to be released […] More

August 19, 2020