Delve into the chilling realm of crime, where murder, mystery and chaos reign, and the ultimate battle for justice that follows.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a shirtless black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was horrifying. Four officers were fired a day after George Floyd’s death, a stunning and swift move […] More
May 27, 2020
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — A Mississippi man found shot to death in Alabama was lured across the state line by someone offering a cheap used iPhone, his family said. Michael Jones, of Columbus, Miss., was traveling to meet with a seller on the “Letgo” trading app, according to Joshua Tatum, Jones’ brother-in-law. Tatum told Al.com that the […] More
May 26, 2020
Depending on how a judge rules on Robert Durst's defense motion for a mistrial, the murder trial may move to a different court. More
May 26, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Long Island man suspected of fatally stabbing his father on a live Zoom call confessed to the caught-on-camera killing after police found him trying to wash blood off his body with Dr. Pepper, prosecutors said Friday. Thomas Scully-Powers, 32, was arraigned via video and […] More
May 22, 2020
Dr. Ingolf Tuerk, who was fired after a billing scandal, killed his wife and left her body in a small pond near their home, prosecutors said. More
May 22, 2020
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia man who filmed cellphone video of Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting was arrested Thursday and charged with murder. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said 50-year-old William “Roddie” Bryan was arrested on charges of felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. No other […] More
May 21, 2020
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The only man ever convicted in a U.S. court for a role in the Sept. 11 attacks now says he is renouncing terrorism, al-Qaida and the Islamic State. Zacarias Moussaoui is serving a life sentence at a federal prison in Colorado after narrowly escaping the death […] More
May 20, 2020
Megan Boswell was arrested Feb. 25 on a charge of filing a false report about her daughter’s disappearance. More
May 20, 2020
KINGSTON, Mo. (AP) — The family of two Wisconsin brothers who were killed in Missouri last year has reached a $2 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the man charged with killing them and his mother. The family of Nicholas and Justin Diemel of Shawano County, Wisconsin, filed the lawsuit in December against Garland […] More
May 18, 2020
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Justice for Ahmaud Arbery, a black man killed during a pursuit by a white man and his son in Georgia, isn’t just demanding prison time for his killers — but also changes in a local justice system that never charged them with a crime, rallygoers said […] More
May 17, 2020
At a news conference, attorneys for Gregory and Travis McMichael said their clients have been vilified and much remains unknown. More
May 15, 2020
ATLANTA (AP) — A former Atlanta attorney convicted of arranging the slaying of his wife in 1992 has died in prison, according to his lawyer. Fred Tokars, 67, died of natural causes over the weekend while incarcerated in Pennsylvania, his attorney, Jerry Froelich, confirmed to news outlets this week. Fred Tokars had suffered from […] More
May 14, 2020
By JEFF MARTIN and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutors who first handled the fatal shooting of a black man, before charges were filed more than two months later, were placed under investigation Tuesday for their conduct in the case, which has fueled a national outcry and questions about whether the […] More
May 12, 2020
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Two men were arrested Friday in the fatal shooting of a security guard who demanded a woman wear a mask while shopping at a store. Genesee County authorities said Ramonyea Bishop, 23, was taken into custody at an apartment in Bay City. His alleged accomplice, Larry Teague, 44, was arrested Thursday […] More
May 12, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Up-and-coming rapper Nick Blixky was shot and killed in New York City, police said Monday. The 21-year-old, who was born Nickalus Thompson, was found with gunshot wounds in front of a building in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. He was taken to Kings County […] More
May 11, 2020
PHOENIX (AP) — A pulmonary blood clot killed the brother of an Idaho woman who’s facing charges in the disappearance of her children — a case that attracted worldwide attention with revelations of her doomsday beliefs and connection to three mysterious deaths. Autopsy and toxicology reports were released Friday for Alex Cox, who died in […] More
May 11, 2020
By RUSS BYNUM and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The white father and son stood quietly Friday as the judge read murder and aggravated assault charges against them in the fatal shooting of a black man who was running through their Georgia neighborhood. In just a few minutes, their first court appearance […] More
May 8, 2020
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — More than two months after a black man was shot to death while jogging on a Sunday afternoon, Georgia investigators conceded that the facts show enough evidence to jail a white father and son on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. The investigation appeared stalled […] More
May 8, 2020
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man forced a couple out of their bed at gunpoint, took money and cellphones, then killed them after he was recognized, prosecutors said Wednesday. Albert E. Johnson broke into the house wearing a mask April 18 but removed it after escaping to his […] More
May 8, 2020
By RUSS BYNUM and BEN NADLER Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia authorities arrested a white father and son Thursday and charged them with murder in the February shooting death of a black man they had pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighborhood. The charges came more than two months […] More
May 7, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery's parents have called for the arrests of the two men seen on cell phone video pursuing and killing him. More
May 7, 2020
A Georgia prosecutor said he wants a grand jury to determine whether criminal charges should be filed in Ahmaud Arbery's death. More
May 6, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has refused to lower the $1 million bail set for the mom of two kids missing since last fall. Magistrate Judge Michelle Mallard said Friday that the challenges Lori Daybell may face in jail during the coronavirus pandemic are not any different than […] More
May 4, 2020
An Idaho judge has found that Lori Vallow “must be present in the courtroom with her attorney” for her upcoming bond hearing Friday, amid many public safety concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. Court TV will be live covering the scheduled hearing held in Madison County, Idaho at 4 PM ET. The judge laid […] More
April 30, 2020
Robert Durst's attorneys requested a mistrial and told a judge they can't get a fair trial because of the delays caused by COVID-19. More
April 30, 2020
Prosecutors say that several out-of-state witnesses in Robert Durst's murder trial are unavailable because of the COVID-19 pandemic. More
April 30, 2020
CLEVELAND (AP) — A man whose body was found this week in an air duct at an Ohio grocery store had been missing for more than week, his relatives said, Daniel Collins, 54 was found Wednesday after an exterminator was called to investigate a foul odor at the Save-A-Lot store in Cleveland’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood. […] More
April 30, 2020
The Idaho Attorney General has agreed to investigate Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell in connection with the death of his first wife. More
April 27, 2020
ORIGINAL STORY 4/22/20 WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A man suspected of forcing his way into the home of a couple he knew and killing them both was arrested Wednesday morning in California, police said. The U.S. Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies helped in the apprehension of Albert Enoch Johnson, 31, in […] More
April 27, 2020
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new search warrant was served Wednesday at the Los Angeles home of a man who has long been described as a person of interest in the 1996 disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart, authorities said. The warrant served at the home of Paul […] More
April 23, 2020
