Murder & Mayhem

Robert Durst had argued the unprecedented three-month delay caused by COVID-19 should be reason for a mistrial. More

June 23, 2020

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The case of two kids who were missing for months before they were found dead in rural Idaho has taken another bizarre twist, with new court documents alleging that their mother believed they were zombies and that she was on a mission to rid the world […] More

June 23, 2020

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities used cellphone information from the now-deceased uncle of two missing Idaho children to find the youths’ bodies on a rural property earlier this month, according to court documents.   Police found the remains of 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and her brother, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, on June 9 after months of […] More

June 22, 2020

The last time Mackenzie Lueck was seen alive was at the Salt Lake City airport on June 17, 2019. The University of Utah student had just returned from a trip to California where she had attended her grandmother’s funeral. She’d sent her mother a text message that said, “Landed and love you Mama.” From the […] More

June 18, 2020

Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty to charges he conspired with his wife, Lori Vallow Daybell, to hide the remains of her missing children. More

June 16, 2020

A 911 dispatcher called a supervisor to report her concerns while watching a police officer press their knee into George Floyd's neck. More

June 16, 2020

Former police officer Joseph DeAngelo agreed to plead guilty to dozens of crimes in return for being spared a death sentence. More

June 16, 2020

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The bodies found this week at a rural property in Idaho are those of two children missing since last year, authorities confirmed Saturday. The Rexburg Police Department issued the press release confirming that remains found on Tuesday have been positively identified by the medical examiner’s office […] More

June 13, 2020

The accused killers of jogger Ahmaud Arbery made their first appearance in court for a preliminary hearing and Court TV was there with gavel-to-gavel coverage. More

June 11, 2020

The remains of J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan, first reported missing in September, have been found buried on Chad Daybell's property. More

June 10, 2020

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors charged an Idaho man Wednesday with destroying or concealing two sets of human remains after police said they uncovered bodies at his home while searching for evidence in the case of his wife’s two missing children. The remains, found at Chad Daybell’s rural Idaho property […] More

June 10, 2020

George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, spoke before the House Judiciary Committee about his brother's murder. More

June 10, 2020

Investigators say they found human remains while searching Chad Daybell's property, the new husband of the missing kids' mother. More

June 10, 2020

A judge refused to set bond for Nathaniel Rowland, who is accused of murdering 21-year-old Samantha Josephson. More

June 10, 2020

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities said they uncovered human remains at an Idaho man’s home Tuesday as they investigated the disappearance of his new wife’s two children — a case that’s drawn global attention for its ties to two other mysterious deaths and the couple’s doomsday beliefs. Chad Daybell, who […] More

June 9, 2020

Nathaniel Rowland is scheduled for a bond hearing; he is accused of murdering 21-year-old Samantha Josephson. More

June 9, 2020

By JUAN A. LOZANO, NOMAAN MERCHANT and ADAM GELLER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of mourners packed a Houston church Tuesday for the funeral of George Floyd, capping six days of mourning for the black man whose death has led to a global reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice. Floyd, 46, was to […] More

June 9, 2020

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Investigators returned Tuesday to search the Idaho home of a man with ties to the mysterious disappearance of two children who haven’t been seen since last year. It’s the second search of Chad Daybell’s home in a case that has vexed investigators for months and attracted […] More

June 9, 2020

A young woman who stands accused of a man’s murder has drummed up a lot of support. That’s because Chrystul Kizer maintains she is a victim of human trafficking. Kizer was 17 in June 2018 when prosecutors say she shot and killed Randy Volar, 33, and set his house on fire.   Supporters in Kenosha, […] More

June 9, 2020

Derek Chauvin, charged with second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd, had a bond set at $1 million. More

June 8, 2020

By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press ANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — The FBI and local investigators are trying to determine a possible link between the ambush-style killing of a Northern California sheriff’s deputy Saturday night and that of a federal officer who was fatally shot outside the U.S. courthouse in Oakland more than a week ago. […] More

June 8, 2020

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 24-year-old St. Louis man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a retired police captain who died on a night of violent protests while trying to protect his friend’s pawn shop, the city’s prosecutor announced Sunday Stephan Cannon was being held without bond on a first-degree […] More

June 8, 2020

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson and plotting to break out of jail must undergo a competency evaluation to determine her ability to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday. District Judge Gregory Werner granted a defense motion for the evaluation, essentially halting further prosecution of Letecia Stauch, […] More

June 5, 2020

Letecia Stauch, the Colorado stepmom accused of murdering her 11-year-old stepson, is now facing new charges for allegedly writing letters to an inmate in the El Paso County Jail with plans to escape, reports KOAA.   Gannon Stauch was reported missing in January by his stepmother said he had gone to a friend’s house and […] More

June 4, 2020

A state investigators said a white man was heard saying a racist slur as he stood over Ahmaud Arbery's body following the shooting. More

June 4, 2020

Three additional police officers were charged in the death of George Floyd, as protest continue from coast to coast. More

June 3, 2020

LAST UPDATED 5/27/20 BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has scheduled a hearing for three men charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, court officials said Wednesday.   Glynn County Magistrate Court Judge Wallace E. Harrell set a preliminary hearing for June 4, said court clerk Luetrice Lott. The judge will […] More

June 3, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors plan to charge a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time will level charges against three other officers at the scene, a newspaper reported Wednesday.   Widely seen bystander video showing Floyd’s May 25 death has sparked protests […] More

June 3, 2020

A Buffalo man allegedly shot and killed his wife in their Allegany County home, then began dismembering her body. Phillip Farren, 52, admitted he shot and killed his wife, 34-year-old Amber Farren, earlier in the week and had begun the process of cutting up her body when police arrived for a welfare check, according to […] More

June 2, 2020

A medical examiner classified George Floyd's death as homicide, saying his heart stopped when he was restrained and his neck compressed. More

June 2, 2020