Murder & Mayhem

Amber Guyger fatally shot Botham Jean in his apartment September 2018, saying she mistook his apartment for her own. More

October 23, 2019

Ezra McCandless was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her lover, Alex Woodworth, who was found in her car. More

October 23, 2019

Ezra McCandless, who is charged with murdering Alex Woodworth, intends to introduce evidence about the victim's character. More

October 22, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury recommended the death penalty Friday for a man dubbed “The Boy Next Door Killer” after he was found guilty of two murders and attempted murder. The victims of Michael Gargiulo, 43, included 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin, who was killed on a night in 2001 when she had plans […] More

October 21, 2019

The Killer Girlfriend trial is underway in Wisconsin where Ezra McCandless is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death.  More

October 17, 2019

Update 10/15/19: A jury in Leon County, Florida, deliberated for about 40 minutes Tuesday morning in the penalty phase of Sigfredo Garcia before recommending a life sentence for the 2014 murder of Dan Markel. Judge Hankinson will formally sentence Markel at 11a ET. Under Florida law, if the jury recommends a life sentence, the court […] More

October 15, 2019

BARRON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin girl whose parents were fatally shot before she was kidnapped and held captive for 88 days before escaping from her abductor said she’s feeling stronger every day and is thankful for the kindness and concern expressed to her from people all over the country in the year after the […] More

October 14, 2019

The responding officer fired a shot through the home's window, killing Atatiana Jefferson. More

October 14, 2019

Investigators believe the three suspects accused of killing Joshua Brown were in Dallas to buy drugs from him. More

October 8, 2019

Judge Tammy Kemp said she had never previously acknowledged her Christian faith to a defendant or given one a Bible. More

October 7, 2019

Joshua Brown testified in the trial of Amber Guyger about the night neighbor Botham Jean was shot and killed. More

October 5, 2019

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man convicted of rape and murder when he was a teenager whose story was documented in the 2015 Netflix series “Making a Murderer” asked Wisconsin’s governor for a pardon or commutation of his life prison sentence on Wednesday. The request from Brendan Dassey came as his advocates launched yet another […] More

October 2, 2019

Bertrum Jean said his son’s death has upended his life back in St. Lucia. Amber Guyger is on trial for the death of Botham Jean. More

October 2, 2019

DENVER (AP) — An Uber driver charged with first-degree murder in the death of a passenger shot the man in self-defense after he touched, punched and pulled his hair as he was speeding down an interstate, his lawyer told jurors Tuesday. In opening arguments in Michael Hancock’s trial, Johnna Stuart said Hancock asked a driver […] More

October 2, 2019

Cheers erupted in the courthouse as the verdict was announced in the trial of Amber Guyger, accused in the death of Botham Jean. More

October 1, 2019

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man who pleaded guilty to killing and sexually assaulting his 5-year-old niece was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole Tuesday during an emotional hearing where the girl’s relatives called him a “monster” who savagely took the life of an innocent child. (Credit: KSL, Mary Whipple […] More

September 25, 2019

Taking the stand in his own defense, Todd Mullis faces tough questions about what's heard on his 911 call. More

September 20, 2019

We discuss IA v. Todd Mullis, the hog farmer accused of murdering his wife with a corn rake, and the challenges the defense will have explaining some suspect internet searches. (Episode 4) More

September 19, 2019

A prosecutor announced murder charges against a 34-year-old serial killer in the slayings of four women in Detroit. More

September 18, 2019

A corn rake is the central focus as Todd Michael Mullis stands trial for murder. But what exactly is a corn rake? More

September 17, 2019

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three women shot in the head, each dumped a month a part — the 2006 killings scared Daytona Beach’s street people so badly that they memorized suspicious men’s license plate numbers and gave them to police. And then suddenly the slayings stopped. Ten years later, a prostitute’s body was […] More

September 17, 2019

Amber Guyger's defense argued media coverage of the high-profile case tainted the jury pool. More

September 17, 2019

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 36-year-old man faces up to life in prison in the severe beating of his girlfriend in their Detroit-area home. The Macomb Daily reports that Paul Bashi pleaded no contest Tuesday to attempted murder, torture and illegally possessing steroids. Defense attorney David Griem blamed Bashi’s steroid abuse in the attack. Authorities […] More

September 11, 2019

Where does patient-doctor confidentiality end, and how do the laws of privacy come into play in Brooke Skylar Richardson's case? More

September 11, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan is interested in getting a job in the music industry, possibly in California, his lawyer said at a court hearing in Washington on Tuesday. John Hinckley Jr., 64, lives in Virginia and was not present at the hearing. A prosecutor said allowing Hinckley […] More

September 10, 2019

Recorded interviews show police questioning Brooke Skylar Richardson, who is accused of killing her newborn baby and burying it in the yard. More

September 9, 2019

Amber Guyger faces a murder charge in the slaying of Botham Jean. She claims she mistakenly entered Jean's apartment thinking it was her own. More

September 6, 2019

ELKMONT, Ala. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy admitted to killing five members of his family including his three younger siblings, Alabama authorities said Tuesday. CTSY: WAFF Limestone County sheriff’s spokesman Stephen Young said the teen called 911 at about 11 p.m. Monday. He told arriving deputies that he heard gunshots upstairs while he was in […] More

September 3, 2019

Ashley McArthur has been found guilty of the first-degree murder of her friend, Taylor Wright, whose remains were discovered under concrete. More

August 30, 2019

CHATHAM, Va. (AP) — The brother-in-law of a minor league baseball pitcher killed the athlete’s wife, toddler son and mother-in-law before he was captured naked during a manhunt in a tiny southern Virginia community, authorities said Wednesday. Matthew Thomas Bernard, 18, was arrested after police warned of a dangerous gunman on the loose upon finding […] More

August 29, 2019