Murder & Mayhem

An 18-year-old man has been taken into custody for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Maria Gonzalez. More

August 21, 2023

Lucy Letby, who refused to appear in court to face grieving parents, was given the most severe sentence possible. More

August 21, 2023

Prosecutors said they spoke to the victim's family before deciding not to pursue the death penalty against Kouri Richins. More

August 18, 2023

Defense experts testified about DNA and genealogy during a motions hearing on Friday ahead of Bryan Kohberger's murder trial. More

August 18, 2023

Court TV anchor Judge Ashley Willcott explains why prior bad acts were admissible in Alex Murdaugh's case but not in Thomas Randolph's. More

August 18, 2023

UK neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of killing seven babies and trying to kill six others. More

August 18, 2023

UPDATE: A prosecutor urged a judge Friday to impose a life sentence on Ethan Crumbley, who killed four students at his Michigan school. More

August 18, 2023

Rachel Morin's body was found Aug. 6, the day after she vanished while on a jog on the Ma & Pa Hiking Trail near her Maryland home. More

August 17, 2023

Jared Bridegan's ex-wife, Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, was indicted in the murder of her ex-husband. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty. More

August 17, 2023

When Atlanta homemaker Sara Tokars was killed in front of her two young children police were left with the question: "Who would want her dead?" More

August 17, 2023

Maria Gonzalez's father found her body underneath her bed wrapped in a trash bag and placed in a laundry basket, police said. More

August 17, 2023

A judge declared a mistrial in the case of Gregory Case and Brandon Case, accused of firing shots at FedEx driver D'Monterrio Gibson. More

August 17, 2023

Lori Vallow Daybell, serving three life sentences in Idaho, will be extradited to face charges of conspiracy to commit murder. More

August 16, 2023

Austin Ford's mother was sentenced to spend several days in jail, as prosecutors said they would not re-try Ford for Tori Lang's murder. More

August 16, 2023

Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, charged with killing his wife during an argument while he was drunk, pleaded not guilty to murder Tuesday. More

August 16, 2023

Police said the mattress was 'saturated' by blood, so much so that there was blood on the bed frame and on the floor below. More

August 16, 2023

Judge Ashley Willcott's perspective on the Iowa case where Henry Dinkins is charged with kidnapping and murdering a 10-year-old girl. More

August 15, 2023

Accused quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger is due in court today for a motions hearing ahead of his October trial. More

August 15, 2023

A federal judge sentenced Cecily Aguilar to the maximum of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine for her role in Vanessa Guillén's murder. More

August 14, 2023

Rachel Morin, 37, was reported missing Aug. 5 when she didn't return from a walk on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air. More

August 14, 2023

Attorneys for Rex Heuermann’s estranged wife, Asa Ellerup, and his two adult children complained police left the home in shambles. More

August 14, 2023

UPDATE: Timothy Bliefnick, who was convicted of killing his estranged wife, Rebecca, was sentenced to life in prison. More

August 14, 2023

Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, accused in wife's murder, texted his court clerk and bailiff afterward to say he had shot her. More

August 11, 2023

In a wrongful death lawsuit, Alexee Trevizo's attorney claims that her infant died after the hospital administered drugs improperly. More

August 10, 2023

When Gloria Guzman called 911 to report that her paraplegic ex-husband had drowned in the bathtub, authorities grew suspicious. More

August 10, 2023

NY judge orders Rex Heuermann submit a DNA sample, granting prosecution's request. The judge ruled there's probable cause. More

August 10, 2023

More than 25 years after JonBenét Ramsey was brutally murdered, a man who sits in prison has confessed but has never been named as a suspect. More

August 10, 2023

Alex Murdaugh allegedly planned a birthday party for his son, Paul, from behind prison walls, but Paul never made it to 23. More

August 9, 2023

Troy Driver was found dead Sunday. Driver, 43, was accused of killing Naomi Irion, 18, before dumping her body in the desert in March 2022. More

August 7, 2023

A judge dismissed charges against a Kansas mother who claimed she murdered her boyfriend in self-defense and to protect her child. More

August 7, 2023