JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Court TV) — After deliberating for just one hour and 20 minutes, a Florida jury found Chad Absher guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, Ashlee Rucker, and guilty of the attempted first-degree murder of Rucker’s sister, Lisa Rucker. In a surprise twist earlier in the day, Absher took […] More
November 2, 2022
Prosecutors say Iowa teens Jeremy Goodale and Willard Miller killed Spanish teacher Nohema Graber because of frustration over a bad grade. More
November 1, 2022
Daron Ellis gets over 23 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to shooting a Rocky Mountain National Park ranger who wasn't seriously injured. More
November 1, 2022
Chief Justice John Roberts put a temporary hold on the handover of former President Donald Trump's tax returns to a congressional committee. More
November 1, 2022
Ex-Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid sentenced to 3 years in prison for drunk driving, leaving a 5-year-old girl with a brain injury. More
November 1, 2022
Kansas native Allison Fluke-Ekren, who led an all-female Islamic State battalion when she lived in Syria, was sentenced to 20 years in prison. More
November 1, 2022
David DePape, accused of breaking into Nancy Pelosi's home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her, was arraigned in San Francisco. More
November 1, 2022
Sheila Keen-Warren, accused of dressing as a clown and killing her future husband's wife, will remain in jail despite efforts to get pre-trial release. More
November 1, 2022
One letter sent to Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow said, 'You have taught me patience and I don’t even know you.' More
November 1, 2022
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow set Darrell Brooks’ sentencing for Nov. 15 and Nov. 16. More
November 1, 2022
Houston Police would not identify the person killed, only describing him as a Black male in his late 20s. More
November 1, 2022
David DePape is a Canadian citizen who legally entered the United States in 2000 but has stayed long after his visa expired, officials said. More
November 1, 2022
Kelly Sipherd testified that she felt “nauseous, scared, terrified” and repeatedly told him to stop and asked “what are you doing?” More
November 1, 2022
The families were barred from addressing Nikolas Cruz directly or saying anything about him during the trial, but now they can speak directly to him. More
November 1, 2022
Nora Elia Castillo, a Colorado woman whose remains were found in a Baca County field in 1988, have been identified thanks to genetic genealogy. More
October 31, 2022
Chad Daybell's attorney is still fighting to separate his client's trial from Lori Vallow Daybell. They're currently set to be tried jointly. More
October 31, 2022
Investigative genealogy identified the so-called Lady of the Dunes as Ruth Marie Terry, whose mutilated body was found on Cape Cod's shore in 1974. More
October 31, 2022
The Trump Organization is on trial this week for criminal tax fraud in what prosecutors say was a 15-year scheme to avoid paying taxes. More
October 31, 2022
Members of the Supreme Court's conservative majority are questioning the continued use of affirmative action in higher education. More
October 31, 2022
Ex-Michigan cop Christopher Schurr, who shot Black motorist Patrick Lyoya, will stand trial for second-degree murder. More
October 31, 2022
NYC to pay $26M on behalf of Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam, who spent decades in prison for assassinating Malcolm X before being exonerated. More
October 31, 2022
Richard Matthew Allen, 50, was arrested Friday on two murder counts in the February 2017 killings of Liberty German and Abigail Williams. More
October 31, 2022
An investigation is underway to determine how two Stowers Institute researchers, a mother of five and a dead suspect are connected. More
October 31, 2022
Two “very young” children and a woman who is the domestic partner of suspect Joseph Castorena were unharmed. More
October 31, 2022
Officers found the 14-year-old girl and the baby uninjured inside a hotel room in Costa Mesa early Thursday morning after the two adults who also were kidnapped managed to escape and call 911. More
October 31, 2022
A two-day hearing is scheduled to begin Tuesday that will conclude with Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer formally sentencing Nikolas Cruz. More
October 31, 2022
Harvey Weinstein's lawyer challenges woman over why she didn't raise more objections or leave the hotel room where she said he sexually assaulted her. More
October 28, 2022
Donald Trump lashes out on social media at Judge Arthur Engoron, who handles the NY attorney general's fraud lawsuit against him and his company. More
October 28, 2022
Former college football player Matthew Gee's widow, Alana Gee, sues NCAA saying they're responsible for concussions that led to husband's death. More
October 28, 2022
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officers who fatally shot a Black man in an Ohio emergency room last year won’t face criminal charges, a county prosecutor announced Friday. Columbus police officers and security officers with Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital opened fire on Miles Jackson April 12, 2021, after a struggle that began […] More
October 28, 2022
