Latest Crime & Trial News

U.S. imposes financial penalties on Iranian-based organization that raised money to target author Salman Rushdie, who was attacked at a literary event. More

October 28, 2022

Lawyer for death row inmate Henry Hodges, who cut off his penis after asking to be put on suicide watch, filed a complaint against prison officials. More

October 28, 2022

Judge to rule next week whether ex-Michigan cop Christopher Schurr, who fatally shot a Black man in a struggle over a Taser will stand trial for murder. More

October 28, 2022

Paul Pelosi was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant who broke into the Pelosi home early Friday, police said. More

October 28, 2022

An arrest has been made in the investigation into the 2017 Delphi, Indiana murders of teenage girls Abby Williams and Libby German. More

October 28, 2022

The parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, who face 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter, had a hearing regarding expert testimony. More

October 28, 2022

Family representative for murder victim Hae Min Lee appealed, arguing his rights were violated during the process of vacating Adnan Syed's conviction. More

October 28, 2022

Julianna Strout presented officials with a letter written on letterhead from a real law firm that she never worked for. More

October 28, 2022

Accuser Ashley M. was the second Harvey Weinstein accuser to take the stand at the disgraced movie mogul's Los Angeles trial. More

October 28, 2022

Lucy Studey said that her late father, Donald Dean Studey, killed people and buried their remains in rural Thurman, Iowa. More

October 28, 2022

Sheriff's department submits investigative findings to prosecutors in death of cinematographer fatally shot by Alec Baldwin on a New Mexico film set. More

October 27, 2022

Michigan man Brandon Smith is charged with multiple counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct. The alleged victim was under 13. More

October 27, 2022

Witness says Michigan cop Christopher Schurr, who killed Black motorist Patrick Lyoya “always had the upper hand” in the struggle before the shooting. More

October 27, 2022

Colo. grand jury to investigate death of Christian Glass, who was shot by cops after calling 911 during what his mom said was a mental health crisis. More

October 27, 2022

Fabian Gonzales, convicted of child abuse and other charges in the death of Albuquerque girl Victoria Martens, is sentenced to 37.5 years in prison. More

October 27, 2022

Gerald Sutter, a 70-year-old Michigan high school referee, is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting an underage boy. More

October 27, 2022

Ex-Nashville cop Andrew Delke, who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Daniel Hambrick from behind as the Black man fled on foot, was released from jail. More

October 27, 2022

What was with all the legalese spouted by the defendant throughout the Deadly Parade Crash Trial? The Darrell Brooks Trial Glossary breaks it all down. More

October 27, 2022

Tennessee death row inmate Henry Hodges cut off his own penis after slitting his wrists and asking to be put on suicide watch, his attorney said. More

October 27, 2022

Ex-Michigan cop Christopher Schurr, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya, is back in court for a preliminary exam. More

October 27, 2022

Dean Schiller, the man charged with obstructing police after he livestreamed a mass shooting at a Boulder, Colorado supermarket, was found not guilty. More

October 27, 2022

“He was your prey. He was your trophy,” a federal judge told Albuquerque Cosper Head before sentencing him to 7 years and 6 months in prison. More

October 27, 2022

The women were killed in separate robberies that netted about $600, evidence showed, and the boy was killed because he was a witness. More

October 27, 2022

In Sept. Hend Bustami claimed she was detained at a Nevada airport for being 'so good-looking.' Now, she's accused of murdering her mother. More

October 27, 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California elementary school teacher is charged with hiding a missing teenager for two years. According to the Rancho Cordova Police Department, they arrested 61-year-old Sacramento City Unified School District employee Holga Olivares last week concerning the disappearance of Michael Ramirez, who was reported missing in June 2020. Olivares was charged […] More

October 27, 2022

Prosecutors said Victor Hill had detainees strapped into restraint chairs for hours even though they posed no threat. More

October 27, 2022

An official said prosecutors will likely apply for the review this week and that the court will have two months to decide on the case. More

October 27, 2022

Harvey Weinstein attorney Alan Jackson peppered a woman with questions on the lack of forensic evidence that the movie magnate raped her. More

October 26, 2022

Federal judge says he'll likely order a mental evaluation for Nicholas John Roske, who's charged with trying to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. More

October 26, 2022

Boy found dead in a suitcase in Indiana is 5-year-old Cairo Ammar Jordan from Georgia; his mom, Dejaune Ludie Anderson, and another woman are suspects. More

October 26, 2022