Latest Crime & Trial News

Friday marks 11 years since the disappearance of Indiana University student Lauren Spierer. More

June 3, 2022

A Georgia judge denied bond Thursday evening for Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who's accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO Act and participation in a criminal street gang. More

June 3, 2022

A convicted murderer on the run since escaping a prison bus after stabbing its driver last month was fatally shot by law enforcement late Thursday after he killed a family of five. More

June 3, 2022

After three days of deliberations, the seven-member jury in the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial came to a decision. More

June 3, 2022

RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Two people were shot at a cemetery south of Milwaukee on Thursday, police said. Racine police described the shooting as a “critical” incident and urged people to stay away. Police said multiple shots were fired in the direction of a funeral service Thursday afternoon. Sgt. Kristi Wilcox said a juvenile was […] More

June 2, 2022

A man broke into the Dallas Museum of Art and caused more than $5 million in damage, including smashing three ancient Greek artifacts. Brian Hernandez, 21, is charged with criminal mischief of more than or equal to $300,000. More

June 2, 2022

Lawyers for a Georgia prisoner on trial for murdering two prison guards admit that Ricky Dubose killed the pair aboard a prison bus but say an abuse-filled childhood left him mentally ill. More

June 2, 2022

After an explosive six-week libel trial followed by millions on social media and live TV, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard each face an uphill battle: trying to rebuild their images and careers. More

June 2, 2022

John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is saying thank you to the people who helped him win freedom from court oversight. More

June 2, 2022

Payton Gendron, the white man charged with carrying out a racist mass shooting that killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket, pleaded not guilty to hate-motivated domestic terrorism and other charges. More

June 2, 2022

Palm Beach County detectives identified teen girl Susan Poole, whose skeletal remains were discovered tied to a tree in 1974. More

June 2, 2022

A New York appellate court has upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction, rejecting the disgraced movie mogul’s claims that the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him by allowing women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the criminal case. More

June 2, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti has been sentenced to four years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels of hundreds of thousands of dollars in book proceeds. More

June 2, 2022

A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said. More

June 2, 2022

At trial earlier this year, Avenatti represented himself, cross-examining his former client for hours about their experiences in early 2018. More

June 2, 2022

“She said Bill Cosby had tried to have sex with her,” said the first witness in a Los Angeles County civil trial stemming from Judy Huth's lawsuit against Cosby. More

June 2, 2022

A conspiracy that stretched across the continent and resulted in the murder of a Vermont man grew out of a financial dispute between the victim and one of the men now charged with arranging to have him killed, federal prosecutors say. More

June 2, 2022

The California Highway Patrol has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit that said the agency was responsible for an officer who killed his estranged wife, wounded her lover and then killed himself in 2018. More

June 2, 2022

The Scripps National Spelling Bee finals air live tonight, Thursday June 2, at 8/7c on ION and Bounce TV. More

June 2, 2022

FAIRFAX, Va. (Court TV) — After nearly 13 hours of deliberation over three days – a jury of 5 men and 2 women returned verdicts that mostly favored Johnny Depp, holding Amber Heard liable for three out of three statements Depp claimed were defamatory in the Washington Post opinion piece she wrote in December of 2018.  More

June 1, 2022

Alexander Torres, a California man who spent 21 years in prison for a gang murder he said he didn't commit, has been declared factually innocent by a judge. More

June 1, 2022

Workers at a McDonald's restaurant in Massachusetts intentionally put bacon on a fish sandwich that a Muslim woman had ordered for one of her children, a civil rights organization said Wednesday. More

June 1, 2022

A young boy found dead inside a suitcase in a heavily wooded area of southern Indiana was laid to rest Wednesday following a memorial service in which a police chaplain called the unidentified child an "unknown angel." More

June 1, 2022

John Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is "no longer a danger to himself or others" and will be freed from all restrictions this month. More

June 1, 2022

A grand jury charged Payton Gendron, the white 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first-degree murder. More

June 1, 2022

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (Scripps News San Luis Obispo) — Opening statements in the Kristin Smart murder trial are set to take place in July. Paul and Ruben Flores have been awaiting trial since a judge last September ruled to move forward with the charges against them. Paul is facing a single count of murder in […] More

June 1, 2022

A jury ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was abused by Depp. More

June 1, 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two court-appointed prosecutors declined Wednesday to charge a Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy in the 2016 fatal shooting of a man sleeping in a park. More

June 1, 2022

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Bill Cosby is again facing sex abuse allegations in court as a civil trial begins in California. More

June 1, 2022

According to the sheriff’s office, after shooting his wife and three children, the man turned the gun on himself. More

June 1, 2022