Latest Crime & Trial News

James Prokopovitz, who was convicted of murdering his missing wife has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. More

May 26, 2021

SAN DIEGO (Scripps News San Diego) – Local family members are hoping new evidence will exonerate San Diego native Scott Peterson, convicted for the 2002 murder of his wife and unborn son. “We are optimistic that the issue before the court will result in Scott getting a new trial,” said Janey Peterson, Scott Peterson’s sister-in-law. […] More

May 26, 2021

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility has lost a bid to throw out DNA evidence that authorities say links him to the crime. A judge on Monday rejected Nathan Sutherland’s claim that investigators […] More

May 26, 2021

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The mother of two kids who were found dead last year in Idaho and her new husband have been charged with murder in a grim case involving bizarre doomsday religious beliefs and two other suspicious deaths. >>>WATCH ON DEMAND: ID v. DAYBELL PRELIMINARY HEARING (2020) Lori […] More

May 26, 2021

CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Ohio declared a mistrial in the murder trial of the brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles after jurors said they had read legal paperwork that inadvertently was included in evidence given to them to review. All 12 jurors told the judge during their third day of deliberations on […] More

May 25, 2021

Beverly Hills, California, man is accused of hiring a “hitman” to kill a woman he had briefly dated. More

May 25, 2021

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The two Bureau of Prisons workers tasked with guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself in a New York jail have admitted they falsified records, but they will skirt any time behind bars under a deal with federal prosecutors, authorities said Friday. The prison workers, Tova […] More

May 25, 2021

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The man on trial for the 2018 stabbing death of a University of Iowa student is a hard-working, family-centered immigrant from Mexico who was pressured into making a false confession, his defense told jurors Tuesday. >>>READ MORE: Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial Daily Highlights Jennifer Frese, […] More

May 25, 2021

Dylann Roof, on death row for murdering nine members of a SC church, says he wasn't competent during his criminal trial. More

May 25, 2021

A 22-year old man accused of fatally shooting 10 people in March at a Colorado supermarket made his second court appearance Tuesday. More

May 25, 2021

A judge has denied Justin Ross Harris' motion for a new trial in the hot car death of his toddler son, according to official court documents. More

May 25, 2021

William Jennette repeatedly told deputies he could not breathe. More

May 25, 2021

The ranking Louisiana State Police officer at the scene falsely told internal investigators that the Ronald Greene was still a threat to flee after he was shackled. More

May 24, 2021

A weeklong manhunt for a suspect wanted in the killings of four people ended without another shot fired Monday morning as hundreds of officers surrounded him in South Carolina. More

May 24, 2021

An agent who oversaw the 2018 investigation into the disappearance of a University of Iowa student testified Monday that a shortage of Spanish-speaking officers delayed and hindered his ability to question the man on trial in her stabbing death. More

May 24, 2021

After three days of dramatic and often emotional testimony from three women who said “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson raped them nearly 20 years ago, a judge on Friday found that he must stand trial. More

May 24, 2021

The man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation is making his appellate argument that his conviction and death sentence should be overturned. More

May 24, 2021

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Friday that his office will lead the prosecution of a former suburban police officer who is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. More

May 24, 2021

Blood found in the trunk of a farmhand's car was an exact match for a University of Iowa student who was abducted and killed while out for a run in 2018, a DNA analyst told jurors Friday. More

May 24, 2021

Attorneys said the trial for Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing two people during chaotic protests, will last up to two weeks. More

May 21, 2021

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase — footage of the man’s last moments alive that The Associated Press obtained after authorities refused to release it for […] More

May 21, 2021

Authorities in Florida arrested and charged with murder the fiancé of a woman who was shot to death in her apartment. More

May 21, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman testified Wednesday that she was five years into a relationship with actor Danny Masterson when she awoke to find he was raping her as she slept and took drastic measures to get him to stop. “I tried pushing him off me and saying […] More

May 20, 2021

The man charged with killing a University of Iowa student who went missing after going for a run in 2018 led investigators to her body and said that he killed her but couldn't remember how. More

May 20, 2021

PODCAST: Last week there were big hearings for two of the biggest stories of the year and host Vinnie Politan and Court TV Anchor Michael Ayala are prepped to break down all of the major developments. First in Brunswick, Georgia lawyers for the three men charged for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery made arguments to […] More

May 20, 2021

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A police officer who pushed a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia to the ground after she left a store without paying for items worth about $14 is facing charges of using excessive force, while a second officer is accused of failing to stop or report his actions, […] More

May 20, 2021

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for the state and for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd ‘s death appeared before the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Thursday as prosecutors sought to add an additional charge to the case. >>>WATCH FULL TRIAL ON DEMAND: MN v. DEREK CHAUVIN (2020) Thomas Lane, […] More

May 20, 2021

The girl escaped with minor scratches and some mental trauma. More

May 20, 2021

Robert Durst's attorneys pointed to the brutal, sloppy murder of his neighbor in Texas as evidence he didn't kill his friend in California. More

May 19, 2021

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The boyfriend of a University of Iowa student testified Wednesday that he had nothing to do with her 2018 abduction and stabbing death, saying he had been out of town for work and heartbroken by her slaying. Dalton Jack, the longtime boyfriend of Mollie Tibbetts, […] More

May 19, 2021