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Biggest Trials of 2021 – Court TV Podcast
Biggest Trials of 2021 – Court TV Podcast

Despite Covid shutdowns, the American legal system has continued its quest for justice and 2021 will be no exception with some of the biggest trials in Court TV history expected to occur. (Episode 71 More

January 7, 2021

WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK
WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United States to face espionage charges. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said Assange must remain in prison […] More

January 6, 2021

Police put out new video of woman confronting Black teen
Police put out new video of woman confronting Black teen

NEW YORK (AP) — Police have released a new video clip showing a woman trying to tackle a Black teenager after falsely accusing him of stealing her phone at a New York City hotel. The New York Police Department asked the public to help locate the woman without identifying her beyond calling her a suspect […] More

January 6, 2021

Court upholds life sentence for Iowa coach who abused teens
Court upholds life sentence for Iowa coach who abused teens

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld a life prison sentence Monday for an influential Iowa youth basketball coach who used his position to sexually exploit more than 400 boys over 20 years. A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Gregory Stephen’s argument that […] More

January 4, 2021

Dirt biker who starred in HBO drama charged with murder
Dirt biker who starred in HBO drama charged with murder

BALTIMORE (AP) — A renowned Baltimore dirt bike rider who appeared in an HBO drama about the city’s riding scene faces murder charges for the stabbing death of her partner on New Year’s Day, police said. Lakeyria Doughty, known as “Wheelie Queen,” was charged with first- and second-degree murder for killing her 33-year-old partner, Tiffany […] More

January 4, 2021

Sheriff: Pastor dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Texas church
Sheriff: Pastor dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Texas church

WINONA, Texas (AP) — A 21-year-old man who hid from police in an East Texas church was charged with first-degree murder and felony assault in a shooting that left the pastor dead and two other people injured Sunday, a local sheriff said. Authorities had been using dogs and drones to search for the man late […] More

January 4, 2021

Kenosha prepares for charging decision on police shooting
Kenosha prepares for charging decision on police shooting

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, is preparing for protests when a charging decision comes in the police shooting of Jacob Blake, officials said Sunday. A decision is expected within the next two weeks. The safety efforts will include designation of a demonstration space, limitations on city bus routes, road closures, curfew […] More

January 4, 2021

Records show Casey Anthony is starting investigation firm
Records show Casey Anthony is starting investigation firm

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — State records show that Casey Anthony has filed documents to start a private investigation firm in South Florida. Anthony, who was acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, nine years ago, filed the paperwork with the Florida Division of Corporations in mid-December.   The limited liability company, Case Research […] More

December 31, 2020

Indiana man gets 115 years for killing prof, wounding wife
Indiana man gets 115 years for killing prof, wounding wife

GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man has been sentenced to 115 years in prison for fatally stabbing a college professor and leaving the man’s wife with nearly two dozen stab wounds during a home invasion in 2011. An Elkhart Circuit Court judge on Monday sentenced Winston Corbett, 25, to 65 years for murder and […] More

December 30, 2020

Authorities arrest man after body parts scattered in Arizona
Authorities arrest man after body parts scattered in Arizona

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in central Arizona have made an arrest in an investigation into human body parts that were found scattered in remote areas. Walter Harold Mitchell, 59, was booked into jail in Yavapai County late Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of dumping more than two dozen body parts outside of Prescott that are […] More

December 30, 2020

Nashville man’s girlfriend warned he was building bombs
Nashville man’s girlfriend warned he was building bombs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than a year before he detonated a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas, officers visited Anthony Warner’s home after his girlfriend told police that he was building bombs in an RV trailer at his residence, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. But they were unable to make contact […] More

December 30, 2020

Parents of dead 4-year-old Missouri girl now face charges
Parents of dead 4-year-old Missouri girl now face charges

COLE CAMP, Mo. (AP) — The parents of a 4-year-old Missouri girl allegedly killed by neighbors to remove a “demon” now face charges. Mary S. Mast, 29, and James A. Mast, 28, both of Lincoln, Missouri, were charged Thursday with felony child endangerment resulting in death and are jailed without bond. They don’t yet have […] More

December 28, 2020

Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch sold to billionaire
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch sold to billionaire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in California has found a new owner in billionaire businessman Ron Burkle. Burkle views the 2,700-acre property in Los Olivos, near Santa Barbara, as a land banking opportunity, his spokesman said Thursday in an email. The Wall Street Journal reports the property was sold for $22 million to Burkle, […] More

December 28, 2020

Sheriff: Missouri girl’s killers sought to remove ‘demon’
Sheriff: Missouri girl’s killers sought to remove ‘demon’

COLE CAMP, Mo. (AP) — A 4-year-old girl died after being dunked in an icy pond and beaten by two neighbors who claimed it was necessary to remove a “demon,” a Missouri sheriff said Tuesday. Ethan Mast, 35, and Kourtney Aumen, 21, are charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. Both are jailed without bond […] More

December 23, 2020

FBI: White supremacists plotted attack on US power grid
FBI: White supremacists plotted attack on US power grid

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — White supremacists plotted to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S., and an Ohio teenager who allegedly shared the plan said he wanted the group to be “operational” on a fast-tracked timeline if President Donald Trump were to lose his re-election bid, the FBI alleges in an affidavit that was mistakenly unsealed. […] More

December 23, 2020

Kidnap suspect now charged with murder of young Amish woman
Kidnap suspect now charged with murder of young Amish woman

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A man charged previously with having kidnapped a young Amish woman who disappeared in Pennsylvania last summer has now been charged with killing her. Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams announced Monday that Justo Smoker, 34, of Paradise, was charged with criminal homicide in the case of Linda Stoltzfoos, 18, who […] More

December 23, 2020

New trial date set for R Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago
New trial date set for R Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday again delayed R. Kelly’s trial in Chicago on child pornography and other charges because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, postponing it to next year The 53-year-old R&B star has been behind bars since his arrest in July 2019 and two trial dates, for April and then […] More

December 23, 2020

Ex-team owner sentenced in rape case in 1 of several probes
Ex-team owner sentenced in rape case in 1 of several probes

SEATTLE (AP) — The former owner of a Seattle professional indoor soccer team has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for a Kirkland rape and faces additional prison time when he’s expected to plead guilty to orchestrating a federal tax fraud scheme. A change-of-plea hearing for Dion Earl has been set for Jan. 11 […] More

December 22, 2020

Sheriff announces charges in 2006 slaying of teenage girl
Sheriff announces charges in 2006 slaying of teenage girl

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Three brothers have been charged in Florida with involvement in the 2006 slaying of a 16-year-old girl. Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said at a news conference Monday that the case was solved using cellphone tracking analysis unavailable when Amber Woods was fatally shot 14 years ago. Second-degree murder charges have […] More

December 22, 2020

Handcuffed man shoots officer 3 times with hidden gun, flees
Handcuffed man shoots officer 3 times with hidden gun, flees

MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) — A handcuffed man fired a gun police didn’t know he had out of a police vehicle hitting an officer three times before fleeing from a western Pennsylvania police station, police said. Koby Lee Francis, 22, of McKeesport, had been arrested after allegedly violating a protection from abuse order before Sunday afternoon’s […] More

December 21, 2020

Fort Drum soldier found fatally shot, another soldier held
Fort Drum soldier found fatally shot, another soldier held

BYRAM, N.J. (AP) — Authorities on Monday were holding a U.S. Army soldier in the death of a fellow soldier from Tennessee who was found shot to death in New Jersey after he was missing from a base in upstate New York. Authorities found the body of Cpl. Hayden Harris, 20, in a wooded area of Byram […] More

December 21, 2020

Kobe Bryant’s widow slams lawsuit from mom seeking support
Kobe Bryant’s widow slams lawsuit from mom seeking support

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow has denounced a lawsuit from her mother claiming she is owed years of pay for working as an unpaid assistant and support promised by the basketball legend, who was killed in a helicopter crash in January. Vanessa Bryant issued a statement Thursday saying her mother was trying to […] More

December 18, 2020

Court TV to cover groundbreaking trials in 2021
Court TV to cover groundbreaking trials in 2021

ATLANTA (Court TV) – The new year is ushering in a roster of historic and important trials and Court TV will be there – offering live, gavel-to-gavel access and analysis of the most impactful cases. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s on tap in 2021: The Death of George Floyd – Four Minneapolis police officers […] More

December 18, 2020

Prosecutor releases security video of Ohio judge being shot
Prosecutor releases security video of Ohio judge being shot

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Surveillance video showing an Ohio judge being shot and wounded at a courthouse before the assailant was himself shot and killed has been released by a county prosecutor. The video was made public by Jefferson County Prosecutor Jane Hanlin following a three-year open records fight for the footage brought by The […] More

December 18, 2020