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William 'Roddie' Bryan Jr., Travis McMichael and Greg McMichael are charged with malice and felony murder in Ahmaud Arbery's death. More

June 25, 2020

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more at a Walmart in Texas is expected to be reindicted Thursday as he faces another murder charge in the mass shooting that targeted Mexicans, prosecutors said. Patrick Crusius of Allen, Texas, is currently being held without bond on one count […] More

June 24, 2020

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego man was in police custody Tuesday, June 16, 2020, and his twin toddlers were in the hospital after he drove off a cliff with them in his car in what police say was a suicide attempt.   Robert Brians was booked Monday on suspicion of two counts of […] More

June 24, 2020

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday. The counts make the 67-year-old Jeremy the third man to be charged, along with Harvey Weinstein and producer David Guillod, by a task […] More

June 24, 2020

Brett Hankison was fired by the Louisville Police Department for violating procedures during the botched raid at Breonna Taylor's home. More

June 24, 2020

Robert Durst had argued the unprecedented three-month delay caused by COVID-19 should be reason for a mistrial. More

June 23, 2020

Listen to Court TV’s Murder and the Menendez Brothers podcast—a six‑episode series tracing the murders, trials, and lasting legacy of Lyle and Erik Menendez. More

June 23, 2020

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The case of two kids who were missing for months before they were found dead in rural Idaho has taken another bizarre twist, with new court documents alleging that their mother believed they were zombies and that she was on a mission to rid the world […] More

June 23, 2020

Three decades ago, a family disintegrated. Two brothers committed the ultimate crime – shooting their parents to death in cold blood. The brothers were Lyle and Erik Menendez and their story has captivated people for thirty years because of the revelations that would play out over the course of the murder investigation and the two […] More

June 23, 2020

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities used cellphone information from the now-deceased uncle of two missing Idaho children to find the youths’ bodies on a rural property earlier this month, according to court documents.   Police found the remains of 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and her brother, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, on June 9 after months of […] More

June 22, 2020

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson was charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s, Los Angeles prosecutors said Wednesday, the culmination of a three-year investigation that resulted in a rare arrest of a famous Hollywood figure in the #MeToo era. The […] More

June 18, 2020

The last time Mackenzie Lueck was seen alive was at the Salt Lake City airport on June 17, 2019. The University of Utah student had just returned from a trip to California where she had attended her grandmother’s funeral. She’d sent her mother a text message that said, “Landed and love you Mama.” From the […] More

June 18, 2020

ATLANTA – Court TV, the multi-platform network devoted to live, gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting and expert analysis of the nation’s most important and compelling trials, aired an original news special that takes a deep dive into the criminal justice system’s history and relationship with African Americans.   Black and Blue – A Court TV […] More

June 18, 2020

Authorities in Idaho confirmed what many had feared for months – the remains of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan in Chad Daybell's backyard. More

June 18, 2020

Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty to charges he conspired with his wife, Lori Vallow Daybell, to hide the remains of her missing children. More

June 16, 2020

A 911 dispatcher called a supervisor to report her concerns while watching a police officer press their knee into George Floyd's neck. More

June 16, 2020

Former police officer Joseph DeAngelo agreed to plead guilty to dozens of crimes in return for being spared a death sentence. More

June 16, 2020

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric is expected to plead guilty to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter during a court hearing in which the nation’s largest utility will be confronted with its history of neglect and greed that culminated in a wildfire that wiped out […] More

June 16, 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Beyoncé has joined the call for charges against officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor, a black woman gunned down by officers who burst into her Kentucky home. The superstar said in a letter Sunday to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron that the three Louisville police officers “must be held […] More

June 15, 2020

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The bodies found this week at a rural property in Idaho are those of two children missing since last year, authorities confirmed Saturday. The Rexburg Police Department issued the press release confirming that remains found on Tuesday have been positively identified by the medical examiner’s office […] More

June 13, 2020

The accused killers of jogger Ahmaud Arbery made their first appearance in court for a preliminary hearing and Court TV was there with gavel-to-gavel coverage. More

June 11, 2020

The remains of J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan, first reported missing in September, have been found buried on Chad Daybell's property. More

June 10, 2020

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors charged an Idaho man Wednesday with destroying or concealing two sets of human remains after police said they uncovered bodies at his home while searching for evidence in the case of his wife’s two missing children. The remains, found at Chad Daybell’s rural Idaho property […] More

June 10, 2020

George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, spoke before the House Judiciary Committee about his brother's murder. More

June 10, 2020

Investigators say they found human remains while searching Chad Daybell's property, the new husband of the missing kids' mother. More

June 10, 2020

A judge refused to set bond for Nathaniel Rowland, who is accused of murdering 21-year-old Samantha Josephson. More

June 10, 2020

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities said they uncovered human remains at an Idaho man’s home Tuesday as they investigated the disappearance of his new wife’s two children — a case that’s drawn global attention for its ties to two other mysterious deaths and the couple’s doomsday beliefs. Chad Daybell, who […] More

June 9, 2020

Nathaniel Rowland is scheduled for a bond hearing; he is accused of murdering 21-year-old Samantha Josephson. More

June 9, 2020

By JUAN A. LOZANO, NOMAAN MERCHANT and ADAM GELLER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of mourners packed a Houston church Tuesday for the funeral of George Floyd, capping six days of mourning for the black man whose death has led to a global reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice. Floyd, 46, was to […] More

June 9, 2020

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Investigators returned Tuesday to search the Idaho home of a man with ties to the mysterious disappearance of two children who haven’t been seen since last year. It’s the second search of Chad Daybell’s home in a case that has vexed investigators for months and attracted […] More

June 9, 2020