Latest Crime & Trial News

A judge ruled that the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks can be free on bond while his case is pending. More

June 30, 2020

Harvey Weinstein and his former studio's board have reached a nearly $19 million with dozens of sexual misconduct accusers. More

June 30, 2020

In the months following their parent’s brutal murder, Lyle and Erik Menendez went on with their lives thinking they had gotten away with it. Little did they know that one woman – a woman they had never met – would be their downfall. Her name was Judalon Smyth and had she not come forward and […] More

June 30, 2020

By DON THOMPSON and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gay Hardwick stood arm-in-arm with her husband to face a criminal dubbed the Golden State Killer and couldn’t recognize the elderly man hunched in a wheelchair as the sadistic rapist who had terrorized them 42 years earlier. In a hushed and raspy voice, […] More

June 30, 2020

A Minnesota judge warned attorneys charged in George Floyd's death that if they don't stop speaking to media, the case will need to move. More

June 29, 2020

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former police officer who terrorized the Sacramento region as a serial rapist and went on to kill more than a dozen people across California and evade capture for decades said Monday he will plead guilty to murder and admit dozens of sex assaults. Joseph James […] More

June 29, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd are due in court Monday. It’s the second pretrial hearing for the men. Derek Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder and other counts, while Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao are charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin. Floyd died May […] More

June 29, 2020

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., a former police officer, faces 13 rape-related charges and 13 murder counts stemming from crimes in the 1970s and 1980s across six counties in California. He is expected to enter a guilty plea during a hearing Monday. Authorities allege the 74-year-old is the elusive Golden State Killer, […] More

June 29, 2020

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Passage of the House Democrats’ far-reaching police overhaul bill returned attention to the Senate on Friday, as the divided Congress struggles to address the global outcry over the killings of George Floyd and other Black Americans. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled she’s willing to negotiate if the Senate is able […] More

June 26, 2020

By PATTY NIEBERG and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado governor on Thursday ordered prosecutors to reopen the investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold by police who stopped him on the street in suburban Denver last year because he was “being suspicious.” Gov. […] More

June 26, 2020

KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Army investigators are suspecting foul play in the disappearance of a Texas soldier who has been missing for two months, a congresswoman confirmed Tuesday.   Pfc. Vanessa Guillen’s disappearance is being treated as a criminal investigation after she went missing April 22, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia said Tuesday at a […] More

June 25, 2020

Two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks are charged. Court TV breaks it down. (Episode 45) More

June 25, 2020

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