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The Court TV Podcast Episode 43
The Court TV Podcast Episode 43

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

Man married to missing kids’ mom charged with hiding remains
Man married to missing kids’ mom charged with hiding remains

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

Human remains found at property of man tied to missing kids
Human remains found at property of man tied to missing kids

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

George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried
George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried

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

Police, FBI search again at man’s home in missing kids case
Police, FBI search again at man’s home in missing kids case

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

FBI looks for link between 2 ambush killings of officers
FBI looks for link between 2 ambush killings of officers

By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press ANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — The FBI and local investigators are trying to determine a possible link between the ambush-style killing of a Northern California sheriff’s deputy Saturday night and that of a federal officer who was fatally shot outside the U.S. courthouse in Oakland more than a week ago. […] More

June 8, 2020

Man charged in slaying of retired St. Louis police captain
Man charged in slaying of retired St. Louis police captain

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 24-year-old St. Louis man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a retired police captain who died on a night of violent protests while trying to protect his friend’s pawn shop, the city’s prosecutor announced Sunday Stephan Cannon was being held without bond on a first-degree […] More

June 8, 2020

Competency evaluation for woman accused of killing stepson
Competency evaluation for woman accused of killing stepson

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson and plotting to break out of jail must undergo a competency evaluation to determine her ability to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday. District Judge Gregory Werner granted a defense motion for the evaluation, essentially halting further prosecution of Letecia Stauch, […] More

June 5, 2020

Judge won’t dismiss rape case against doctor from TV show
Judge won’t dismiss rape case against doctor from TV show

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Friday refused to dismiss rape and kidnapping charges against a doctor who appeared on a reality TV show and his girlfriend, dealing a blow to prosecutors who wanted to drop the case. Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregory Jones said he was ruling after reviewing documents […] More

June 5, 2020

Sheriff: Will of ‘Tiger King’ star’s missing husband forged
Sheriff: Will of ‘Tiger King’ star’s missing husband forged

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Someone forged the will of the missing husband of Carole Baskin, a woman prominently featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary series, a Florida sheriff said. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister told 10 Tampa Bay on Tuesday that two experts had confirmed the will of Jack “Don” Lewis is a forgery. Lewis disappeared in […] More

June 4, 2020

Letecia Stauch faces new charge for writing plans to escape jail
Letecia Stauch faces new charge for writing plans to escape jail

Letecia Stauch, the Colorado stepmom accused of murdering her 11-year-old stepson, is now facing new charges for allegedly writing letters to an inmate in the El Paso County Jail with plans to escape, reports KOAA.   Gannon Stauch was reported missing in January by his stepmother said he had gone to a friend’s house and […] More

June 4, 2020

Judge sets June 4 hearing for suspects in Arbery slaying
Judge sets June 4 hearing for suspects in Arbery slaying

LAST UPDATED 5/27/20 BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has scheduled a hearing for three men charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, court officials said Wednesday.   Glynn County Magistrate Court Judge Wallace E. Harrell set a preliminary hearing for June 4, said court clerk Luetrice Lott. The judge will […] More

June 3, 2020

Report: 3 more cops to be charged in George Floyd’s death
Report: 3 more cops to be charged in George Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors plan to charge a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time will level charges against three other officers at the scene, a newspaper reported Wednesday.   Widely seen bystander video showing Floyd’s May 25 death has sparked protests […] More

June 3, 2020

Judge gives control of Joe Exotic’s zoo to Carole Baskin
Judge gives control of Joe Exotic’s zoo to Carole Baskin

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo made famous in Netflix’s “Tiger King” docuseries to Joe Exotic’s chief rival. In a ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Scott Palk granted control of the Oklahoma zoo that was previously run by Joseph Maldonado-Passage — also known as Joe Exotic […] More

June 2, 2020

Buffalo man caught dismembering wife, charged with murder
Buffalo man caught dismembering wife, charged with murder

A Buffalo man allegedly shot and killed his wife in their Allegany County home, then began dismembering her body. Phillip Farren, 52, admitted he shot and killed his wife, 34-year-old Amber Farren, earlier in the week and had begun the process of cutting up her body when police arrived for a welfare check, according to […] More

June 2, 2020

GA U.S. Attorneys and FBI warn criminal instigators could face federal prosecution
GA U.S. Attorneys and FBI warn criminal instigators could face federal prosecution

ATLANTA – Attorney General William P. Barr has directed federal law enforcement actions aimed at apprehending and charging the violent criminal agitators who have taken over peaceful protests and are engaging in violations of federal law. The U.S. Attorneys from the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation […] More

June 1, 2020

Weinstein raped me in 1994 at age 17, woman says in lawsuit
Weinstein raped me in 1994 at age 17, woman says in lawsuit

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her when she was 17 is among four plaintiffs in a new lawsuit against the imprisoned movie mogul, the latest court action accusing him of decades of vile sexual behavior. The woman, now 43, alleges Weinstein forced her to disrobe, […] More

June 1, 2020

Minneapolis cop who knelt on man’s neck charged with murder
Minneapolis cop who knelt on man’s neck charged with murder

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis police officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday and charged with murder. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and […] More

May 29, 2020

Minneapolis police station torched amid George Floyd protest
Minneapolis police station torched amid George Floyd protest

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cheering protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department was forced to abandon as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and angry demonstrations flared across the U.S over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer kneeled […] More

May 29, 2020