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Man pleads not guilty in 1991 Missouri killing of classmate
Man pleads not guilty in 1991 Missouri killing of classmate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man charged in the fatal shooting his 14-year-old classmate almost 30 years ago pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder. William Christopher Niemet, 43, of Fulton, is charged in the death of Greg Jones, whose body was found in June 1991 near Russellville. He had been shot twice in the […] More

March 10, 2020

Suffolk County DA calls for grand jury in hypothermia death
Suffolk County DA calls for grand jury in hypothermia death

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday that a special grand jury on Long Island will investigate the case of an 8-year-old boy who died of hypothermia while in the custody of his father, a New York Police Department officer. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini said the panel will issue a special report […] More

March 10, 2020

Police: Man killed sleeping couple, buried bodies in swamp
Police: Man killed sleeping couple, buried bodies in swamp

HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man was arrested Saturday, March 7, after he killed a married couple while they slept and enlisted his stepdaughter to help bury the bodies in a swamp, authorities said.  The Polk County Sheriff’s office started getting strange calls last week about a 19-year-old woman trying to sell a […] More

March 9, 2020

Mom of missing kids gets bond reduced to $1 million in Idaho
Mom of missing kids gets bond reduced to $1 million in Idaho

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge on Friday reduced bail to $1 million for the mother of two missing children after her lawyer contended at her first hearing in Idaho that the amount had been set too high because of media attention. Wearing faded orange-and-white striped jail garb and bright […] More

March 6, 2020

Wisconsin mom sentenced in disabled daughter’s neglect death
Wisconsin mom sentenced in disabled daughter’s neglect death

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin mother convicted of neglecting her 13-year-old disabled daughter and causing her death has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. The girl, Brianna Gussert, was found dead in her bedroom in May 2017. An investigation found she died primarily of sepsis after she was left alone for days. Her […] More

March 6, 2020

Stepmom returned to Colorado to face charges in boy’s death
Stepmom returned to Colorado to face charges in boy’s death

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A woman suspected of killing her missing stepson was returned to Colorado on Thursday to face charges after being arrested in South Carolina. Letecia Stauch was arrested Monday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on a warrant for charges including first-degree murder of a child in the death of 11-year-old Gannon […] More

March 6, 2020

R. Kelly pleads not guilty; feds say new charges planned
R. Kelly pleads not guilty; feds say new charges planned

By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes child pornography charges and allegations involving a new accuser, while prosecutors said more charges alleging yet another victim are upcoming. Kelly, 53, stood silently in orange prison garb with his hands […] More

March 5, 2020

Lori Vallow: FBI sends press release to help find missing kids
Lori Vallow: FBI sends press release to help find missing kids

By Court TV Staff The FBI is requesting more information about the woman dubbed the ‘cult mom.’ She is awaiting extradition to Idaho to face charges in the disappearance of her two young children. 46-year-old Lori Vallow was arrested on felony charges of child abandonment in the disappearance of her two kids, JJ, 7, and […] More

March 5, 2020

Police: Woman charged in cold case- baby found dead in 2008
Police: Woman charged in cold case- baby found dead in 2008

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A woman accused of giving birth and then leaving her infant to die beside a South Carolina highway has been arrested more than a decade after the child was found dead. Jennifer Sahr, 32, of Pensacola, Florida, was expected in court Wednesday for a bond hearing in the death of the […] More

March 5, 2020

R Kelly to enter plea to reworked federal charges in Chicago
R Kelly to enter plea to reworked federal charges in Chicago

By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly is due in federal court on Thursday in Chicago to enter a plea to an updated federal indictment that includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser. Kelly, 53, is expected to plead not guilty to a 13-count superseding indictment unsealed last month that includes […] More

March 5, 2020

The Court TV Podcast Episode 31
The Court TV Podcast Episode 31

For decades the infamous Robert Durst has been in and out of legal trouble – even doing prison time – but NOT for the biggest crime he’s been accused of committing – murder. More

March 5, 2020

Mom of California terrorist to plead to destroying evidence
Mom of California terrorist to plead to destroying evidence

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The mother of a terrorist who killed 14 people in a 2015 attack on a Christmas party in California has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence by shredding a map her son may have used to plan the massacre, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Rafia Sultana Shareef, 66, of Corona agreed to […] More

March 4, 2020

Missouri man in prison for wife’s 1990 death seeks clemency
Missouri man in prison for wife’s 1990 death seeks clemency

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 75-year-old Missouri inmate who insists he did not kill his wife is clinging to hope that Gov. Mike Parson will heed his petition for clemency, despite three decades of unsuccessful legal efforts to secure his freedom. Kathy Middleton died from a gunshot wound in […] More

March 3, 2020

Woman disputes claim she knows whereabouts of missing kids
Woman disputes claim she knows whereabouts of missing kids

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The adult niece of an Idaho woman whose two children have been missing for five months is cooperating in the FBI’s investigation into the disappearance, undergoing three interviews with agents and surrendering her computer, the niece’s lawyers have said. Melani Pawlowski was accused by her ex-husband of […] More

March 3, 2020

Stepmother arrested in disappearance of missing Colorado boy
Stepmother arrested in disappearance of missing Colorado boy

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The stepmother of a Colorado boy missing for over a month was arrested Monday in connection with his disappearance and presumed death, authorities said. Letecia Stauch was arrested in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and is expected to be extradited to Colorado on charges including first-degree murder of a child in […] More

March 3, 2020

LA County sheriff says 8 deputies took Bryant crash photos
LA County sheriff says 8 deputies took Bryant crash photos

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted. “That was my No. 1 priority, was to make sure those photos no longer exist,” Villanueva told NBC News for a story Monday. “We identified the […] More

March 3, 2020

Man pleads not guilty to child abuse but murder plea delayed
Man pleads not guilty to child abuse but murder plea delayed

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Columbia man accused of killing his Chinese wife pleaded not guilty Monday to abuse charges related to the couple’s child but a plea in his wife’s death was delayed. Joseph Elledge is charged with first-degree murder in the killing his wife, Mengqi Ji, who has not been seen since early October. A […] More

March 3, 2020

Spielberg daughter arrested on domestic charge in Tennessee
Spielberg daughter arrested on domestic charge in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An adopted daughter of film director Steven Spielberg was arrested in Tennessee in a domestic incident involving her boyfriend, police said. Mikaela Spielberg, 23, was charged with domestic assault causing bodily injury early Saturday. Spielberg was released from a jail in Nashville later Saturday, jail records showed. According to a Metropolitan […] More

March 2, 2020

Charges dropped against man shot by Chicago cop at station
Charges dropped against man shot by Chicago cop at station

CHICAGO (AP) — A man shot and seriously wounded by a Chicago police officer in a downtown train station won’t face charges, as prosecutors on Sunday dropped the criminal case stemming from an incident captured on bystander video and shared widely. Cook County prosecutors moved to drop resisting arrest and criminal narcotics charges against Ariel […] More

March 2, 2020