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‘Boy Next Door’ Killer expected to get death for 2 murders
‘Boy Next Door’ Killer expected to get death for 2 murders

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge is expected to give a death sentence Friday to a man prosecutors call “The Boy Next Door Killer,” who was found guilty of the home-invasion murders of two women. A Los Angeles jury recommended the death penalty in October for 44-year-old Michael Thomas […] More

February 28, 2020

Mississippi man gets death sentence for multiple killings
Mississippi man gets death sentence for multiple killings

MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was given four death sentences by a jury on Thursday, hours after he spoke in court and blamed the devil for his actions the night eight people were shot to death. Willie Cory Godbolt, 37, was convicted Tuesday of the May 2017 slayings of eight people. Four of […] More

February 28, 2020

The Court TV Podcast Episode 30
The Court TV Podcast Episode 30

Guilty! After over twenty-four hours of deliberations, a jury of seven men and five women came to a decision – Harvey Weinstein is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of two charges: criminal sex act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. More

February 26, 2020

Body cam captures 6-year-old’s tearful pleas during arrest
Body cam captures 6-year-old’s tearful pleas during arrest

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A police officer’s body camera shows a 6-year-old Florida girl crying and begging officers not to arrest her as one fastens zip ties around her wrists at a charter school. The video that Kaia Rolle’s family shared with the Orlando Sentinel and other media outlets Monday shows the girl being arrested […] More

February 25, 2020

Church shooter Dylann Roof staged death row hunger strike
Church shooter Dylann Roof staged death row hunger strike

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JAMES MARTINEZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White supremacist mass murderer Dylann Roof staged a hunger strike this month while on federal death row, alleging in letters to The Associated Press that he’s been “targeted by staff,” “verbally harassed and abused without cause” and “treated disproportionately harsh.” The 25-year-old Roof, who […] More

February 25, 2020

Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter operator for deaths
Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter operator for deaths

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publicly mourned their deaths Monday in an emotional public ceremony. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa […] More

February 25, 2020

‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs
‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault against two women and led off to prison in handcuffs Monday in what his foes hailed as a landmark moment for the legal system and a long-overdue reckoning for the man vilified […] More

February 25, 2020

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment
Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement. He was found guilty of criminal sex act for assaulting production assistant Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in 2006 and third-degree rape of a woman in […] More

February 24, 2020

Weinstein jury notes: A closer look
Weinstein jury notes: A closer look

A jury of seven men and five women are hard at work to decide the fate of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein, 67, faces 5 charges. Count 1: Predatory Sexual Assault, a class A-II felony, max life Count 2: Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree, a class B felony, 5 to 25 years […] More

February 24, 2020

Milwaukee man accused of killing corrections officer in road rage incident
Milwaukee man accused of killing corrections officer in road rage incident

  A Milwaukee man is facing life in prison in a road rage incident that left a corrections officer dead. Matthew Lee Wilks, 35, is accused of fatally shooting 46-year-old Tracey Smith on Aug. 30, 2019, in front of her teen son. Investigators say Tracey Smith was teaching her 17-year-old son to drive when they […] More

February 24, 2020

Weinstein jury back to work with signs of split over charges
Weinstein jury back to work with signs of split over charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape trial are set to resume deliberations Monday after signaling they are at odds on the top charges in the closely watched #MeToo case. The jury sent a note to Judge James Burke at the end of a fourth day of deliberations on Friday, asking if […] More

February 24, 2020

Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts
Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts

By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial indicated Friday that it is deadlocked on the most serious charges. In a note sent to the judge during their lunch break, jurors posed a question asking if it were permissible for them to […] More

February 21, 2020

Jury deadlocked in double murder case of Tampa ice cream man
Jury deadlocked in double murder case of Tampa ice cream man

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jurors told a judge they can’t reach a verdict in the double murder trial of a Tampa ice cream man. The jury of nine women and three men wrote a note to Hillsborough Circuit Judge Christopher C. Sabella on Friday morning, saying “The jury is hung. This is not going to […] More

February 21, 2020

Mom of 2 missing Idaho children arrested in Hawaii
Mom of 2 missing Idaho children arrested in Hawaii

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The mother of two Idaho children missing since September was arrested Thursday in Hawaii. Lori Vallow, also known as Lori Daybell,46, was arrested on a warrant issued in Madison County, Idaho, and was being held on $5 million bail, Kauai police said. Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow […] More

February 20, 2020

Mississippi man accused of killing 8 tears up during trial
Mississippi man accused of killing 8 tears up during trial

MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — Testimony from a woman whose son and nephew were killed in a shooting rampage that claimed eight lives in a small Mississippi community was so emotional that the defendant ended up in tears. Willie Cory Godbolt is a man with a long history of abusive behavior, according to his relatives who […] More

February 20, 2020

Weinstein jurors focus on Sciorra as deliberations continue
Weinstein jurors focus on Sciorra as deliberations continue

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial are set to continue for a third day on Thursday. So far, jurors have been focusing a lot of attention on actress Annabella Sciorra’s allegation that the once-heralded Hollywood mogul raped her in the mid-1990s. Sciorra’s allegation is too old to be charged on […] More

February 20, 2020

Jury back for second day of deliberations in Weinstein trial
Jury back for second day of deliberations in Weinstein trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors are returning Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in a rape trial that could send Harvey Weinstein to prison for the rest of his life. The panel of seven men and five women had lots of questions Tuesday as they started weighing charges in the closely watched #MeToo case. […] More

February 19, 2020

Trial postponed for Phoenix man accused of patient assault
Trial postponed for Phoenix man accused of patient assault

PHOENIX (AP) — The trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting an incapacitated patient and fathering her child while she was in his care at a Phoenix long-term care center has been pushed back until April 30. A judge on Tuesday granted a continuance but says he won’t postpone the trial again. It was […] More

February 18, 2020