By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for a short-order cook shot by Chicago police trying to arrest him for using a subway train’s gangway doors filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging officers used excessive force in violation of policies laid out in court-monitored police reforms. Neither officer seeking to detain 33-year-old […] More
March 12, 2020
The remains found Friday are those of Evelyn Mae Boswell, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Leslie Earhart said. More
March 12, 2020
In a three-day opening statement Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney John Lewin laid out the state’s case against accused murderer Robert Durst for killing long-time friend Susan Berman. More
March 11, 2020
Harvey Weinstein faced a maximum of 29 years in prison at his sentencing for rape and sexual assault in New York. More
March 11, 2020
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — After winning guilty verdicts against top Enron executives in one of the most high-profile cases of corporate fraud, the lead prosecutor declared: “No matter how rich and powerful you are, you have to play by the rules.” More than a decade later, that same lawyer, Sean […] More
March 11, 2020
UPDATED 2/25/20 The jury reached a verdict at approximately 11:30 PM ET on Monday, Feb 24, the fifth day of deliberations. They found Harvey Weinstein guilty on two counts: Criminal sexual act in the first degree (Haleyi) – [a class B felony, 5 to 25 years] Rape in third-degree (Mann) – [a class E felony 1.5 […] More
March 11, 2020
Harvey Weinstein faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of 29 years in prison after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault in NY. More
March 11, 2020
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
Robert Durst's attorney said that the eccentric millionaire will testify in his own defense about finding his best friend's body. More
March 10, 2020
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
Other clothing, diapers and toys that would have belonged to the child were also found on the property, a TBI agent testified. More
March 10, 2020
Harvey Weinstein's attorneys told a judge that he deserves mercy for his 'historic' fall from grace and health issues. More
March 10, 2020
The discovery appears to end a 17-day search across three states for the missing toddler. Her mother, Megan Boswell, is in custody. More
March 9, 2020
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
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
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
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
Prosecutors say Robert Durst decided to kill his best friend, Susan Berman, after she revealed she had spoken with detectives. More
March 6, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
Robert Durst is on trial for killing his best friend, Susan Berman, but prosecutors say he also killed his first wife in 1982. More
March 5, 2020
Lori Vallow will be sent from Hawaii to Idaho to face charges in the disappearance of her two children, J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan. More
March 4, 2020
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
Robert Durst is charged with his friend, Susan Berman's, death, but his first wife and neighbor in Texas will also factor into the trial. More
March 4, 2020
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
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
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
