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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

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

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

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

Jury selection is scheduled to begin for the trial of Richard Dabate, who is accused of killing his wife, Connie Dabate. More

March 2, 2020

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

Drew Malbin, who served on the jury that convicted Harvey Weinstein, said the #MeToo movement was not a factor in their deliberations. More

February 28, 2020

A jury has been seated to hear the trial of millionaire Robert Durst, who is charged with murdering his best friend, Susan Berman. More

February 28, 2020

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

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

'Full House' actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, will head to trial in October. More

February 27, 2020

Danny Welte was convicted of second-degree murder for shooting his estranged wife hours after they buried their son. More

February 27, 2020

Lori Vallow was ordered to be held on a $5 million bond as the search continues for her missing children, J.J. and Tylee. More

February 27, 2020