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Convicted rapist mistakenly released from Georgia captured in Kentucky
Convicted rapist mistakenly released from Georgia captured in Kentucky

REIDSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Georgia officials say they have captured an inmate who was mistakenly released from a state prison while serving a life sentence following a rape conviction. The Georgia Department of Corrections said in a Tweet that authorities took Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez into custody Wednesday night in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. The department of […] More

October 31, 2019

Doctor hired by family: Epstein injuries seem like homicide
Doctor hired by family: Epstein injuries seem like homicide

NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein’s brother says some evidence suggests Epstein died by homicidal strangulation, not suicide by hanging. Dr. Michael Baden raised concerns Wednesday on Fox News about the New York City medical examiner’s findings that ruled Epstein’s death a suicide. The autopsy report appeared to put much speculation […] More

October 30, 2019

Navy upholds sentencing of Navy SEAL for posing with corpse
Navy upholds sentencing of Navy SEAL for posing with corpse

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. chief of naval operations on Tuesday denied a request for clemency and upheld a military jury’s sentence that will reduce the rank of a decorated Navy SEAL convicted of posing with a dead Islamic State captive in Iraq in 2017. Adm. Mike Gilday made the decision after carefully reviewing […] More

October 30, 2019

Trial opens in lawsuit over ‘Frankenstein’ use of remains
Trial opens in lawsuit over ‘Frankenstein’ use of remains

PHOENIX (AP) — A retired FBI agent described a horrific raid of now-closed body donation facility Monday, recalling a table stacked with severed human legs, heads stuffed in a cooler, and torsos without heads and limbs. Mark Cwynar testified on the opening day of a civil trial that one torso had its head removed and […] More

October 29, 2019

Trial starts for Colorado man suspected of killing fiancee
Trial starts for Colorado man suspected of killing fiancee

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Colorado man suspected of killing his flight instructor fiancee and burning her body on his ranch. It was expected to take several days to seat a jury to weigh the evidence against Patrick Frazee, 33, who has pleaded not guilty to […] More

October 28, 2019

Jury selection starts for suspect in fiancee burning case
Jury selection starts for suspect in fiancee burning case

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled for a Colorado man suspected of killing his flight instructor fiancee and burning her body on his ranch. The selection starting Monday for the trial of Patrick Frazee is expected to last several days. Frazee has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of […] More

October 28, 2019

Jeers for Harvey Weinstein at NYC actors showcase
Jeers for Harvey Weinstein at NYC actors showcase

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was mocked from the stage and jeered by attendees at a New York City actors showcase — a rare public appearance for the disgraced movie mogul ahead of his January rape trial. A comedian at Wednesday’s “Actor’s Hour” referred to Weinstein during her set as “the elephant in the […] More

October 25, 2019

Russian woman who admitted being secret agent out of prison
Russian woman who admitted being secret agent out of prison

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Russian gun rights activist who admitted being a secret agent for the Kremlin and trying to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups while Donald Trump rose to power was released from federal prison on Friday, officials said. Maria Butina left a low-security facility in Tallahassee, Florida and was placed in the […] More

October 25, 2019

Felicity Huffman released 11 days into 14-day prison term
Felicity Huffman released 11 days into 14-day prison term

DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say actress Felicity Huffman has been released from a federal prison in California on the 11th day of a 14-day sentence for her role in the college admissions scandal.   The U.S. Bureau of Prisons says the “Desperate Housewives” star was released from the low-security prison for women in the […] More

October 25, 2019

De La Hoya denies accusations in sexual assault lawsuit
De La Hoya denies accusations in sexual assault lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya denies accusations of sexual assault contained in a lawsuit filed against him this week. De La Hoya’s company, Golden Boy Promotions, issued a statement Tuesday describing the action as a “frivolous lawsuit” and calling the allegations “completely false.” The lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles […] More

October 24, 2019

Mom’s murder case raises questions about what doctors knew
Mom’s murder case raises questions about what doctors knew

DENVER (AP) — Olivia Gant’s mother brought her to the emergency room when she was 2, saying the girl was having trouble eating. Kelly Turner, who had recently moved to Colorado from Texas with her three daughters, told the doctor she had problems nursing and other complications feeding Olivia since she was born. Over several […] More

October 24, 2019

Court TV Podcast – Episode 9
Court TV Podcast – Episode 9

Making headlines this week, another notorious killer girlfriend – Jodi Arias – as she seeks to appeal her murder conviction. More

October 24, 2019

Lori Loughlin, other parents charged again in college scheme
Lori Loughlin, other parents charged again in college scheme

BOSTON (AP) — “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and nine other parents faced new federal charges Tuesday in a scandal involving dozens of wealthy parents accused of bribing their children’s way into elite universities or cheating on college entrance exams. A grand jury in Boston indicted the parents on charges of […] More

October 23, 2019

Mom who touted daughter’s ‘bucket list’ accused in her death
Mom who touted daughter’s ‘bucket list’ accused in her death

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado mother who sought donations to cover medical treatments for her daughter and promoted the girl’s “bucket list” of dreams to fulfill before she died has been indicted on a murder charge in the 7-year-old’s death that was previously believed to be from a terminal disease. In a grand jury indictment […] More

October 22, 2019

Jury recommends death penalty for ‘Boy Next Door Killer’
Jury recommends death penalty for ‘Boy Next Door Killer’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury recommended the death penalty Friday for a man dubbed “The Boy Next Door Killer” after he was found guilty of two murders and attempted murder. The victims of Michael Gargiulo, 43, included 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin, who was killed on a night in 2001 when she had plans […] More

October 21, 2019

Judges grapple with misconduct claims in Jodi Arias case
Judges grapple with misconduct claims in Jodi Arias case

PHOENIX (AP) — Appellate judges who will decide whether to reverse Jodi Arias’ murder conviction in the gruesome 2008 killing of her former boyfriend grappled Thursday with who was responsible for whipping up publicity during the salacious trial and whether alleged misconduct by a prosecutor should cause the verdict to be tossed.   A lawyer […] More

October 18, 2019

Court to hear appeal of Jodi Arias’ murder conviction
Court to hear appeal of Jodi Arias’ murder conviction

PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers are scheduled to make arguments Thursday before the Arizona Court of Appeals as Jodi Arias seeks to overturn her murder conviction in the 2008 death of her former boyfriend. Arias argues a prosecutor’s misconduct and a judge’s failure to control news coverage during the case deprived her of the right to […] More

October 17, 2019

Gooding faces new charges and a potential parade of accusers
Gooding faces new charges and a potential parade of accusers

NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr. is facing a growing cast of sexual misconduct accusers, with prosecutors Tuesday unveiling new criminal charges against the actor and telling a judge they intend to have up to a dozen women testify that he violated them, too. Standing in a New York City courtroom, Gooding pleaded not […] More

October 16, 2019

FL v. Omar Long: Father Convicted of his Daughter’s Death
FL v. Omar Long: Father Convicted of his Daughter’s Death

Omar Long will be released from prison on October 20, 2019, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. Long has been serving a 12-year-sentence for the death of his 23-month-old daughter Arianna.   Arianna Long died of heat hyperthermia. Reports say Long worked a late shift and spent time with friends before driving his live-in […] More

October 16, 2019

‘Chrisley Knows Best’ stars sue Georgia tax official
‘Chrisley Knows Best’ stars sue Georgia tax official

ATLANTA (AP) — Reality television personalities Todd and Julie Chrisley on Tuesday accused a Georgia tax official of abusing his office to pursue “bogus tax evasion claims” against them. The “Chrisley Knows Best” stars filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Joshua Waites, the director of the Georgia Department of Revenue’s office of special investigations, according […] More

October 15, 2019

Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam

DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — A representative for Felicity Huffman says the actress has reported to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in the college admissions scandal. The Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin is a low-security prison for women in the San Francisco area. A federal judge in Boston sentenced Huffman last month […] More

October 15, 2019

Sigfredo Garcia gets life in prison in law professor murder-for-hire trial
Sigfredo Garcia gets life in prison in law professor murder-for-hire trial

Update 10/15/19: A jury in Leon County, Florida, deliberated for about 40 minutes Tuesday morning in the penalty phase of Sigfredo Garcia before recommending a life sentence for the 2014 murder of Dan Markel. Judge Hankinson will formally sentence Markel at 11a ET. Under Florida law, if the jury recommends a life sentence, the court […] More

October 15, 2019

Jayme Closs: 1 year after abduction, I’m feeling stronger
Jayme Closs: 1 year after abduction, I’m feeling stronger

BARRON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin girl whose parents were fatally shot before she was kidnapped and held captive for 88 days before escaping from her abductor said she’s feeling stronger every day and is thankful for the kindness and concern expressed to her from people all over the country in the year after the […] More

October 14, 2019

Jane Fonda arrested protesting climate change in Washington
Jane Fonda arrested protesting climate change in Washington

NEW YORK (AP) — Jane Fonda was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Friday while peacefully protesting climate change. The actress and activist was handcuffed on the east side steps and escorted into a police vehicle. Video of the arrest circulated online. Fonda was one of 16 people arrested for unlawfully protesting and was charged […] More

October 14, 2019