MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Singer R. Kelly was a no-show for an initial court appearance in a Minnesota case in which he is accused of offering a 17-year-old girl $200 to take off her clothes and dance in 2001. Kelly, who is jailed in Chicago on sexual abuse and other counts, was charged in Minnesota in […] More
September 13, 2019
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A man accused of gunning down people at a busy Walmart in El Paso last month was indicted Thursday for capital murder, prosecutors announced. Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, was indicted in connection with the Aug. 3 mass shooting that left 22 dead, District Attorney Jaime Esparza said. El Paso prosecutors […] More
September 12, 2019
CLEVELAND (AP) — A severely malnourished 13-year-old boy fed a strict vegan diet of fruit and nuts by his parents and weighing just 65 pounds (30 kilograms) resembled a concentration camp survivor when he fled his family’s home last month, an Ohio county prosecutor said Wednesday. “It breaks your heart,” Crawford County Prosecutor Matt Crall […] More
September 12, 2019
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida health care executive is facing sentencing following his conviction on 20 criminal charges in what prosecutors described as a $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme. A Miami federal judge Thursday is set to sentence 50-year-old Philip Esformes in one of the biggest such cases in U.S. history. Prosecutors are seeking a […] More
September 12, 2019
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — “Jersey Shore” cast member Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is about to regain his freedom. The Federal Bureau of Prison’s website says the reality television star is scheduled to be released from prison in Otisville, New York, on Thursday. His publicist confirmed his pending release to NJ.com. Sorrentino has served about eight months for […] More
September 12, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A previously undisclosed federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein included an examination of whether he was traveling with underage girls as recently as last year, newly released documents show. U.S. Marshals Service investigators spoke in July with an air-traffic controller who said she saw Epstein get off his private jet at an […] More
September 12, 2019
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 36-year-old man faces up to life in prison in the severe beating of his girlfriend in their Detroit-area home. The Macomb Daily reports that Paul Bashi pleaded no contest Tuesday to attempted murder, torture and illegally possessing steroids. Defense attorney David Griem blamed Bashi’s steroid abuse in the attack. Authorities […] More
September 11, 2019
DETROIT (AP) — A state prosecutor resigned after authorities learned “incredibly disturbing” news that he had an intimate relationship with a woman while handling her allegations of sexual assault, Michigan’s attorney general said Tuesday. Brian Kolodziej, an assistant attorney general, was the prosecutor in a case involving students at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant. […] More
September 11, 2019
Where does patient-doctor confidentiality end, and how do the laws of privacy come into play in Brooke Skylar Richardson's case? More
September 11, 2019
EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — A dozen leaders of a California-based ministry were arrested Tuesday on charges that they used homeless people as forced labor, holding them in locked group homes and forcing them to panhandle up to nine hours a day, six days a week, U.S. prosecutors said. The former pastor of Imperial Valley […] More
September 11, 2019
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of rape by a former trainer. Britney Taylor says Brown sexually assaulted her on three occasions, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida. Brown has denied the allegations. Darren Heitner, a lawyer representing Brown, told The Associated Press his client […] More
September 11, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan is interested in getting a job in the music industry, possibly in California, his lawyer said at a court hearing in Washington on Tuesday. John Hinckley Jr., 64, lives in Virginia and was not present at the hearing. A prosecutor said allowing Hinckley […] More
September 10, 2019
Scott Richardson testified as his daughter, Brooke Skylar Richardson, stands trial on charges she murdered her newborn. More
September 10, 2019
HONOLULU (AP) — Advocates for a former U.S. soldier convicted of the attempted rape and murder of an Army officer’s son 37 years ago are asking a federal judge to order DNA testing to discredit what they say is weak evidence presented at a court-martial that sent him to prison for life. The Hawaii Innocence […] More
September 10, 2019
Vinnie and Seema examine Richardson’s second police interrogation, where she claims to set the body on fire, despite evidence to the contrary. (Episode 3) More
September 10, 2019
Recorded interviews show police questioning Brooke Skylar Richardson, who is accused of killing her newborn baby and burying it in the yard. More
September 9, 2019
CHICAGO (AP) — It stands as one of Chicago’s most horrific crimes, in large part because of small details that are impossible to shake: The promise of a juice box that lured the 9-year-old boy off a playground and into an alley, and the basketball he dropped when he was shot and killed there. Jury […] More
September 9, 2019
Defense attorneys raised questions about whether Brooke Skylar Richardson gave birth to a stillborn child, meaning she didn't murder it. More
September 6, 2019
Amber Guyger faces a murder charge in the slaying of Botham Jean. She claims she mistakenly entered Jean's apartment thinking it was her own. More
September 6, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A pair of socks helped lead to an arrest in the killing of a Pennsylvania woman nearly 30 years ago, authorities said. Philadelphia prosecutors and state police announced the arrest of Theodore Dill Donahue, now 52, on charges of murder and other counts in the 1991 death of his 27-year-old girlfriend, Denise […] More
September 5, 2019
Our hosts dive deeper into the trial of Brooke Skylar Richardson, a former high school cheerleader who hid her pregnancy and is accused of killing her baby. (Episode 2) More
September 5, 2019
Jussie Smollett's attorneys say he should not have to pay Chicago for its investigation into a staged racist and homophobic attack. More
September 4, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge will discuss plans Wednesday for unsealing a new trove of court records involving sexual abuse allegations against Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who took his own life last month while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska scheduled the hearing after an appeals court in […] More
September 4, 2019
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge Wednesday set an April 27 trial date in R. Kelly’s federal case in Chicago that accuses the R&B star of child pornography and obstruction of justice. But Judge Harry Leinenweber left open the possibility of changing the date later after Kelly attorney Steve Greenberg said having to prepare for trials […] More
September 4, 2019
ELKMONT, Ala. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy admitted to killing five members of his family including his three younger siblings, Alabama authorities said Tuesday. CTSY: WAFF Limestone County sheriff’s spokesman Stephen Young said the teen called 911 at about 11 p.m. Monday. He told arriving deputies that he heard gunshots upstairs while he was in […] More
September 3, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on groping charges has been postponed until Oct. 10. Prosecutors said Tuesday they’re still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” star’s case. Jury selection had been set to start this week. Gooding’s lawyers argued against the delay. The actor is accused of placing his hand […] More
September 3, 2019
New Indictment. Same defendant. Same accusers. Say what? This is confusing for the sharpest of legal minds, but I’ll do my best to explain. Harvey Weinstein now has a new indictment minus any new charges. On Monday prosecutors paraded into a New York City courtroom armed with a new indictment and an additional accuser. This […] More
August 30, 2019
Ashley McArthur has been found guilty of the first-degree murder of her friend, Taylor Wright, whose remains were discovered under concrete. More
August 30, 2019
CHATHAM, Va. (AP) — The brother-in-law of a minor league baseball pitcher killed the athlete’s wife, toddler son and mother-in-law before he was captured naked during a manhunt in a tiny southern Virginia community, authorities said Wednesday. Matthew Thomas Bernard, 18, was arrested after police warned of a dangerous gunman on the loose upon finding […] More
August 29, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge formally ended the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, but not without a final tribute to the women who spoke out against the financier. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman took the procedural step of adding his initials to an order dismissing the indictment that charged the 66-year-old Epstein with […] More
August 29, 2019
