The verdict is in: Court TV’s year in review
From the high-stakes case of Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard, to the intense trial of killer Darrell Brooks, here's the Court TV verdicts of 2022. More
December 7, 2022
Hayden Berkebile
Hayden Berkebile was sentenced to two years in prison for criminally negligent homicide after encouraging a 19-year-old to take her own life.
Coerced Suicide Trial: Berkebile gets maximum sentence
According to the Knox District Attorney General, on September 29, 2019, Berkebile and Sparks were video chatting when Berkebile convinced her to place a bullet into the cylinder of a .357 revolver during a game of Russian roulette in which he knew exactly where the bullet was located and she did not. More
July 15, 2022
TN. v. Hayden Berkebile: Can Suicide be coerced? – Opinion
By: Judge Ashley Willcott KNOXVILLE, TN. (Court TV) – Hayden Berkebile was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the suicide of the younger Grace Anne Sparks. Enough younger that she was either 11 or 13 years old when they first began communicating on a chat website called Omegle. The defendant is 7 years older and […] More
June 21, 2022
TN v. Berkebile: Coerced Suicide Trial
An Indiana man is facing up to six years in prison for encouraging a 19-year-old to kill herself. More
June 15, 2022