A man who was captured on video attacking a judge in a Las Vegas courtroom after vaulting over her bench and desk has been sentenced to decades in prison. Deobra Redden was ordered on Tuesday to serve between 26 and 65 years in a Nevada prison for the attack on …
Read More »Jury deliberates in case of Chad Daybell, accused of murder in 3 deaths
An Idaho jury resumed deliberations Thursday in the case of Chad Daybell, who is accused in the deaths of his first wife, Tammy Daybell, and Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, the children of his second wife, Lori Vallow Daybell. The jury started its deliberations Wednesday afternoon in the trial, …
Read More »Teenage murder suspect escapes jail for the second time in 2 weeks in Louisiana
Two teenagers accused of murder escaped over the weekend from a youth jail in Louisiana, less than two weeks after one of them fled the same jail for the first time earlier in November, police said. Both murder suspects, who are 17 years old, escaped late on Saturday night from …
Read More »Teen arrested in connection with Baltimore shooting that killed 2, injured 28
Baltimore police arrested a 17-year-old male on Friday morning in connection with a mass shooting Sunday that left two people dead and 28 injured, authorities said. Police previously said they were looking for at least two suspects but have not ruled out additional shooters. Members of the homicide and SWAT teams arrested the suspect …
Read More »Teenager tried to hire hitman to kill 7
A teenager in western Iowa was arrested and charged last week with solicitation to commit murder after allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill a young child, CBS affiliate KCCI-TV and the Des Moines Register reported, citing local authorities. The accused teen, who is 17 years old, apparently submitted a …
Read More »Wallace Mannin Kirkland accused of killing Florida dune buggy driver
A Florida man was accused of fatally shooting a dune buggy driver in a confrontation over a beer can, according to court records. Wallace Mannin Kirkland, 59, allegedly shot the unidentified male driver after he said something similar to “I’m going to kill you” during the incident last week, a …
Read More »Jennifer Hall, former respiratory therapist, pleads guilty in deaths of 2 patients at Hedrick Medical Center in Missouri
A former respiratory therapist has pleaded guilty in the deaths of two patients at a Missouri hospital two decades ago. Jennifer Hall, 42, initially was charged with two counts of first-degree murder but pleaded guilty instead Friday to reduced first-degree involuntary manslaughter counts in the deaths of 75-year-old Fern Franco …
Read More »Judge rules Lori Vallow Daybell, charged with conspiracy and murder in the deaths of her two children, will not face death penalty if convicted
A woman charged with conspiracy and murder in connection with the deaths of her two children and her new husband’s late wife will no longer face the death penalty, a judge ruled Tuesday. Lori Vallow Daybell is scheduled to stand trial starting April 3. Both she and Chad Daybell — …
Read More »Man convicted of killing California college student Kristin Smart in 1996 sentenced to 25 years to life
The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, the California college student who disappeared in 1996 and whose body has never been found, was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in state prison. The sentencing of Paul Flores marks the culmination of a case that has drawn worldwide attention for …
Read More »Cold case: Rape kits from two women lead to arrest in 1979 South Lake Tahoe murder of one of them, Patricia Carnahan
After over 40 years, authorities have arrested a suspect in the murder of a woman at a South Lake Tahoe campground in 1979, CBS Sacramento reports. Harold W. Carpenter, 63, was arrested after investigators found a DNA match for an unrelated crime in Washington state. He’s being held without bond …
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