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Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 hours ago

Accused Charlie Kirk killer makes first in-person court appearance

Utah courts weigh media access limits as Tyler Robinson faces aggravated murder charges in Charlie Kirk's shooting while prosecutors seek the death penalty.
#child-abuse
fromwww.cbc.ca
11 hours ago
Toronto

Can I just not feed at all?': Texts indicate couple withheld food from boys in their care, murder trial told | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 day ago
Toronto

2 brothers locked in rooms for 18 hours and held with zip-ties, prospective parent tells Ontario murder trial | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago
Toronto

Co-accused in boy's death testifies for 1st time, says she always wanted' 2 brothers in Ontario couple's care | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Toronto

Ontario couple joked about being brothers' jailers in text messages shown at murder trial | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago
Toronto

Couple accused of murder saw boy on camera screaming, vomiting on his last day alive, Ontario court told | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago
Toronto

Recording of Ontario couple taunting boy, images of cuts on his feet presented at Milton murder trial | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
11 hours ago
Toronto

Can I just not feed at all?': Texts indicate couple withheld food from boys in their care, murder trial told | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 day ago
Toronto

2 brothers locked in rooms for 18 hours and held with zip-ties, prospective parent tells Ontario murder trial | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago
Toronto

Co-accused in boy's death testifies for 1st time, says she always wanted' 2 brothers in Ontario couple's care | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Toronto

Ontario couple joked about being brothers' jailers in text messages shown at murder trial | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago
Toronto

Couple accused of murder saw boy on camera screaming, vomiting on his last day alive, Ontario court told | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago
Toronto

Recording of Ontario couple taunting boy, images of cuts on his feet presented at Milton murder trial | CBC News

California
fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago

After two hung juries, Oakland murder case goes down in flames

Murder charges against Elijah Rucker in Romell Wright's Jan. 7 killing were dropped after two deadlocked juries; Rucker received 32 months for a gun charge.
#missing-person
#self-defense
fromsfist.com
2 days ago

Trial Finally Underway for 2021 Killing of 84-Year-Old Grandpa Vicha' Ratanapakdee

The man facing murder charges is Daly City resident Antoine Watson, who was 19 at the time of the killing. Watson is charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and inflicting injury on an elder likely to cause great bodily injury. Former DA Boudin took a lot of heat for not pressing hate crime charges on this case, though new DA Brooke Jenkins is not pressing hate crime charges either.
San Francisco
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 days ago

'Grandpa Vicha' murder trial starts in SF after 2021 shoving attack sparked national protests

A 19-year-old man stands trial for the 2021 fatal attack on 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee that helped catalyze the Stop Asian Hate movement.
#forensic-evidence
#evidence-admissibility
US news
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Video shows Luigi Mangione says he didn't want to talk. Police kept asking questions

Luigi Mangione's statements and backpack contents are contested for admissibility after police questioned him before reading rights and searched without a warrant.
US news
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Prosecutors in trial of man accused in wife's death rely on alleged incriminating Google searches

Brian Walshe's murder trial centers on his wife's alleged affair and disappearance after New Year's Eve 2023; he faces a first-degree murder charge.
#vehicular-attack
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago
London

Man saved by friend in Christmas Day 'carnage'

Anthony Gilheaney allegedly drove into and assaulted multiple people on Christmas Day, killing one and severely injuring others; a victim says his friend saved his life.
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago
Germany news

Magdeburg Christmas market attacker on trial in Germany

A Saudi psychiatrist drove an SUV into a Magdeburg Christmas market, killing six and injuring over 300; he faces six murder and 338 attempted murder charges.
#internet-search-evidence
fromThe Washington Post
1 week ago
US news

Man on trial in wife's death searched for 'how to saw a body,' prosecutors say

Brian Walshe faces a first-degree murder trial after his wife's 2023 disappearance while prosecutors cite grisly internet searches, physical evidence, and life-insurance benefit.
fromBoston.com
1 week ago
US news

Livestream: Testimony continues on Day 3 of Brian Walshe murder trial

Brian Walshe stands trial accused of murdering and dismembering his wife, with internet searches and multiple witnesses forming key evidence; her body remains unfound.
#luigi-mangione
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Man was killed in Christmas Day 'trail of carnage'

Anthony Gilheaney allegedly drove drunkenly through London's West End on Christmas Day, killing Aidan Chapman and injuring others in targeted racist and homophobic attacks.
#dismemberment
New York City
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Luigi Mangione appears in court as lawyers seek to bar evidence at trial

Luigi Mangione allegedly carried a 3D-printed pistol, silencer, and journal; those items and his statements are central evidence disputed at a pretrial admissibility hearing.
#drive-by-shooting
Law
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Luigi Mangione's Lawyers Push to Exclude Crucial Evidence Over Illegal' Police Conduct

Legal team seeks to suppress warrantless evidence — a gun and a notebook alleging intent — after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Luigi Mangione hearing tests legality of evidence in healthcare CEO murder case

The accused killer has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. Mangione's appearance comes just over two months after he landed a major legal victory in his state case. Judge Gregory Carro threw out the two top state charges against him first-degree murder and second-degree murder, both of which prosecutors had contended were terrorism crimes on 16 September. Carro said the evidence put forth was legally insufficient for those terrorism-related charges.
US news
US news
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Luigi Mangione expected back in Manhattan court Monday for pre-trial hearing in Midtown assassination of healthcare CEO | amNewYork

Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson with a 3D‑printed ghost gun, faces a Manhattan pretrial hearing on Dec. 1.
History
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Adam Cohen explores his book about an 1884 shipwreck

After the yacht Mignonette sank in 1884, surviving crew killed and ate the sick cabin boy Richard Parker; the subsequent murder trial reshaped legal views on necessity.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Murder accused says lover attacked him with knife

Mr Michals, 26, told the Old Bailey that fellow Goldsmiths student Zhe Wang, 31, was "stressed" because she incorrectly believed she had contracted a sexually transmitted disease after they had sex in February 2024. He visited her flat in Lewisham, south-east London, the following month to bring some "normalcy" to the "bizarre situation", however after he arrived, Ms Wang came at him with a knife, jurors were told.
UK news
San Francisco
fromMission Local
2 weeks ago

Lone eyewitness recounts deadly 24 hours in S.F. filmmaker's murder trial

Kevin Epps faces trial for killing Marcus Polk; an eyewitness testified Epps drew a gun the night before, while Epps claims self-defense.
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

On the eve of jury selection, here's what happened in court in the Brian Walshe case

I don't want my son to know about this.
US news
fromIndependent
4 weeks ago

What the jury didn't hear in Ruth Lawrence murder trial: the key witness who suffered heart attack and a praise-giving pastor

Clergyman at Christian church in South Africa told the trial how murderer Lawrence helped him 'run a safe house for victims of human trafficking'.
Law
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Trial begins for Germany's 2024 Christmas market attack DW 11/09/2025

Rented car rammed Magdeburg Christmas market in 2024, killing six and injuring 300+; suspect Taleb A. on trial for murder and 338 attempted murders.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Murder or self-defense? S.F. filmmaker Kevin Epps' long-awaited murder trial begins

Kevin Epps stands trial for the 2016 killing of Marcus Polk, with prosecution and defense offering sharply conflicting portrayals of Polk’s relationship and actions.
#child-protection
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Toronto

Children's aid workers didn't record key info, missed red flags before boy's death, Milton, Ont., trial told | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Toronto

Children's aid workers didn't record key info, missed red flags before boy's death, Milton, Ont., trial told | CBC News

Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Mushroom Tapes review Erin Patterson through the eyes of Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein

Erin Patterson was convicted of murdering three relatives, sentenced to life with a 33 year non‑parole period, and is appealing.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Lindsay Clancy wants murder trial moved to Boston amid 'inflammatory' media coverage

Lindsay Clancy seeks a change of venue to Suffolk County, arguing pervasive local media coverage and prejudicial publicity prevent a fair trial in Plymouth County.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'They played the system and tried to play you': key witnesses in Ruth Lawrence murder trial are untrustworthy, defence says

Two protected witnesses downplayed their roles and cannot be trusted to convict Ruth Lawrence of murdering two men, defence counsel argued.
#police-shooting
California
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Slain California tech CEO allegedly humiliated employees before his death

Tushar Atre ran a hostile, fear-based workplace with withheld pay and humiliation; former employees' testimony suggests such treatment may have motivated his killers.
#insanity-defense
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Drug dealer sent ominous text on last day he was seen alive, murder trial hears

Ruth Lawrence has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Anthony Keegan and Eoin O'Connor, with alleged offences dated between April 22 and May 26, 2014.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Dublin man died from two gunshot wounds to head and neck, Ruth Lawrence murder trial told

A decomposing Dublin man found on a lake island died from two gunshot wounds to the head and neck.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Jury in trial of Ruth Lawrence sent away as key witness 'is in a medical situation'

A jury was adjourned until Thursday after a significant witness became medically unavailable, requiring consideration whether the murder trial can continue in their absence.
New York Giants
fromnewyorkupstate
2 months ago

Jurors see videos of Central NY prison guards brutally beating inmate Robert Brooks

Four Axon body cameras secretly recorded multiple guards brutally beating inmate Robert L. Brooks; footage is central evidence in the murder trial of three guards.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Woman (45) worked 'as unit' with boyfriend to shoot two men whose bodies were found on island, court told

A 45-year-old Dublin woman is accused of working with her boyfriend to shoot two men found dead on a lake island over a decade ago.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Stabbed boy killed in 'blink of an eye', jury told

A 16-year-old boy, Harry Pitman, was fatally stabbed once in the neck at a crowded Primrose Hill New Year's Eve gathering.
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Two men deny murder of Kieran Quilligan (47) in Cork

Both defendants are charged with the murder of Mr Quilligan on a date unknown between September 1, 2023, and January 29, 2024, at an unknown location within the State. The charge is brought contrary to Common Law. The two men entered not guilty pleas when arraigned before Ms Justice Siobhan Lankford and a jury of ten men and two women at Cork Courthouse, Angelsea Street.
Miscellaneous
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

Australian woman on trial in France over young man's murder

An Australian woman in her sixties is on trial in France accused of murdering a 28-year-old Frenchman who disappeared in Andorra in 2016.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

Man goes on trial in France for cold-case murder of schoolgirl

A 1994 unsolved murder of 17-year-old Nadege Desnoix led to a 2021 arrest after DNA matched Pascal Lafolie, who now faces trial.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

ESPN Reporters Find Witness in Murder Case Alive After Prosecutors Claimed He Was Dead

Prosecutors erroneously declared a key witness dead; the witness, Paul Conner, was found alive weeks before the scheduled murder trial of Rashaun Jones.
US news
fromESPN.com
2 months ago

Witness in 2006 Miami murder case found alive

Prosecutors repeatedly told the court a key witness was dead, but the witness, Paul Conner, was found alive at his Louisville apartment.
fromFortune
2 months ago

Luigi Mangione returns to court after 7 months, with a cult following watching him closely | Fortune

If Judge Gregory Carro permits the state case to go forward, Mangione's lawyers have said they want him to dismiss terrorism charges and bar prosecutors from using evidence collected during Mangione's arrest last December, including a 9 mm handgun and a notebook in which authorities say he described his intent to "wack" an insurance executive. Prosecutors want the judge to force Mangione's lawyers to state whether they'll pursue an insanity defense or introduce psychiatric evidence of any mental disease or defect he may have.
Law
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Soldiers disgraced British army in unjustified' use of force on Bloody Sunday, trial hears

Former paratrooper Soldier F is on trial for murders and attempted murders over the Parachute Regiment's Bloody Sunday shootings in Derry, 1972.
#donna-adelson
fromABA Journal
3 months ago
US news

'Can a killer look like a granny?' Prosecutor poses questions as mother-in-law of slain law prof goes on trial

fromABA Journal
3 months ago
US news

'Can a killer look like a granny?' Prosecutor poses questions as mother-in-law of slain law prof goes on trial

UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

Doctor called into action while on the witness stand in Old Bailey trial

A consultant paediatrician at the Old Bailey aided a collapsed spectator and testified in the murder trial of Kaylani, a three-month-old who suffered fatal injuries.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Jenrick criticised by judge for X post during murder trial

A High Court judge criticised a senior politician's social-media post for potentially influencing jurors during a major gangland murder trial.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 months ago

Baby killed in east London 'amid parents' toxic relationship'

A three-month-old baby, Kaylani Kalanzi, died from catastrophic injuries after being violently shaken amid her parents' abusive, volatile relationship despite social services involvement.
US news
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

Trial set for Martinez man indicted in two 2022 killings

A Jan. 27 jury trial is scheduled for Richard Raymond Klein, charged with two 2022 fatal shootings, felon-in-possession counts, and special-circumstance enhancements.
Law
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Karen Read weighs in on Norfolk DA, Elizabeth Banks in first post-trial interview

Karen Read was acquitted of murder and manslaughter in her boyfriend's January 2022 death, convicted only of a drunk driving misdemeanor and given probation.
Television
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 months ago

'Reasonable Doubt' brings the star power and the drama in season 3 trailer

Season three follows Jax Stewart defending a former child star accused of murder while facing an ambitious new colleague and internal challenges at her firm.
US news
fromwww.dailynews.com
4 months ago

California man on trial for murder claimed BDSM lifestyle as mask for domestic abuse, prosecutor says

Anthony Turner is accused of murdering Michelle Avan, revealing a violent side behind a charming facade.
#poisoning
fromTODAY.com
4 months ago
US politics

Daughter of Dentist Who Allegedly Poisoned Wife Says He Asked Her To Make A Fake Video of Her Mom

fromTODAY.com
4 months ago
US politics

Daughter of Dentist Who Allegedly Poisoned Wife Says He Asked Her To Make A Fake Video of Her Mom

fromsilive
4 months ago

'It whizzed past my head.' Dramatic testimony from witness to shooting at deli on Staten Island

A Mariners Harbor woman, now 55, nearly lost her life during a trip to the local deli five years ago. Her testimony is significant in the murder trial of Abdul Olasupo.
Miscellaneous
US politics
fromwww.presstelegram.com
4 months ago

California man on trial for 2020 murder allegedly sold gun to minor who used it to kill victim during robbery attempt

A Long Beach man's sale of a handgun to a minor led to a murder during a robbery attempt involving jealousy and prior relationships.
US news
fromPadailypost
4 months ago

Jury orders husband to pay $23.6 million over suspected death of his wife

Alice Ku's family was awarded $23.6 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against her husband Harald Herchen for her murder.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Murder accused searched for 'fatal blows' online

Online searches related to violent acts and body disposal were made the day a couple was murdered, indicating potential premeditation.
Germany news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

German doctor on trial for allegedly murdering 15 patients in his care

A German palliative doctor faces 15 murder charges for allegedly killing patients with sedatives and setting fires to cover up his crimes.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

Germany updates: Defense Minister Pistorius heads to US DW 07/14/2025

A palliative care doctor is suspected of murdering at least 15 terminally ill patients in Berlin.
#erin-patterson
fromsfist.com
5 months ago

Paul Flores Files Second Appeal of Conviction In 1996 Murder of Kristin Smart

Paul Flores continues to fight his conviction for first degree murder in the killing of Kristin Smart, which likely occurred in the freshman dorms at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo over Memorial Day Weekend, 1996.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

RecipeTin Eats cook upset her beef wellington recipe entangled' in Erin Patterson murder case

It is of course upsetting to learn that one of my recipes, possibly the one I've spent more hours perfecting than any other, is entangled in a tragic situation.
Food & drink
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

Murder or suicide? Dueling views hinge on 911 call, gunshot residue in shooting at Fremont hotel

Nolan Hurd is accused of murdering Nikha DeGuzman, with prosecutors presenting evidence to support their claim.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Australian mushroom murders: Erin Patterson guilty verdict ends weeks of laborious detail and ghoulish fascination

Erin Patterson was convicted of murdering three family members and attempting to murder a fourth using death cap mushrooms.
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