Crime & Justice
Testimony concludes in Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts murder trial after 85 witnesses. Closing arguments begin Thursday as jury decides between first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, or not guilty by reason of insanity.
Lindsay Clancy murder trial closes testimony; closing arguments Thursday
Testimony concludes in Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts murder trial after 85 witnesses. Closing arguments begin Thursday as jury decides between first-degree mu…
HighUtah man pleads not guilty in Charlie Kirk murder as death penalty trial cleared
A 23-year-old Utah man pleaded not guilty to murdering conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a judge cleared the way for a capital trial. Prosecutors presented…
HighAmerican Idol Contestant Guilty of Murdering Wife in Affair-Driven Crime
Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn, 40, was found guilty of murdering his wife Ashley in their Ohio home in February 2025. The jury unanimously convic…
HighMangione pleads guilty to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court to shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, facing a maximum life sentence wit…
HighClancy accepts evidence stipulation as fingerprint gap emerges in murder trial
Lindsay Clancy agreed to a forensic evidence stipulation in her murder trial, allowing the defense to redirect jury focus from physical evidence to her mental…
HighEx-gang boss convicted in Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder after 30-year cold case
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis found guilty of orchestrating rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, ending a nearly 30-year cold case with the first…
HighUFC Hall of Famer Diego Sanchez Avoids Prison, Gets 5 Years Probation in Firearm Case
Former UFC star Diego Sanchez avoided prison time after pleading guilty to firing a weapon from a moving vehicle in July 2025, receiving five years supervised…
HighCrime scene photos reveal harrowing details in alleged double murder trial
Crime scene photos shown in the trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon reveal details of the alleged February 2024 murders of Jesse Baird and Luke…
HighMaltese tycoon acquitted in journalist murder case that shook Europe
Yorgen Fenech, a Maltese businessman, was found not guilty of involvement in the 2017 murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, a verdict ex…
HighClancy trial jury deadlocked as defense bid to remove juror fails
The jury in Lindsay Clancy's triple-murder trial remains deadlocked after six days of deliberations, with the defence unsuccessfully requesting removal of a ho…
HighEgyptian authorities arrest fake judges in elaborate fraud scheme
Egyptian police arrested multiple people for impersonating judges and staging fake court scenes to defraud citizens of money, including claims of government ho…
HighTriple murderer Darryl Young appeals conviction in Queensland shooting case
Darryl Young, 63, has appealed his conviction and sentence for murdering three neighbours at his cattle station in Bogie, Queensland in 2022. He received three…
HighCanadian ex-cop acquitted of spying charges after prosecutors fail to prove illegal conduct
A retired RCMP officer was acquitted of breaching Canada's Security of Information Act after prosecutors failed to prove he illegally assisted Chinese authorit…
HighJudge rejects Peterson defense bid to introduce witness testimony in ongoing appeal
A California judge rejected Scott Peterson's defense claims linking his wife's 2002 disappearance to a nearby burglary, ruling witness testimony inadmissible.…
HighEx-cop disguised as Uber Eats rider in alleged double murder, court hears
A former NSW police officer pleaded not guilty to murdering two men, allegedly disguising himself as an Uber Eats rider. The prosecution claims he developed an…
HighClancy murder trial ends in mistrial as hung jury deadlocks after 36 hours
A mistrial was declared in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial after a jury deadlocked for 36 hours. The defense's emergency appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judi…
HighClancy trial halted early as judge bars McLean Hospital worker's testimony
Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Massachusetts paused early Wednesday due to an unforeseen circumstance after a judge ruled a former hospital employee cannot t…
HighClancy jury deadlocked on sixth day; defense seeks juror removal over law instructions
A Massachusetts jury remains deadlocked after six days of deliberations in Lindsay Clancy's trial for allegedly strangling her three children. The defense soug…
HighMangione's defence team signals psychiatric plea in Thompson murder trial
Luigi Mangione's lawyers plan to argue extreme emotional disturbance as a psychiatric defence in his state murder trial for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian…
HighFenech claims he was framed in Caruana Galizia murder, blames PM's top adviser
Yorgen Fenech, on trial for journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's 2017 murder, claims he was framed and alleges Malta's former PM's chief adviser Keith Schembri…
HighDeadlocked Clancy jury faces final push after 30 hours of deliberations
A Massachusetts jury remains deadlocked after nearly 30 hours deliberating in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. The judge issued a final instruction to continue…
HighBloodied belongings found in skip bin as ex-cop murder trial hears evidence
A Sydney court heard testimony that bloodied belongings including AFL shorts and a Qantas card were found in a skip bin two days after an umpire and flight att…
HighVermont man convicted of shooting three Palestinian students, faces life in prison
A Vermont jury convicted Jason Eaton of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian students in 2023, rejecting his insanity defense. He faces up to life i…
HighMangione's Federal Guilty Plea Triggers Double Jeopardy Fight Over State Murder Trial
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, prompting his defense to argue his scheduled state murder trial…
HighJudge rejects intimidation claim as Jones defence grills witness on finances
A judge rejected prosecution claims that Alan Jones' defence team intimidated a witness during cross-examination in his indecent assault trial, allowing questi…
HighTupac murder trial: Suge Knight associate testifies as 'hostile witness' amid gang tensions
Day two of Tupac Shakur's murder trial featured testimony from medical examiners, police, and Death Row Records associates, with a key witness refusing to deta…
HighJudge defends camera ban in murder trial, cites fair trial concerns
Judge John Roach defended his decision to bar cameras from Karmelo Anthony's murder trial, stating it was necessary to ensure fair proceedings. Anthony was sen…
HighLe Pen Pursues Final Appeal to Run for French Presidency Despite Conviction
Marine Le Pen announced her candidacy for France's 2025 presidency after an appeals court reduced her conviction sentence for EU fund misuse, allowing her to p…
HighCyprus court to rule on British man's murder charge in wife's death
A Cypriot court will rule Friday on whether British expat David Hunter murdered his terminally-ill wife Janice in December 2021. Hunter admits to asphyxiating…
HighArrest Made in La Annie Drive Homicide
Baton Rouge police arrested Demaris Jenks, 24, for the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Arnishika Baker in her home on October 18, 2021. Jenks was charged with se…
High9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Set for 2028 Trial
A military judge scheduled a 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-conspirators accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, held at Guantánamo…
HighJury deliberates in Lindsay Clancy case as defense, prosecution clash over psychosis claim
A Massachusetts jury is deliberating in the case of Lindsay Clancy, 36, who admits killing her three children but pleads not guilty to first-degree murder, cla…
HighDallas police arrest man in 2023 7-Eleven clerk killing
Demarcus Miller, 38, was arrested by U.S. Marshals for the June 2023 fatal shooting of 7-Eleven clerk Nathaniel Ogbolu during a robbery attempt in Oak Cliff.
HighOfficer allegedly described murder plan months before killing couple, court hears
A Sydney police officer is on trial for allegedly murdering two men in February 2024 using his service weapon. A friend testified he told her months earlier he…
HighSouth Carolina jury acquits store owner in death of 14-year-old Black teen
A South Carolina jury found convenience store owner Rick Chow not guilty of murder in the death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, though the family plans to…
HighMinnesota man pleads guilty to shooting two lawmakers, their spouses
Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses in June 2025, accepting a plea deal recommending two consecutive life senten…
HighApalachee shooter Colt Gray pleads guilty to all 55 charges, faces life without parole
Colt Gray pleaded guilty to all 55 charges including malice murder in the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that killed four and injured nine. Evidence prese…
HighJudge allows gun, notebook as evidence in Mangione state trial despite ruling search improper
A New York judge ruled that a gun and notebook found in Luigi Mangione's backpack can be used in his state trial for the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder, though ot…
HighClancy juror: 'So much doubt' led to mistrial in Massachusetts murder case
A juror in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial revealed an 11-1 hung jury split, citing insufficient evidence and reasonable doubt despite acknowledging the defendan…
HighMonique Medeiros solta após adiamento de julgamento no caso Henry Borel
Monique Medeiros, accused of homicide by omission in her son Henry Borel's death, was released from prison after the trial was postponed due to defense counsel…
HighMangione's NY murder trial delayed as double jeopardy motion litigated
Luigi Mangione's New York state murder trial is postponed to December 10 as his defense challenges the case on double jeopardy grounds, arguing federal and sta…
HighLindsay Clancy jury deadlocked as holdout juror refuses reasonable doubt instruction
The jury in Lindsay Clancy's triple murder trial ended day six without a verdict after a dispute over a holdout juror who allegedly refused to apply reasonable…
HighUtah death row inmate ordered released on bail after DNA excludes him in 1985 murder
A Utah judge ordered the release on bail of a 71-year-old man who spent 41 years on death row after DNA evidence excluded him as a match to biological evidence…
HighAustrian ex-spy guilty of passing secrets to Russia and Wirecard fugitive
Former Austrian intelligence official Egisto Ott was convicted of espionage for Russia, sentenced to over four years in prison. The case reveals extensive data…
HighJudge Convicts Couple in Murder of Criminal Defense Attorney Luiz Fernando Pacheco
A São Paulo judge sentenced a couple to prison for the October 2025 robbery-homicide of prominent criminal lawyer Luiz Fernando Pacheco in Higienópolis. The ma…
HighTrack Meet Culture Could Be Key in Anthony Murder Trial, Expert Says
The Karmelo Anthony murder trial may turn on jury understanding of Texas self-defense laws, racial dynamics, and high school track meet culture rather than phy…
HighKeffe D convicted in Tupac's 1996 murder; his own confessions became key evidence
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis was found guilty of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's 1996 drive-by shooting murder. His own public statements about the killing over the year…
HighInsanity verdict wouldn't free Clancy easily, expert warns as jury deliberates
A jury continues deliberating in the Lindsay Clancy case, where she faces three counts of first-degree murder in her children's deaths. Legal experts warn that…
HighEx-cop allegedly sized surfboard bag before murdering Sydney couple, court hears
A former NSW police officer is on trial for allegedly murdering a Sydney couple and concealing their bodies in surfboard bags. CCTV footage shows him purchasin…
HighSyria sentences former grand mufti Hassoun to life for regime crimes
Syria's court sentenced Ahmad Hassoun, the former grand mufti under Bashar Assad, to life in prison for inciting sectarian violence and justifying murder. He i…
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