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Self-described ‘sadist’ accused of killing woman from fetish site had disturbing images on his phone, prosecutors say
OCALA, Fla. (Court TV) — The man accused of killing a woman he met on a fetish website has asked a judge to block prosecutors from showing the jury disturbing images that were found on his phone. Dwain Hall, 54, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and kidnapping in the…
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‘You don’t have any scientific method’: Prosecutors fight doctor’s claims that rapper shot victim in self-defense
MIAMI (Court TV) — Prosecutors in Florida have urged a judge not to consider testimony from a psychologist who said a defendant acted in self-defense when she shot a man, saying that the therapist lacked any scientific method in reaching his conclusions. Kevhani Hicks, 28, also…
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‘Not material’: Prosecutors move to block new trial for Juilliard pianist who admitted stabbing mom 30 times with knife hidden by roses
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Court TV) — Prosecutors are asking a judge to dismiss a convicted killer’s request for a new trial, arguing that “new evidence” cited in his motion isn’t new — or relevant. Zachary Hughes, 34, is currently serving a life sentence after he was convicted of…
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‘The plan was just to kill Tom’: Witness describes planning double murder with defendant
BELMONT, Ohio (Court TV) — A felon took the stand during an Ohio trial on Monday, telling the jury that he had helped the defendant plot the murders of two people. Andrew Griffin, 34, has pleaded not guilty to arson and multiple counts of murder in the deaths of Thomas…
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Woman sentenced after admitting to hiding dead lover in deflated air mattress after dogs began ‘chewing’ his body
GOLDEN, Colo. (Court TV) — A woman called her own behavior “reprehensible” as she was sentenced for hiding her lover’s body in plastic while she kept spending his money. Suzanne Agnew, 57, pleaded guilty to charges of tampering with a deceased human body and identity theft in…
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‘I’m not a monster’: Killer husband interrupted by shouts from gallery after medical emergency in courtroom
SAN DIEGO (Court TV) — Chaos erupted in a California courtroom twice on Monday: First, a medical emergency derailed proceedings; then, the gallery began shouting at the defendant. Larry Millete, 45, was convicted of first-degree murder in the presumed death of his missing wife,…
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‘Nothing that happened here is normal’: Justices weigh Lori Vallow Daybell’s claim that she was deprived of her attorney
BOISE, Idaho (Court TV) — The attorney for convicted killer Lori Vallow Daybell told the Idaho Supreme Court that the judge violated her constitutional rights when he removed her lawyer from the case, but the justices seemed more concerned with how the attorney was removed than…
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Murdaugh defense claims prosecutor ‘fabricated evidence’ and lied to grand jury in push to dismiss murder charges
LEXINGTON, S.C. (Court TV) — Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh have filed a new memorandum asking a judge to dismiss murder indictments against the disgraced attorney because, they say, prosecutors “fabricated evidence.” Murdaugh, 58, is facing a second trial on charges that he…
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Defense says DNA proves someone else killed victim stabbed ‘with such force that the blade broke off in her neck’
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (Court TV) — A man accused of killing a woman found stabbed to death says that new DNA testing proves he isn’t the killer and is asking a judge to release him from house arrest. Michael “MK” McKinney III, 26, is charged with murder and complicity in tampering…
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‘You’re not going to stop me’: Lindsay Clancy’s attorney spars with judge in push to dismiss murder charges
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — Lindsay Clancy’s attorney clashed with the judge on Monday while pushing for access to documents about the holdout juror who deadlocked the jury and forced a mistrial. Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of first-degree murder in the…
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Middle school teacher pleads guilty after giving birth to child fathered by 13-year-old student
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Court TV) — A former fifth-grade teacher pleaded guilty in New Jersey after giving birth to a child prosecutors said was fathered by a then-13-year-old student. Laura Caron, 36, pleaded guilty to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child with sexual…
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‘They were going to get married’: Teen sobs in police interview after he’s told his girlfriend is dead
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (Court TV) — Jurors in the trial of a man accused of killing his teen girlfriend while riding home from a party saw the defendant’s police interview, which showed him sobbing after learning of the victim’s death. Cooper Ouellette, now 21, was 18 when he was…
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‘This seems problematic’: Judge and defense left frustrated when prosecutor fails to order key witnesses to attend hearing
ALBANY, Ore. (Court TV) — Defense attorneys and a judge in Oregon were frustrated Friday when a planned four-hour motions hearing stalled after the prosecutor revealed she never required her expert witnesses to attend. Attorneys representing Jerod Norman, 42, filed a series of…
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Deputies restrain man who lunged at defendant during sentencing for manslaughter
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Court TV) — Deputies jumped into action to restrain a man who lunged at a defendant during a sentencing hearing. Video from Queen City News showed a man in the courtroom gallery rushing toward defendant Tyler Minor, 19, at Tuesday’s sentencing hearing. The man…
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Mother of toddler found ‘purple’ after fentanyl overdose arrested after 11 days on the run
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (Court TV) — A woman accused of killing her toddler with drugs is in custody after more than a week on the run. Brittany Stroud, 30, was arrested 11 days after charges of involuntary manslaughter, endangering children and possession of drugs were filed against…
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‘It just smelled different’: Child testifies to hearing argument before victim vanished
TAMPA, Fla. (Court TV) — A child testified to hearing an argument in the hours before a woman disappeared from the house where they lived, but the defendant on trial wasn’t in court to hear it. Robert Kessler, 74, chose not to attend the fourth day of his trial; instead, he…
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Mom charged with murder of child left in hot car allowed to go trick-or-treating, judge says
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Court TV) — A woman will be allowed to spend Halloween trick-or-treating with her kids despite the fact that she is facing murder charges in the death of her youngest child, a judge ruled on Thursday. Deja Coleman, 29, is charged with second-degree murder and…
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Friends describe seeing victim at party before deadly ride home
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (Court TV) — Prosecutors say a Connecticut man was under the influence and driving erratically when his girlfriend fell from his moving truck twice before her death. Cooper Ouellette, 21, has pleaded not guilty to charges of vehicular manslaughter and selling…
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‘What’s your specialty?’: Judge asks domestic violence defendant for cooking tips at bond hearing
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Court TV) — A woman who says she was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend is upset after a judge asked him for cooking tips at his bond hearing. “What’s your specialty? What do you cook? If you were going to cook me a dish, what would it be?” Judge Allison Gilman…
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Killer who tried to frame victim’s boyfriend for murder asks family to release mixtape of his songs
MADISON, Ind. (Court TV) — The killer and aspiring rapper who tried to frame a victim’s boyfriend for murder pursued his music career after his conviction, prosecutors said at his sentencing. Nigel Thomas, 34, was convicted of murder and obstruction of justice in the death of…