Missouri State

Columbus, OH

ST. LOUIS COUNTY (First Alert 4) – A St. Louis County judge held an evidentiary hearing in the Marcellus Williams case on Wednesday, a week after the judge in the case initially agreed to accept an Alford plea from Williams. Last week, prosecutors and Williams agreed to an Alford...

Marcellus Williams has his day in court a week after Missouri Supreme Court rejects Alford Plea

Florida State

Bartow, FL

A Florida death row inmate, convicted of a 1997 mass killing at a manufacturing facility, died on Thursday before an execution date could be set. Nelson Serrano, who had been diagnosed with a terminal condition, spent his final days confined to a wheelchair and suffering from severe health issues. Conviction...

Florida death row inmate dies before execution amid terminal illness

Tulare County, CA

The US Sun

THREE tourists have died after they got sucked into a whirlpool while on a group trip in California. Utah natives Jeannine Skinner, 34, David Bell, 48, and Pete On, 48, were hiking the Seven Teacups trail when they decided to take a dip in the river to cool off. The trio was hiking with a […]

Three friends killed in freak accident on vacation after they were sucked into whirlpool while trying to cool off

Saint Louis, MO

If there is one thing no one is prepared for when adopting dogs, it’s actually taking care of them. I know, it sounds quite crazy. How can someone not be ready for this kind of responsibility? Usually, it’s because taking in a small puppy comes with all sorts of problems that need to be addressed.

84-Year-Old Woman Looking After Her Son’s Dog Encounters The Most Unexpected Surprise

Snopes

"Take note of the following birth dates," Laura Loomer posted.

Fact Check: Harris' Mom Lied on Immigration Form So She's Ineligible To Be President?

Texas State

Houston, TX

Latin Times

A death row inmate in Texas is set to be executed on Wednesday for the killing of a woman in Houston in 1997. Should it effectively be conducted, Arthur Lee Burton would become the third person to be executed in the state so far this year, with four more scheduled throughout 2024.

Texas death row inmate with hours to live maintains he has 'intellectual disability' as appeal sits with Supreme Court

South Pasadena, CA

Following a happenstance case break, detectives in Southern California found the person responsible for an unsolved 1986 homicide of a 19-year-old woman – a serial killer already on death row, Los Angeles county sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.

California serial killer on death row confessed to 1986 cold case homicide, authorities say

Utah State

Salt Lake City, UT

The Independent

Utah has now ended its decade-long execution hiatus after an inmate was put to death for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s mother.Taberon Dave Honie died by lethal injection early on Thursday morning at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City. In his final words, the 48-year-old said: “If it needs to be done for them to heal, let’s do this.” “If they tell you you can’t change, don’t listen to them. To all my brothers and sisters in here, continue to change. I love you all. Take care.”When the executioner then administered two doses of the lethal drug...

Utah carries out first execution since 2010 as inmate put to death for murder of ex-girlfriend’s mother

New York City, NY

A MISSING teen who disappeared after leaving home to go to a coffee shop has been heroically found safe by a bodyguard. Sophie Barker, 17, was rushed to the hospital after being found late Friday afternoon in Manhattan, New York. The teenager, whose parents said she suffers from a disability, went missing on Thursday morning […]

Missing teen Sophie Barker who vanished while getting coffee is rushed to hospital after being found by hero guard

Alabama State

The office of Alabama’s attorney general has settled a federal lawsuit filed by death row inmate Alan Miller over the state’s plan for him to become the second known person in the nation to be executed using nitrogen gas.

Alabama settles lawsuit with death row inmate set to become second executed by nitrogen gas

Former Trump campaign adviser David Urban joins CNN’s Anderson Cooper to react to former President Donald Trump’s reposts on his Truth Social account.

Trump shares vulgar post about Harris and Clinton. His ex-adviser has advice for him

South Carolina State

New York Post

Convicted family killer Alex Murdaugh is hoping to get a new murder trial — but even if things go his way, the 56-year-old won’t get out of prison anytime soon. 

The disgraced South Carolina lawyer is also serving two other lengthy terms — 40 years in federal court and 27 years in state court — for a slew of financial crimes, including theft, fraud and embezzlement. 

The charges stem from several years where Murdaugh stole money from his law firm and its clients. 





Alex Murdaugh could face new murder trial as South Carolina Supreme Court drops bombshell decision

“He’ll die behind bars,” sneered one of his...

Alex Murdaugh will remain in prison even if murder conviction overturned: ‘He’ll die behind bars’

San Antonio, TX

Austin, TX

While the two murders occurred six years apart -- one in 2018, another this past June -- police say DNA evidence reveals the suspect to be the same in both cases. Texas authorities have made headway into their investigation into the recent killing of Alyssa Ann Rivera, after linking DNA at the murder scene with another unsolved murder. The two crimes occurred six years apart and police are now on the hunt for a suspected serial killer.

Texas Authorities on Hunt for Possible Serial Killer After Two Murders Are Linked Via DNA

North Carolina State

Stanley, NC

InsideEdition

Police have said little about Kelly Krueger's disappearance, and one month after launching a probe, local police tell Inside Edition Digital they have "no further information to release about this case."

Cops Releasing No Further Info on Missing Mom Found 'Pretty Banged Up' and 'Wearing Just Shorts' in Woods

Miami, FL

Law & Crime

“The baby was born June 19th and 48 hours [later,] they handed the baby over to an inmate’s mother,” the inmate's sister said. “We don’t even know if that’s the real family.”
The post Accused killer wife who became pregnant in jail delivers inmate’s baby: Report first appeared on Law & Crime.

Accused killer wife who became pregnant in jail delivers inmate's baby: Report

Court TV

Chrystul Kizer, who killed Randall Volar III, a man she claimed sexually assaulted and trafficked her, was sentenced today. (8/19/24)
Fore more crime and trial news coverage, visit Court TV

Verdict Reached in Kept Alive to Torture Murder Trial

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles and cautioned the United States on Tuesday that World War Three would not be confined to Europe. Ukraine attacked Russia's western Kursk region on Aug. 6 and...

Russia Warns the United States of the Risks of World War Three

Georgia State

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Winder, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 50-year-old former jailer has been charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) with cruelty to inmates and violation of oath of office. On Sunday, July 21, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an incident involving one of their jailers, Lolita Lightner of Winder, Georgia.

Former Jailer at Georgia County Jail Arrested

People

NewsBreak

Evidence of Marcellus Williams’s Potential Innocence Came to Light in 2017. He is Slated for Execution in 26 Days

A judge in St. Louis County, Mo., is now reviewing DNA evidence for the first...

Evidence of Marcellus Williams’s Potential Innocence Came to Light in 2017. He is Slated for Execution in 26 Days

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