New images released Friday show the fatal wound Austin Metcalf sustained when Karmelo Anthony stabbed him with a knife during a confrontation at a Texas high school track meet, as well as the moments after the killing. The photos were made public Friday by Collin County court following Anthony’s first-degree murder conviction earlier this month. […]
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Teen accused of killing stepsister on Carnival cruise ship ordered detained before murder trial
The teen stepbrother accused of killing 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship has been ordered detained pending trial after a federal judge reversed course and found that no release conditions could reasonably protect the community. Timothy Hudson, identified in federal filings as T.H. because he is a minor, had previously been allowed to […]
Rob Reiner’s son Nick fights for $1.5M trust fund access to bankroll high-powered murder trial defense
Rob Reiner’s son demanded access to his trust fund after he was allegedly blocked from a massive payout that would have funded his decision to hire top-notch celebrity attorney Alan Jackson. Months after Nick Reiner was put behind bars in connection to the murder of his parents, he filed a petition arguing that the person […]
DNA from mystery juvenile male raises questions in Carnival cruise murder case against teen stepbrother
Content warning: This article includes descriptions of sexual assault that some readers may find distressing. Federal investigators have obtained a DNA sample from a mystery juvenile male who allegedly had sex with 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship shortly before her death. This development introduces a potential twist as federal prosecutors move forward […]
Texas man accused in pregnant wife’s murder fights to remain in Italy, citing ‘lifestyle and culture’
A Texas man accused of killing his pregnant wife then cutting off his ankle monitor and fleeing the country told a judge in Italy that he is innocent and does not want to return to the United States. Lee Mongerson Gilley appeared Monday in a Milan courtroom after his arrest earlier this month, where he […]
Nancy Grace says Guthrie disappearance reopens wounds from fiancé’s 1979 murder
“Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” host Nancy Grace said the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother is a painful reminder of her own fiancé’s murder nearly 50 years ago. Grace’s fiancé, Keith Griffin, was shot and killed by a former co-worker in August 1979 — just months before their scheduled wedding — after the man had […]
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann expected to plead guilty in murder case: reports
The accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to accept a plea deal in New York in connection with more than a half dozen murders that spanned decades, according to reports. Heuermann is expected to plead guilty in the case, sources told FOX 5 Thursday. His defense attorney, Michael J. Brown, and Suffolk […]
NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller’s widow weeps as sea of blue fills courtroom in accused cop killer’s murder trial
The widow of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller broke down in tears surrounded by a sea of blue in a New York City courtroom as prosecutors gave a graphic description of the bullet that “ripped through” the married father after a man allegedly fired multiple shots at him during a routine traffic stop. Stephanie Diller walked […]
Virginia prosecutor’s record on violent offenders scrutinized after illegal immigrant charged in mom’s murder
A prosecutor in Virginia is facing criticism after a Fairfax County Police Department officer warned the county’s commonwealth attorney about a criminal illegal immigrant who has racked up over 30 arrests before allegedly killing a mother. Abdul Jalloh, 32, was charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed a mother to death while at a […]
Virginia murder suspect in bus stop stabbing had lengthy criminal history, multiple dropped charges
A Virginia murder suspect accused of fatally stabbing a woman at a bus stop earlier this week has a lengthy criminal history filled with multiple arrests, but was let back onto the streets nearly every time. Abdul Jalloh, 32, is charged with the Monday night killing of Stephanie Minter, 41, of Fredericksburg, at a bus […]
Chicago man deported from Bali after prison release for murder arrested on flight back to US
A Chicago man convicted in the 2014 suitcase killing of his girlfriend’s mother in Bali was arrested in international airspace on a flight to the U.S. to face federal murder conspiracy charges. The Department of Justice said Tommy Schaefer, 32, of Chicago, faces a three-count indictment in the Northern District of Illinois charging him with […]
DNA breakthrough closes 30-year-old cold case in brutal 1993 rape and murder
A man who raped, stabbed and murdered a 19-year-old Indianapolis woman more than 30 years ago was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Friday, closing a decades-old cold case. Dana Shepherd, 53, was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Friday, after signing a plea deal last month admitting to the killing of Carmen […]