Meshell Hale: Judge confirms she will remain in prison, tosses post-conviction bond, for poisoning murder of boyfriend
The Baton Rouge woman convicted of murdering her live-in boyfriend will remain in prison while filing appeals, after a controversial post-conviction bail given by a judge was tossed out, the Advocate reports.
Read full storyKouri Richins: Prosecutors reveal children’s book author was drowning in debt when she allegedly killed husband
New court documents peel back the layers of a woman accused of murdering her husband with fentanyl, revealing that she was in debt over her head, and allegedly took out four life insurance policies on him, KSL-TV reports.
Read full storyAmber Waterman: Federal trial delayed for couple accused of kidnapping, murdering pregnant woman to steal the baby
A federal judge has yet again delayed the trial of a Pineville, Missouri woman accused of kidnapping and murdering a pregnant woman with the intention of stealing the baby, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Read full storyYue Yu: Dermatologist accused of poisoning husband pleads not guilty to charges
An Orange County dermatologist accused of poisoning her husband with Drano appeared in court on May 18, 2023, to make a plea to the charges against her: she has pleaded not guilty, according to Law & Crime.
Read full storyCourtney Clenney: Defense attorneys hint at evidence that Clenney was abused when she allegedly killed her boyfriend
Since the April 3, 2022 stabbing death of her boyfriend, Courtney Clenney’s defense attorneys have claimed she was the victim of abuse, not the abuser, and they have now revealed to Law & Crime bits of their evidence which they claim proves their case.
Read full storyKouri Richins: The widow turned children’s author… and accused murderer
For over a year, 33-year-old Kouri Darden Richins has appeared to be a wife and mother grieving the devastating loss of her husband, and even penned a book to help children struggling with losing a father - but now, she’s been charged with murdering him, according to the arrest warrant.
Read full storyKaitlin Armstrong: Trial for Mo Wilson’s murder delayed until October 2023
Those who closely followed accused killer Kaitlin Armstrong’s escapade while on the run last year will have to wait until October for the much-anticipated trial, CBS reports.
Read full storyLindsay Clancy: Forever paralyzed by suicide attempt after allegedly murdering her three children
New updates: Defense attorney retains psychological experts to evaluate Lindsay’s mental health, and reveals the GoFundMe isn’t funding her legal fees. A 32-year-old mother’s future appears grim and dire after her defense attorney revealed she is permanently paralyzed from the waist down in the aftermath of allegedly murdering her three children, then attempting suicide, the Boston Globe reports.
Read full storySheena Marie Thurman: Fifth suspect arrested and charged in double homicide of previously missing couple
When Shauna Terry and Damien Bell left their Dothan, Alabama motel room on July 8, 2022, they seemed to vanish into thin air; yet investigators believe they were kidnapped, then murdered days later, a Dothan Police Department (DPD) statement said last year.
Read full storyJennifer Anne Hall: Former respiratory therapist pleads guilty to murder of two patients in 2002
Jennifer Hall, a former respiratory therapist, has pleaded guilty to two murders from 2002 from her time working at a Missouri hospital, according to a CBS report. However, Hall is more than a former nurse - she’s allegedly also a suspected serial killer despite only being charged with two offenses.
Read full storyCandi Royer: Defense attorney steps down while new evidence surfaces regarding toddler she’s accused of murdering
Amanda Avery was a single mother struggling with a relentless addiction who entrusted the care of her toddler to a friend upon going to prison, only to learn of a most unforgivable betrayal, MEAWW reports.
Read full storyCandi Royer: Trial postponed for woman accused of murdering 3-year-old girl in her care
The trial for a woman accused of murdering a three-year-old child in her care has been moved to August, according to a WHSC report. Candi Brown and her partner, Travis Brown, have both been charged with aggravated murder, felony murder, unlawfully concealing a dead body, conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, conspiracy to commit child abuse, and conspiracy to conceal a dead body in relation to the disappearance of toddler Khaleesi Cuthriell in February 2021, Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith said at a press conference last year.
Read full storyViktoria Nasyrova: Russian woman curses at judge after being handed sentence for poisoning fromer friend
After being convicted of poisoning her eyelash specialist with cheesecake in order to steal her identity, a Russian woman has been sentenced, and had some few choice words for the court afterwards, according to a report from the New York Post.
Read full storyYue Yu: Appears at arraignment on charges related to allegedly poisoning her husband with Drano
After facing a divorce, loss of custody of her kids, and criminal charges, Yue Yu appeared in court on April 18, 2023 for her arraignment hearing regarding accusations that she repeatedly poisoned her husband last summer, according to a Fox News report.
Read full storyCourtney Clenney: lawsuit filed against former model accused of stabbing boyfriend to death
While she remains in custody awaiting the trial in which she is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death, Courtney Clenney now also faces a lawsuit filed by Christian Obumseli’s family, according to court documents obtained by Law and Crime.
Read full storyYue Yu: Woman accused of poisoning husband three times indicted on charges; also faces divorce court
Yue “Emily” Yu once balanced it all: a successful career as a dermatologist, a marriage, two kids, and life in a $2.7 million mansion, but now, due to an indictment by the Orange County District Attorney’s office in a statement they released, she will be balancing both a divorce and a criminal trial, accused of poisoning her husband on three separate occasions.
Read full storyJennifer Anne Hall: Second not guilty plea entered by former respiratory therapist accused of murdering patients
A former respiratory therapist charged with murdering two of her patients has entered her second “not guilty” plea, according to KTTN. On April 4, 2023, 42-year-old Jennifer Anne Hall pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and second-degree attempted assault, KTTN says.
Read full storySallie Gilmer: Teen accused of killing her father files motion to transfer case to juvenile court
A teenage girl from Lincoln accused of stabbing her father to death has requested her trial be transferred to juvenile court, according to KOLN. Sallie Gilmer, 15, was arrested along with her 17-year-old boyfriend, Isaac Honigschmidt, despite telling police she had come home to find her father dead, the Lincoln Police Department (LPD) said in a statement released last fall.
Read full storyNikki Cappello: Second appeal denied for former nurse convicted of poisoning husband to death
A judge has upheld the murder conviction of a nurse who poisoned her private investigator husband to death with insulin, WHNT reports. Former North Alabama Specialty Hospital nurse, Marjorie Nicole “Nikki” Cappello, filed an appeal in August 2022 after being convicted of her husband’s murder in May 2022, WHNT previously reported. Her defense team requested a new trial, claiming the evidence presented by the prosecution was insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Read full storyNicole Ashley Jackson: New autopsy report confirms 4-year-old daughter’s arson death was a homicide
The manner of death for a 4-year-old girl who died in a house fire in East Point, Georgia, last November allegedly set by her mother has been determined as homicide, according to a report by 11Alive.
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