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Lawyer whose son and wife killed has law license suspended

The South Carolina Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh on Wednesday. More

September 8, 2021

Twin Cities man indicted for allegedly killing wife in 2010

Nicholas Firkus claimed an intruder shot and killed his wife on April 25, 2010. He also sustained a leg injury. More

September 7, 2021

Law firm: Attorney whose wife, son were killed took money

Alex Murdaugh found the bodies of his wife and son after family members said he had been away checking on his mother and ailing father. More

September 7, 2021

California judge weighs new trial for Scott Peterson

Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo is expected to hear testimony from juror Richelle Nice, who is at the center of the dispute and has denied... More

August 27, 2021

New jury to be chosen in murder trial with Fitbit evidence

Connecticut judge dismissed jurors and ordered new ones to be chosen to hear the case of Richard Dabate accused of killing wife whose Fitbit activity... More

August 25, 2021

Scott Peterson awaits retrial decision

After spending nearly two decades behind bars for the murders of his pregnant wife and unborn child, Scott Peterson might get a new trial due... More

August 25, 2021

Texas woman accused of killing husband claims self defense

Morgan Leigh Sims is claiming self-defense against accusations that she fatally shot her husband in cold blood with their children in the home, then fled. More

August 18, 2021

Durst says he lied to police about night wife disappeared

Real estate heir Robert Durst took the stand again at his Los Angeles murder trial to reflect on happy moments in his life in New... More

August 11, 2021

Recordings to be heard at trial in Chinese woman’s death

Joseph Elledge's defense attorneys argued the tapes were hearsay and should not be admitted during the trial. More

August 5, 2021

Woman accused of killing ex-husband, burying body in yard

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) —A St. Paul woman was charged with murder Monday for allegedly shooting her ex-husband in the back of his head and... More

August 2, 2021

Man sentenced in wife’s beating death on Alaska cruise dies

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Utah man who was sentenced to 30 years in prison last month in the beating... More

July 16, 2021

Police defend withholding details in South Carolina killings

WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — State police told a judge that they don't want to release more information about the slayings of two members of a... More

July 15, 2021

Florida man guilty of fatally beating ex-wife on her birthday

The grisly discovery was made after Marion County deputies responded to the residence on a missing persons report. More

July 15, 2021

Jury hears profane interview about defendant’s missing ex-wife found dead inside camper

By Emanuella Grinberg, Court TV OCALA, Fla. — Jurors in Bo Pete Jeffrey’s first-degree murder trial heard audio of the defendant admitting to More

July 14, 2021

French woman stands trial for murder of decades-long abuser

Daniel Polette was first her stepfather before becoming her husband and forcing her into prostitution. More

June 25, 2021

Greek pilot jailed before trial over UK wife’s murder

A Greek helicopter pilot is appearing in court in Athens on charges of premeditated murder over the death of his young wife. More

June 22, 2021

Decades-old case in Louisiana ends with husband’s arrest

Chester Vegas Sr. is accused of murdering his wife inside a Louisiana restaurant decades ago. More

June 21, 2021

South Carolina police release timeline of mother, son deaths

ISLANDTON, S.C. (AP) — State police have released a brief timeline of events as part of their investigation into the shooting deaths of a mother... More

June 16, 2021