85 m. ago Michigan couple, believing prayer would cure baby, gets at least 20 years for child’s death

A religious Michigan couple were each sentenced to at least 20 years in prison for the murder of their baby girl after they chose prayer over urgent medical care. A jury found Joshua Piland, 44, and Rachel Piland, 38, guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse following a trial in March, ending an eight-year […]

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33 h. ago Pat Stay murder trial: Tensions rise in and out of court as closing arguments begin

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury has heard closing arguments from the Crown in Adam Drake's second-degree murder trial.

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33 h. ago Pat Stay killing: Tensions spill outside as Adam Drake murder trial nears the end

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury has heard closing arguments from in Adam Drake's second-degree murder trial, starting on Friday with the Crown.

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43 h. ago 'Struck by a shovel': Murder trial hears more about alleged abuse by mother

Chau Kanh Lam and Hue Ai Lam are on trial for first-degree murder in the death of their mother, Kieu Lam, on Oct. 31, 2022.

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52 h. ago Attorneys close Karen Read’s murder trial by arguing if it was love gone wrong or a police cover

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Lawyers in the murder trial of Karen Read began giving their closing arguments Friday after weeks of testimony in a highly divisive case in which the prosecution’s theory of jaded love turned deadly is countered by a defense claim that a cast of tight-knit Boston area law enforcement killed a fellow […]

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3 d. ago 'She hit me': Lam sister claimed abuse by mom, murder trial hears

Chau Kanh Lam and Hue Ai Lam face first-degree murder charges in the death of their mother, Kieu Lam, on Oct. 31, 2022.

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4 d. ago Lam sisters confessed to killing mom, murder trial jury hears

Chau Kanh Lam and Hue Ai Lam are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Kieu Lam on Oct. 31, 2022. 

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5 d. ago Karen Read retrial: Prosecutor’s ‘mistake’ leads to another call for mistrial

Karen Read’s second murder trial entered its seventh week on Monday with the two sides haggling over what further testimony jurors might hear and the defense failing to persuade the judge to declare a mistrial. Read, 45, is accused of fatally striking her boyfriend, Boston police Officer John O’Keefe, with her car outside of a […]

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6 d. ago Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer still a ‘hero’ in wife’s eyes

The wife of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is still calling her husband her “hero,” and has fallen in love with him all over again after her first jail visit. Asa Ellerup, 61, is convinced police have the wrong man and her “wonderful” husband isn’t the person who murdered and mutilated seven sex […]

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1 week ago Things to know about retrial of Karen Read in killing of cop boyfriend

Her lawyers say she was framed in a police conspiracy and that someone inside the house killed him

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1 week ago Australian woman on trial for triple murder testifies over mushroom poisoning

Erin Patterson's appearance as a defence witness Monday marked the first time the 50-year-old has spoken since pleading not guilty to all charges.

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2 w. ago Suspect in Lapu Lapu festival killings makes second appearance in Vancouver court

The accused was ordered to undergo psychiatric assessment to determine if they are fit to stand trial for eight counts of murder after 11 people killed and dozens injured after the April 26 festival.

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2 w. ago Closing arguments in Thomas Hamp’s murder trial wrap up Wednesday

Both the defence and the Crown gave their closing arguments on whether Thomas Hamp should be considered not criminally responsible for the death of his girlfriend, Emily Sanche.

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2 w. ago Psychiatric report finds Thomas Hamp was ‘acutely and severely psychotic’ during stabbing

The trial for Thomas Hamp, the man charged with second-degree murder in the death of Emily Sanche, continues this week after months of waiting for a mental health assessment.

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3 w. ago Alberta judge grants bail for man convicted of 1987 murder after new trial ordered

Roy Allan Sobotiak was granted bail on Friday, after being convicted in 1991 for the 1987 murder of Susan Kaminsky, but has maintained his innocence ever since.

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3 w. ago ‘One nightmare to another’ :  Bellefeuille’s lawyer calls out absence of evidence, motive in cop killing

Bellefeuille is on trial for first-degree murder in the killing of Sgt. Eric Mueller, and attempted murder of two officers.

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