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Woman convicted of murder over citizen’s arrest gone wrong

Hannah Payne, 24, claimed she never intended to shoot 62-year-old Kenneth Herring

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023

Ruby Franke virtual court hearing on child abuse charges is derailed by tech issues as over 1,000 people join

Each of the child abuse counts carries a prison sentence of up to 15 years and a fine of up to $10,000 if convicted

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

A month after Rachel Morin’s murder, police still ‘have no idea’ where her killer is

The mother’s body was found on a hiking trail on 6 August

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

Lori Vallow trial juror says the cult mom couldn’t hide behind Chad Daybell’s ‘manipulation’

Juror Tiffany, who served as an alternate, said she was surprised Vallow’s attorneys didn’t present a defence case

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

E Jean Carroll lawyer calls Trump a ‘witness against himself’ as defence slammed as ‘harebrained’

While Trump himself declined to testify at the trial - or to attend at all - Carroll’s attorney seized on his October video deposition in the case to crush his credibility

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Trump lawyer floats "Melania defense"

Trump attorney Joe Tacopina claims the hush-money payment was to avoid "embarrassing" himself and his wife

Salon · Mar 14, 2023

Alex Murdaugh admits he lied about being at kennels and his alibi on night of murders in bombshell testimony

In a hotly-anticipated moment, the 54-year-old took the witness stand to testify that he is innocent of the brutal slayings of his wife Maggie and son Paul Murdaugh

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Alex Murdaugh’s surviving son Buster gives stoic testimony as dad smiles on at murder trial

During calm testimony, Buster appeared to water down – but not refute – some key points in the prosecution’s case, including the police interview where his father appeared to unwittingly confess to the murders

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Florida man murders roommate who threw his food on the ground

The homeowner called police after spotting a leg sticking out of shallow grave

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

New car data places Alex Murdaugh at the spot where wife’s phone was dumped – before he sped away

Maggie’s cellphone was found by investigators one day after the murders, dumped by the side of a road around a quarter of a mile from the Murdaugh property

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023