A bucolic Virginia neighborhood. A seemingly normal family of three. A Brazilian au pair. A double murder. These are all parts of a complex puzzle investigators are still working to determine who killed Christine Banfield — a wife, mother and Fairfax County NICU employee — and Joseph Ryan, the 38-year-old man who showed up at her home armed with a …
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Court documents detail cause of death for murdered Kansas moms
Court documents detail the cause of death of two Kansas moms whose bodies were found after disappearing on a road trip to Oklahoma to pick up their kids. In April, the Office of the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner positively identified the two deceased persons from Texas County as 39-year-old Jilian Kelley, and 27-year-old Veronica Butler. Butler and Kelley were last …
Read More »California mom who watched rich and powerful 'narcissist' mow down her two sons makes promise to killer
The mother of two California boys who were killed by a rich and powerful socialite who blew through a crosswalk in a speeding Mercedes has vowed to confront the convicted murderer in prison in the hope that she will someday show remorse after what critics call a lenient sentence of 15 years to life in prison. “My plan is to …
Read More »Woman accused of killing her boyfriend in suitcase says her 8th lawyer has 'snotty attitude'
Sarah Boone is like Goldilocks trying to find the right defense lawyer. Her eighth attorney, Patricia Cashman, was “too snotty,” said the suspected murderer, who allegedly zipped up her boyfriend in a suitcase during what Boone claimed was a game of hide-and-seek. Boone called another lawyer of hers a “dud” and a “buffoon,” Court TV reported. Her seventh lawyer, she …
Read More »Atlanta hijacker who led police on wild chase in crowded public bus identified
Atlanta police have identified the alleged hijacker who they say held a bus driver at gunpoint and held the remaining 17 commuters hostage as he led police on a 15-mile chase through multiple jurisdictions, along with the passenger he shot dead. Joseph Grier, 39, was taken into custody without incident after a chase that spanned multiple jurisdictions and involved multiple …
Read More »Atlanta bus hijacking suspect was interviewed by reporters as witness after food court shooting
The man who authorities say hijacked a bus in Atlanta Tuesday and shot a passenger dead was a witness to a shooting at a downtown food court just hours before and was interviewed by reporters where he rambled about his mental health. Joseph Grier, 39, was arrested Tuesday after holding a bus driver at gunpoint and holding the remaining 17 …
Read More »FBI releases hundreds of pages on OJ Simpson murder investigation
The FBI released roughly 500 pages in connection with the mid-1990s O.J. Simpson murder investigation in which the former NFL star was acquitted of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Investigators took a close look at the bloody Bruno Magli shoe print found at the scene, clothes, Simpson’s infamous Ford Bronco and hair samples. Wednesday …
Read More »Sacramento mass shooting suspect found dead in jail cell while awaiting trial
A 29-year-old man linked to a 2022 mass shooting in Sacramento, California, that killed six people was found dead in his jail cell over the weekend, his attorney confirmed to Fox News Digital on Monday. Smiley Martin, who was awaiting trial on three felony charges in connection to the April 3, 2022, shooting, died early Saturday morning, his public defender …
Read More »OJ Simpson trial 30 years after killings: Where are key players now?
The decision to televise O.J. Simpson’s infamous 1995 trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman rocketed the “Dream Team,” his group of star-studded defense attorneys, into household names that continued to represent high-profile clients.Thirty years after Brown and Goldman’s deaths on June 12, 1994, here is where Simpson’s team and key legal figures in the case …
Read More »Suspect in murder of California nurse arrested at US-Mexico border
A man was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday in connection with the murder of a nurse in Huntington Beach, California, police announced Monday. Detectives from the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) arrested 35-year-old Christopher Mendez of Diamond Bar on Friday afternoon as he was attempting to reenter the United States from Mexico. Mendez was initially a person of …
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