A shadow crept behind a girl in a dimly lit movie theater before she felt a sudden “poke” in her back, she told police. Blood ran down her back. “I was in shock and didn’t realize what happened,” the young victim of an unprovoked Massachusetts AMC slashing spree told police, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital via a …
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Lyle Menendez, who shotgunned parents to death with brother, plans for life after prison amid new appeal
NASHVILLE – A California man who teamed up with his brother to massacre their parents in a Los Angeles mansion in 1989 made rare public remarks Sunday when he called into a true crime conference from prison and revealed he has aspirations for freedom despite a sentence of life without parole. Joseph Menendez, who goes by his middle name Lyle, …
Read More »Court rips 'grossly erroneous' decision by judge presiding over LSU student's attack: 'Abuse of discretion'
A Louisiana judge’s dismissal of a 1972 rape conviction was a “grossly erroneous ruling,” Louisiana’s Supreme Court said in its ruling that overturned the decision. Judge Gail Horne Ray, who’s presiding over a high-profile case involving the alleged rape of LSU student Madison Brooks, dismissed Donald Ray Link’s 1972 conviction, a motion that wasn’t even requested by his lawyers. Link …
Read More »Biden mocks idea he's 'pulling the strings' in Trump prosecution: 'I didn't know I was that powerful'
President Biden mocked the notion that he was the one “pulling the strings” in prosecuting former President Trump to help himself politically. Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Biden outside the White House whether he thought the conviction would help Trump in the presidential election, to which the president responded, “I have no idea.” “Are you worried this could happen to …
Read More »Trump campaign warns Biden to 'buckle up' after he's released from 'freezing' court to hit campaign trail
Even with his guilty verdict, former President Trump is now free from a “freezing” New York City courtroom after a six-week trial and is ready to hit the campaign trail once again. His campaign is warning President Biden’s team to “buckle up.” Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree in New …
Read More »Bill Maher struggles whether Trump should go to jail following guilty verdict: 'MAGA nation will go nuts'
“Real Time” host Bill Maher struggled over whether former President Trump should go to jail following this week’s guilty verdict. “Here’s the key question: is he going to jail? Will this judge dare do that? And should he?” Maher asked during a panel discussion Friday night. “I mean, I’ve heard some people say if his name wasn’t Donald Trump, he …
Read More »Chad Daybell verdict: Jury finds doomsday author guilty of murdering Lori Vallow's kids, his first wife
An Idaho jury on Thursday found Chad Daybell, husband of so-called “cult mom” Lori Vallow, guilty of murdering two of her children and his first wife in 2019. The jury convicted Daybell on all counts, including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, insurance fraud and grand theft. Daybell, 55, and Vallow, 50, are at the center of multiple murder cases involving …
Read More »‘Symbolic’ $4.6B punishment against cartel that murdered Americans takes creative legal turn to become reality
A $4.64 billion punishment for a Mexican cartel’s massacre of American women and children was considered symbolic. The families of the victims, who ranged from an 8-month-old baby to a 43-year-old mom, were never expected to see a dime. But a law firm representing the families, Motley Rice Law Firm, inundated federal courts with over 1,200 claims against U.S. law …
Read More »NY v. Trump: Jury to continue deliberations for 2nd day in unprecedented case
A New York jury will continue deliberations for a second day Thursday in the historic and unprecedented criminal trial of former President Trump. Judge Juan Merchan delivered jurors instructions to consider charges brought against the former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Merchan on Wednesday afternoon instructed the jury not to discuss or research the case. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin …
Read More »2024 criminal trials: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, others expected in court this year
Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow, Sarah Boone, Richard Allen and Bryan Kohberger will be tried for their alleged crimes. For some, like Daybell, a trial has already begun. Others, like Kohberger, have been through a line of hearings revealing new information, but a trial date is not yet set. If you’re a true crime buff, read on for the details of …
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