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Jury Begins Deliberations on Joshua Rocha’s Sentence in Officer Daniel Vasquez Killing

Jurors are assessing whether mitigating evidence outweighs the state’s aggravators to determine punishment.

Witnesses Detail Bionca Ellis’s Movements Before North Olmsted Stabbing as Trial Enters Day Two

Detective: Phone Data Undercuts Hartsfield’s Account as Insulin Murder Trial Reaches Day 7

Judge Orders 20-Day Competency Evaluation for Brian Walshe, Delaying Trial

Jack Lawson Jailed for Life for Murder of County Durham Father Craig Yorke

Darriynn Brown Pleads Guilty in Killing of 4-Year-Old Cash Gernon, Sentenced to Life in Prison

30 Years After O.J. Simpson’s Acquittal, Victims’ Family Reassesses a Defining Case

Jury Convicts Joshua Rocha of First-Degree Murder as Prosecutors Seek Death

Brian Walshe Seeks Murder Trial Moved Out of Norfolk County Ahead of Oct. 20 Start

Autopsy Rules Jailhouse Death of Shawn Lichtfuss a Suicide One Day After Murder Conviction

Sarah Hartsfield Murder Trial Opens With Family Testimony in Texas Insulin Death Case

Judge Denies Jury Sequestration in Bionca Ellis Trial Set to Start This Week

Daniel Krug, Who Faked a ‘Stalker’ to Terrorize His Wife, Is Serving Life for Her Murder

Jury Deliberates in Julian Conley Trial, Seeks Video and Legal Definitions

Jury Convicts Cleophus Cooksey Jr. of 8 Phoenix-Area Murders

Opening Statements Begin in Trial of Ex-Phoenix Officer and Wife in 7-Year-Old’s 2017 Death

Judge Keeps Gilgo Beach Case Unified, Allows Advanced DNA Evidence

Hennepin County Jury Convicts Margot Lewis of Murder in Death of Liara Tsai

Karen Read Seeks To Trim O’Keefe Family Suit, Plans Counterclaims Targeting State Police and Witnesses

One Year After Judge Mullins’ Killing, Stines Case Has No Trial Date