Jana Winter, a fox news reported who reported the notebook that was allegedly sent from James Holmes to his psychiatrist failed to reveal her sources and she now faces jail time for not disclosing such information. Winter has been subpoenaed by Holmes’ attorneys to testify on Wednesday and has indicated…
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Another Texas prosecutor killed in his home
Two Texas prosecutors were killed over a two month span, one of which was the district attorney in Kaufman County. District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were shot to death, almost two months after assistant prosecutor Mark Hasse was shot and killed outside Texas county’s courthouse on January…
James Holmes makes offer to plead guilty in exchange for his life
Colorado prosecutors have rejected James Holmes’ offer to plead guilty in exchange for escaping the possibility of being given the death penalty. Prosecutors have expressed that based on the current information disclosed to prosecutors, it is unlikely that a plea offer will be accepted by Holmes’ defense lawyers. Holmes is…
Daughter of former owner of the New York Post arrested for possession with intent to sell
Kathryn Kalikow, daughter of New York Post’s former owner, and Brian Whelan were charged Monday with possession of drugs with intent to sell after an alleged advertisement of the drug was posted on craigslist. The drug Kalikow allegedly attempted to sell was heroin. On Sunday, undercover police detectives in the…
One man in custody and the other surrounded by officials in Canada prison escape
Three people were arrested Sunday in connection with the helicopter escape by inmates in a Canadian prison. The two inmates that escaped are Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau and Dany Provencal. Hudon is already in police custody, however, Provencal is surrounded by authorities and are engaged in negotiations attempting to bring him back…
A Salvadoran national was placed on FBI’s top 10 most wanted fugitives
Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias, a national from Salvador, was named on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list Thursday, in connection with the murder of a Colorado man was on Thursday. Gracias is accused of killing 69-year-old Richard Limon in August 2011. It is alleged that Gracias choked, beat and…
Jodi Arias has spent the past two weeks being questioned in detail
Jodi Arias, who is being charged with first-degree murder in the killing of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, has spent two weeks on the witness stand answering detailed questions from attorneys about practically every aspect of her life including the day she killed Alexander. Arias claimed she acted in self-defense when…
Doctor accused of conducting abortions after 8-month pregnancies
72-year-old Kermit Gosnell, a Pennsylvania doctor, faces eight counts of murder for the deaths of seven babies, and a 41-year-old woman who died of an anesthetic overdose during a second-trimester abortion. Gosnell performed abortions past the 24-week limit allowed by law, even allegedly as late as eight months into pregnancy.…
22 year-old suspected of the murder of mayoral condidate Marco McMillian
Lawrence Reed, 22, is a murder suspect in the death of Marco McMillian, a mayoral candidate. Reed was found in McMillian’s crashed SUV on Tuesday morning and was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment. Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office has reported that Reed is in good condition. McMillian’s body was…
The SCOTUS decides dog sniff case in favor of law enforcement
The Supreme Court decided an issue on appeal Tuesday and ultimately sided with authorities and Aldo the sniff dog in concluding that vehicle searches for drugs and contraband do not require anything more than a “totality of the circumstances” approach when deciding cases. The justices of the court concluded that…