After a grueling month-long trial and seven hours of jury deliberations at a Boise courthouse, Lori Vallow has been found guilty of a conspiracy to murder her children, Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow, with husband Chad Daybell. She was also found guilty of a conspiracy to murder Daybell’s previous wife, …
Read More »'Money, Power, and Sex': Jury Hears Dramatic Closing Arguments in Lori Vallow Murder Trial
The closely followed month-long trial of Lori Vallow for an alleged conspiracy to murder her children, J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan, with husband Chad Daybell, neared its conclusion on Thursday, as attorneys made their closing arguments to a jury in Boise, Idaho. Madison County prosecutor Rob Wood addressed the court …
Read More »Daniel Perry Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Murder of BLM Protester
On Wednesday, a judge sentenced Daniel Perry to 25 years in prison for the murder of Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster. However, it is unclear how much time Perry will serve, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott has promised he will pardon Perry if the Texas Board of Pardons and …
Read More »Mom Accused of Husband's Overdose Murder Asked Dealer for 'the Michael Jackson Stuff'
A Utah mother of three who wrote a children’s book about losing a parent has been charged with her husband’s murder. Kouri Darden Richins was arrested Monday, a little more than a year after her husband, Eric Richins, died of a fentanyl overdose in the home he and Richins shared …
Read More »A Menudo Boy Bander's Disturbing Link to the Menendez Brothers
Two sensational stories collide in Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed, a new three-part documentary series airing on Peacock. One helped bring the culture into the era of nonstop TV crime and jurisprudence coverage: the grisly 1989 murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez by their sons, Erik and Lyle. The other …
Read More »Ryan Murphy Sets Sights on Menéndez Brothers for 'Monster' Season 2
Convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menéndez will serve as the focal point of the forthcoming second season of Monster, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Netflix series that delved into the horrors of Jeffrey Dahmer in its award-winning first season. Fingers crossed we don’t have a repeat of the internet thirsting …
Read More »'It Is Easy for a Person to Disappear': Accused Murderer Suggests Missing Wife Ran Away
Brian Walshe, who following his wife’s disappearance went on a cleaning-supplies shopping spree and reportedly Googled “how to dispose of a 115-pound woman’s body,” has again pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ana Walshe. At the Thursday arraignment on a set of grand jury indictments, prosecutors said Walshe suspected …
Read More »'Love & Death' Boasts a Delightfully Gonzo Elizabeth Olsen and Little Else
Why does the new HBO Max miniseries Love & Death exist? On a certain level, yes, I understand why it exists. This is prime Emmy-bait season, and the role of Candy Montgomery — a Texas housewife who, on a warm Sunday in 1980, killed her friend Betty Gore, striking her …
Read More »'I Got an Umbrella and Ambition': Indictment Reveals Alleged Conspiracy Behind Gay Bar Deaths
In the spring of 2022, two men were drugged and robbed after leaving gay bars in New York. Both died from their overdoses, setting the city’s LGBTQ community on edge at a time when they were already facing an increase in legislative attacks from the right. On Wednesday, authorities announced …
Read More »'You Ripped My Heart Out': Jury Hears Jail Phone Call Between 'Doomsday Mom' and Surviving Son
After days of testimony from acquaintances about Lori Vallow‘s fringe religious beliefs, seen as a motivating factor in the alleged conspiracy with husband Chad Daybell to murder her children Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow, an Idaho jury heard testimony from her surviving adult son, Colby Ryan. “Oh my baby,” Vallow, …
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