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Alex Murdaugh’s new defense: ‘We have multiple alternative theories’
The defense team for former lawyer Alex Murdaugh says they will return to court armed with alternative theories and possibly even a list of alternative suspects after Murdaugh's murder conviction was overturned.
Trial begins in killing of Miss Sweetie Pie’s grandson
A murder-for-hire trial involving former stars of the reality TV show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie's” got underway in St. Louis, where prosecutors allege that James “Tim” Norman arranged his nephew's killing because he needed money from a life insurance policy that he took out on the victim.
Mistrial declared for Arkansas man convicted of killing son
A judge declared a mistrial Thursday for an Arkansas man convicted of killing his 6-year-old son by sexually assaulting the child with a stick after the man’s stepson charged at […]
Diversity of jury seen as key factor in white Dallas officer’s conviction
The questioning dragged on all day and into the evening as lawyers queried hundreds of prospective jurors for potential bias in the trial of Amber Guyger, the white Dallas police […]
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