Daniel Reyes

Samantha Powell gets 20 years in fentanyl death plea deal

Samantha Powell took a guilty plea and got 20 years for fentanyl distribution tied to Debra Houtchens’ death, ending the case without a trial.

Courtney Clenney sentenced to six years in boyfriend's killing plea deal

Courtney Clenney took a manslaughter plea in Christian Obumseli’s killing and got six years in prison, ending the murder case without a trial.

Aug 11, 2026·1 min read

FBI closes 30-year-old murder case in child kidnapping investigation

A 30-year-old murder case tied to a 7-year-old girl’s kidnapping was closed as the FBI highlighted its cold-case and child-abduction response work.

Tyler McCain murder trial delayed again, now set for February 2027

Tyler McCain’s murder trial slipped to February 2027, pushing the Shasta County case farther from a verdict in the killing of his wife, Nikki Cheng Orn Saelee-McCain.

Judge rejects Alex Murdaugh bid to make clerk pay legal fees

A federal judge refused to make former clerk Becky Hill cover Alex Murdaugh’s roughly $600,000 trial bill, saying he would have spent it anyway.

Aug 11, 2026·1 min read

Lindsay Clancy trial centers on evidence deal, fingerprint dispute

Lindsay Clancy told the judge she knowingly agreed to stipulations as experts said no usable fingerprints were found on the knife or exercise bands.

Judge blocks Miami-Dade murder suspect from representing himself

A Miami-Dade judge blocked Onelio Castro-Arroyo from acting as his own lawyer in a second-degree murder case tied to his wife’s 2019 killing. He later shouted in Spanish and rejected a plea offer.

Human remains found at Litchfield Park home after family vanishes

A welfare check at a Litchfield Park home led to two buried bodies and a search for Matthew Flores, turning a missing-family case into a death investigation.

Rashaun Jones rejects plea deal in Bryan Pata murder case

Rashaun Jones turned down a plea deal in the Bryan Pata murder case, keeping the long-running homicide prosecution on a trial track after a mistrial.

Judge settles final motions before first Jared Bridegan trial begins

Final motions were settled before jurors were called in Mario Fernandez Saldana’s first trial, narrowing what the jury can hear in the Bridegan murder-for-hire case.

Missing Fresno mother case turns to murder after ex-boyfriend surrenders

Jeffrey Vernon Michaels surrendered and was booked on a murder charge after police found Tatyana McIntyre dead inside an East Grove Avenue home. Bail was set at $1 million.

Tucson mass shooting suspect pleads not guilty to 29 felony charges

David French pleaded not guilty to 29 felony charges, forcing prosecutors to prove the downtown Tucson shooting case after nine people were injured near Congress Street.

Aug 10, 2026·1 min read

Judge clears 1999 Georgia girlfriend murder case for trial after arrest

A judge let a murder charge advance in a 1999 Atlanta cold case after Janarra Sherrer’s arrest, sending Bridgett Lockhart’s case toward trial nearly 27 years later.

Judge opens Faith Hedgepeth murder trial to cameras, evidence fights continue

Judge Keith Gregory let cameras record testimony from Faith Hedgepeth’s former roommate, while keeping pretrial filings public and evidence fights alive before the September murder trial.

Police make arrest in Schuylkill River cold case killing of Vito Maglio

Police arrested Melanie Morat in the 2015 Schuylkill River killing of Vito Maglio, whose body was found near East Falls Bridge after he vanished in December 2014.

Boyle County cold case murder trial reset for May 2027

Boyle County court moved Anthony Manning’s murder trial to May 10-14, 2027, keeping the Anna Manning cold case on a tighter path toward jury trial.

ICE deports two Mexican murder suspects wanted by authorities

ICE sent two Mexican murder suspects back through Laredo, including one man tied in a post to Joaquin Gallegos. Mexico now regains custody of the homicide cases.

Aug 8, 2026·2 min read

How Sam Sheppard’s murder conviction was overturned by media frenzy

The Supreme Court threw out Sam Sheppard’s murder conviction after finding a media circus had poisoned the trial and denied him a fair hearing.

Aug 8, 2026·4 min read

Chino Hills businessman killed in alleged execution-style kidnapping case

Jianquan Bo was charged after Shukur Aikebaer was found shot in a vehicle trunk in the Chino Hills kidnapping case. Investigators tied the killing to a real estate dispute.

Aug 8, 2026·2 min read