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January 30, 2023 | The Associated Press
Missouri Mom Convicted of Killing Her Infant Twins
ST. LOUIS—A Missouri mother who reported that her infant twins were stillborn has been convicted of manslaughter. Maya Caston, 28, was convicted Friday of second-degree involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child endangerment. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that jury found her guilty of lesser charges instead of convicting her of second-degree murder. Prosecutors argued […]
December 1, 2022 | The Associated Press
Jury Convicts Man in Killings of 8 From Another Ohio Family
Jurors convicted a man Wednesday in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family after weighing his denials and other testimony against the word of witnesses including his brother and mother, who previously pleaded guilty for their roles. George Wagner IV, 31, was found guilty of all 22 counts he faced in southern Ohio’s […]
September 18, 2022 | The Associated Press
Colorado Man Convicted in 1982 Slayings of 2 Women
DENVER—A Colorado man has been convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in the cold case slayings of two women whose bodies were found near the mountain resort town of Breckenridge in 1982. Alan Lee Phillips, 71, was arrested last year in the mountain hamlet of Dumont, west of Denver, after local, state, and federal […]
April 13, 2022 | The Associated Press
Man Who Shot Chicago Police Officers Sentenced to 31 Years
CHICAGO—A convicted felon who pleaded guilty to charges that he opened fire on police in 2020, wounding three officers, was sentenced Monday to 31 years in prison. The sentence comes two months after Lovelle Jordan, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder and five counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, the […]
March 23, 2022 | The Associated Press
Woman Convicted in Death of Boy, 12, Faces Life Term
ANNVILLE, Pa.—A Pennsylvania woman has been convicted of first- and third-degree murder in the death of a 12-year-old boy authorities said was starved and beaten before his death almost two years ago. Jurors deliberated for less than an hour Tuesday before convicting 37-year-old Kimberly Maurer of all charges including child endangerment, involuntary manslaughter and criminal […]
March 9, 2022 | The Associated Press
Woman out of Prison in School Bus Crash That Killed 3 Kids
ROCHESTER, Ind.—A woman convicted in a 2018 crash that killed three siblings who were crossing a rural northern Indiana highway to board a school bus was released from prison Wednesday, after serving just over two years. Alyssa Shepherd, 27, was released from the Rockville Correctional Facility, Fulton County Prosecutor Michael Marrs told WNDU-TV. She now […]
February 22, 2022 | Zachary Stieber
3 Men Convicted in Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder Found Guilty of Federal Hate Crimes
The three men convicted in 2021 in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were found guilty on Feb. 22 of federal hate crimes. A jury convicted Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and their neighbor William Bryan after deliberating for about four hours. All three men were found guilty of violating Arbery’s civil rights by attacking […]
February 10, 2022 | The Associated Press
Tampa Woman Convicted of Killing Her Kids Seeks New Trial
TAMPA, Fla.—A woman serving two life terms for killing her teenage children in 2011 while her husband was deployed overseas is seeking a new trial. A Tampa jury rejected the insanity defense for Julie Schenecker, 61, and convicted her in the shooting deaths of her 16-year-old daughter Calyx and 13-year-old son Beau. Schenecker is seeking […]
February 9, 2022 | The Associated Press
Missouri Man Convicted at 14 of Killing Mom Gets Parole
KANSAS CITY, Miss.—A Missouri man who has insisted for more than 20 years that he was wrongly convicted as a teenager of killing his mother has been granted parole. Attorneys for 37-year-old Michael Politte confirmed Tuesday that he had been given parole, the Kansas City Star reported. He is set to be released on April […]