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Casey Anthony Trial: Caylee Drowned in Pool, Says Defense
 Caylee Drowned 
 in Pool: Defense 
casey anthony trial
May 24, 2011 4:42 PM CDT

Caylee Drowned in Pool: Defense

'This is not a murder case,' says lawyer

(Newser) - Casey Anthony didn’t kill her daughter—nor was Caylee murdered at all, Casey’s lawyer said today. Instead, the 2-year-old drowned in her grandparents’ swimming pool, Jose Baez said in his opening statement, reports CNN . “This is a tragedy that snowballed out of control,” the attorney said....

Casey Anthony Trial: In Opening Statement, Caylee's Mother Painted as a Liar
In Opening Statement,
State Paints Anthony as Liar
casey anthony trial
May 24, 2011 11:10 AM CDT

In Opening Statement, State Paints Anthony as Liar

Casey Anthony, accused of killing daughter Caylee, cries at times

(Newser) - Opening statements began today in Casey Anthony’s murder trial, as Assistant State Attorney Linda Drane Burdick painted a picture of a lying mother who refused to answer the question on her family’s minds for the 31 days before her daughter was reported missing: “Where is Caylee Marie?”...

Bradley Cooper's Laptop Had Images of Site Where Wife's Body Was Found
Man's Laptop
Pointed to
Wife's Body
Apr 14, 2011 3:24 PM CDT

Man's Laptop Pointed to Wife's Body

He looked at satellite images of site before her slaying

(Newser) - When the FBI’s cybercrime squad examined Bradley Cooper’s laptop, they found that he’d been scoping out satellite photos of the dirt road where his wife’s body was found —just hours before she disappeared. The Google map images were viewed at 1:15pm on July 11,...

Nazi Trial Witness Now Probed as Nazi Murderer

94-year-old Alex Nagorny accused of having role in mass killings

(Newser) - A witness in the trial of accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk is himself under investigation for Nazi killings, a German prosecutor tells the AP . Former guards have stated that 94-year-old Alex Nagorny participated in mass shootings at the Treblinka concentration camp in occupied Poland, says the prosecutor. Nagorny, a Ukrainian,...

Suspect: Victim Paid Me to Kill Him

Trial may set precedent in assisted suicides

(Newser) - Is murder still murder when the victim hires his own killer? A New York City jury may soon face that question and set a precedent on assisted suicide judgments, when a bizarre murder trial starts today. Defendant Kenneth Minor— arrested after motivation speaker Jeff Locker was found stabbed to death...

Nancy Kissel Retrial Begins in Hong Kong
Milkshake Murder
Retrial Begins
Jan 11, 2011 3:59 AM CST

Milkshake Murder Retrial Begins

Nancy Kissel pleads not guilty to Hong Kong murder

(Newser) - The retrial of American expatriate Nancy Kissel began in Hong Kong today, with the judge ordering jurors to forget everything they knew about one of the most sensational murders in the territory's history. Kissel, accused of clubbing her banker husband to death after serving him a drugged milkshake, received a...

'Honeymoon Killer' Deported to US

Gabe Watson likely to face murder trial in Alabama

(Newser) - An Alabama man convicted of manslaughter in Australia for his wife's drowning death has been deported back to the US by Australia. Gabe Watson—dubbed the "Honeymoon Killer"—served 18 months in an Australian jail. He is expected to face a murder trial in Alabama, and Australian authorities...

Hayes Sentenced to Death for Grisly Triple Murder

Conn. man convicted in fatal home invasion

(Newser) - A Connecticut man was condemned to death today for a night of terror inside a suburban home in which Jennifer Hawke-Petit was strangled and her two daughters tied to their beds, doused in gasoline, and left to die in a fire. Jurors in New Haven Superior Court voted unanimously to...

Condit Refuses to Testify About Romance With Levy

He takes the stand, denies killing her

(Newser) - Gary Condit took the stand today in the Chandra Levy trial, telling jurors he didn't murder the Washington intern but dodging questions about their relationship, describing her only as "a constituent and a friend of mine." When the prosecution asked why the former California rep never acknowledged an...

Chandra Levy Trial Begins
 Chandra Levy 
 Trial Begins 
Oct 18, 2010 6:55 AM CDT

Chandra Levy Trial Begins

But her suspected murderer is far from the most well-known name in the case

(Newser) - Chandra Levy’s suspected murderer finally goes on trial today, more than nine years after the Washington intern disappeared—but most Americans probably don’t even know his name. Ingmar Guandique, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who was convicted in 2001 of assaulting two other women in the same...

Skydiver Accused of Killing Love Rival Via Parachute

Prosecutors say she sabotaged victim's chutes

(Newser) - A Belgian woman has gone on trial in Brussels, accused of murdering a love rival by sabotaging her parachute and causing her to plunge to her death. Els "Babs" Clottemans allegedly tampered with the main and reserve chutes of experienced skydiver Els Van Doran, who died after crashing into...

Conn. Cops: Defendants Took Photos of Victims

More brutal testimony and evidence in triple-murder trial

(Newser) - Jurors had to sit through more horrific testimony today in the murder trial of one of two men accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a Connecticut woman and her two daughters in a home invasion, the Hartford Courant reports. Among other things, police described photos they found on the men's...

Trial of Burglar Accused of Murdering Family Begins

Mother, two daughters were killed

(Newser) - In July of 2007, two lifetime criminals, Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky, broke into the Petit family home in New Haven, Connecticut. They are accused of horrific crimes—raping and killing Jennifer Hawke-Petit, sexually abusing one of her daughters before killing her, and killing another daughter by setting the house...

Drew Peterson Jury Will Hear of False Alibi

Ex-cop allegedly forced fourth wife to lie for him, says pastor

(Newser) - Bad news for Drew Peterson ahead of his murder trial: A pastor will be allowed to testify that Peterson forced his fourth wife to provide a fake alibi for him the night his third wife was killed, the Chicago Tribune reports. The pastor says Stacy Peterson told him Drew was...

Questions Foxy Knoxy Should Answer
 Questions Foxy Knoxy 
 Should Answer 
OPINION
Jun 1, 2010 1:53 PM CDT

Questions Foxy Knoxy Should Answer

A less-than-sympathetic journalist's dream interview

(Newser) - Amanda Knox was supposed to give a big jailhouse interview to coincide with her upcoming slander trial, but Italian officials canceled it at the last minute. Noted Knox hater Barbie Latza Nadeau was crestfallen, she writes for the DailyBeast , because she had a whole list of nasty questions she'd have...

Casey Anthony Judge Quits, Blasting Defense Team

Stan Strickland recuses himself, mocks lawyers for argument

(Newser) - The judge in the Casey Anthony murder case has recused himself and unloaded on the accused child murderer's lawyers on his way out the door. The defense team forced the move by accusing Stan Strickland of bias, the Orlando Sentinel reports. "At its core, defense counsel's motion accuses the...

Smithsonian Gets OJ's 'Acquittal Suit'

But museum says it's not a done deal

(Newser) - With OJ Simpson giving his agreement from prison, a judge approved a plan today to donate the suit the former NFL star was wearing when he was acquitted of murder to the Smithsonian. The deal ends a 13-year legal battle between Simpson's former sports agent, Mike Gilbert, and Fred Goldman,...

Chocolate Penis May Trigger Death Trial Redo

Supreme Court rules over bizarre gift from jurors to judge

(Newser) - A Georgia death row inmate may win a reprieve because of a chocolate penis and pair of breasts. Jurors at the 1993 murder trial of Marcus Wellons sent the lewd gifts to the judge and chief bailiff after Wellons was sentenced to death. "There were unusual events going on...

Casey Anthony Will Face Death Penalty

Defense argued sentence violated accused baby-killer's rights

(Newser) - Casey Anthony is eligible to face the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder, a Florida judge ruled today. Her lawyers had asked that execution be taken off the table in her trial for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, arguing that if the prosecution sought the death penalty,...

Amanda Knox: 'I Am Scared'
 Amanda Knox: 
 'I Am Scared' 
Dec 13, 2009 12:35 PM CST

Amanda Knox: 'I Am Scared'

In jailhouse interview, American says she remains hopeful

(Newser) - Amanda Knox is scared but hopeful 8 days after an Italian court sentenced her to 26 years in prison for the murder of her British roommate."I am scared because I don't know what is going on," the 22-year-old American said during a 10-minute visit to her 97-square-foot...

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