Crime & Justice Monitor

Trial Milestones

• 🔥 Winchester Murder Retrial Mistrial: Anne Arundel County jury declared a mistrial in the retrial of Marquis Mayo after...

Probation enough for aggravated child abuse?

• Troopers found two young girls inside a refrigerated trailer during a crash response.
• 29-year-old...

Courtroom deadlock stalls high-profile case:

• Jury deliberates 2.5 days before hanging; Judge Vitale declares mistrial
• 2024 crime: Winchester...

Key breakdown of the rapid conclusion:

• After 15 days of intense testimony, swift verdict followed closing arguments.
• Jury back at 55:35, verdict...

Key Tuesday testimony advances prosecution's case against Meggan Sundwall for Kacee Terry's insulin murder:

• Texts motive: Detective Fahrni read...

UN Human Rights Office flags some Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon as potential war crimes, targeting residential areas, displaced civilians, and...

Recent LA-area pursuits highlight bold policing:

• LAPD Central Division chased a stolen-plate Kia K5 for 30 minutes at high speeds through South LA,...

• APTN probe into ICE agents' handling of Native Americans in Minneapolis
• Compares to RCMP treatment of land defenders north of the medicine line
• Spotlights similarities in cross-border policing of Indigenous communities, raising accountability flags

Court Verdicts and Trials

• 🔥 Utah Poisoning Case: Kouri Richins found guilty of fatally poisoning her husband following her book release.
• San...

Utah grief author Kouri Richins convicted of fatally poisoning her husband.

• Trial featured evidence, emotional testimonies, and dramatic closing...

Joshua Paul Calhoun, the Texas Superthief, turned thefts of trucks, cattle, equipment, and even a plane into a years-long evasion game.

Key beats in...

LA County Jail, America's biggest jail system, faces explosive allegations of deputy gangs like Compton Executioners and Banditos.

• Cliques accused...

Brussels court milestone: Former high-profile Belgian diplomat ordered to stand trial for the 1961 assassination of Congo's first prime minister Patrice Lumumba. Rare accountability for colonial-era political murder.

New BJS report analyzes national crime via NCVS (victimization survey) and NIBRS (incident reporting) from 2015–2024. Dual measures offer critical policy insights on trends.

Colonial-era justice breakthrough: A Brussels court decides Tuesday if a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat stands trial for the 1961 killing of Congo's independence icon, advancing accountability for historical atrocities.

• Police anticipate further arrests in the murder of Marius van der Merwe, killed three weeks after testifying at the Madlanga Commission.
• Alleged...

Jury selection underway Monday for the man charged with the 2023 murders of Savannah Soto, Matthew Guerra, and their unborn child in San Antonio. KSAT provides live courtroom coverage.

Major Trial Verdicts

• 🔥 Kouri Richins Found Guilty: Utah jury found Kouri Richins guilty of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning his...

Closing arguments delivered in Utah murder trial over Eric Richins' 2022 fentanyl death.

• Prosecution: Poisoning after financial disputes, insurance...

Key moments in the trial climax:

• Deliberations kick off Monday after closing arguments and three weeks of testimony.
• Charged with aggravated...