Thursday, November 29, 2007

Aaron Hardin

Mary Winkler Regains Supervised Visitation Rights with her 3 Children

Mary Winkler, who was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of her husband, will be allowed to have supervised visitation with her 3 young children. A judge had granted her this right in September, but all visits were put on hold while her husband's parents appealed the ruling. An appellate court determined that the supervised visitation could proceed as ordered in September. Ms. Winkler is trying to regain custody of her daughters from their grandparents.

http://www.wsmv.com/news/14705705/detail.html

Off-Duty Cop ONLY Charged with DUI for Crash that Killed Two and Injured One

http://www.courttv.com/news/2007/1123/dwi_ap.html

Woman Gets 15 days in Jail for Name of Teddy Bear

A British teacher in Sudan was sentenced to 15 days in jail for allowing her class of 7 year old students name a teddy bear Muhammad. The teacher, Gillian Gibbons, could have received 40 lashes or up to 6 months in prison. Mrs. Gibbons will also be deported as part of her sentence.

http://www.courttv.com/news/2007/1129/bear_blasphemy_ap.html

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Dan Porter

A Missouri man, already serving a 38 year prison term for kidnapping his two young children, was charged in their murder after their remains were found in a shallow grave. The murder occurred over three years earlier, but the bodies were only recently found after the father notified authorities of where to find the remains. Mr. Porter has said he took his kids to terrorize his now ex-wife. He had no explanation for killing his children.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/20/dad.charged.ap/index.html

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Polish Man Dies at Canadian Airport

A Polish man was tasered by Canadian police after acting erratically when he could not find his mom. The man spoke only Russian and had never flown before. He died shortly after being tasered. Video shot by another traveler in the airport shows most of the incident before the man's death. A coroner's inquest has been ordered and police are investigating the event as well.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/11/15/2007-11-15_questions_arise_after_polish_man_tasered.html

A Stapler Used in a Robbery . . .Only in Kentucky!

A man wearing a ski mask successfully used a stapler to rob a convenience store in Ashland, Kentucky. The defendant was able to get away with $175 for a short period of time before being arrested by police.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21833856/

Another Execution Halted

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/15/florida.execution.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Thousands Could be Set Free

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21763002/

Khiel Coppin

An 18 year old boy was killed by New York officers this weekend after he approached them with what they thought was a gun. The object the boy had in his hand was actually a hairbrush, but the teen had a history of mental illness. Police were called to the scene after the boy and his mother got into an argument. In the 911 call made by his mother, you can hear the boy shouting that he had a gun.
http://www.courttv.com/news/2007/1113/hairbrush_ap.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/13/ny.shooting/index.html

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Update: Carol Anne Gotbaum Accidentally Strangled Herself While in Police Custody

http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3843488&page=1

Drew Peterson

An Illinois police officer was officially named a suspect for a potential homicide investigation in the disappearance of his young wife. Drew Peterson's former wife's body will also be exhumed so the cause of her untimely death can be investigated further. Kathleen Savio's body was found in 2004 in her bathtub. The coroner ruled her death an accident at the time, theorizing that she hit her head and then drown. When her body was found there was no water in the bathtub, but investigators thought by the time her body was found the water had drained out. Peterson did not comment on the ongoing investigation.

Michael Peterson

The conviction and life sentence of novelist Michael Peterson were upheld yesterday by the North Carolina Supreme Court. Peterson was convicted in 2003 of killing his wife after she was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their shared home in 2001. He had argued that evidence obtained from his computer during the course of the investigation was improper and should not have been used to aid in his conviction. The court disagreed and determined that other evidence used to convict was sufficient apart from the tainted computer records.
http://www.courttv.com/news/2007/1109/novelist_murder_ap.html

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Last of the "Jena 6" to be arrainged - Set for trial in March

http://www.courttv.com/news/2007/1107/jena_six_ap.html

New York's Oldest Prisoner to be Set Free

Charles Friedgood, 89, is set to be released from prison in December after he served over 30 years for killing his wife in 1975. The ex-surgeon has terminal cancer and was denied parole several times before this latest development. He was sentenced to serve 25 years to life for injecting his wife with a lethal dose of a painkiller.

http://www.courttv.com/news/2007/1105/hate_ap.html

Monday, November 5, 2007

Update on Vicious Attack in West Virigina

http://www.courttv.com/news/2007/1105/hate_ap.html

Darren Mack

Darren Mack who was on trial for the murder of his estranged wife and the shooting of their divorce attorney, pled guilty today to the charge of murder. His defense was to begin presenting their case today. He will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years of the life sentence he received under the terms of the plea agreement. Mack also acknowledged his part in the shooting of the judge under the terms of the agreement. He will be sentenced on January 17.
http://www.courttv.com/trials/mack/110507_plea_ctv.html

Amanda Smith

A mother who claimed a man carjacked her vehicle in August and smothered her son was charged with her son's murder. Authorities knew the mother was lying and her relatives are not surprised by her arrest. Amanda Smith is being held at the county detention center without bond. http://www.wyff4.com/news/14515260/detail.html

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Hard to believe . . .

Do millionaires really rob banks? Robert Christie, aka the Waddling Bandit, is accused of robbing over 20 banks over the course of two years in both Oregon and Washington. Mr. Christie has property valued at over 4 million dollars. He is considered a flight risk due to his sizeable assets and was ordered to remain jailed until his next court date.
http://www.kptv.com/news/14479231/detail.html