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Lori Vallow trial juror says the cult mom couldn’t hide behind Chad Daybell’s ‘manipulation’

Juror Tiffany, who served as an alternate, said she was surprised Vallow’s attorneys didn’t present a defence case

The Independent UK

Lori Vallow trial juror says the cult mom couldn’t hide behind Chad Daybell’s ‘manipulation’

Juror Tiffany, who served as an alternate, said she was surprised Vallow’s attorneys didn’t present a defence case

The Independent UK

E Jean Carroll lawyer calls Trump a ‘witness against himself’ as defence slammed as ‘harebrained’

While Trump himself declined to testify at the trial - or to attend at all - Carroll’s attorney seized on his October video deposition in the case to crush his credibility

The Independent UK

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Trump lawyer floats "Melania defense"

Trump attorney Joe Tacopina claims the hush-money payment was to avoid "embarrassing" himself and his wife

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Alex Murdaugh admits he lied about being at kennels and his alibi on night of murders in bombshell testimony

In a hotly-anticipated moment, the 54-year-old took the witness stand to testify that he is innocent of the brutal slayings of his wife Maggie and son Paul Murdaugh

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh’s surviving son Buster gives stoic testimony as dad smiles on at murder trial

During calm testimony, Buster appeared to water down – but not refute – some key points in the prosecution’s case, including the police interview where his father appeared to unwittingly confess to the murders

The Independent UK

Florida man murders roommate who threw his food on the ground

The homeowner called police after spotting a leg sticking out of shallow grave

The Independent UK

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New car data places Alex Murdaugh at the spot where wife’s phone was dumped – before he sped away

Maggie’s cellphone was found by investigators one day after the murders, dumped by the side of a road around a quarter of a mile from the Murdaugh property

The Independent UK

Prosecutors want to take away SBF's internet access

Prosecutors asked the judge overseeing his case to restrict SBF from using phones, tablets, computers, or the internet, with few exceptions.

Fortune

Dramatic moment Alex Murdaugh is first asked by police: ‘Did you kill your wife and son?’

‘So does that mean that I am a suspect?’ Mr Murdaugh asked in the 11 August 2021 interview

The Independent UK

Woman accused of decapitating her lover attacks lawyer in wild court assault

‘Have fun trying to find all of the organs,’ defendant tells officers, criminal complaint states

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Paul and Maggie Murdaugh’s final texts revealed as bloody crime scene photos shown at ‘trial of the century’

The mother and son were brutally gunned down at the dog kennels of the family’s sprawling estate in Islandton

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Alex Murdaugh trial told ‘it’s possible’ two shooters killed his wife and son

Two different guns were used in the shootings of Maggie and Paul – a shotgun and an automatic rifle

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Supreme Court hears plea from death row inmate Rodney Reed

‘This is a procedural case, in its words. The arguments are basically incomprehensible to a non-lawyer (and many lawyers),’ legal reporter says

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Mother of Daunte Wright’s son files lawsuit against family over $1m GoFundMe

“This is strictly a family dispute between the mother of Daunte Wright’s child and Daunte’s parents,” attorney Ben Crump’s spokesperson says

The Independent UK

‘Smirking’ drunk driver is accused of killing 6-year-old boy by running over him three times

Suspect was serving five year probation for drink driving

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Former piano child prodigy jailed for beating roommate to death

Man claims blood stains are pasta sauce after beating roommate to death

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Johnny Depp’s lawyer weighs in on Alex Jones’s latest Sandy Hook defamation trial: ‘Lies are not protected’

‘This is the United States and lies which hurt people – especially heinous lies, horrific lies, are not and have never been protected under the First Amendment,’ says Benjamin Chew

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Judge prepares for Alex Jones to take stand in Connecticut

The judge overseeing the Connecticut trial of Alex Jones says she is prepared to handle any incendiary testimony from the Infowars host when he is called to the stand this week

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Alex Jones mocked Sandy Hook judge and branded trial a ‘kangaroo court’ on Infowars show, jurors hear

The right-wing extremist spread lies that the Sandy Hook massacre was a ‘hoax’ and the 26 murder victims were ‘actors’

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Sandy Hook families warn 'bully' Alex Jones will 'never stop' unless he's held responsible

‘Unless you stand up to bullies, a bully will never stop,’ lawyer says

The Independent UK

Nikolas Cruz’s mother was ‘afraid’ of him, neighbour says as court shown photos of damage in family home

Jurors were shown photos of damage inside the mass murderer’s family home, which his neighbour said was caused by Nikolas Cruz and his brother Zachary ‘punching the walls’

The Independent UK

Amber Heard suggests she will appeal Johnny Depp ruling, no settlement in court

‘As stated in yesterday’s congressional hearings, you don’t ask for a pardon if you are innocent. And, you don’t decline to appeal if you know you are right,’ said Heard’s spokesperson

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard stenographer denies ‘partying’ with Pirates actor as critics accuse her of bias

‘I had like a 50-minute drive home from here so, no, that did not happen,’ stenographer says regarding ‘partying’ claims

Los Angeles Times

Johnny Depp trial is driving a new online economy. This ex-LA prosecutor is all in

LOS ANGELES — Emily D. Baker is exasperated. In the penultimate week of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's defamation trial, Baker at times rises from her seat in her home studio or fans herself with a small blue book of the federal rules of evidence as she delivers a steaming…

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