East Boston man pleads guilty to killing alleged abuser
An East Boston man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after admitting he killed an older man who allegedly molested him as a child.
Bulger prosecutors want background checks of jurors
Federal prosecutors in the upcoming murder trial of alleged mobster James “Whitey” Bulger want to conduct criminal background checks on potential jurors.
Jodi Arias in court to face death penalty jury over Arizona murder
Jodi Arias, declared eligible for the death penalty a week after she was convicted of murdering an ex-boyfriend in Arizona, returned to court on Thursday for the final sentencing phase of her sensational trial.
UPDATE: Internet star ‘Kai the Hitchhiker’ caught in Philadelphia, charged with murder
UPDATE 8 p.m.: Union County N.J. officials announced Thursday evening that Philadelphia Police apprehended Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, AKA Kai the [...]
Man arrested for killing of teen girl found on Brooklyn beach
Police have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the murder of a teen girl whose body was found on [...]
Arizona jury finds Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty
An Arizona jury found on Wednesday that Jodi Arias inflicted extreme cruelty on her victim.
Police make arrest in South Street homicide of DJ Tom Watson
Police arrested Josephe Murray, 18, for allegedly killing Tom Watson, 36, below his South Street apartment on May 11.
Pedro Hernandez: NY judge rules man who confessed to Etan Patz murder to stand trial
But in a very brief hearing, Justice Maxwell Wiley ruled in state Supreme Court in Manhattan that the trial may proceed, finding there is enough evidence to try Hernandez on the felony charges.
Jury questions two counts in Kermit Gosnell murder trial
In it’s 10th day of deliberations in the Kermit Gosnell murder trial, jurors told the judge Monday they were hung up on two counts.
Jury returns ‘guilty’ verdict in Jodi Arias trial
The jury in the murder trial of Jodi Arias has returned a ‘guilty’ verdict on the charge of first degree murder. Arias teared up as the verdict was announced in the courtroom.