Authorities have detained a guy who was sought in connection with a murder that took place in Georgia more than 20 years ago. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Octavious Alexander Rivera, 49, was accused of killing Bridgett Felicia Parker in Fitzgerald in May 1996 and was charged with murder. Although Parker’s body was discovered behind an abandoned mobile home, no one was...
A prosecution told the jury in closing arguments on Tuesday that Danny Masterson spiked women’s drinks so he could rape them and then relied on his status in the Church of Scientology to escape punishment for years. “To take control, the defendant gives medications to his victims. According to Deputy District Attorney Ariel Anson, he uses this to prevent his victims from giving their...
A lady who was last week found guilty in Idaho of killing her two children and a romantic rival has now been charged with a second offense in Arizona, this time for conspiring to murder her niece’s ex-husband. Last Monday, Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty of plotting the murders of her two youngest children, Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16, as well as of plotting...
Authorities revealed on Wednesday that an Oklahoma sex offender who had been released from prison early had shot his wife, her three children, and their two friends in the head before killing himself. This comes as questions about his early release have grown as his trial on fresh sex charges approaches. When the corpses were discovered on Monday along a creek and in a highly forested location in...
Johnny Depp, a well-known Hollywood actor who has recently been involved in a number of legal disputes and issues, makes an unexpected appearance at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023. After watching his most recent movie, The Libertine, Depp was given a standing ovation by the crowd at the renowned event where he was welcomed as the guest of honor. View this post on Instagram A post shared by...
Authorities announced Tuesday that a fifth suspect has been detained in connection with a March 4 mass shooting at a 16th birthday celebration in suburban Atlanta that killed two youths and injured seven more. Tahkel Marquise Beverly-Smart, a 21-year-old Dallas, Georgia resident, was detained Saturday in connection with the shooting at a property in Douglasville, according to Douglas County...
Disgraced Elizabeth Holmes, the CEO of Theranos, now looks to be headed for prison after an appeals court on Tuesday denied her request to remain in the open as she seeks to have her conviction for a blood-testing scam that garnered her momentary fame and money overturned. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila ordered Holmes to pay $452 million in reparations to the victims of her crimes in another...
Kim Gardner, the embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney, who earlier this month claimed her resignation would take effect on June 1, said on Tuesday that she is resigning immediately. Her stormy tenure has been marked by constant criticism, particularly from Missouri’s Republican leaders. In Missouri’s second-largest city, the abrupt statement raised questions about who is in charge of...
Damar Hamlin, a Buffalo Bills safety, has been cleared to return to the field four and a half months after going into cardiac arrest and needing to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati. General manager Brandon Beane says Hamlin received permission after visiting with a third and final expert last week, with all three saying the 25-year-old can play again without concern of...
Despite being one of the finest players in the NBA, Joel Embiid has been hampered by injuries throughout his career. In the first round of the playoffs against the Toronto Raptors, the Philadelphia 76ers center and reigning NBA MVP sustained an orbital fracture and moderate concussion, forcing him to miss the start of the second round series against the Miami Heat. Embiid was already dealing with...
