criminal justice
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President Donald Trump is publicly demanding the death penalty for the man accused of fatally stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska during what authorities have described as a random, unprovoked attack on a Charlotte light-rail train. Trump issued his statement on social media this week, referring to the defendant as “the ANIMAL” and declaring: “The…
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Grammy-winning music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail for the second time as he awaits sentencing on federal prostitution-related charges, with a federal judge ruling that the 55-year-old remains a flight ris and that his legal team has failed to meet the burden for his release. In a sharply worded opinion issued Monday,…
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by incarcerated R\&B singer R. Kelly against controversial blogger and social media personality Tasha K, marking another legal defeat for the embattled musician as he continues serving a 31-year prison sentence for sex crimes. Kelly—whose legal name is Robert Sylvester Kelly—alleged that Tasha K improperly obtained and…
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A 39-year-old Utah man was fatally shot during a “No Kings” demonstration in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday night, raising serious legal and public safety questions about the role of armed civilians at public protests. Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, described by police as an “innocent bystander,” died at a hospital after being struck by…
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In an extraordinary account of crime, consequence, and redemption, a former cocaine smuggler who once operated under the shadow of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar is opening up about the double life he led during the height of the U.S. drug war in the 1980s — and why he’s now dedicating his final years to preventing…
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How They Got Away With Murder: The Shocking Acquittal of 3 Memphis Officers in the Tyre Nichols Case
In a controversial verdict that has reignited outrage over police accountability, three Memphis police officers — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith — were acquitted of all state charges in the brutal beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. The officers, all of whom were caught on camera violently subduing and repeatedly striking Nichols during…
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Embattled Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is expected to plead guilty to federal corruption charges during a scheduled court hearing Monday afternoon at the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in the Seaport District. The 46-year-old councilor will appear in front of a federal judge to formally plead guilty to one count of wire fraud…
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How the uncanny story of Will West and William West led to fingerprinting becoming the gold standard in criminal justice. In the early 20th century, long before DNA profiling or digital surveillance, American prisons relied on an elaborate system of physical measurements to identify inmates. It was known as Bertillonage, and it was considered cutting-edge…
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By all accounts, Dr. Richard J. Schmidt was a trusted gastroenterologist. Respected. Experienced. But what happened in the sleepy town of Lafayette, Louisiana in the 1990s would turn him into the center of one of the most shocking and innovative criminal trials in American history. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill courtroom drama. No, the tale of…
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A 29-year-old parolee, Casmine Aska, who was recently released after serving eight years for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old boy and throwing him off a rooftop, is now facing charges for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in a Bronx stairwell. The shocking incident occurred just one month after Aska’s release from prison, raising serious questions about…
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