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Kylen Pratt, 23, has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder and multiple charges related to the 2022 death of his boyfriend, Naasire Johnson. Prosecutors say Pratt shot the 20-year-old victim in an attempt to keep his sexuality a secret, then burned Johnson’s body beyond recognition to cover up the…
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Ahmad Alissa, the gunman who killed ten people during a mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket in 2021, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday after a jury rejected his insanity defense. Despite his attorneys’ claims that Alissa was unable to distinguish right from wrong due to his schizophrenia, the jury found him guilty…
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Jason Billingsley, the man responsible for the brutal murder of Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere, has been sentenced to three life sentences following his guilty plea on August 30, 2024. The sentencing marks the culmination of a case that has deeply shaken the Baltimore community and raised serious concerns about the criminal justice system’s handling…
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A federal judge handed down a life sentence to Charles Barrett, a professional rock climber convicted of aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact at Yosemite National Park in 2016. Despite the severity of his crimes, Barrett exhibited no signs of remorse, maintaining his innocence and portraying himself as a victim of false accusations. Prosecutors…
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Vince Gilmer, a former doctor from a small town in North Carolina, who has been serving a life sentence for murder, might soon be released from prison after a conditional pardon granted over two years ago. Despite being formally pardoned in January 2022, Gilmer has remained incarcerated in a southwest Virginia prison due to what…
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Three individuals have been sentenced to jail terms of at least 34 years each for the horrific murder of Shakira Spencer, a mother-of-two from west London. The Old Bailey heard how Spencer, aged 35, endured a campaign of cruelty and humiliation at the hands of Ashana Studholme, Lisa Richardson, and Shaun Pendlebury. The trio, who…
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