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In 1960, Lady Bird Lake was built by the city of Austin. The river-like reservoir was created as a cooling pond for Austin's then-new city power plant.

The 416-acre lake is now primarily used for recreation, but many in the area are now concerned is it the hunting ground for a killer. There have been multiple deaths reported since 2022.  The total now up to 38 deaths.  

Even though police have given no indication there are signs of foul play, social media has lit up with speculation. According to the San Antonio Current, rumors of a serial killer hun...

The lead up to James Craig’s trial has been bizarre.....two postponements, three different attorney teams, five added charges and a crazy action from an attorney, who allegedly set his own house on fire. Still, the Aurora dentist’s trial finally got underway yesterday.  Craig faces six  felony counts: 

Court Documents show Craig, jailed on a murder charge of his wife, Angela Craig, still allegedly worked to convince inmates, a former mist...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, disgraced music mogul, begins a new fight seeking a light sentence. It remains unclear when the rapper will learn his punishment. At the moment, the disgraced music mogul, begins a new fight seeking a light sentence. It remains unclear when Combs will learn his punishment. After the Bad Boy founder is scheduled for sentencing on Oct 3rd, 2025.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is sent back to jail to await sentencing after a dramatic verdict day that saw him cleared of the most serious charges he faced, a victory in many senses for Combs, but found guilty...

An Arizona man faces multiple charges after his girlfriend told police she had escaped from a shed where he’d held her while assaulting her for several days.

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After Sherri Papini, a young mom and wife, pleads guilty to making false statements and one count of mail fraud in connection with lying about being kidnapped in 2016, she recently came forward to switch her story once again denying she was ever held captive

Sherri Papini went to jail after admitting her alleged 2016 kidnapping was a hoax, but after her release, she’s giving a different explanation now to why she should be viewed as innocent of those charges. Sherri Papini gained worldwide attention in 2016 when she went missing for 22 days after she is abducted while out on...

From scoring perfect 10's and public adoration at the 1984 Olympics to public shock! Gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton's DUI arrest...is caught on camera & her behavior towards the cops is far from gold. 

A husband poisons his Dementia-stricken wife's drink, then smothers her in a grisly murder -- her blue tongue gave it away. Plus, some real-life heroes rescue a pair of toddlers in a hot car. Jennifer Gould reports. 

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Sean 'Diddy" Combs' legal team drops push for expedited sentencing. Defense attorneys sought to expedite Combs' sentencing after his verdict last week, but indicated they conferred with federal prosecutors and agree on the original date proposed last week by Judge Subramanian. The decision was made yesterday, Tuesday (July 8) during a virtual quick hearing that was scheduled after Combs’ legal team requested an expedited hearing.

Sentencing date set for Sean “Diddy” Combs following his federal conviction, the disgraced rap mogul will learn his fate on Oct. 3, 2025, after being found guilty on two federal counts of transporting women across state l...

Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced on October 3 in New York after a federal jury found him guilty on two counts of transporting individuals to engage in prostitution. As new civil suits are piling up, Diddy's male escorts are spilling the tea. Brian Kohberger's signed guilty plea is now public. A California man is behind bars after police say he tried to slip back into the country just days after the body of his missing ex-girlfriend was found. A former MTV 16 and Pregnant star is back in jail in Georgia, charged in a man's fentanyl death just weeks after losi...

A Colorado husband and father arrested again in connection with the murder of his wife years after previous charges were dropped, a grand jury indicts Barry Morphew on first-degree murder. In 2021, Morphew was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence after his wife Suzanne went missing on Mother's Day in 2020, but those charges were later dropped before his trial date and a year before Suzanne's remains were found.

Suzanne Morphew, 49, last seen on Mother's Day, May 10, 2020, in Maysville, Colorado after leaving her home for a bike ride. Later that evening, Suzanne's mountain bike is found...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ next court appearance will be virtual hearing and take place later today.  This procedural session is slated to begin at 2 p.m. Eastern and will determine whether Combs’ sentencing—currently scheduled for October 3rd—can be expedited.

A gunman armed with an assault rifle opened fire Monday morning at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas — injuring a police officer before he was shot and killed by federal agents. 

Three people are dead, and ten others hurt after gunfire erupted early Monday in South Philadelphia. 

Alabama has scheduled a September execution...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs disgraced rap mogul is denied bail after being acquitted on sex trafficking, racketeering charges, the most serious charges against him that could have landed him life in prison and found guilty only of transportation to engage in prostitution. Judge Arun Subramanian set a tentative sentencing date of Oct. 3 but is considering the defense’s request for it to be sooner at a virtual hearing scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

Last week after 'Diddy's' verdict, Judge Subramanian rules from the bench Combs is a risk to public safety and must remain behind bars until his sentencing. Jud...

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Recording artist R Kelly is serving a 30-year sentence for his racketeering and sex trafficking conviction. In the last days, the Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal on claims that  prosecutors “stretched” the law in the  convictions against him.   The justices denied an appeal last month. 

Now Kelly wants to be released to home detention claiming that federal authorities are plotting to kill Kelly in prison.  A defense motion claims Kelly's former cellmate conspired with prison officials to steal mail between him and his attorneys, and turn it over to prosecutors before his trial.  Kelly's attorneys a...

Anjette and Ben Lyles are a young married couple with two children. Ben is a WW2 veteran and together he and Anjette work in his family restaurant in Macon, Georgia.  When Ben sells the restaurant for below market value to settle a gambling debt, Anjette is furious.  A few months after selling the restaurant, Ben gets very sick, very fast, and dies without doctors figuring out what killed him. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the death of Ben Lyles as well as Anjette's new husband, Buddy Gabbert, Anjette's first mother-in-law, Julia Lyles, and Anjette's daughter, Marcia.   Joe exp...

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In less than seven hours of deliberations, twelve Idaho jurors found Lori Vallow guilty of killing her two children and her current husband’s then-wife.    Vallow then faced charges of conspiring to kill Brandon Boudreaux, her niece's ex-husband.  It took a jury less then 30 minutes to convict her in that trial. It was Vallow's third criminal trial in less than three years.   Vallow has been convicted in the deaths of her children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, and Tammy Daybell, her current husband, Chad Daybell’s, first wife, as well as her former husband Charles. He was killed the morning o...

Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted for her role in a scheme to sexual exploit and abuse multiple minor girls with financier Jeffrey Epstein.  Specifically the charges were conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport minors to participate in illegal sex acts, transporting a minor to participate in illegal sex acts, sex trafficking conspiracy, and sex trafficking of a minor.  Prosecutors alleged from at least 1994 to 2004, Maxwell knowingly recruited, groomed, and ultimately abused victims under the age of 18. Some were as young as 14.  

Facts laid out in court proved Maxell  befriended victi...

Bryan Kohberger in court this week, admits he killed four University of Idaho students,  Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.  Kohberger agreed to a plea deal when the death penalty was taken off the sentencing table. Family members of the victims were divided about the plea, some saying justice for their loved one was denied.  During a court hearing we learned that Bryan Kohberger did not plan to murder four people. He had a target. We don't know who that target was, but reports say Kohberger allocuted on paper what happened that night and after his sen...

Christina Formella, facing 55 charges on accusations she sexually abused a student for more than a year, cannot remain within her home, located less than a mile from the victim's workplace. 

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Sean "Diddy" Combs remains in jail after the split verdict in his sex trafficking trial.

Next Tuesday, a bail hearing is planned for Combs, who hopes to be released until his October sentencing. Defense attorneys are pushing for a more expedited sentencing, but prosecutors say a pre-sentencing investigation is absolutely necessary in this case. Subramanian also pointed to the stark difference in the defense and prosecution’s sentencing requests as a reason to delay.

Prosecutors arguments against bail are simple: detention is mandatory because he violated the Mann Act, and Combs has demonstrated over and ov...

No fireworks & BBQ for Hip Hop Mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs; the Judge denied his bail request after the split verdict as his federal sex crimes trial. Combs faces up to 20 years behind bars when he is sentenced on October 3rd. 

Brian Kohberger admits to the brutal Idaho slaughter of 4 students in their off-campus home. The surprising last-minute plea deal spares him the death penalty, infuriating members of victim's families. Plus, a nurse is changing from scrubs to a prison uniform.  Jennifer Gould reports. 

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A jury finds Sean "Diddy"  Combs guilty of two counts relating to transporting individuals for prostitutio, but the rap mogul is acquitted of the more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. First day of deliberations split the jury leaving Combs receiving a partial verdict, jurors sent a note saying they reached a verdict on counts two- five, meaning they were unable to reach a consensus on the racketeering charge, one of the biggest charges. 

After the verdict, Combs' attorneys ask for bail. Judge Arun Subramanian denies bail sending Combs, back behind bars until his sentencing he...

On Wednesday, the jury in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, which centered around allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering, delivered its verdict on all charges.
The jury acquitted Diddy of both racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, but found him guilty on two counts related to transportation for the purpose of engaging in prostitution. Nicole Partin reporting. 

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The jury ends its first full day of deliberations in the federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean Combs without reaching a complete verdict, but they've decided on everything but the RICO charge. Barry Morphew is back in Colorado to face a murder charge in the animal tranquilizer death of his wife, Suzanne, whose remains were found last year after she vanished on Mother’s Day 2020. A Queens, New York man is sentenced to 25 years to life for the 2022 random stabbing murder of a 9/11 first responder. More than a year after three Kansas City Chiefs fans were found de...

Jury reaches a verdict on four of the five counts against the rapper on Tuesday around 4:18pm ET.

Jury deliberations in the federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial against disgraced rap mogul Sean 'Diddy" Combs hits another roadblock, as jurors pass more notes to the judge on day two of deliberations. Additional questions today keep both the prosecution, and the defense huddled as spectators are caught in a nail biter. What does jury feuding and passing notes to the Judge mean for Diddy and for the alleged victims? 

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Bryan Kohberger has reached a plea deal in the deaths of four University of Idaho students. The families of those killed received a letter signed by Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson telling them a plea deal had been worked out that prevents a trial and Kohberger will confess to ending the life of their child while saving his own. Kohberger will plead guilty to four counts of murder and one felony count of robbery, he will be sentenced to life without parole and waive his right to appeal. The judge still has to approve the plea deal. Judges have...

A tense moment Monday in New York as a federal jury deliberates charges that could send Sean “Diddy” Combs to prison for life.  Barely an hour into deliberations, the jury foreperson alerted Judge Arun Subramanian  that one juror was struggling to follow instructions. In response, the judge sent a note reminding jurors to deliberate carefully and obey the law as he explained it.

An Idaho judge says the quadruple murder trial of Bryan Kohberger will move forward this summer, despite defense efforts to delay it.

In New Orleans, authorities have recaptured one of ten inmates who br...

Accused quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger has accepted a plea deal in the deaths of four University of Idaho students. A court hearing will be held Wednesday for Kohberger's change of plea.  

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Lead attorney for Diddy's powerhouse defense team, closes with mixed reviews as the disgraced rap mogul appears focused, glancing at the juror box as jury instructions are laid out before deliberations begin. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lead attorney Marc Agnifilo mocks sex trafficking case in closing arguments, says charges ‘badly exaggerated' evidence of swinger lifestyle and threesomes, with recreational drug use.

Judge Arun Subramanian admonishes Agnifilo after his heavy victim and state blaming sarcastic closing arguments. Agnifilo calls Combs’ prosecution a “fake trial” and ridicules the notion the rap mogul ever engaged in racketeering. Even rival rapper 50 Cent weighs in about...

The jury, consisting of eight men and four women, is expected to begin deliberations on Monday morning, after receiving instructions from the presiding judge regarding the charges and how to interpret the evidence presented since mid-May.

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Molly Bish is 16 when she disappears from her life guard job at Commons Pond in Warren, Massachusetts, 25 years ago. Her murdered remains are found on a mountainside three years later. No one has ever been arrested in Molly’s kidnapping and murder. This is a case that Nancy Grace has closely followed for years. Molly’s mom and sister join Nancy in this “Crime Stories” episode to revisit the evidence and discuss renewed efforts to find justice for the lifeguard teen.  

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A lot of information has come out about the victims in Moscow, Idaho, and the condition of their bodies as well as location and injuries. Latah County Coroner Cathy Mabutt made many public comments in the first days of the investigation that in retrospect might have been misguided, at best. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case, the evidence, and what was stated as fact early in the investigation that doesn't match up with current facts. Joe Scott Morgan explains the forensics of death, Livor Mortis, Rigor Mortis, as well as PMI, Post Mortem Interval, and how...

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The jury to get instructions in Sean Combs sex trafficking case. 

A murder plot is hatched 5th grade girls

Roommate admits helping dispose of toddler. 

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After a month of testimony, and more than 30 witnesses, the jury will get instructions by a judge on Monday. The prosecution laid out a case that took nearly a month.  The defense took less than 30 minutes.  Now how long will it take the jurors to decide Sean Combs fate? Will he be found guilty or acquitted? How did we get here? 

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Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense summarizes their case today as defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo has said he hopes to complete his closing arguments in about three hours. Despite acknowledging the physical abuse between the couple, Agnifilo then goes on to describe the relationship between Combs and Ventura as "a great modern love story."

Combs faces five criminal counts: one count of racketeering conspiracy; two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs denies the allegations against him.

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Prosecutors reviewed evidence for more than six hours in court yesterday, will the defense keep things briefer? 

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In a shocking 11th hour move before closing arguments begin, the prosecution in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking trial backpedals on their RICO case. Will this 'dumbing down' of the charges before the final showdown mean a verdict by July 4th?

In an unprecedented triumph against evil, Florida authorities, and their federal partners rescue 60 children from the clutches of sex traffickers...making it the largest recovery in U.S history.  

A 4yr old boy is severely burned in a horrific S'mores mishap at a children's museum. Plus, a date night ends with 'time' behind ba...

In a stunning move, Prosecutors in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial pull back some key testimony today in their federal criminal trial against the disgraced rap mogul.  Specifically attempted kidnapping, arson, and aiding and abetting sex trafficking.

The stunning move comes just one day after Diddy addresses the court for the first time telling Judge Arun Subramanian he will not take the stand in his own defense. According to TMZ, in a letter issued to the judge, prosecutors say the government is following his instructions to “streamline” the jury instructions.

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