Category: Murder
Danelo Cavalcante, the convicted murderer who captured the nation’s attention after escaping from a Pennsylvania prison for weeks, was captured at gunpoint. He is now facing a dozen new charges, according to news reports, including charges for burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm, and criminal trespassing….
Kouri Richins, a children’s book author who was already facing murder charges for the death of her husband, is now also facing witness tampering charges related to the murder case, according to CNN. Here is what to know about this ever-changing case. Background on the…
Former NFL defensive back Sergio Brown was arrested this week on a murder charge from Chicago, Illinois for his own mother. The Brown case has two very interesting issues that normally don’t come up in routine practice. Background on the Case Brown and his mother lived…
According to multiple news reports, Duane Davis, nicknamed Keffe D, was arrested and charged with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Keffe D is believed to be the last living conspirator involved in the slain rapper’s drive-by shooting. Background Information on the Tupac Murder For…
Bryan Kohberger, accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death per news reports, wants to raise an alibi defense. Here is what to know about this evolving issue and how a similar case might work in Pennsylvania. Background on the Kohberger Alibi Mr. Kohberger…
Rex Heuermann was arrested and charged with murder related to three of Gilgo Beach killings of local sex workers. At his arraignment, he exclaimed that he didn’t do it—he wasn’t the killer. The prosecution claims to have DNA hair samples, matching DNA pizza box samples, and…
My lawyer told me that we can fight my case, but the DA has a strong case based on circumstantial evidence. What does this mean? Circumstantial evidence means facts are being presented and the person hearing those facts is asked to combine those facts to form or…
Initial allegations are Justin Ross Harris was sexting while his son was dying in a hot car. If this was a Pennsylvania case, what would be the outcome? How should Harris be charged? Would there be a conviction? Right now we do not have enough information about…
Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr. was given the death penalty in his homicide trial. This was the case where men dressed as ninjas and broke into the house of the Byrd and Melanie Billings. They stole items and money from the house after they shot the Billings execution style….
Police in Texas reported today they received a tip that Skeletal remains found in rear yard of Dennis Anderson. The police knew that Anderson had been convicted in the 70s of a double murder but was paroled years later from his life sentence. After the investigation, the remains…
