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While on their honeymoon in Hawaii, a couple was allegedly abandoned by a snorkeling tour group, and forced to swim to shore. According to NBC News, Elizabeth Webster and Alexander Burckle filed a lawsuit last month, claiming that on Sept. 23, 2021, the captain of the Sail Maui’s Lanai Coast snorkel tour informed all 44 passengers, which included the newlyweds, that the […]
Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling was sentenced Friday to up to 40 years in prison over the fatal shooting of 66-year-old Clyde Edmonds in 2021. Appling, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last month, has been ordered to serve between 18 to 40 years behind bars, in addition to two years for a felony […]
Brooklyn-based rapper Fetty Luciano is no longer facing a murder charge in connection to a 2022 shooting out on Long Island. AllHipHop reports prosecutors have decided to not pursue the attempted murder charge against Luciano. The 27-year-old rapper had been charged with second-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon, attempted second-degree assault, misdemeanor assault and reckless endangerment. Fetty, […]
Two California brothers have been convicted of murder in connection with the death of a groom at a 2019 wedding reception. NBC News reports a jury on Wednesday found Rony and Josue Castaneda, 31 and 22 respectively, guilty of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon in the December 2019 slaying of Joe Melgoza. On Dec. 15, 2019, […]
California’s new “rap lyrics” law has secured a man’s freedom. According to ABC 7, a state appellate court has reversed the murder conviction of Travon Venable Sr.—a San Bernardino resident who was charged in connection to a 2014 drive-by shooting. The court based its decision on a “prejudicial” rap video presented during the trial. The judges ruled […]
Attorneys for former Empire actor Jussie Smollett are appealing the 150-day jail sentence he received after being found guilty in 2021 of staging a hate crime in January 2019. Per CNN, in a court document filed on Wednesday in the Illinois First Judicial District appellate court, attorneys for Smollett appealed the conviction and are requesting a new trial. […]
Alex Murdaugh received two life sentences on Friday after one day earlier being convicted in the murders of his wife and son. Per USA Today, Murdaugh was sentenced in connection with the 2021 killings of his wife, 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh, and his son, 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh. “This has been perhaps one of the most troubling cases—not just […]
Lil Mosey has been found not guilty of rape. Mosey and an associate named Joshua Darrow, who goes by Band Kid Jay, were facing second-degree rape charges stemming from an alleged incident during a party in Randle, Washington in 2021. The accuser alleges she went with an unidentified friend to meet the now-21-year-old Seattle rapper at a cabin […]
Alex Murdaugh has been convicted in the murders of his wife and son. A panel of 12 jurors reached the verdict Thursday after a six-week trial that included testimonies from more than 70 witnesses. CNN reports the jury deliberated for less than three hours, and ultimately found the defendant guilty of two counts of murder and two counts […]
Former NFL player Zac Stacy was sentenced to six months in jail this week for attacking his ex-girlfriend. According to WESH, Stacy pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal mischief last month. His sentencing comes after security footage was entered into evidence, appearing to show him punching and throwing ex-girlfriend Kristin Evans into a TV in the presence of their infant son. Stacy was arrested […]
