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Adnan Syed, a subject of the influential true crime podcast Serial, could be one step closer to freedom. According to the Associated Press, Baltimore prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday seeking to vacate Syed’s conviction at age 17 for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee. The request came after prosecutors and the defense uncovered new evidence that points to […]
One of the four suspects accused of being involved in the 2018 death of XXXTentacion has accepted a plea deal and will testify as a witness in the cases of the remaining three defendants. Robert Allen pleaded guilty on Friday to the lesser charges of second-degree murder and robbery with a firearm. “Mr. Allen’s role in this, […]
R. Kelly’s legal team is arguing that anyone who’s seen the Lifetime documentary series Surviving R. Kelly should not be allowed to serve as jurors in the singer’s imminent federal trial in Illinois. As TMZ first reported Monday morning, Kelly’s lawyers have filed a motion aiming to disqualify such jurors, arguing that individuals under consideration […]
Guy Reffitt was sentenced on Monday to just over seven years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, NBC News reports. Reffitt was found guilty in March on all five charges, including transport of a firearm in support of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding. He was the first person […]
A judge on Wednesday declared a mistrial in the wrongful death suit brought against Suge Knight in connection to the death of Terry Carter, whom the Death Row Records founder struck with his truck in 2015. Rolling Stone reports the jury was deadlocked 7-5 in favor of the plaintiff, Carter’s wife Lillian Carter. A civil suit requires at least […]
In her first interview since the conclusion of the Johnny Depp defamation trial, Amber Heard said she doesn’t take the outcome “personally.” The treatment of the case on social media, however, was—as Heard explained in a preview clip of the forthcoming full interview with Savannah Guthrie—not “fair.” Speaking on the extensively publicized case, which ultimately […]
GoFundMe is shutting down fake campaigns in relation to the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial. This past week, the website put a stop to a fundraiser that claimed it would be assisting with Heard’s legal fees following the verdict in her defamation suit with Depp. The fundraiser, which was started by a woman named Kimberly […]
The father of Jacksonville rapper Ksoo will testify against his son in the 23-year-old’s upcoming first-degree murder trial. First Coast News reports Abdul Robinson Sr., 51, has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the murder trial involving his son Hakeem Robinson, who goes by the stage name Ksoo. Back in March, Hakeem was indicted on a first-degree murder […]
Content warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. A Nevada man has been convicted of first-degree murder and sexual assault with a deadly weapon in the 2020 killing of 16-year-old Gabrielle “Britney” Ujaky. Per a report from the Associated Press, Ujaky’s 2020 disappearance was initially looked at as a potential “runaway case” due to claims […]
James Franco visited Amber Heard’s home before she filed for divorce from Johnny Depp in 2016, the actress acknowledged during a cross-examination on Tuesday. Heard was questioned by Depp’s legal team about surveillance footage of her escorting Franco to an elevator from May 22, 2016. Five days later, Heard requested a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Depp—who was […]
