Oregon continues to resist paying wrongfully convicted despite law to compensate exonerees
Oregon's law to pay compensation to people who have been wrongfully convicted has been ineffective since it was enacted two years ago, and advocates argue the state's Department of Justice opposes compensating people who have been exonerated. Senate Bill 1584, which passed the state House unanimously in 2022, would require Oregon to pay $65,000 a […]
Missouri, Texas both execute convicted killers
Missouri and Texas both executed death row inmates on Tuesday in a series of executions that began last week and are expected to continue over the next few days. A Missouri death row inmate has been executed for the brutal 1998 murder of a woman in her own home, setting off a series of executions […]
Gorilla Stone Mafia gangbanger named ‘Tragedy’ convicted in NYC slayings, said he felt ‘like the reaper’
A Gorilla Stone Mafia gangster nicknamed “Tragedy” has been convicted of murdering two Staten Island rivals, one of whom was shot in the head while sleeping next to his girlfriend. Suspect John Peña, 32, appeared to admit to two 2021 murders in rap lyrics he wrote from his jail cell. “When I put my brain […]
Missouri’s Supreme Court, governor reject calls to stop execution of man convicted for 1998 murder
The Missouri Supreme Court and the state's Republican governor, Mike Parson, on Monday separately rejected requests by inmates to avoid their scheduled executions. Marcellus Williams, 55, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Tuesday in connection with the murder of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper reporter who was […]
Missouri Supreme Court, Gov. Mike Parson refuses to halt execution of Marcellus Williams, convicted in 1998 killing
The execution of a Missouri man convicted of killing a social worker in 1998 is set to go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday after the state Supreme Court and governor rejected repeated requests to halt the execution. Marcellus Williams, 55, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the stabbing […]
Illegal Alien ‘Got-Away’ Convicted of Child Sex Crimes
An illegal immigrant who successfully crossed the U.S.-Mexico border was convicted of child sex offenses in a custody case in Montgomery County, Maryland. Ruben Guzman Martinez, a 41-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico, Crossed They plan to cross the southern border before 2019. Guzman-Martinez was arrested by Gaithersburg, Maryland police for drunk driving in July 2019. […]
Bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers demand convicted killer’s execution be halted
A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers on Tuesday called on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles to halt the execution of a man convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002. Robert Roberson is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Oct. 17. Prosecutors have argued that his […]
Convicted Long Island killer John Bittrolff calls on DA to review case after Rex Heuermann charged in ‘eerily similar’ killing
A Long Island man convicted of two murders in the early 1990s is seeking a retrial of the case after alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heurman was charged with an “eerily similar” murder from the same period, according to reports. John Bittrollf, convicted of the 1993 murders of Rita Tangredi and Colleen McNamee in […]
Florida mom Laurie Shaver convicted for husband’s murder after blaming daughter, 7
A Florida mother has been convicted of accusing her 7-year-old daughter of shooting her husband, a Disney mechanic, in the back of the head and then burying his body under a concrete slab. After five hours of deliberation, jurors found Laurie Shaver, 41, guilty of second-degree murder with a firearm in the death of her […]
Father who is convicted rapist stripped of parental responsibility for daughter | Rape and sexual assault
Convicted rapists, who previously were allowed to spend unsupervised time with their children, have been stripped of their parental responsibilities. Christopher White, who has been described as a “danger to women and children,” did not attend last week's hearing, which was also attended by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ). To decide how I could […]