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Mother of Laken Riley gets emotional in courtroom as suspect learns proposed trial date

The mother of slain Augusta University student Laken Riley grew emotional during a hearing Friday where she learned of suspected illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra’s scheduled trial date on Nov. 18. Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard set the trial date after Ibarra, who entered the United States illegally from Venezuela, pleaded not guilty […]

Conspiracist Justin Mohn ruled competent to stand trial

A Pennsylvania conspiracy theorist accused of decapitating his father and displaying the head in a disturbing online video is competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Defendant Justin Mohn, 32, displayed a range of animated expressions as he sat handcuffed and clad in a yellow jumpsuit during the five-hour court hearing. Defense expert […]

Ex-ballerina convicted of manslaughter in ‘Black Swan murder’ trial

A former ballerina at the centre of the highly publicised “Black Swan murders” has been found guilty of manslaughter. Ashley Benefield, 33, was convicted Tuesday night by a jury in Manatee County, Florida. The manslaughter conviction was a reduction from a second-degree murder charge originally brought against Benefield following her husband’s 2020 death. Former Florida […]