Shortly after the judge overseeing Lindsay Clancy’s murder case declared a mistrial Friday due to a hung jury, President Trump called it a “terrible situation” and a “horrible tragedy” in his first public comments on a case that has drawn nationwide attention. Asked by reporters if he is following the Massachusetts trial, the president said:…
1m ago Court in lunch break The emergency stay granted by Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan was scheduled to be one-hour long and end at 12:30 p.m. The state’s highest court, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), is still reviewing defense attorney Kevin Reddington’s request to stop Sullivan’s declaration of a mistrial. The…
A judge indicated the Lindsay Clancy murder trial would end in a mistrial Friday, then granted the defense a one-hour delay in order to make a plea to the state’s highest court. Follow: live updates from court Jurors sent a note Friday morning indicating for the third time that they were deadlocked. Plymouth Superior Court…
Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney said a single juror is all that prevents a unanimous verdict in her murder trial. He said the claim came in a note from the foreperson, who said the holdout juror is not following the judge’s instructions on “reasonable doubt.” The jury of nine women and three men is weighing the…
The murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur is headed to closing arguments after the defense rested Thursday following testimony from three former Las Vegas police officers. Jurors are scheduled to return Monday for closing arguments before beginning deliberations in the only prosecution brought in the killing of…
“Willow,” a black and white female pit bull mix loved by her owners, didn’t seem destined to become a key figure in a murder investigation. But that’s exactly what happened. It was Aug. 12, 2023, when the dog became known to law enforcement in New Haven, Indiana. That morning, police would hear about Willow, and…
August 12, 2023, New Haven, Indiana. Shortly before morning broke in the home he rented with his wife Alison, at the base of a steep stairway, Kevin Davis‘ blood seeped onto the floor. OFFICER GARRETT SHANEBROOK | New Haven Police Department (bodycam video): Where’s that blood coming from? CORPORAL CADE HETRICK | New Haven Police…
Convicted Australian triple-murderer Erin Patterson appealed her convictions Wednesday for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms. Three judges of the Victoria state Court of Appeal are hearing her appeal over two days against her convictions on three counts of murder and one of attempted murder relating to a lunch of…
