PORTLAND, OR – A Multnomah County jury swiftly delivered a guilty verdict for a Portland man charged with the second-degree murder of Ash Smith, a 31-year-old mother of five, who was tragically killed during a community drum circle event last spring. Wyatt Storm Belcher, 28, will face life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after … Read more
TAVARES, FL – A Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the fatal abuse of a toddler left in his care. Travis Ray Thompson, 27, was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of 2-year-old Jacklyn Schwingel after less than two hours of jury deliberation earlier this … Read more
MASTIC, NY – A Long Island man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a longtime acquaintance, following a heated altercation late last year. James Brown, 45, now faces a potential sentence ranging from 40 years to life behind bars after a jury delivered its verdict in a New York … Read more
LOS ANGELES, CA – A jury has found a California man guilty of the chilling murder of his girlfriend, whom he attacked at her apartment while she was on the phone. Craig Charron, 39, was convicted of first-degree murder for the brutal 2020 stabbing of 25-year-old Laura Sardinha, a tragic culmination of a series of … Read more
MIAMI, FL – A former nurse in South Florida faces life imprisonment following her conviction in the brutal death of her 7-year-old adopted daughter. Gina Emmanuel, 56, was found guilty by a Miami-Dade County jury on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse. The jury’s decision on Tuesday stems from the horrific abuse and … Read more
DES MOINES, IA – A Polk County jury has convicted an Iowa man of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of a woman who rejected his invitation to “get high” with him. The incident, which occurred last July, has drawn attention for its senselessness and the tragic randomness of the victim’s death. James Johnson, 43, … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – A Utah man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend after a high-profile trial revealed he confessed to fabricating a story about her killer. On March 21, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced that Terence Trent Vos, 35, was convicted for the 2021 murder of Shandon Scott, … Read more
ORLANDO, FL – A Florida man was found guilty of second-degree murder after a road rage incident ended with the fatal shooting of a father who was en route to his first day at a new job. Nicholas Carrasquillo, 27, shot and killed 30-year-old David Alexzander Sligh in Orlando on the morning of January 22, … Read more