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MURDER TRIAL  

For those of you not familiar with this case, it is a murder trial against a former Canton, Ohio police officer. Bobby Cutts Jr. is accused of the murder of his girlfriend, Jessie Davis and their unborn daughter, Chloe.

Opening Statements expected tomorrow in the Phil Spector murder trial.

One of the most bizarre and memorable trials of the 19th century was the murder trial of Emma Cunningham. It attracted a media following almost akin to our contemporary OJ Simpson and Michael Jackson trials...

Phil Spector, legendary music producer, saw his trial process begin on Monday, with the first session of jury selection. Spector is charged with murder in the death of B-actress Lana Clarkson on February 3, 2003.

Today bail was set for Jeffrey Scott, accused of murdering his wife on Thanksgiving day

Bobby's murder trial, the proceedings and my experience with law enforcement.

Reading about Scott Peterson's family offering a reward for information on the killer of their daughter-in-law, Laci Peterson, I was at first incredoulous. After all it was April Fool's Day, but the story was prevelant across all medias. Amber returns.

Rock 'n' roll legend Phil Spector will not be the only one on trial when opening statements begin in his murder case Wednesday. Cameras in the courtroom -- specifically television coverage of sensational trials in Los Angeles County -- will also be on trial.

An Alabama man pleaded guilty Monday to the murder of a gay teen who was killed, prosecutors say, at least in part because of his sexual orientation. Christopher Gaines's capital murder trial will begin next week.

According to a report from KHOU.com, the Ashley Benton murder trial has ended in a mistrial declaration. Ashley Benton was on trial for the murder of 15 year old gang member Gabriel Granillo.

The courtroom in the small town of A..... was still as the tall, lanky prosecutor rose to give his closing argument in a sensational murder trial that gripped the town in weeks of suspense.

I love a murder mystery. Television's Criminal Minds, Agatha Christie's novels, the complete cases of Sherlock Holmes, an actual murder trial I covered for the local newspaper -- any old murder will do.

Told through quiet, effective prose in poem form, "The Trial" tells the story of Katie Flynn, a young girl who lives with her mother in Flemington, New Jersey. It's in this town that the famous Lindbergh kidnapping trial took place in 1935.

A humorous murder mystery in Candyland where all of the characters are some form of candy.

A DVD review of the first season of the television show Murder One.

Mary Winkler testified Wednesday, April 18, 2007, in her trial for husband's murder.

Sandra Brown, a mystery author with 55 books on the New York Times best-seller list, will host the season premiere of "Murder by the Book" on November 5th.

A young man dangles and drops a young woman from a highrise to her death

John "Junior" Gotti, Jr., was arrested again in New York on cospiracy to commit murder charges. This is not Gotti's first brush with the FBI. Like his father, John Gotti, the "Teflon Don," John "Junior" has had a running battle with federal prosecutors over the years...

In 2004, 8 year-old Amy Yates was strangled to death. Two different people confessed. Now they're both free...

The 1995 O.J. Simpson case was obviously unprecedented in its TV coverage. Imagine if you will then the scenario of turning on afternoon TV 16 years earlier in 1978 and seeing a bewildered Roman Polanski on trial with a judge giving a bravura performance...

Canada's youngest person accused of murder will stand trial in the deaths of her mother, father and brother in this week

This article outlines the case against Hampton resident William Shanklin who was convicted in the murder of a four-year-old boy.

In 1976 Martin Dillion died from a gun shoot wound while in the company of his wife's lover. Muder?

This is my opinion and feelings about a local murder of Kari Nunemaker 17 years ago. They have just got the man Fred Mott who is standing trial this week in Elkhart, Indiana.

US Marine Cesar Laurean was found in Mexico after being accused of murder. He will not face the death penalty due to the extradition treaty.

The international media, including YouTube, is buzzing in anticipation of the trial of three people for the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher on November 2007.

Although murder and homicide are both used to describe the act of killing another human being, the circumstances surrounding the charges are different.

Ricky Holland was reported missing in July, 2005 by his adoptive parents. 6 months later, the adoptive father led police to Ricky's remains. Tim Holland pled guilty to second-degree murder last month. He is expected to testify against his wife this week.

An uncelebrated birthday. An elderly woman is murdered by nine teens. Pre-meditated murder. A murder planned and carried out.

Paul Cortez is an aspiring actor who has taken his performance into the courtroom. Cortez, 26 years old, took the stand on Thursday, during the trial in which he is accused of murder. The case is being tried before the Manhattan Supreme Court.

One of the biggest courtroom murder cases in the U.S. is running into some major snags, one of which is how to pay for trial...

celebrities that get away with murder

A prosecutor told jurors Thursday as the man's trial opened that physical evidence, including DNA from blood and fingerprints, will link a convicted sex offender to the abduction and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford.

The crime syndicate known as the "Chicago Outfit" have outlived their days since the time of Prohibition. The Chicago based mafia family has brought the Windy City its "biggest mobster-family trial" yet.

David Hicks, a 31 year-old Australian, will be formally charged within the next 30 days and will have his case come to trial soon after. He is charged with giving material support to terrorists as he fought beside al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

In Aeschylus' Eumenides, soon after the murder of Clytemnestra by her son Orestes he, plagued by the Furies, seeks aid at the temple of Apollo in Delphi.

This is the true story of a murder in a small-town apartment complex, the victim being my next-door neighbor.

It's not a question whether Fourniret and Olivier sought young virgins out to rape and murder. Fourniret admits it, almost braggs about it. The question is how many, besides the 7 they are on trial for, are there?

As released by Multi National Forces-Iraq, the trial of Staff Sergeant Michael Hensley concluded with a verdict of not guilty. Staff Sergeant Hensley was on trial for three specifications of premeditated murder.

This is my opinion of what one kind of premeditated murder is and whether or not the legal system really worked. Was the courts fair in their decision where Gaje's death was concerned?

O.J. Simpson is on trial again among a series of other pending controversies, but what does this spell out for The Juice's credibility, reputation and his future?

Trial for daycare director in connection with the September death of Allison Newman has been postponed due to a death in the family.

The trial of Charles Taylor is a rare international attempt to bring a dictator to justice.

Craig W. Albee--defense for Mark Jensen in the wife poisoning trial--is renowned among his peers as one of the best lawyers in the nation. But the notorious Jensen trial--made unforgettable by a letter from the dead wife, Julie Jensen--has made Mr. Albee famous.

Mike Huckabee as Lt. Gov. and Gov. of Arkansas went on a crusade to release convicted rapist Wayne Dumond. Ignoring he pleas of his victims, Gov. Huckabee secured Dumond's parole. Dumond went on to commit a rape-murder in neighboring Missouri.

The trial of the soldiers charged with murder, in what became known as the Boston Massacre, helped to save the American Revolution before it even happened. What if things went differently? What if they did not get a fair trial?

This article tells the story of the trial that ended the illustrious career of the creator of the Hollywood comedy.

Amazingly enough, one of the very first trials of the century of the 1900s is hardly even registered in the consciousness of most Americans. Too bad, because this nearly 100 year old trial has resonance today.

Why are parents murdering their kids? As a Mother I just cannot understand how a parent could murder their children.And it seems to be happening more and more. Parents are murdering their kids and it isn't getting the attention that it should.

When Petty Officer Amy Peterson's two month old son passed away, the doctors decleared him another victim of SIDS. Four years later however, the Navy's Criminal Investigative Service decided to charge Amy with the murder of her son.

The average parricide is one who has been severely abused physically, sexually or verbally through their entire early childhood and view murder as the last alternative . When there is no abuse present, what would drive a child to kill their parents?

The television series, Twin Peaks, creates a sense of nightmare by introducing a quaint, small, American town and then stuffing it with a seedy underbelly of sex, drugs, murder, greed and corruption.

Some men take offense to a surprise result of pregnancy. Some men don't want a child changing their life and apparently opt to the extreme of murder.

The question I am going to attempt to answer is what caused Pittman to murder his grandparents? Do psychiatric drugs cause young children to be violent?

Lynn Turner, an ex-911 operator who was accused and found guilty of the murder of her former husband Glenn Turner, a Cobb County police officer in Georgia, is now undergoing a trial for a second murder of Randy Thompson.

Cherry Creek wasn't the type of town where one would expect trouble. Now with better than 25 families, we all just pitched in to preserve peace and tranquility. That was until the murder of Cherry Creek.

Sgt. Paul E. Cortez,24, of the Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division has received a 100 years in prison for his part in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her family.

Ten percent of serial killers are women. The majority of these woman over the past three decades have used SIDS as a cover up for murder.

A court in New York has decided to acquit a wealthy landlord of murdering his wife. Benjamin Odierno was found not guilty by a jury and helped dismiss him from being convicted of second-degree murder charges.

A British history lesson on Richard III and who was the real culprit in the murder of the two princes.

NASA astronaut, Lisa Nowak, who was on board the Discovery last July, has been charged with first-degree attempted murder. Why would a successful space scientist and caring mother do such a thing?

Prosecutors in the US have finally named a suspect in the 2002 murder of Run DMC rapper, Jam Master Jay.

Infamous murder case takes on new life with DNA testing.

Lorenzo Gilyard is accused of killing 13 women during 1977 through 1993.

GSR means gunshot residue. It is found at crime scenes where guns are fire. It can be analyzed and used by both defense and prosecution attorneys.

Joseph Seifert's only memory of his father, Daniel, is the day he was killed.

The Green River Killer case in Seattle will pale in comparison...once the facts come out in this case. -Wayne Leng www.MissingPeople.net

Detective Fuhrman is an excellent example of what NOT to do.

Would you believe that Marcia Clark is often seen on the Red Carpet? That both Robert Shapiro and F. Lee Bailey face criminal charges? That Mark Fuhrman thinks he can solve the JFK assassination? It's all true.

The Winkler story about preacher's wife killing her husband.

Son's killer will get supervision after prison

Former Canton police officer Bobby Cutts spoke out to a jury for the first time since the death of his pregnant lover, Jessie Davis, last July.

Actress Reese Witherspoon's production company is developing a movie based on the 1997 killing of Reena Virk, the 14-year-old from Saanich, B.C., who was murdered by schoolmates.

These two men had everything, yet threw it away by trying to plan the perfect murder.

The prosecution's case against Melanie McGuire rests on circumstantial evidence. Well-known defense lawyer and television consultant Joe Tacopino does the heavy lifting for the defense.

Many in the anti-abortion camp will tell you they are against abortion, and then tack on the convenient little add-on phrase: "except in cases of rape or incest".

Donna Moonda is on trial for hiring Damian Bradford to kill her husband and split the inheritance.

It's been a long trial. Phil Spector will soon learn whether he will retain his freedom, or go to prison. The jury will decide if Lana Clarkson killed herself or was murdered.

In October 2006, Joseph Edward Duncan III pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of kidnapping. He received three consecutive life sentences on the kidnapping charges, but his sentencing phase on the murder charges is currently ongoing.

Previously sealed Information about the murder of University of North Carolina student and student body president, Eve Carson, has been released. It turns out that the promising student was kidnapped from her home, not car jacked as previously thought.

Al-Quida conspirator, Zacarias Moussaoui was sentenced to life in prison. Exclaiming that he has won, Moussaoui clapped as he was led away. This is a misunderstanding on his part because he only thinks that he has won.

The series is amusing and a fun puzzle to unravel although it stretches believability to a point that non-mystery fans might have difficulty accepting; however, Universal created a bare bones set, and some have found technical glitches with the DVDs.

The site of these haunting is that of Wilder, Kentucky. There have been more murders and deaths in the building than anyone could have guessed. Spirits are still seen today.

Richard Speck a violent, drunken drifter, raped and murdered eight young women in Chicago in 1966. Only one nurse escaped, and her testimony put him away.

A Marine was semtenced to Eight Years in prison on saturday for his involvement in the April killing of a 52-year-old Iraqi man.

This is the story about a teenage rape victim that was executed in Iran.

Semi fictional short biography.

The question now is, will OJ Simpson and his defense team decide to go with a Las Vegas jury or a judge? Will Las Vegas jurors view Simpson in the same light as the Los Angeles jury did?

He murdered his mother, wife, and three children. It took a TV show to capture him nearly two decades later.

how can you explain rainbows to those who are blind?

If you are keeping up with the story of Michael Vick, you already know he voluntarily turned himself in to the Federal Marshals in Richmond, Virgina on November 19, 2007, almost three weeks before his sentencing.

Does media attention help to pre-form jury bias?

Review of how lyrics affect society.

Do the ghosts of Lizzie's father and stepmother still haunt their former home?

Polk Award Winner Chauncey Bailey was murdered in August 2007 by very people he was investigating. He was researching a bakery known for its criminal activity.

Bobby Cutts guilty! That is what the Jury thinks

Prosecution is seeking the death penalty for Bobby Cutts.

In what seems to be a turn of events, Chris Benoit had lost the respect of fans and people due to the actions that were revealed.

The blood of Yitzhak Rabin cries out for justice