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Harold Henthorn claims that his second wife Toni Henthorn fell off of a cliff in Colorado when she was taking a picture of them on their 12th wedding anniversary. However a jury in Colorado felt that the claim wasn’t true, and found Harold guilty of first-degree murder. The prosecutors of the case, accused Harold of pushing Toni off of a cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park. They believe the reason he pushed his wife off of the cliff was so that he could get millions of dollars in insurance money. The authorities stated that they are re-opening the case of Harold’s first wife’s death in 1995. However, Harold claims that his first wife Sandra Henthorn died when she was changing the tire on the car, the car fell on her. Henthorn’s conviction
Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits anyone knowingly or willfully offering, paying or soliciting or receiving remuneration, directly or indirectly; in cash or kind; in exchange for; patient referrals or furnishing or arranging a good or service for a Federal healthcare program including Medicare or Medicaid. Stark would also apply to Hanlester as well but Stark was not enacted until after the Hanlester case. Stark is strict liability, does not require the knowingly/willfully element, and is not prosecuted criminally.
Tyrone Fleming, an actor in the YouTube crime show "848", was found stabbed to death in his Bronx apartment on University Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
At the time of the murder of which David Milgaard was accused of committing he was just 16 years old. He was a hippie, constantly in trouble. Even before he was a teenager he was getting into trouble. His parents and teachers considered him impulsive; he resisted authority (Regina Leader Post, 1992, as cited in Anderson & Anderson 1998). He was removed from kindergarten because he was considered to be a negative influence on the other children. When he was thirteen he spent time in a psychiatric centre (Anderson & Anderson, 1998)
Killer Kovat court, on Sunday a student was charged with terrorist threats and acts. I am defending Emily Kikari Sakamoto 21 whom a Emory University student posted on social media that “I'm shooting up the school,” police and university officials said Monday. She was held on $1500 bond in the Newton County Jail. She could face 1-5 years in prison if she's convicted of the single act of plotting terroristic threats, a felony. In an arrest report, Emory police said Sakamoto used YikYak and posted anonymously “ I'm shooting up the school tomorrow. Stay in your rooms. The ones on quad are who will go first. “ The post was live for a few minutes until Emory students took screenshots of it and provided it to the police and she was arrested later on in the afternoon that day.
In this case, Dwayne Giles was tried in state court for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. Dwayne Giles shot his ex-girlfriend, Brenda Avie, outside the garage of his grandmother’s house. There were not witnesses, but Giles’ niece heard what had occurred from inside the house. She heard Giles and Avie arguing. Avie then yelled “Granny” several times and a series of gunshots sounded. Giles’ niece and grandmother ran outside and saw Giles standing near Avie with a gun in his hand. Avie, who had not been carrying a weapon, had been shot six times. Giles fled the scene after the shooting. Police arrested him about two weeks later.
“My job as a prosecutor is to do justice. And justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and an innocent man is not.” This quote is from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. She is well known for extremely controversial court decisions in court cases, much like the controversy surrounding the Steven Avery murder trial. In 2005, Steven Avery was accused and charged with the murder of Teresa Halbach when Halbach was on Avery’s property to take pictures of his vehicle for Autotrader. This murder was just like any other murder, other than the fact that many believe he is innocent. This belief of innocence is sparked by “Making a Murderer,” a television series that brought public attention to the involvement of the Manitowoc County Police
There are mixed opinions about this question, and many people have wondered about how Teresa Halbach was actually murdered. Steven Avery (Brendan Dassey’s uncle) and Brendan were convicted for Teresa Halbach’s murder in 2005, and both were sentenced to life in prison. In 2017, a federal judge in Wisconsin revoked the murder and sexual assault convictions of Brendan Dassey, and he was ordered a release from prison. Today, Brendan awaits the court’s decision on his freedom. I believe Brendan Dassey should remain in prison because he is responsible for Teresa Halbach’s murder.
Kevin Neal terrified a California community when he turned into a enraged shooter by loading himself up with two handguns and a semiautomatic rifle, taking aim at seven locations, including an elementary school.
JonBenét Ramsey's murder has been a mystery that has captivated and intrigued the nation for over two decades. One morning, Mother, Patsy Ramsey found a detailed, handwritten, note which demanded $118,000 and also allegedly said to have kidnapped JonBenét (Casarez). Later, six year old JonBenét was found dead in her Boulder, Colorado home
Edward Gein was born on August 27, 1906 in La Crosse county, Wisconsin. His parents were George Philip and Augusta Wilhelmine Gein, his sibling was Henry George Gein.Edward Gein’s father was an alcoholic, and his mother was very religious. The death of his mother is the cause of Ed Gein’s murder.
A case in which brought a huge amount of attention to capital punishment is the Roper v. Simmons case (Reuters, 2017). The Roper v. Simmons case included a teen named, Christopher Simmons, Simmons planned and committed a murder at the age of seventeen. He was convicted and sentenced the death penalty at the age of eighteen. Simmons petitioned after his conviction that he was under the age of eighteen at the time of the crime, therefore he was still a juvenile. He related back to the Atkins v Virginia case indicating he was under eighteen and not fully mentally developed yet. In the Atkins case the sentence was violating the eighth amendment valid to the states done by the fourteenth amendment, which states the prohibition of a mentally retarded
Though there are some aspects to Adnan Syed that point to him being the murderer of Hae Min Lee, an immense amount of verification supports his innocence and refutes the evidence held against him, showing that he is innocent. There were many points to the story of the murder that showed Adnan to be guilty, but through Jay’s inconsistent story, the incorrect and impossible timeline and the alibis, Adnan’s innocence shines through. Jay’s story was very detailed and he did have a lot of evidence that suggest Adnan is guilty. He could prove a lot of things and had an overall long and vivid explanation of the whole day. However, he became more and more unreliable when he changed his story multiple times and switched up his facts. Also, he mixes
On Thanksgiving evening, November 27, 1992, Sergeant Kenneth Mathison and his wife Yvonne drive their 1988 tan Ford van along Route 131 in Hilo, Hawaii. The rain is pouring down and before he knows it, Kenneth Mathison is awaiting police assistance as he cradles his wife’s dead body in the back of their van. Mathison, a sergeant of 25 years with the Hilo Police Department was allegedly informing his wife, a maternity nursing professional at the Hilo Medical Center, that he was being investigated in his second paternity suit. According to Mathison, when Yvonne heard the news, she jumped from the passenger side of the van. While he was looking for her in the blinding rain, Mathison purportedly ran over his wife. He then carried the body into the van and secured it with yellow rope in the back before attempting to find help. Will the forensic evidence support Mathison’s account of that fateful evening?
Jonbenet Ramsey was murdered on December 26, 1996. Her body was found in the basement of the Ramsey's house. When the autopsy of her body was made they found some interesting details. The police suspected she died of suffocation but later they find that she was already dead when the rope when around her neck. A blunt hard object struck her head which cause her to be brain dead. This could have been something similar to a flashlight they found at the scene. The autopsy also showed that Jonbenet ate a piece of pineapple before she died. There were two small marks on her back as well. The Ramsey didn't want her body to be examined or look in there house for more evidence. They didn't really cooperate with the police to help
This was the last time anyone reportedly saw Thatcher’s ex-wife alive. Less than an hour later a passerby discovered her beaten body lying in a pool of blood inside her own garage. She had been bludgeoned and shot in her Regina home. Speculation arose that Thatcher was in some way involved, though he was not formally charged until May 7, 1984. Colin Thatcher was charged on the grounds that he unlawfully caused the death of JoAnn Wilson contrary to s. 218 of the Criminal Code . Section 218(1) of the Code provides that,“every one who commits first degree murder or second degree murder is guilty of an indictable offence and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life.” Section 214 classifies murder into two types: first degree murder and second degree murder. First degree murder is described as an intentional killing that is planned and deliberate. Second degree murder is described as an intentional killing that is not premeditated or planned, nor committed in a reasonable "heat of