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A Man Wrongly Convicted in the 1994 Fatal Shooting of a Baby Sues the City of New Haven and Police

NEW HAVEN, Conn.—A Connecticut man who was exonerated after serving 28 years in prison for killing a baby in 1994 has filed a lawsuit against the city of New Haven and six now-former police officers involved in his arrest. Adam Carmon, 51, was convicted of murder and other crimes and sentenced to 85 years in…


Danny Masterson Convicted of 2 Counts of Rape; ‘That ’70s Show’ Actor Faces 30 Years to Life

LOS ANGELES—“That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson was led out in handcuffs from a Los Angeles courtroom and could get 30 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty on two of three counts of rape at his second trial, in which the Church of Scientology played a central role. Masterson’s wife,…


Danny Masterson Convicted of 2 Counts of Rape, Here’s What Happens Next

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles jury on May 31 convicted actor Danny Masterson of two counts of rape in a retrial that focused on allegations the “That ‘70s Show’ star raped three women between 2001 and 2003. The verdict sided with two of Masterson’s accusers, but the panel was unable to reach a verdict on similar…


Arizona Man Convicted of Killing 4 People in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS—A man has been convicted of killing four people in Minnesota and then leaving their bodies in an abandoned SUV in a Wisconsin cornfield. Antoine Suggs, 39, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was found guilty Friday of four counts of second-degree murder in the September 2021 deaths of Nitosha Flug-Presley of Stillwater, 30; Jasmine C. Sturm, 30;…


LIVE NOW: Convicted South Carolina Lawyer to Be Sentenced

The South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh faces sentencing at 9:30 p.m. ET on March 3 after a jury finds him guilty of murdering his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …


LIVE NOW: Judge Announces Sentence for Alex Murdaugh for Murder of Wife, Son

The South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh faces sentencing at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 3 after a jury finds him guilty of murdering his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …


Judge Announces Sentence for Alex Murdaugh for Murder of Wife, Son

The South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh faces sentencing at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 3 after a jury finds him guilty of murdering his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …


Missouri Mom Convicted of Killing Her Infant Twins

ST. LOUIS—A Missouri mother who reported that her infant twins were stillborn has been convicted of manslaughter. Maya Caston, 28, was convicted Friday of second-degree involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child endangerment. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that jury found her guilty of lesser charges instead of convicting her of second-degree murder. Prosecutors argued…


Jury Convicts Man in Killings of 8 From Another Ohio Family

Jurors convicted a man Wednesday in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family after weighing his denials and other testimony against the word of witnesses including his brother and mother, who previously pleaded guilty for their roles. George Wagner IV, 31, was found guilty of all 22 counts he faced in southern Ohio’s…


Colorado Man Convicted in 1982 Slayings of 2 Women

DENVER—A Colorado man has been convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in the cold case slayings of two women whose bodies were found near the mountain resort town of Breckenridge in 1982. Alan Lee Phillips, 71, was arrested last year in the mountain hamlet of Dumont, west of Denver, after local, state, and federal…