Judge Kerri Johnson sentenced Luka Wade Rasmussen to 10 to 16 years after a hearing focused on marijuana use, a gun laser and the death of 16-year-old Riley Sears. CASPER, Wyo. — A sentencing hearing in Natrona County turned on stark language and simple facts Tuesday as Judge Kerri Johnson sent Luka Wade Rasmussen to … Read more
A jury convicted Cole Hornsby in January, and a judge later imposed a sentence that leaves him in prison for at least 24 years before parole eligibility. CINCINNATI, Ohio — The criminal case against Cole Hornsby has moved out of trial and into its next legal chapter after a Hamilton County judge sentenced him to … Read more
Officials said the evidence linked Hagen Roberts to the fatal stabbing of Cynthia Capps inside the home where he rented a room. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A jury conviction and maximum sentence in the killing of Cynthia Capps rested on a tightly assembled forensic case, Virginia Beach officials said, one that linked tenant Hagen Lawrence … Read more
The verdict and sentence followed testimony about days of household tension before an Aug. 21, 2024, shooting. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — William Bushey was sentenced to life without parole after a jury found that he deliberately hunted down family members inside a Point Loma home, killing his sister and nephew and badly wounding his mother … Read more
Prosecutors say the victim was stabbed, wrapped in a blanket and left in woods in Manorville after she disappeared from her Riverhead home. RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A Long Island man has been charged with killing his mother after police said her body was found in a wooded area in Manorville weeks after she disappeared from … Read more
Officials said Vincent Zappa was babysitting an 8-month-old boy when the child was hospitalized with a brain bleed and extensive injuries. WARREN, Mich. — A child abuse case that began with a 911 call from a babysitter in October 2024 ended this winter with a Macomb County judge sentencing Vincent Zappa to 18 to 30 … Read more
Prosecutors say DNA and repeated informant statements helped bring a murder charge in the death of Rex Allen Lofts. RIVERTON, Wyo. — The public case against a Wyoming man charged in the death of Rex Allen Lofts rests on two strands of evidence: investigators said several informants told similar stories about a revenge attack, and … Read more
The murder charge against Hepay Juma follows months in which the unidentified newborn’s death had already become a public loss in Manchester. MANCHESTER, N.H. — By the time New Hampshire authorities charged Hepay Juma with killing her newborn daughter, the baby found in Pine Island Pond already had a name, a funeral and a place … Read more
Jeremy Allen received life without parole after prosecutors said he tortured and killed Christopher Hahn, a friend from his high school years. RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — When Jeremy Allen was sentenced to life without parole in Suffolk County, the court record centered on six hours of torture. The people who spoke for Christopher Hahn focused on … Read more
Investigators say a roommate’s return home on Feb. 24 uncovered the death of 61-year-old Thuy Nu Thu Ton. AUBURN, Wash. — What began as a welfare check at a condominium complex near Thomas Jefferson High School has become a murder prosecution after investigators said a 30-year-old man admitted killing his mother and leaving her covered … Read more