16-year-old Michael Pilato has been convicted of killing his father and two brothers by setting the family's Webster, New York home on fire. A jury ruled that Pilato was guilty of arson and multiple counts of murder, concluding that he intended to kill his relatives on December 7, 2011 at 1 a.m. when he used gasoline to set fire to the home, which is located just northeast of Rochester
On July 17, 1996, a Paris bound TWA Flight 800 exploded and crashed into the waters off Long Island, New York, killing all 230 people on board. After a four-year investigation, the National Transportation Security Board concluded the plane was destroyed by a center fuel tank explosion likely caused by a spark from faulty wiring.
Round two of jury selection for George Zimmerman's trial began on Wednesday, with attorneys questioning a group of 40 potential jurors in the hope of finding a panel to try the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. For the first time since the trial began, Zimmerman's parents and sister were present in the courtroom.
Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra is reportedly being released from a California prison this coming Sunday, 15 months into his three-year term, sources said, as reported by UPI. Dykstra was charged with grand theft auto and one count of filing a false financial report in October 2011.
