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  'Doomsday Mom' Lori Vallow Tells Jury 'Family Tragedy Isn't a Crime' In Opening Statements of 4th Husband's Murder Trial

  Already convicted of killing her two children, Lori Daybell now stands trial for allegedly conspiring to murder her fourth husband.

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  Tennessee Man Accused Of Stuffing His Own Girlfriend's Body in Suitcase After Stabbing Her Kept Notes On Her Whereabouts: Court Docs

  The second day of a Tennessee man's murder trial included surveillance videos, information about where the body of his girlfriend was found, and a sticky note the accused murder kept regarding his girlfriends whereabouts.

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  Luigi Mangione Will Be Imprisoned in the Same Brooklyn Jail as Diddy: Report

  Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will be imprisoned in the same Brooklyn jail as Diddy, according to reports.

• Final defendant in murder of Marine wife, Brittany Killgore, sentenced to 2 life terms

  A member of a sadomasochistic sex triangle has been sentenced for killing a Marine wife who was kidnapped near a Southern California base.

• Louisiana Sheriff’s Deputy Killed, Former Inmate Arrested

  Former inmate and rape-convicted, Jermaine Johnson, has been arrested for Webster Parish's Sheriff, Sulyn Prince's death. Evidences found at the sheriff's home has led to the arrest of the former inmate.

• Levi Chavez Trial: Former Police Officer Staged the 'Perfect Murder' of His Wife, Prosecutors Say (Video)

  Former Albuquerque police officer Levi Chavez committed what is being described as the "perfect murder" when he shot his wife in 2007 with his department-issued handgun, making it appear as a suicide, prosecutors said Monday.

• Casey Anthony Judge: Belvin Perry Expressing 'Shock, Surprise, Disbelief' By Jury's Verdict (Video)

  udge Belvin Perry, who presided over the Casey Anthony trial, said on Monday's "Today" show that he believed there was enough evidence to convict her.

• Trayvon Martin Case: Parents Settle Wrongful Death Claim; Homeowners Association Believed to Pay More than $1 Million

  Trayvon Martin's parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, have settled a wrongful death claim for an amount thought to be more than $1 million against the homeowners association of the Sanford subdivision where their son was killed, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The Martins' attorney Benjamin Crump filed their paperwork at the Seminole County Courthouse, a portion of which was made public on Friday.

• Craigslist Killer: Ohio Street Preacher Who Lured Murder Victims with Bogus Offers Gets Death Penalty Sentence

  Richard Beasley, the Ohio street-preacher who lured his murder victims with bogus Craigslist job offers, has been sentenced to the death penalty in Akron. Beasley was convicted on March 12 of killing three men and wounding a fourth, all of whom hegave false promises of farmhand jobs to in southeast Ohio in 2011.

• James Holmes Trial Update: Prosecutors Reject Guilty Plea Offer

  The prosecutors in the Colorado theater massacre case rejected an offer from suspect James Holmes to plead guilty in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. The report said the proposal cannot be considered genuine because the defense has repeatedly refused to give them information needed to evaluate it.

• Oscar Pistorius Update: "Blade Runner" Wins Bail Appeal & May Potentially Compete in World Athletics Championships

  Paralympian Oscar Pistorius who is charged with the murder his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February, has just won an appeal over his bail restrictions. The could could potentially enable him to compete in the next World Athletics Championships, as well as events around the world, but reports the athletic commission may be dissuading those countries from allowing him to compete in them.

• James Holmes Trial Update: Suspect Reportedly Offers to Plead Guilty

  Aurora gunman James Holmes is seeking to plead guilty as a way to avoid the death penalty in his upcoming trial. His attorneys hope the deal will enable him to get a life prison sentence instead. The offer comes just before the prosecution was scheduled to announce whether or not they intend to seek the death penalty in his upcoming case.

• Amanda Knox: Italian High Court Overturns Acquittal, Orders New Trial; Will She Be Extradited? (Video)

  The Court of Cassation, Italy's top criminal court, overturned Amanda Knox's acquittal for the killing of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, and has ordered a new trial.

• 'Phil Spector' Film With Al Pacino and Directed by David Mamet, Boycotted by Lana Clarkson's Friends (Video)

  While the prospect of seeing Al Pacino and Helen Mirren in the upcoming HBO David Mamet film about the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector may give film fans reason to celebrate, friends of Lana Clarkson, the actress who Spector was convicted of killing, have made their intentions clear: they have no plans on seeing it,

• Oscar Pistorius Update: 'Blade Runner' Appeals Bail Conditions

  Oscar Pistorius' lawyers have filed an appeal in a South African court against bail restrictions imposed on the Para Olympian, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, according to papers released by the Pistorius family on Monday.

• New York 'Cannibal Cop' in Tears: Gilbert Valle Trial Resumes with Plots of 'Murdering and Eating Women'

  The New York City cop on trial for plotting to kidnap, cook and eat women shed tears on Tuesday as his attorneys rested their case after one day.

• Pistorius Bail: Magistrate Grants Track Star $113k Bail, to be Released Pending Murder Trial

  A South African court granted Oscar Pistorius bail on Friday, after his defense lawyers argued he was too famous to pose a flight risk. The court set bail was at 1 million rand, or $113,000.

• Pistorius Roid Rage: Illegal Steroids Reportedly Found in 'Bladerunner's' Home, Along With Bloody Cricket Bat

  Illegal steroids were reportedly found in the South African home where so-called "Bladerunner" Oscar Pistorius allegedly gunned down his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp last week. Pistorius willl now be tested for the banned drug, which may have played a factor in him committing the crime.