True Crime thread / for Adults only

[ilovepaydays]

The resentencing hearing for the Menendez brother has started today in Van Nuys, CA. KNBC in Los Angeles has a very good live update stream here. There will be no photography, audio, or video recording.

Mark Geragos is the Menendez brothers’ defense attorney.

 

[ilovepaydays]

The resentencing hearing for the Menendez brother has started today in Van Nuys, CA. KNBC in Los Angeles has a very good live update stream here. There will be no photography, audio, or video recording.

Mark Geragos is the Menendez brothers’ defense attorney.

The hearing is expected to last two days.

Press conference with Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman.

Basically, he said he will change his mind about not supporting clemency ONLY if the Menendez brothers fully repent of what they did.

 

[ilovepaydays]

The judge has ruled in the Menendez brothers case!

The judge has reduced their sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life.

They have served 35 years, making them now eligible for parole.

 

[DFJ]

Talking heads seem to believe they will indeed be paroled. We shall see.

 

[BaileyCatts]

Was the family adamantly supporting them back in the 90's when the trial happened like they are now? I didn't really 'follow' the story or trial other than what you saw on the news every night or on shows like 20/20, etc. I don't remember the family coming out and so strongly supporting them like they are now .... but it was 30+ years ago so maybe I just don't remember.

 

[ilovepaydays]

From Court TV on U.S. v. Combs

Parts of Opening Statements (using AI generated reading of court transcript)

Judge: Diddy “Fr&@k Off” Video Will Only Shown to Jury, no reporters or other visitors in the courtroom.

Now, I’m wondering about any worries about Cassie Ventura possibly incriminating herself.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Meanwhile, over at Ex-Theranos Land……

I didn’t think this deserved its own thread and this was one of the most notorious frauds in the U.S.

I want to be a fly on the wall with the prospective venture capitalists on this.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Meanwhile, over at the U.S. v. Combs trial……..

CBS News trial live update feed
CNN trial live update feed
ABC News trial live update feed

Guys, I’m starting to wonder if Diddy has a decent chance here. I’m thinking that the prosecutors should be making their case about these specific charges clearer than what they are currently doing.

Especially about the racketeering and trafficking.

 

[Buzz]

The pro life crowd again…

Fatal bombing near Palm Spring fertility clinic 'act of terrorism' - FBI

One person was killed and four injured in Saturday's explosion outside the American Reproductive Centers.

www.bbc.com

 

[Buzz]

The clinic bombing suspect is the only one who died in the attack.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-fertility-clinic-explosion-motive-1.7538318

 

[Buzz]

What will they think of next?!

Cat caught smuggling drugs into Costa Rica prison

The feline was found carrying 235.65g of marijuana and 67.76g of heroin, authorities say.

www.bbc.com

 

[Buzz]

NPR (@npr.org)

A Delaware animal shelter is working to find new homes for 8,000 surviving chicks that were left abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service truck for three days. Another 4,000 of the animals died. https://www.npr.org/2025/05/20/nx-s1-5405036/12000-chicks-postal-service-usps-truck

bsky.app

 

[Buzz]

Women beware… There is an online network of men who do this.

W5 Investigation reveals connections between online network of men who drug, rape and record women

Bryan Hayward is charged with sexual assault; assault with a weapon; administering a noxious substance; distribution of intimate images and voyeurism, along with several other charges.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[ilovepaydays]

U.S. v. Combs - Third week updates from ABC News

So the prosecution is doing a good job of showing Combs as an abusive man that’s interested in “peculiar” activities. And he likely got jealous and controlling enough to blow up Kid Cudi’s car with a Molotov cocktail.

But does any of this prove the racketeering charge?

 

[ilovepaydays]

A LOT of skepticism about this suicide:

What happened to South Carolina pastor’s wife Mica Miller? Cause of death released

Mica's death had been the focus of much speculation since it became known that she had died. Her husband was the first to call Mica's death a suicide. Her fr...

youtu.be

Update: The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI are now involved.

I think it’s clear that it was a suicide, but this pastor………

UPDATE: The husband has now been arrested for assault.

Geesh. He’s still a pastor at this church…….

UPDATE: Pastor John-Paul Miller, Mica Miller’s widower, has apparently remarried. And the whole story keeps getting more .

 

[ilovepaydays]

Latest Diddy trial updates:
NY Post
USA Today
NBC News
ABC News
CNN

So….now Combs is alleged to have dangled Bryana Bongolan (friend of his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura) over a 17th balcony.

The prosecution really needs to tie this story up together and point it towards Combs committing the sex trafficking and racketeering he’s been charged with. Right now, they’ve only proven that he’s a………horrible guy?

 

[KCC]

I told DH that if convicted, he will be pardoned like so many others. Right or wrong, for that reason I'm not investing time into this case.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Yesterday, the judge gave Sean Combs this warning about certain facial expressions he’s apparently making to the jury.

 

[Cachoo]

Bodies found/ Did they drown? Or something else?

Texas serial killer fears after 19 bodies found in lake

Yet another body has been found in Lady Bird Lake, where some residents suspect a murderer has been on the loose.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Buzz]

Austria school shooting death toll rises to 11 after victim dies in hospital

Police say the gunman died, with the country's interior minister saying he was a former pupil.

www.bbc.com

 

[ilovepaydays]

U.S. vs. Sean Combs trial live updates:
NBC News
CNN
ABC News

I think this week’s testimony from “Jane” gets the prosecutors closer to proving the racketeering charge. This is all horrible stuff.

The prosecution is likely to finish their case next week.

 

[ilovepaydays]

U.S. v. Combs trial update - Juror #6 has been dismissed over residency issues (BBC).

How do you not keep straight telling where you actually live?

The defense fought this dismissal because the juror was supposedly “favorable”, but I don’t think it will likely matter.

 

[Coco]

Full day of deliberations in Karen Read case with no verdict yet.

 

[Buzz]

Gunmen storm Mexican village hall and shoot dead mayor

The mayor is the latest local official to be killed in an area of Mexico where organised crime holds sway.

www.bbc.com

 

[ilovepaydays]

Unfortunately, last weekend there were shootings and murders of some Minnesota state lawmakers. Vance Boetler has been arrested and charged. He is expected to arraigned in federal court today for the federal charges.

Here is the federal complaint for United States v. Boelter.

Here are the initial state charges for Minnesota v. Boelter.

The initial state complaint was made for second degree murder because it made it quicker to get a warrant. In Minnesota, warrants for first degree murder require a grand jury, which takes more time. I think the Hennepin County DAs office will seek upgraded charges to first degree murder.

The federal charges are for the actions relating to interstate & internet stalking of the lawmakers, the murders of the Hortmans, and the firearm use in both shootings. I’m not sure why the attempted murder charges aren’t included in the federal case.

I will be surprised if federal prosecutors don’t seek the death penalty.

 

[Tesla]

Unfortunately, last weekend there were shootings and murders of some Minnesota state lawmakers. Vance Boetler has been arrested and charged. He is expected to arraigned in federal court today for the federal charges.

Here is the federal complaint for United States v. Boelter.

Here are the initial state charges for Minnesota v. Boelter.

The initial state complaint was made for second degree murder because it made it quicker to get a warrant. In Minnesota, warrants for first degree murder require a grand jury, which takes more time. I think the Hennepin County DAs office will seek upgraded charges to first degree murder.

The federal charges are for the actions relating to interstate & internet actions, which are the stalking, murder, and firearms charges. I’m not sure why the other shooting isn’t included.

I would be surprised if federal prosecutors don’t seek the death penalty.

I hope he gets convicted by the state because I don't trust Trump not to pardon him if he's convicted by the federal trial.

 

[ilovepaydays]

I hope he gets convicted by the state because I don't trust Trump not to pardon him if he's convicted by the federal trial.

FYI, I edited my previous to (hopefully) clarify the federal vs. state charges. I also thought that we should take the “criminal case” part of this story out to this thread.

I bet the federal case is first, mainly because the conviction rates are A LOT higher than in most state courts.

 

[ilovepaydays]

So….I have been following the MA v. Read retrial. It seems like there’s some circumstantial evidence that points to Read, but was there enough? I’m skeptical.

The jury has entered a fourth day of deliberations. Here’s the verdict slip. Is the jury confused about what to do with Count #2?

I’m thinking Read should be Not Guilty of Count #1.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Massachusetts v. Karen Read
The jury has reached a verdict!!!

Here’s the live feed from Court TV

 

[ilovepaydays]

Massachusetts v. Karen Read
The jury has reached a verdict!!!

Here’s the live feed from Court TV

Not Guilty of ALL charges except for Operating a Vehicle Under Alcohol (OUI)!!!!

Sentenced to one year probation.

Karen Read is now free.



I think that the jury got it right.