Casey Anthony Lawyers Seek to Block Death Penalty
(CBS)
A hearing in Anthony's case is set to begin Friday morning in Orlando.
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December 11, 2009 9:10 AM ORLANDO, Fla. - Attorneys for Florida mother Casey Anthony, charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, are expected to ask a judge to stop prosecutors from seeking the death penalty.
A hearing in Anthony's case is set to begin Friday morning in Orlando.
A hearing in Anthony's case is set to begin Friday morning in Orlando.
December 7, 2009 7:00 AM 
NEW YORK - Paul Cortez, who in 2007 was convicted of murdering dancer Catherine Woods in her upper East Side apartment, wants his conviction reversed and is requesting a new trial because of "inept" representation, according to an appeal which notes that his lawyers didn't show up until the fourth day of his trial.
Catherine Woods' Killer Paul Cortez Wants a New Trial in Exotic Dancer Murder Case
(CBS)
December 4, 2009 8:00 AM 
NEW YORK - As a child of thirteen, Sanford Clark was sent from his home in Canada to live with his uncle, Gordon Stewart Northcott, on a chicken ranch in Wineville, California. It was there that Sanford discovered that his uncle was evil and a rapist and murderer.
Written by acclaimed crime writer Anthony Flacco, with Jerry Clark, Sanford Clark’s son, providing a primary resource, The Road Out of Hell reveals the untold story of the Wineville murders that are featured in the Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie film, Changeling.
Book 'Em: The Road Out of Hell
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Written by acclaimed crime writer Anthony Flacco, with Jerry Clark, Sanford Clark’s son, providing a primary resource, The Road Out of Hell reveals the untold story of the Wineville murders that are featured in the Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie film, Changeling.
November 24, 2009 6:30 AM 
PERUGIA, Italy - The murder charges against Amanda Knox are "pure fantasy" according to the American student, who addressed an Italian court over the weekend.
Knox, along with two others, is accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate Meredith Kercher.
Italian prosecutors, in their closing arguments, said Knox and her Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, should be convicted on charges of murder and sexual violence for the 2007 slaying.
Amanda Knox: Sex-Game Murder Charge is "Pure Fantasy;" Italian Prosecutors Want Life Sentence
(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Knox, along with two others, is accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate Meredith Kercher.
Italian prosecutors, in their closing arguments, said Knox and her Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, should be convicted on charges of murder and sexual violence for the 2007 slaying.
November 20, 2009 7:00 AM 
PERUGIA, Italy - Minutes before her death, British student Meredith Kercher was fighting with her American roommate Amanda Knox, according to Rudy Hermann Guede, the man already convicted of killing her.
There was a loud scream and Kercher ended up dead, the Ivory Coast native said at the opening of his appeal in a Perugia, Italy court.
Amanda Knox Trial: Convicted Killer Fingers Knox for Meredith Kercher Murder
(AP Photo/Stefano Medici)
There was a loud scream and Kercher ended up dead, the Ivory Coast native said at the opening of his appeal in a Perugia, Italy court.
November 19, 2009 12:42 PM 
NEW YORK - Elizabeth Lambert became an Internet celebrity for all the wrong reasons this fall. Now the suspended New Mexico soccer player, who was caught attacking opposing players on tape, has met with the New York Times to put the aggressive infractions into context.
Saying that her actions were "indefensible" in her first interview since the incidents occurred, Lambert, 20, told the Times that she still "deeply regrets it and will always regret it and will carry it through the rest of my life not to retaliate."
Elizabeth Lambert Hair Pull Video Back In News: Soccer Player Speaks Out
(AP/YouTube Video)
Saying that her actions were "indefensible" in her first interview since the incidents occurred, Lambert, 20, told the Times that she still "deeply regrets it and will always regret it and will carry it through the rest of my life not to retaliate."
November 10, 2009 5:29 PM 
NEW YORK - A TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman in exchange for keeping quiet about his sexual affairs was only trying to sell the late-night comic a screenplay, a defense lawyer said Tuesday.
Robert J. "Joe" Halderman's lawyer asked a judge to toss the attempted first-degree grand larceny case, saying the producer did nothing illegal in slipping Letterman documents alluding to the "Late Show" host's dalliances and taking a $2 million check from Letterman's lawyer.
Robert "Joe" Halderman's Lawyer Asks Judge to Dismiss David Letterman Extortion Case
(AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
Robert J. "Joe" Halderman's lawyer asked a judge to toss the attempted first-degree grand larceny case, saying the producer did nothing illegal in slipping Letterman documents alluding to the "Late Show" host's dalliances and taking a $2 million check from Letterman's lawyer.
November 10, 2009 3:41 PM Story contributed by 48 Hours Mystery special consultant Paul Ciolino.
NEW YORK - The Elizabeth Lambert video, which is making the rounds, is a fascinating inside look at Woman’s Division One Soccer. I’m not sure that if this were Division One men’s soccer anyone would be making a fuss. Because we have an attractive and I might add aggressive female player this has become a phenomenon.
Elizabeth Lambert Video: Attractive, Aggressive, Suspended... Victim?
(AP/YouTube Video)
NEW YORK - The Elizabeth Lambert video, which is making the rounds, is a fascinating inside look at Woman’s Division One Soccer. I’m not sure that if this were Division One men’s soccer anyone would be making a fuss. Because we have an attractive and I might add aggressive female player this has become a phenomenon.
November 10, 2009 10:16 AM 
NEW YORK - A lawyer for the TV news producer accused of blackmailing talk show host David Letterman plans to ask a judge to dismiss an extortion case that prompted the late-night comic to acknowledge affairs with staffers.
Robert "Joe" Halderman is due in a Manhattan court Tuesday. His defense attorney, Gerald Shargel, said he planned to challenge whether the evidence presented to a grand jury was sufficient and ask a judge to dismiss the attempted first-degree grand larceny charge against his client.
David Letterman Extortion Suspect Robert "Joe" Halderman to Seek Dismissal of Case
(CBS)
Robert "Joe" Halderman is due in a Manhattan court Tuesday. His defense attorney, Gerald Shargel, said he planned to challenge whether the evidence presented to a grand jury was sufficient and ask a judge to dismiss the attempted first-degree grand larceny charge against his client.
October 30, 2009 6:40 PM
911: Deadly Prophecy
Gilbert, Ariz., Sept. 27, 2001
Doug Grant called his friend, Chad White, to say he had just discovered his wife, Faylene, unconscious in the bathtub. White, a physician's assistant, immediately dialed 911.
Doug Grant called his friend, Chad White, to say he had just discovered his wife, Faylene, unconscious in the bathtub. White, a physician's assistant, immediately dialed 911.
