Unequal justice under the law

For those accused who cannot afford attorneys, being represented by a public defender often means no defense at all

• Aug 13, 2017

Was jealousy the motive behind Florida doctor's savage murder?

A tip in the murder investigation of Dr. Teresa Sievers -- struck 17 times with a hammer -- leads police on an 1,100-mile trip that takes the case in unexpected directions

• Aug 12, 2017

Minneapolis holds rally to remember Justine Damond

The 40-year-old Australian woman was shot to death on July 15 by a Minneapolis police officer responding to a 911 call

• Aug 11, 2017

Alleged bigamist couple indicted in slayings of 5 family members

Christopher Henderson and Rhonda Carlson have been indicted for the murders which took place in August 2015

• Aug 11, 2017

Police: Walgreens worker stops sexual assault in store bathroom

The employee heard the victim screaming for help and ran to help her

• Aug 11, 2017

Investigator accused of trying to get Trump's tax returns taken into custody

Jordan Hamlett was accused in 2016 of trying to illegally get then-candidate Trump's tax returns

• Aug 11, 2017

Victim killed in professor's apartment was stabbed over 40 times

Trenton James Cornell-Duranleau was fatally stabbed last month in a Northwestern University professor's high-rise condo

• Aug 11, 2017

Amateur-built submarine owner held in missing woman's death

Journalist who joined Peter Madsen for what was supposed to be short voyage reported missing

• Aug 11, 2017

Hit man for Chicago gang sentenced to life in prison

Paris Poe, a hit man for a Chicago street gang, was sentenced to life in prison in one of the city's largest gang cases in years

• Aug 11, 2017

Lawyers want Penn State live-in frat adviser to testify

Defense attorneys want Tim Bream, who is also the school's head athletic trainer, to testify about what he knew about the alcohol-fueled pledge event

• Aug 11, 2017

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