COVID relief funds help free man wrongfully convicted of 1997 murder
Ricky Dority used his pandemic relief funds to hire a dogged private investigator who started the effort that cleared his name.
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Woman accused of killing pro cyclist tries to escape custody in Texas
Kaitlin Armstrong fled the country after Anna Moriah Wilson's murder, prompting a 43-day manhunt that ended with her arrest in Costa Rica.
Vermont police release sketch in killing of retired college dean
The individual in the sketch was seen on the Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail on Oct. 5 at about 4:30 p.m., near the location where Honoree Fleming's body was discovered, Vermont State Police said.
Sam Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend testifies
Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend, is back on the witness stand Wednesday in the FTX founder's fraud trial. Ellison previously pleaded guilty to multiple charges and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett is at the courthouse and has the latest on Ellison's testimony.
Man imprisoned 30 years for rape is exonerated after DNA testing
Post-conviction DNA testing from a rape kit showed Perry Lott did not commit the 1987 crime.
Texas executes man who killed woman in 2000 carjacking
Jedidiah Murphy's execution took place hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned an order that had delayed the death sentence from being carried out.
Key witness testifies against FTX founder
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, the government's star witness against Sam Bankman-Fried, took the stand Tuesday and said the former crypto boss directed her to commit crimes. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett was in the courtroom and joins to break down the day's proceedings.
Atlanta's police chief fires officer involved in church deacon's death
Atlanta's police chief has fired Kiran Kimbrough, who shocked a 62-year-old Black deacon with a stun gun during a dispute over a traffic ticket, leading to the man's death.
63 years after sister's murder, woman helps make sketch of suspect
"This man was seared into the memory of a young girl who survived a heinous crime many years ago," Ohio's attorney general said.
Woman fatally shot on trail; suspect at large
Authorities are searching for a suspect who fatally shot a 77-year-old woman on a trail in Castleton, Vermont. The victim, Honoree Fleming, was a retired Vermont State University dean.
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