It is being reported on July 7, 2016 that a second incinerated body was discovered in upstate NY. “A witness spotted one body burned beyond recognition in a wooded part of La Grange Park in Rochester just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, less than two days after a body was found on the side of an isolated dirt road in Caledonia.”
It is being reported on July 7, 2016 that a shocking video showing a 32-year-old black man, Philando Castile, bleeding to death after being shot by a police officer, has been published on Facebook. This comes just one day after an earlier video was released of another black man, 37-year-old Alton Sterling, being shot by the police.
It is being reported that news website examiner.com is shutting down soon. “Michael Roth, a Los Angeles-based spokesman for Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) . . . notes that “we did not put out a statement” announcing Examiner.com’s demise.” In an email to examiner.com writers it was announced that the website would “close down on or around July 10, 2016.”
In a shocking end to a three-year legal battle, it is being reported on July 6, 2016 that Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to six years in prison for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. He will be eligible for house arrest by 2019. Reeva Steenkamp’s parents left the courtroom without comment.
It is being reported on July 3, 2016 that the most notorious Canadian rapist and murderer, Paul Bernardo, has applied for day parole. Legal experts say it is very unlikely that he will be allowed parole. “Criminal lawyer Daniel Brown says Bernardo’s chances of release from jail, now or in the future however, are virtually nil.” Bernardo’s victims have been contacted and they are directed to send impact statement by July 14, 2016.
Embed from Getty Images It is being reported on July 1, 2016 that the young Chicago couple imprisoned for murdering wealthy mother, 62-year-old Sheila von Wiese-Mack, have split up. They separated over disagreements on who should take care of their baby.
It is being reported on July 1, 2016 that the murder investigation of Missy Bevers has slowed down. Missy Bevers, 45, was found dead in the early morning hours of April 18, 2016 in Creekside Church in Midlothian, Texas, no arrests have been made.
VERDICT NOT IN YET:Michelle Carter pushed Conrad Roy to suicide.
It is being reported on July 2, 2016 that Michelle Carter, the Massachusetts teenager charged with influencing her friend to commit suicide via text messages, will have to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter.
It is being reported on June 23, 2016 that Amanda Knox‘s co-defendant, Rudy Guede, has been allowed to leave prison for 36 hours this weekend. Guede is allowed a leave from his regular prison routine on account of good behavior. This will be the first time he has been out since his arrest in 2007 when he, Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were charged with the murder of Meredith Kercher.
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