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• Jury receives case in Louding murder trial

  April 26, 2013 12:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorneys for the prosecution and defense wrapped up their closing arguments a short time ago in the murder trial of "Marlo" Mike Louding. Judge Trudy White issued jury instructions afterward and presented the case to them for deliberation. Louding is on trial on suspicion of... more »

• Prosecution expected to rest today in Louding trial

  April 25, 2013 10:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The prosecution is expected to wrap its case against "Marlo" Michael Louding Thursday in district court. Wednesday night, the getaway driver in the murder for hire plot, Adrian Pittman, testified against Louding for a lesser sentence. Pittman pleaded guilty to manslaughter in November for his... more »

• Prosecutors play taped confession in murder trial

  April 23, 2013 11:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Prosecutors at the murder trial of "Marlo" Mike Louding played two different taped confessions today which he made to police investigators. Louding is on trial for the murder of Terry Boyd, whom he's accused of killing. He's implicated in five other murders prosecutors say are tied... more »

• Man accused of stabbing, feticide due in court

  April 8, 2013 10:37 AM

  LIVINGSTON - A man accused of stabbing his wife and cutting their unborn child out of her stomach is scheduled to be in court this afternoon. Jeffrey Reynolds is due in court around 1 p.m. in Livingston Parish for a hearing over pre-trial motions. Reynolds faces feticide and... more »

• Pistorius allowed to leave SAfrica with conditions

  March 28, 2013 10:10 AM

  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - International athletics body the IAAF says Oscar Pistorius would be allowed to run at this year's world championships if he qualifies after the double-amputee runner was cleared by a court to leave South Africa to compete in track meets. The Olympic athlete had appealed against... more »

• Trial date set in CarQuest murder case

  March 28, 2013 8:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A state judge has set an Oct. 28 trial date for a man accused of fatally shooting two employees of a CarQuest Auto Parts store in March 2011. The District Attorney's Office is seeking the death penalty against 23-year-old Lee Turner Jr., who was hired by... more »

• No trial delay in child's slaying

  March 11, 2013 7:44 AM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE - A state district judge has denied a motion to delay the trial of a 19-year-old accused of first-degree murder in the death of a young boy in 2010. The trial for Trevor Reese is scheduled to begin March 18. Reese is charged in the death... more »

• Trial date set in LSU grad student slayings

  February 21, 2013 10:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The trial for two men accused of murdering two LSU international students five years ago will begin this summer. Kiran Kumar Allam and Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma were shot to death at an apartment complex near campus in December 2007. Authorities arrested Casey Gathers and Michael... more »

• Ariz. woman charged in lover's slaying testifies

  February 5, 2013 4:28 AM

  PHOENIX - A woman charged in the stabbing and shooting death of her lover is set to continue testifying at her Phoenix murder trial. Jodi Arias first took the stand Monday in a case that has been peppered with lurid stories of sex, lies, betrayal and violence. The 32-year-old could... more »

• Judge delays Ohio school shooting trial

  January 7, 2013 10:01 AM

  CHARDON, Ohio - A judge in Ohio has indefinitely delayed the murder trial of an 18-year-old charged in the shooting death of three high school classmates. Judge David Fuhry in Chardon, east of Cleveland, said Monday that he will hold a hearing in late January to discuss a new... more »

• Jury hears LA-area chef say on tape he cooked his wife

  September 19, 2012 12:50 PM

  LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles-area chef is on trial for allegedly killing his wife and cooking her body in boiling water. David Viens tells investigators in a recorded statement that he stuffed his wife's body in a 55-gallon drum of boiling water and kept it submerged with weights. The... more »

• Judge: No mistrial in Drew Peterson murder case

  August 2, 2012 10:53 AM

  CHICAGO - Former police officer Drew Peterson's murder trial will go on after the judge decided against declaring a mistrial. The Thursday ruling followed several blunders by prosecutors seeking to prove the 58-year-old killed his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004. He's also a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of... more »

• Star witness testifies against cousin in murder trial Play Video

  June 20, 2012 5:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Chilling testimony about how two victims died came from the prosecution's star witness today in District Court. Farrenton Joshua said his cousin Leandre Bell shot Erika Turner and Christopher Domingue two years ago in shootings months apart. Domingue is the brother-in-law of Former Police Chief Jeff LeDuff.... more »

• Trial under way in case involving family of former BRPD chief Play Video

  June 19, 2012 6:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Procedings are underway in the trial of the man accused of killing the brother-in-law of former Baton Rouge police chief Jeff Leduff. Christopher Domingue and Erica Turner were shot two years ago, and Leandre Bell is charged with their murder. Leduff's family got emotional when... more »

• Bail denied for father accused of abusing kid to death

  June 18, 2012 10:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE- State District Judge Trudy White ruled the father of Xzayvion Riley will be held in Parish Prison without bail. Michael Robertson did not appear in District Court today. Instead, his hearing was done via video conferencing. The child's mother, Lavaughn Riley, is scheduled to have her... more »

• Hudson waits for verdict in family murder trial

  May 11, 2012 10:25 AM

  CHICAGO- Jurors enter a third day deliberating at the Chicago trial of Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law accused of slaying the Oscar-winner's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. They begin Friday after offering no clues Thursday about whether they're close to a decision about William Balfour. J urors sent the judge... more »

• Jury selection continues for rapper trial

  May 2, 2012 10:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Prosecutors and the defense team have agreed on seven jurors to decide the fate of Torrence Hatch also know as rapper "Lil Boosie." He's accused of hiring Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding to kill Terry Boyd in October of 2009. Jury selection continues as both sides... more »

• Jury selection continues in Lil Boosie trial

  May 1, 2012 10:37 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Jury selection is underway Tuesday in the murder for hire trial involving Torrence Hatch also know as "Lil Boosie." He's accused of paying Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding to kill Terry Boyd in October of 2009. Judge Mike Erwin is brining three potential jurors into court... more »

• Hudson leaves court before grisly photos shown

  April 24, 2012 5:13 PM

  CHICAGO - Jennifer Hudson has left the courtroom in the trial of the man accused of killing her family. She walked out Tuesday afternoon shortly before prosecutors displayed pictures of her mother and brother's bloodied bodies. Several photographs showed Hudson's mother sprawled face down on the floor and blood staining... more »

• Jury selection in Hudson family murder trial

  April 9, 2012 7:49 AM

  CHICAGO - A judge will question potential jurors as jury selection begins in earnest at the Chicago trial of a man accused of murdering the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson. Selecting 12 jurors able to set aside sympathy for the star in assessing... more »

• Hotel Heir Murder Trial

  March 8, 2012 7:36 PM

  Prosecutors say a jury should hear bizarre complaints a woman made about her millionaire husband, a murder she's accused of arranging. They also say it doesn't matter if the complaints aren't true. Narcy Novack of Fort Lauderdale, Florida goes to trial next month for orchestrating the murders of her husband,... more »

• Hudson on witness list for upcoming murder trial

  February 28, 2012 7:37 AM

  CHICAGO - Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is on the witness list for the upcoming trial of a man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. The Chicago Tribune reports, however, that prosecutors haven't yet disclosed whether Hudson will actually testify at William Balfour's trial, which is slated to... more »

• Jury given Trucko Stampley murder case

  February 3, 2012 5:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Trucko Stampley's fate is now in the hands of the jury. The case was given to the jury just before 5 p.m. after a week of testimony. Stampley never took the stand in his defense. The prosecution rested yesterday after three days of testimony. The... more »

• Defense calls last witnesses in Stampley quadruple murder trial

  February 3, 2012 8:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The trial of accused murderer Trucko Stampley continues Friday morning as the defense calls its last witnesses. As of Thursday afternoon, defense attorney Daryl Gold wanted to call another doctor to question Stampley's mental health. Gold wasn't sure if he was going to ask Stampley's mother... more »

• Jury selections begins in suspected serial killer trial

  September 19, 2011 4:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The trial for a suspected serial killer in Baton Rouge began today with jury selection. About 100 potential jurors showed up and were asked dozens of questions. Jeffrey Lee Guillory is accused of murdering Renee Newman. Guillory was charged in the deaths of three Baton Rouge... more »

• Judge allows confession in murder trial of local rapper

  August 9, 2011 4:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A judge has ruled that prosecutors can use a suspect's taped confession in the first-degree murder trial in the killing of local rapper Chris "Nussie" Jackson. Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding, 18, is facing murder charges for allegedly shooting Jackson in 2009. Louding requested to be tried... more »

• Uncertain future for Casey Anthony after acquittal

  July 7, 2011 3:07 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla.- Should Casey Anthony be released Thursday at her sentencing for lying to investigators, she could be hard-pressed to piece together some semblance of a normal life after her acquittal on charges that she killed her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. The verdict in her trial continued to be the... more »

• Alternate juror says Casey Anthony needs help

  July 6, 2011 12:45 PM

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - An alternate juror in the Casey Anthony murder trial says he feels compassion for the young woman and hopes she will get help. In an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, Russell Huekler said Anthony can no longer live a life of dishonesty. Jurors... more »

• At Caylee's shrine, balloons and photo ops

  July 6, 2011 7:12 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla.- The Orlando neighborhood where Casey Anthony once lived turned into a strange hybrid of compassion and must-see tourism after she was found not guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. The streets became parking lots for a fleet of police cars and television trucks. People from as far... more »

• Jury begins deliberating in Casey Anthony trial

  July 4, 2011 12:36 PM

  ORLANDO, Fla. - Jurors have begun deliberating in the Casey Anthony murder trial. The jury of seven women and five men will consider whether Anthony is guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. If convicted of that charge, the 25-year-old could get the... more »

• Rebuttal, deliberations remain in Anthony trial

  July 4, 2011 3:34 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla.- Prosecutors in Florida will get the final word with jurors today before they begin deliberating Casey Anthony's fate and the role she played in the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Attorneys for the state will present their rebuttal to the defense's closing statements. After the rebuttal today, Judge... more »

• Death threats lead judge in Stampley trial to recuse himself

  April 26, 2011 5:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The judge presiding over the quadruple-murder trial of Trucko Stampley has recused himself after receiving death threats, according to authorities. DA Hillar Moore said Judge Lou Daniel recused himself in a hearing today at the district courthouse. Major Lawrence McLeary said they are investigating death... more »

• Defense rests in Greg Harris murder trial

  April 8, 2011 11:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorneys for Greg Harris rested their defense this morning in Baton Rouge district court. Harris is accused of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, attorney Chiquita Tate, who was found stabbed to death in her office. Harris did not take the stand in... more »

• Prosecution rests in Greg Harris murder trial

  April 7, 2011 12:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Prosecutors have rested their case against Greg Harris, who's accused of killing his wife Chiquita Tate at her law office in Baton Rouge. Prosecutor Prem Burns rested after about two weeks of testimony, which included blood and DNA evidence taken from Tate's office and couple's home... more »

• Jury examines photos in Chiquita Tate murder trial

  April 1, 2011 11:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Jurors in Baton Rouge today took a magnifying glass to crime scene photos taken during the investigation of attorney Chiquita Tate's murder investigation. The photos were passed around during testimony in the trial of Tate's husband, Greg Harris, who is accused of stabbing her to death... more »

• Harris' attorney explains blood stains

  March 31, 2011 6:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Defense attorneys for Greg Harris explained why blood stains were on the walls and floor of the home he shared with murdered attorney Chiquita Tate. Tate was found murdered in her law office in February 2009. Investigators found specks of blood that ran down the... more »

• Defense attorney insinuates BRPD botched investigation

  March 30, 2011 3:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Defense attorneys for a man accused of murdering his lawyer wife insinuated that Baton Rouge Police Detectives botched the investigation after they took swabs inside Greg Harris' car. Harris' car was towed to a wrecker garage after the murder of Chiquita Tate two years ago. Detectives... more »

• Iraq vet convicted in slaying of college student

  November 18, 2010 2:11 PM

  OPELIKA, Ala. - A former Army soldier who claimed to be mentally disturbed from his tour in Iraq has been convicted of capital murder in the abduction and shooting death of an Auburn University student from Georgia. Twenty-six-year-old Courtney Lockhart was convicted Thursday in the killing of 18-year-old freshman Lauren... more »

• Snyder murder trial going to the jury

  November 17, 2010 7:44 PM

  NEW ROADS – The state’s case against Larry Snyder in the murder of Davina Chapman is going to the jury late tonight, according to the Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk’s office. Earlier today, witnesses for the prosecution detailed how Davina Chapman was killed last year during the second-degree murder trial of... more »

• Trial in 2004 Baton Rouge slaying set to begin

  October 13, 2010 10:52 AM

  The long-awaited second-degree murder trial of a Baton Rouge woman suspected of shooting her wealthy former husband in 2004 is set to begin Oct. 25. Jan Waters, 46, is charged in the death of 52-year-old Alan Waters in his 7,000-square-foot home after a lengthy custody battle and dispute over money.... more »

• Varnado murder trial delayed

  August 19, 2010 6:37 AM

  The first-degree murder trial of Michael Varnado, accused of killing a mother and her two children, has been delayed for a second time. Both the prosecution and defense need more time to prepare for the trial. Varnado is accused of smothering his girlfriend, 20-year-old Quantell Roberts of Hammond; setting her... more »

• Michael Varnado's murder trial delayed

  July 21, 2010 6:59 AM

  The first-degree murder trial of Michael Varnado has been postponed. District Judge Ray Chutz ruled that the trial would be delayed after learning at a preliminary hearing Tuesday that one of the two attorneys defending Varnado also was attorney of record for the chief witness for the prosecution against Varnado.... more »

• More potential jurors needed for murder trial

  July 11, 2010 1:19 PM

  Attorneys in the trial of a Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate accused of killing a security officer plan to expand the pool of potential jurors Monday. Jeffrey Cameron Clark is the first of five prisoners to be tried on first-degree murder charges in the December 1999 stabbing and beating death of... more »

• Update: Decarius Holliday trial

  March 12, 2010 6:23 PM

  Decarius Holliday heard his own words used against him in court Friday. He is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend's 2-year-old boy. Baton Rouge Police detective Ross Williams, one of the officers who interrogated Holliday, took the stand Friday. Prosecutors showed videos of Holliday making startling statements. ... more »

• Murder trial under way in Baton Rouge

  March 11, 2010 11:05 AM

  UPDATE: Opening statements are under way in the first-degree murder trial of a man accused of fatally beating his girlfriend's 2-year-old son in Baton Rouge. Dacarius Holliday is accused of killing Darian Coon in 2007 while trying to toilet train the toddler. If convicted, prosecutors will ask the jury to... more »

• Toddler murder trial begins

  March 1, 2010 6:07 AM

  Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the first-degree murder trial of a Missouri man accused of fatally beating his girlfriend's 2-year-old son in 2007 while attempting to toilet train the toddler. Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty against 32-year-old Dacarius Holliday if he is convicted as charged.... more »

• Testimony Continues in Alexander Murder Trial

  August 6, 2009 2:19 PM

  Couty Alexander took the stand this morning in his murder trial in Livingston Parish. Alexander said he accidentally shot his pregnant wife to death, thinking he did not have the gun loaded. He allegedly staged a crime scene at the house to make it look like there was a... more »