Texas Gov. Rick Perry goes to court to fight abuse of power charges
Two days after he addressed a Republican victory party here before cheering crowds, outgoing Gov. Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history, made another appearance Thursday — in court....
View ArticleProp. 47 jolts landscape of California justice system
Los Angeles County Public Defender Ron Brown walked into a Pomona court Wednesday and saw first-hand the impact of Proposition 47 — the voter-approved initiative that reduces penalties for drug...
View ArticleTexas Governor Intimidating Grand Jury, Prosecutor Claims
Texas Governor Rick Perry seems to be threatening to retaliate against grand jurors who indicted him for felony abuse-of-office and is misusing rules to try and toss out the charges before trial, a...
View ArticleMore Wyoming convicts being released unsupervised
[...] for the Department of Corrections, the most important time is in the months after those felons have killed their number — one that could mean the difference between another crime and another...
View ArticleTexas test: Suspected serial killer Darren Vann’s criminal risk ‘low’
When the trail of a suspected serial killer led...
View ArticleSuspected Indiana serial killer pleads not guilty to two murders
By Mark Guarino CROWN POINT Ind. (Reuters) - Suspected Indiana serial killer Darren Vann pleaded not guilty at a court hearing on Wednesday to the murders of two women. Vann, 43, a convicted sex...
View ArticleSuspect in seven US deaths pleads not guilty to two
A judge recorded not guilty pleas on Wednesday for a former US Marine who is charged with murder in the strangulation deaths of two women found in northwestern Indiana and is suspected of killing five...
View ArticleTexas DA defends handling of Vann's '09 case
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas prosecutor is defending her office's 2009 plea deal in a sexual assault case involving a...
View ArticleNot guilty pleas entered for Indiana suspect
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) -- A judge has entered informal not guilty pleas on behalf of a former Marine who is charged in the...
View ArticleNot guilty pleas entered for Indiana suspect
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A judge has entered informal not guilty pleas on behalf of a former Marine who is charged in...
View ArticleNot guilty pleas entered for Indiana suspect
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) -- A judge has entered informal not guilty pleas on behalf of a former Marine who is charged in the...
View ArticleTexas DA defends handling of Vann's '09 case
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor is defending her office's 2009 plea deal in a sexual assault case...
View ArticlePolice track Indiana slaying suspect's movements
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Investigators are using the cellphone records of an Indiana man already charged in the slayings of two women to pinpoint his movements after he told police he liked to check on...
View ArticleAccused Indiana serial killer's violent past raises questions for authorities
Published October 22, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print This undated photo provided by the Lake County Sheriff's office shows Darren Vann. (AP Photo/Lake County Sheriff's Office)...
View ArticleHearing postponed for man suspected in 7 killings
GARY, Ind. (AP) -- An Indiana judge has rescheduled a hearing for man who allegedly confessed to killing seven women after he refused to respond to her questions during his initial court appearance....
View ArticlePolice: Indiana suspect hints at more killings
GARY, Ind. (AP) — Police investigating the slayings of seven women whose bodies were found in northwest Indiana over the weekend said Monday they believe it is the work of a serial killer, and that the...
View ArticlePolice: Indiana suspect hintsat more killings
GARY, Ind. — Police investigating the slayings of seven women whose bodies were found in northwest Indiana over the weekend said Monday they believe it is the work of a serial killer, and that the...
View Article>Indiana man was violent long before 7 killings
GARY, Ind. (AP) — With hindsight, there were signs years ago of increasing violence against women by Darren Vann, who police say has confessed to killing seven women in northwestern Indiana and is...
View ArticleSuspect in 7 killings in Indiana silent in court
CROWN POINT, Ind. — A man who allegedly confessed to killing seven women in Indiana refused today to speak or even acknowledge his name to a judge, and a sheriff said later that the defendant was upset...
View ArticleIndiana man was violent long before 7 killings
GARY, Ind. With hindsight, there were signs years ago of increasing violence against women by Darren Vann, who police say has confessed to killing seven women in northwestern Indiana and is scheduled...
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