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Monsters spared death penalty with plea deals for gruesome deaths of La. mom and daughter
Daniel Callihan, 37, has already accepted a plea deal from federal prosecutors that will spare him the death penalty for the June 2004 slayings.
Dad who left toddler in hot car to die as he watched porn, played video games pleads guilty
The careless father -- who initially rejected a plea deal in March -- now faces up to 30 years behind bars.
Illegal immigrant tied to 17 rapes and deported 8 times, faces reinstated charges
He also repeatedly re-entered the US illegally despite being deported at least eight times since 2002.
Teacher accused of ‘making out’ with 5th-grader weeps in court as she accepts plea agreement
Madison Bergmann, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of child enticement and two counts of sexual misconduct by school staff during a court hearing Monday.
Tekashi 6ix9ine cops to hitting man who called him a snitch, violating probation
Tekashi 6ix9ine hit a man who taunted him for allegedly snitching on his own gang, the rapper admitted in court Thursday as he copped to violating probation.
‘Ketamine Queen’ accused of selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry is set to plead guilty
A woman who has come to be known as the “Ketamine Queen” is set to plead guilty Wednesday to selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him.
Colorado judge slaps down plea deal for funeral home owner who confessed to abusing 191 corpses
A Colorado judge rejected a plea deal from funeral home owner Jon Hallford, who admitted to abusing 191 corpses.
Nurse takes plea deal after husband caught her allegedly having sex with 15-year-old stepson
Prosecutors said the victim’s family supported the negotiated plea as it meant the 15-year-old victim would avoid “reliving” his ordeal, something they feared would disrupt his ongoing mental health treatment.
Secret documents in Bryan Kohberger case, including pics of Idaho murder victims, could be made public
A new trove of secret documents in the Bryan Kohberger murder case could be made public in the coming months -- including never-before-seen photographs of the victims.
House panel postpones Ghislaine Maxwell deposition, says 'good-faith negotiations' continue
House Republicans agreed to postpone an Aug. 11 deposition with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, just hours after she was transferred to a low-security federal prison in Bryan, Texas.
Ghislaine Maxwell quietly moved to cushy new 'Club Fed' prison as she pushes for deal to tell all on Epstein, his associates
Ghislaine Maxwell has quietly been moved to a far more favorable Texas prison camp as she hashes out a possible deal to divulge secrets about her sex-crimes accomplice Jeffrey Epstein.
MS-13 gangbanger lured love-struck victim to his death with fake Facebook profile
MS-13 gang member Kevin Cuevas Del Cid pleaded guilty Wednesday to luring two suspected rival gangbangers to their deaths in 2016, federal prosecutors said.
University of Idaho victim's sister shares 'weird,' heartbreaking texts from brother hours before his death
"For some reason, I stayed and went to bed," Mazie Chapman recalled.
Court throws out plea deal for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, two other terrorists
The 2-1 D.C. Circuit appeals court decision upheld then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to undo the plea deal approved by military lawyers and senior Pentagon staff.
Son of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' pleads guilty in US drug case, aims to avoid life sentencing
A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, becoming the first of the drug lord’s sons to enter a plea deal.
Idaho judge urged to remove gag order on Bryan Kohberger case following quadruple murder guilty plea
A group of media outlets large and small has asked an Idaho judge to lift the gag order surrounding the Bryan Kohberger case, now that he has pleaded guilty and there is...
Bryan Kohberger's childhood pal 'spiraled' after his shock guilty plea in Idaho murders — and wondered if he thought of killing her
A childhood friend of Bryan Kohberger's was disgusted to find out he was capable of carrying out a quadruple homicide -- and she wonders if he ever thought about killing...
Bryan Kohberger prosecutor reveals chilling step-by-step account of blood-lust murders of 4 Idaho students
Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson choked up as he summarized the details that a weeks-long trial would have revealed about the cold-blooded and ruthless murders that Kohberger admitted to on Wednesday.
Father of Kohberger victim refuses to enter court for plea — as deal splits victims' families in two
The Mogen family wants “to put this behind us and not have these future dates and future things that we don't want to have to be at, that we shouldn't...
Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to slaughtering 4 Idaho college students — but does not say why
Though Kohberger's plea was likely to spell out how he carried out the killing, it remains unclear whether he will ever explain why he did it.