A pathologist’s controversial ruling that Ellen Greenberg, a 27-year-old Philadelphia woman whose death by 20 stab wounds was a suicide, will receive a new review after Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments from her parents and their attorney. The family learned the court had agreed to hear their case on Tuesday, Greenberg’s mother, Sandee...
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Killer mom Susan Smith’s romances show ‘humans are disposable’ to murderer hoping for parole: expert
Susan Smith is approaching her first shot at parole this fall, 30 years after she drowned her two young sons, but reports of her romances from behind bars show she still sees humans as “disposable,” one expert said. Smith, now 51, is scheduled for her first parole hearing on Nov. 4, three decades to the...
'General Hospital' star Johnny Wactor's murder: LAPD releases photos of suspects
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released photos of the suspects believed to be responsible for the murder of “General Hospital” star Johnny Wactor in May. On Sunday, the LAPD shared photos in a community alert of an allegedly stolen vehicle the suspects are believed to have fled the scene in. Police have described the...
Scott Peterson pins hope for 'unlikely' appeal on duct tape DNA testing in pregnant wife's murder, expert says
Twenty years after he was convicted for the murder of his wife and unborn child, Scott Peterson hopes that further DNA testing of evidence could win him a retrial —but a former California prosecutor with knowledge of the case said his chances are “unlikely.” In an order filed on July 24, a judge decided that...
Ohio man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his 3 young sons at their home
A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the shooting deaths of his three young sons at their Ohio home last year. A Clermont County judge sentenced Chad Doerman, 33, on Friday to three consecutive life terms after he pleaded guilty to aggravated murder charges. He was also...
Trump assassination attempt: What could FBI ask as former president sits down for interview?
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Former President Trump is expected to meet with the FBI on Thursday for an interview weeks after the failed campaign rally assassination attempt that left him with a minor gunshot injury, killed a supporter and critically wounded two others in the stands. Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman, was killed at the...
Trump assassination attempt: Iran threat prompts questions about gunman's uncracked encryption
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The FBI investigation into the failed July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has revived the argument over whether Big Tech firms should provide law enforcement with a backdoor method to break their own “unbreakable” encryption. Weeks before the attempt on Trump’s life, the Secret Service received intelligence warning of...
Taylor Swift 'completely in shock' after third child dead in UK dance class stabbing
Police say a third child is dead after a 17-year-old boy went on a stabbing spree at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class for young children in the United Kingdom on Monday. The girl, aged 9, died of her injuries early Tuesday, the BBC reported. Five other children and two adults remain in critical condition at...
Trump vows more outdoor rallies, says Secret Service will 'substantially step up' after admitting failures
PITTSBURGH – Former President Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, has vowed to return to holding outdoor rallies after surviving an assassination attempt at one in Pennsylvania on July 13 – and after the Secret Service urged him to shift his campaign events indoors in what some experts see as an admission of failure. Writing...
Trump assassination attempt: Burning questions that could crack the case
PITTSBURGH – Two weeks after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt that left a bystander dead and two others wounded, and after days of Capitol Hill testimony, several burning questions remain unanswered but could make sense of the case, experts say. Among those who appeared before Congress were Kimberly Cheatle, who was the...









