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Michigan man receives another life sentence for kidnapping death of 2-year-old


Michigan man receives another life sentence for kidnapping death of 2-year-old

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Michigan man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing his ex-girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter to a second life sentence. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker sentenced Rashad Trice on Friday, a week after he was sentenced in Ingham County District Court to life in prison without […]

Washington man sentenced to life in prison after DNA evidence links him to unsolved 1979 murder


Washington man sentenced to life in prison after DNA evidence links him to unsolved 1979 murder

LA PLATA, Maryland (7News) — Andre Taylor, 63, was sentenced to life in prison for the premeditated murder of Vickie Lynn Belk, Charles County District Attorney Tony Covington announced Friday. This brings a murder from 1979, which remained unsolved for years, to a final conclusion. RELATED | 63-year-old DC man arrested for 1979 Charles County […]

Detroit man receives second life sentence for kidnapping and murder of Wynter Cole-Smith


Detroit man receives second life sentence for kidnapping and murder of Wynter Cole-Smith

LANSING, Michigan — A Detroit man will begin serving a double life sentence in July 2023 for the kidnapping and murder of a Lansing toddler. On Friday, a federal judge sentenced 27-year-old Rashad Trice to life in prison for the death of 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith. Trice was previously sentenced to life in prison without the […]

Death row inmate in the US receives life sentence after DNA test weakens sentence


Death row inmate in the US receives life sentence after DNA test weakens sentence

By Joseph Ax Death row inmate in the US receives life sentence after DNA test weakens sentence Aug. 21 – A Missouri inmate convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in 1998 may avoid the death penalty and instead be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, prosecutors said Wednesday, after DNA tests […]

Alaska ruling opens up opportunities to challenge life sentences for juveniles


Alaska ruling opens up opportunities to challenge life sentences for juveniles

A ruling by an Alaska appeals court on Friday in a case involving sentencing for minors could change the fate of people sentenced to life in prison as juveniles. The verdict stems from a case involving Winona Fletcher. She was just 14 years old when she and her boyfriend broke into a house in Anchorage […]

Clayton Foreman is currently serving his life sentence for capital crimes in the TDCJ


Clayton Foreman is currently serving his life sentence for capital crimes in the TDCJ

Clayton Foreman is currently serving his life sentence for capital crimes in the TDCJ Jefferson County — 180 miles now separate a capital crime suspect from the scene of a murder many consider one of the worst in Jefferson County history. Clayton Bernard Foreman is finally in a state prison, the Beto Unit in Tennessee […]

Pottawatomie County man sentenced to life in prison for sex crimes against children


Pottawatomie County man sentenced to life in prison for sex crimes against children

SHAWNEE, OK (KOKH) — A Pottawatomie County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to several charges. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a cyber tip about suspected child abuse on March 7 of last year. […]