The jury announced that it is deadlocked on two of the counts against Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, prompting the judge today to instruct the jury to continue trying to reach a verdict on those two particular counts. It’s not clear which counts have the jury hung. Judge Jeffrey P. Minehart told the jury members that [...]
Abortion Dr. Kermit Gosnell Murder Trial : After 4 Days of Deliberations, Still No Verdict
May 7, 2013 | Posted by
After four days of deliberations, the jury has not yet reached a verdict in the case of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, the abortion provider accused of killing a patient and four babies who prosecutors say were born alive and killed with scissors. Gosnell, 72, who ran the Women’s Medical Society in West Philadelphia, which served mostly low-income [...]
Brother of Oscar Pistorius Facing Separate Murder Trial
February 24, 2013 | Posted by
While the murder case of Oscar Pistorius continues to garner international attention, the paralympian’s brother, Carl Pistorius, is currently facing a murder trial as well. Carl, Oscar’s older brother, is charged with culpable homicide for the death of a motorcyclist in 2008. After he made a court appearance Thursday, South African news sources report that [...]
Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail In Murder Case
February 22, 2013 | Posted by
Oscar Pistorius, after four days of combative hearings, was granted bail by a South African magistrate on Friday. The double amputee track star who was a hero of the nation is accused of murdering his girlfriend in a case that has horrified and fascinated the continent and much of the world. Magistrate Desmond Nair announced [...]
Michael Roark Murder Trial Reveals U.S. Army Militia Plans to Kill President Obama
August 27, 2012 | Posted by
Michael Roark – A murder case underway in rural southeast Georgia has unearthed the existence of an anarchist militia group that grew out of the Fort Stewart Army base with the goal of recruiting members from the Army and stockpiling enough sophisticated weaponry to take over the government and assassinate the president. Prosecutors allege that [...]
Jennifer Hudson Records New Music, Prepares for New Film
June 7, 2012 | Posted by
Jennifer Hudson is riding the wave of her most recent win at the NAACP Image Awards, using momentum as inspiration to record new music this summer. After winning the award for her sophomore album I Remember Me, Hudson is on a quest to achieve irrefutable celebrity status. The former Dreamgirls star is even stepping back into the [...]
Murder Trial Continues After Jennifer Hudson’s Emotional Testimony
April 25, 2012 | Posted by
A day after singer and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson broke into tears on the stand while testifying about the vindictive rage that drove the defendant, William Balfour, to murder three members of her family, the trial proceeded Tuesday with a bit less star power. Hudson, one of 300 potential witnesses for the prosecution, was the [...]
