r/CasesWeFollow • • 4d ago

🏛 Trials & Hearings ⏳ ⚖️”On the CWF Docket”:⚖️ Week of 10/12/2026

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⚖️”On the CWF Docket”:⚖️ Week of 10/12/2026

[COURT TRIALS/HEARINGS COMING UP & UPDATES]

 

✨✨🚨DOCKET NOTES FOR WEEK OF 10/12/2026📑🫆🗣️

  • No federal court Monday to celebrate Colombus Day.
  • Five trials going on this week. Not all are streamed.

 

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⚖️CWF DOCKET GOOGLE CALENDAR ⚖️

 

 

  ***Please note that you may not see all of the trials going on. The trials will still be on the sidebar. Updates will be posted later in the week on those trials.

 ⚖️Week of 10/12/2026⚖️

 

 

⚖️MONDAY 10/12/2026⚖️

 Federal Courts Closed

Colombus Day

✔️ NC v. David Prevatte [TR] Trial Day 7

✔️ FL v. Alberto Sierra [PP] Trial Day 10 📽️  CO

✔️ Lakeeta Hill v. Tyreek Hill [CV] Trial Day 5

✔️ NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares [TR] Trial Day 4

✔️ UK v. Russell Brand [TR] Trial Day 1 🚫  VS

 

⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️

⚖️TUESDAY 10/13/2026⚖️

 

✔️ NC v. David Prevatte [TR] Trial Day 8

✔️ FL v. Alberto Sierra [PP] Day 11 📽️  CO

✔️ Lakeeta Hill v. Tyreek Hill [CV] Trial Day 6

✔️ US v. Matthew Farwell [TR] Trial Day 2 🚫  VS

✔️ VA v. Naresh Bhatt [TR] Trial Day 3 📽️  CO

✔️ NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares [TR] Trial Day 5

✔️  FL v. Leigha Mumby [TR] Trial Day 1

✔️ WI v. Timothy Hauschultz [TR] Trial Day 1

✔️ UK v. Russell Brand [TR] Trial Day 2 🚫  VS

✔️ FL v. Caylen Deller - Day 1

✔️ FL v. James Robertson [EX]

✔️ NV vs Duane "Keffe D" Davis [STN]

 

⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️

 

⚖️WEDNESDAY 10/14/2026⚖️

 

 ✔️ NC v. David Prevatte [TR] Trial Day 9

✔️ FL v. Alberto Sierra [PP] Day 12 📽️  CO

✔️ NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares [TR] Trial Day 6

✔️ VA v. Naresh Bhatt [TR] Trial Day 4 📽️  CO

✔️ US v. Matthew Farwell [TR] Trial Day 3 🚫  VS

✔️ UK v. Russell Brand [TR] Trial Day 3 🚫  VS

✔️ WI v. Timothy Hauschultz [TR] Trial Day 2

✔️  FL v. Leigha Mumby [TR] Trial Day 2

💥💥GUILTY💥💥

✔️ FL v. Caylen Deller - Day 2

✔️ MI v. John Skelton [PT]

✔️ MI v. Kim Mathers [STN/SH] ***Continued

✔️ PA v. Nicole Virzi [MH] ***Continued

 

⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️ 

⚖️THURSDAY 10/15/2026⚖️

 

 ✔️ NC v. David Prevatte [TR] Trial Day 10

💥💥💥MISTRIAL💥💥

✔️ FL v. Alberto Sierra [PP] Day 13 📽️  CO

✔️ NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares [TR] Trial Day 2

✔️ VA v. Naresh Bhatt [TR] Trial Day 5 📽️  CO

✔️ US v. Matthew Farwell [TR] Trial Day 4 🚫  VS

✔️ NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares [TR] Trial Day 7

✔️ WI v. Timothy Hauschultz [TR] Trial Day 3

✔️ FL v. Caylen Deller - Day 3

💥💥GUILTY ALL COUNTS💥💥

✔️ UK v. Russell Brand [TR] Trial Day 4 🚫  VS

✔️ ID v. Bryan Kohberger [PCR-MH]

 

⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️

⚖️FRIDAY 10/16/2026⚖️

 

✔️ FL v. Alberto Sierra [PP] Day 14 📽️  CO

✔️ NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares [TR] Trial Day 8\*      

✔️ US v. Matthew Farwell [TR] Trial Day 5 🚫  VS

✔️ VA v. Naresh Bhatt [TR] Trial Day 6 📽️  CO

✔️ NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares [TR] Trial Day 8

✔️ WI v. Timothy Hauschultz [TR] Trial Day 4

✔️ UK v. Russell Brand [TR] Trial Day 5 🚫  VS

 

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✨✨   🚫  VS : This will denote that the court does not permit streaming, or it is unavailable.

✨✨✨  📽️  CO : Trial is not being live streamed, but clips of the trial are being posted randomly.

 

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 🗓️KEY CODES USED ON CALENDAR⚖️

 

🗓️ Link to CWF Google Calendar

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y2FzZXN3ZWZvbGxvd0BnbWFpbC5jb20

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=caseswefollow%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York

[you might only be able to add the calendar to your Google Calendar using the iOS platform or opening from a web browser]

 

Have a good week!!

Pixie 🧚‍♀️💖

 

 


r/CasesWeFollow • • 12h ago

⁉️💡Other Murders 🤷‍♀️🪦 FL v. Caylen Deller - Day 3

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LIVE: Murder on the Horse Farm - Day 3 | FL v. Caylen Deller

💥💥VERDICT: GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS💥💥

10/15/2026 @ 8:30 AM

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Caylen Deller is set to stand trial in the September 2024 killing of her ex-boyfriend, Chad Mullen, a father of two. Prosecutors allege Deller shot Mullen near her former horse business, Stormy Stables, then used a horse to drag his body before burying it on a rural property in St. Johns County, Florida. Mullen’s remains were discovered on Oct. 28, 2024. Deller faces charges of first-degree murder with a firearm, tampering with physical evidence and failure to report a death.

✨✨Previous Day & Recap

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I. ADMINISTRATIVE

Start Time: 11:06 a.m.
End Time: 4:36 p.m.

  • Court convened; defendant present.
  • Jury confirmed present in main courthouse; brought over.
  • Court addressed juror‑related stipulation:
    • Juror #9 removed prior to deliberations by agreement of State and Defense.
    • Juror #14 (alternate) also released.
    • Juror #13 (Melissa Haston) designated to deliberate.
  • Court reviewed stipulation regarding identity of deceased (Chad Mullen).
  • Final instructions prepared; verdict form withheld until deliberations.
  • Court instructed jury on conduct, devices, deliberation rules, and communication procedures.
  • Lunch provided for jury before deliberations.
  • Exhibits prepared for jury room.

II. CLOSING ARGUMENTS — STATE

Start: 11:16 a.m.
Stop: 1:48 p.m.

State’s factual points presented to jury:

  • Review of barn photographs showing missing red hook; matching hook recovered with victim’s body.
  • Summary of Kenneth Waddell’s testimony:
    • Defendant contacted him around Sept. 13.
    • He traveled from Illinois to Florida due to concern.
    • Defendant confessed to shooting Chad Mullen twice behind her barn.
    • Defendant described gun jamming after first shot; second shot delivered while victim looked at her.
    • Defendant stated she used a 9mm firearm.
    • Defendant described using horse “Stormy” to drag body.
    • Defendant stated a friend helped conceal body.
    • Defendant claimed motive was belief of child abuse (unfounded).
    • Defendant never claimed self‑defense to Waddell.
  • Waddell’s prior statements to Lt. Fussell consistent; made before any reward existed.
  • Cell phone GPS and license plate reader evidence:
    • Defendant’s phone traveled to victim’s residence Sept. 9.
    • Both phones traveled to defendant’s farm.
    • Victim’s phone stopped moving at defendant’s farm around 9:30–9:42 p.m.
    • Defendant’s phone left property alone at 9:42 p.m.
    • Phones later traveled together with Ellis’s phone.
    • Phones traveled near Burns Farm between 3:04–5:00 a.m. on Sept. 10.
    • Phones returned to Burns Farm on Sept. 12 for ~3 hours (consistent with burial).
  • Evidence recovered at Burns Farm:
    • Body located under mound.
    • Straps, ropes, purple netting, red hook, cinder block attached.
    • Tattoos used for identification.
    • Medical examiner documented two gunshot wounds; projectile fragments recovered.
  • Google account photos showed netting inside defendant’s barn.
  • Text messages between Ellis and Burns showed Ellis used skid steer on Sept. 12.
  • ID and bank card belonging to victim found behind barn months later.
  • State argued defendant made 26 calls to victim between Sept. 2–9; none after shooting.
  • State argued defendant never reported alleged child abuse to police.
  • State argued defendant never told anyone she acted in self‑defense.
  • State argued defendant concealed evidence and body.

III. CLOSING ARGUMENTS — DEFENSE

Start: 2:15 p.m.
Stop: 2:52 p.m.

Defense’s factual points presented to jury:

  • Defendant admitted tampering and failure to report death; accepted consequences.
  • Defense argued defendant acted in self‑defense during sudden violent encounter.
  • Defense emphasized defendant’s emotional state when speaking to Russo family.
  • Defense argued inconsistencies in Waddell’s recollection.
  • Defense argued defendant’s post‑incident actions were influenced by Ellis.
  • Defense argued defendant feared consequences and made poor decisions after the shooting.
  • Defense argued State’s theory relied on assumptions about defendant’s intent.
  • Defense argued defendant’s statements to Russo family were made while distressed.
  • Defense argued defendant’s failure to report was not proof of premeditation.

IV. STATE REBUTTAL

Start: 2:52 p.m.
Stop: 3:06 p.m.

State’s factual rebuttal points:

  • State argued defendant’s account of self‑defense inconsistent with physical evidence.
  • State argued defendant’s description of gun jamming contradicted her testimony.
  • State emphasized Waddell’s consistent statements and early disclosure of “9mm” detail.
  • State argued defendant had prior firearm experience per Waddell.
  • State argued defendant lied repeatedly to family and investigators.
  • State argued defendant’s statements to Russo family indicated motive, not self‑defense.
  • State argued defendant never mentioned self‑defense to anyone before trial.
  • State argued evidence proved premeditation, tampering, and failure to report.

V. VERDICT

Time: 4:29 p.m.

Count 1 — First‑Degree Murder:
Guilty as charged.

Count 2 — Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence:
Guilty as charged.
Enhancement: Tampering related to investigation of a capital felony — YES.

Count 3 — Failure to Report Death with Intent to Conceal:
Guilty as charged.

All jurors individually confirmed verdict.

VI. VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS

Start: 4:36 p.m.

  • Polly Mullen, daughter of victim, delivered prepared statement.
  • Statement from victim’s mother submitted; State prepared to read.

VII. SENTENCING — GRAND THEFT CASE (Separate Case)

(4:50:17–4:56:31)

  • Defendant enters no contest plea to Grand Theft Animal/Optical (3rd‑degree felony).
  • Court adjudicates guilty.
  • Sentence: Time served (1 day)
  • Costs:
    • $100 cost of prosecution
    • $100 cost of investigation
    • Standard court costs
  • Restitution reserved.

VIII. SENTENCING — MAIN CASE (Murder / Tampering / Failure to Report)

(5:01:32–5:03:47)

  • Count 1 — First‑Degree Murder
    • Life imprisonment
  • Count 2 — Tampering with Physical Evidence (Capital Felony Investigation)
    • 15 years DOC
    • 707 days credit time served
  • Count 3 — Failure to Report Death
    • 5 years DOC
    • 707 days credit time served
  • All sentences run concurrently.
  • Costs imposed:
    • $100 cost of prosecution
    • $100 cost of investigation
    • Standard felony court costs
  • PSI waived.
  • Defendant advised of appellate rights.

IX. END OF DAY ADMINISTRATIVE

  • Jury discharged with instructions regarding privacy of deliberations.
  • Court thanked jurors; provided juror letters.
  • Exhibits collected.
  • Court prepared to proceed to sentencing phase.

📜TRANSCRIPT⌨️

https://fromsmash.com/FL-v-Caylen-Deller-Day-3-1029


r/CasesWeFollow • • 12h ago

🏛️Federal Criminal Case⚖️ US v. Matthew Farwell - Trial Day 4

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US v. Matthew Farwell - Trial Day 4

10/15/2026 @ 9:00 AM

 Massachusetts

 

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Federal prosecutors allege that former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell groomed and sexually abused Sandra Birchmore after meeting her through the department’s youth Police Explorers program. They say the relationship began when Birchmore was 15 and continued for years, including while Farwell was on duty. Prosecutors further allege that he concealed the encounters by falsifying work-hour records and that, after Birchmore became pregnant and told him he was the father, he had a motive to silence her.  

The prosecution’s central claim is that Farwell strangled Birchmore on February 1, 2021, to prevent her from reporting conduct that could have exposed him to federal charges and then staged her apartment to make the death appear to be a suicide. The Massachusetts state authorities did not charge Farwell criminally after the state-police investigation, relying on the medical examiner’s initial suicide ruling and concluding that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him. Federal investigators later revisited the case, and prosecutors now point to evidence including Farwell’s presence at Birchmore’s apartment, their history of sexual choking, and the medical examiner’s later change of the death classification from suicide to undetermined. Farwell has pleaded not guilty and maintains that Birchmore died by suicide. 

 

✨✨Previous Day & Recap

🔊🎥Trial Updates📡

These people will be updating the trial and posting on these links below. Since it's a federal case, no camera, audio, or streaming is allowed.

MassLive Updates

🚨✨More Info/Documents

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/united-states-v-matthew-farwell.

⚠️\*Please be aware that some of these exhibits are) ***graphic in nature***. We have identified that the following photos show Sandra's body. Please proceed with caution:

  • Day 2, Exhibit 9: Not very graphic, but shows body from behind, good for seeing angle of body position if you are unclear from testimony
  • Day 2, Exhibit 11: Shows body from front
  • Day 2, Exhibit 14: Shows body from front
  • Day 2, Exhibit 16: Shows body from front
  • Day 2, Exhibit 20: Close up from front
  • Day 2, Exhibit 21: Close up from top
  • Day 2, Exhibit 23: Close up from behind, good for seeing angle of body position
  • Day 2, Exhibit 35: Close up from side

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/united-states-v-matthew-farwell/farwell-exhibits-day-4

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9:08 a.m. — Stoughton Sergeant Robert Kuhn testifies on his relationship with Birchmore, Farwell in the video

Stoughton Sergeant Robert Kuhn positively identified Matthew Farwell in the apartment video.

‘Best friend’ of Sandra Birchmore says she was ‘enamored’ with Farwell

10:03 a.m. — Sandra Birchmore’s best friend, Lesley Davis, testified on friendship

Lesley Davis, 30, of Attleboro, took the stand to testify on how she viewed her childhood best friend’s “relationship” with Matthew Farwell.

Davis said she was one year older than Birchmore and that the two were “best friends” who met in Davis’s last year of middle school, through a program at a Stoughton gym where the girls could babysit children to earn a free gym membership.

Despite attending different high schools, the two “spent a lot of time together” to get ice cream, go on walks or hikes at the Blue Hills Reservation, or hang out at any of Birchmore’s homes over the years, Davis said. They texted each other daily and called at least once a week. Davis described Birchmore as a “bubbly people person” and said she appreciated that Birchmore was always happy to reach out first.

10:10 a.m. — Davis and Birchmore talked through their sexual relationships

Davis and Birchmore would talk about everything in their lives together, including their sexual relationships, Davis testified.

Davis said Birchmore told her “almost immediately” about meeting Farwell when she was 15. Davis knew the two had met in the Stoughton Police Department’s Explorers program and said Birchmore viewed the officers in that program as “role models.”

Birchmore told Davis that she and Farwell would have sex inside his cruiser and in his personal truck, that their sex could be “rough” with “consensual choking,” Davis testified.

10:28 a.m. — Davis disapproves of Farwell’s relationship with Birchmore

Davis also knew Birchmore and Farwell communicated over Facebook and said he would help her with her homework. He “gave a lot of attention to her,” Davis said, and always wanted to know where she was.

“She was very enamored with Matthew Farwell,” Davis told the courtroom. “She thought about him a lot and also wanted to have his child,” Davis said.

Davis said she didn’t like Farwell and Birchmore’s relationship because she knew Farwell was over 10 years older and “thought there could have been a better choice” for Birchmore, but did not want to ruin their friendship by convincing Birchmore to end the relationship or tell an adult. She eventually told her mother, but nobody else, Davis said.

Davis said she knew about an incident that had happened between Birchmore and Farwell right before she died, where he shoved her to the ground knowing she was pregnant. This is what propelled her to go to Canton Police with her family, after she found out Birchmore was dead, and attempt to let them know her concerns.

Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara takes the stand to identify Farwell in video

12:08 p.m. — Chief identifies Farwell in the apartment video

Farwell was again identified by a member of the Stoughton Police Department as the man in the video shown to the jury Tuesday, which depicts a man in a mask and hood entering the foyer of Sandra Birchmore’s apartment complex in Canton.

McNamara said she knows it is him based on the fact she’d worked with him “for 10 years” and his “specific walk,” though she too noted the COVID mask was unusual for him to be wearing.

Before identifying Farwell, McNamara testified on the required work hours for the department and said in 2021, there were a total of 60 sworn officers.

12:16 p.m. — Police chief questioned on pepper spray in Explorers and program disbandment

During cross examination, McNamara testified the Explorers program that Birchmore was a part of was completely disbanded in 2022.

However, she was asked if children in the program had been pepper-sprayed, to which she replied she would “not approve” of such conduct if it did happen, but confirmed adult police cadets do go through pepper spray training.

12:19 p.m. — Chief discusses knowing Birchmore and denied firearm license

McNamara testified Birchmore had indeed reached out to her “a couple of times,” including in 2018 when Birchmore asked about getting a license to carry a firearm. Daley tried to ask a question that began with, “The complication was a suicide notation —” to which the prosecution objected.

“Did you assist her in getting a license to carry?” Daley rephrased.

“No, I did not,” McNamara answered.

State police digital forensic analyst dons gloves to view cellphone data

12:42 p.m. — Massachusetts State Police Trooper Nicholas Guarino, digital forensic analyst, gloves up

Gloves were donned by State Police digital forensic analyst Nicholas Guarino, who was the trooper to go through cellphones involved in this case — including those belonging to Farwell and Birchmore.

Guarino testified he’d gone through five devices total in connection to the case and that he’d asked troopers at the scene to search for physical copies of passwords in Birchmore’s apartment.

2:11 p.m. — Trooper discusses an ‘immense number’ of texts gone through

After returning from lunch, Trooper Guarino again took the stand to testify on evidence found in both Birchmore and Farwell’s devices. This included laptops and cellphones — specifically, Birchmore’s MacBook and iPhone 12.

Detectives were able to view an “immense number of text messages” between Farwell and Birchmore on her laptop. The investigators had to use the physical laptop to read the synced messages instead of reports derived from the cellphones due to the sheer quantity of communications between them, which were making the trooper’s work computers “crash,” Guarino said.

2:35 p.m. — Trooper says data was ‘deleted’ from February 2021 search of Birchmore laptop

Guarino testified that data from an initial search in February 2021 of Birchmore’s MacBook computer was “deleted,” because her death had been ruled a suicide at the time — so there was “no reason to fill extra space” on the state police system servers with that data.

There was a second search of her MacBook conducted in December 2021, which Guarino testified would have yielded the “same” data on messages between Birchmore and Farwell despite the lapse in time.

Stoughton internal affairs investigation

3:29 p.m. — Former Stoughton deputy chief says Farwell taught ‘firearms’ classes at Explorers that Birchmore was in

Holmes said that in October 2012, Farwell was on the sheet to teach a firearms-related class for the Explorers police program.

Birchmore was in that class, the syllabus sheet showed, while Holmes himself would have been on the schedule to teach CPR. Holmes explained there would have been up to 20 children in one class and they engaged in activities like learning defensive tactics, about criminal and juvenile law, exposure to firearms, CPR and wore a uniform.

3:37 p.m. — Stoughton internal affairs investigation into Birchmore, Farwell relationship

Holmes testified the internal affairs investigation into the nature of Farwell and Birchmore’s relationship began in 2021, before the release of its results that implicated officers Matthew Farwell, William Farwell and Robert Devine.

Matthew Farwell’s work phone was part of that investigation. Holmes testified that if he had prior knowledge of the relationship he had with Birchmore, he would have gone to have a conversation with the chief and believes there would have been an investigation.

3:48 p.m. — January 2021 call reporting the relationship

A call came in to the Stoughton Police Department on Jan. 20, 2021, from a person whom Holmes described as a “young woman” and prosecutors have previously called a friend of Birchmore’s. Holmes said that call, to date, no longer exists because the call was made on the business line and it was therefore “automatically purged.”

4:02 p.m. — Testimony concludes for the day.


r/CasesWeFollow • • 12h ago

⁉️💡Other Murders 🤷‍♀️🪦 NC v. David Prevatte — Day 10

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LIVE: Uncle On Trial For Murder — NC v. David Prevatte — Day 10

💥💥MISTRIAL💥💥

✨✨Verdict Watch is currently paused until the juror situation has been resolved.

10/15/2026 @ 9:30 AM

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The murder trial of David Prevatte begins nearly nine years after his five-year-old niece, Paitin Fields, was found unresponsive in 2017. Paitin died three days later, and an autopsy found signs of sexual trauma and strangulation. Prevatte was identified as a suspect in 2018 and arrested in 2022 after a years-long investigation. He faces charges of first-degree murder and multiple sex offenses. Follow the latest testimony and courtroom developments live.

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I. INITIAL MISCONDUCT REPORT (Morning Session)

A. Triggering Event

  • Juror #2 privately tells the bailiff that Juror #3 has been making statements suggesting outside knowledge about the defendant.
  • Reported statements included:
    • Defendant “is not a member of the KKK.”
    • Defendant was “marginalized in his community.”
    • Defendant was “not part of the KKK.”
  • Juror #2 also reported that Juror #3 said she “knew things” about the defendant.

B. Judge’s Concern

Two issues required inquiry:

  1. Improper communication outside the jury room.
  2. Juror #3 possibly possessing or introducing extraneous information.

II. INTERVIEW OF JUROR #3

Juror #3 admits:

  • She did tell Juror #2 the defendant was not in the KKK.
  • She did communicate with Juror #2 outside deliberations.
  • She did conduct internet research about the defendant:
    • Before trial,
    • Before jury selection,
    • During trial.

She denies bringing extraneous information into deliberations, but her admissions contradict this.

Judge instructs her not to discuss the questioning with other jurors.

III. INTERVIEW OF JUROR #2

Juror #2 confirms:

  • Juror #3 made the KKK‑related statements during deliberations.
  • Juror #3 said: “I know things about this.”
  • Additional statements by Juror #3 included:
    • Defendant “can’t be racist because his girlfriend is Black and he has a child with her.”
    • This was “the biggest case to hit Pender in a long time.”
    • Defendant was “blackballed by the town” after the incident and “had to move away.”

Juror #2 identifies other jurors who heard these comments:

  • #4
  • #10
  • Possibly #5

IV. COURT QUESTIONS ALL OTHER JURORS (1–12)

The judge individually questions every juror about whether they heard Juror #3’s statements and whether they can remain impartial.

Findings:

  • Jurors who heard most or all statements:
    • #2, #4, #5, #6, #8, #9, #10, #11
  • Jurors who heard none:
    • #1, #7
  • Juror #12 heard only one (“biggest case to hit Pender”).

All jurors affirm they can disregard the comments and remain impartial.

V. RESULT OF FIRST MISCONDUCT ISSUE

Juror #3 Removed for Cause

Reasons:

  • Conducted internet research.
  • Introduced extraneous information.
  • Was not truthful during voir dire and questioning.
  • Violated court orders.

Alternate juror substituted; jury instructed to begin deliberations anew.

VI. SECOND MISCONDUCT ISSUE (Afternoon Session)

A. New Report from Juror #7

After Juror #3 was removed, Juror #7 reports another misconduct issue:

Juror #2 said the defendant has “a rap sheet longer than the table.”
Juror #3 (before being excused) told Juror #2 to stop.

Juror #7 initially misidentified who stopped the comment, later correcting:

  • It was Juror #5, not #9.

B. Judge Questions Jurors Again (Targeted Inquiry)

The judge asks whether any juror heard discussion of:

  • Prior law‑enforcement interactions,
  • Criminal history,
  • “Rap sheet,”
  • “Larceny.”

Findings:

  • Juror #5 confirms hearing Juror #2 mention a “rap sheet.”
  • Juror #7 confirms the same.
  • Juror #9 reports Juror #4 said:“The authorities know him… he’s been around.” Interpreted as implying prior incarceration.
  • Juror #11 says she might have heard “he’s been around.”
  • Jurors #1, #4, #6, #8, #10, #12 deny hearing rap‑sheet or prior‑record comments.

C. Juror #4 Confronted

Juror #4 denies making the “authorities know him / he’s been around” statement.
Judge finds her denial not credible.

VII. RESULT OF SECOND MISCONDUCT ISSUE

Juror #2 Removed for Cause

Reasons:

  • Introduced extraneous information (“rap sheet”).
  • Violated court orders.
  • Multiple jurors confirmed the misconduct.

Juror #4 Removed for Cause

Reasons:

  • Made statements implying prior criminal history.
  • Was not truthful when questioned.

Court’s Final Findings:

  • Juror #3: removed for extraneous information + dishonesty.
  • Juror #2: removed for “rap sheet” comment.
  • Juror #4: removed for “authorities know him / he’s been around” comment + dishonesty.
  • Remaining jurors affirmed ability to remain impartial.

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r/CasesWeFollow • • 7h ago

🚗Child Left In Hot Car - Nonfatal🥵 TX v. Marshall father

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Marshall father arrested after leaving two young children inside hot car

MARSHALL, Texas (KSLA) — A father is facing charges after officials say two young children were found alone inside a parked car in a fire lane.

It happened around 10:22 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, in the 200 block of N. East End Boulevard. Marshall Fire Marshal Scott Barmore was patrolling for fire lane violations as part of a city enforcement initiative when he stopped to cite a car parked in a fire lane.

While writing the citation, Barmore heard children and saw a toddler crawling inside the vehicle with no adult supervision. He unlocked the rear door and found a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old inside.

Despite the outside temperature being 74 degrees, officials say the children were hot to the touch. The windows were closed and the engine was off.

Barmore stayed with the children and called the Marshall Police Department for help. Surveillance video showed the children had been left alone for about 20 minutes before an adult returned.

The children’s father was arrested and charged with endangering a child and a related offense. The children’s mother arrived and took custody of them. Child Protective Services and other appropriate agencies were notified.

Officials remind residents that even a mild day can be deadly inside a vehicle.

The Marshall Fire Department urges everyone to:

  • Never leave a child or pet alone in a vehicle, even for “just a minute.”
  • Check the back seat every time you exit your vehicle.
  • Place a reminder, like a phone, purse, or work badge, in the back seat.
  • Lock vehicles and keep keys out of reach so children can’t climb in.
  • Call 911 immediately if you see a child or pet alone in a vehicle.
  • Keep fire lanes clear and park only in marked spaces, even for a quick stop.

Two children found alone in hot car parked in Marshall fire lane; father arrested


r/CasesWeFollow • • 12h ago

⁉️💡Other Murders 🤷‍♀️🪦 FL v. Dale Smith

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Man arrested on murder charge after couple appeared on TV court show

There has been an arrest in the cold-case killing of Michelle Parker, a Florida mother who went missing not long after she appeared on "The People's Court" with her ex-fiancé in 2011.


r/CasesWeFollow • • 12h ago

⁉️💡Other Murders 🤷‍♀️🪦 NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares - Day 7

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UNC Student Murder Trial -NC v. Miguel Salguero-Olivares - Day 7

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The murder trial of Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares begins more than a decade after UNC-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth was found beaten to death in her off-campus apartment in September 2012. Hedgepeth, 19, suffered fatal blunt-force trauma to the head, and investigators recovered DNA evidence at the scene. Salguero-Olivares was arrested in 2021 after investigators said DNA evidence linked him to the case, and he now faces charges including first-degree murder, rape and burglary.

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r/CasesWeFollow • • 9h ago

⁉️💡Other Murders 🤷‍♀️🪦 OH v. Michael David McKee

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r/CasesWeFollow • • 19h ago

🏦Civil Lawsuits ⚖️ Ex-JPMorgan banker Chirayu Rana faces yet another setback in ‘sex slave’ lawsuit

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Disgruntled ex-JPMorgan banker Chirayu Rana, who made wild claims that a former co-worker forced him to become her “sex slave”, has been ditched by his lawyer for a third time in his bitter legal row with the Wall Street giant.

His latest legal eagle, Jon Norinsberg, quietly filed a motion to bail on the messy case on Wednesday over an unspecified row with their now-former client, court documents show, marking yet another attorney walkout that leaves Rana’s crusade in chaos.

In court papers filed in Manhattan federal court, Rana’s team asked US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan for permission to quit.

The firm wrote that “irreconcilable differences have arisen that render it unreasonably difficult” for his lawyers to keep representing him effectively. Rather than air the details of the fallout publicly, the lawyers asked the judge for permission to explain their exit behind closed doors in a sealed filing to protect “privileged and confidential information.”

In the spring, Rana slapped the Jamie Dimon-led firm with a wild suit accusing senior executive Lorna Hajdini of sexual assault and misconduct that she strongly denies.

Keeping a lawyer on the payroll appears to be tougher than taking on the nation’s biggest bank for the fallen financier.
A source familiar with the matter called a sudden cleanup of the lawsuit’s language “telling,” noting that Rana’s outgoing attorneys are scrambling to exit the case while simultaneously distancing themselves from some of his more “outrageous claims” and alleged lies.

His second attorney, Daniel Kaiser, quit from repping the money man in May. Insiders said Rana had another legal team when he tried and failed to strike a settlement north of $20 million to walk away quietly.

While Rana plays musical chairs with an army of attorneys, JPMorgan isn’t breaking a sweat. “As we’ve said from the outset, we fully support Lorna, and do not believe the allegations against her or the firm have any merit,” a spokesperson told The Post following the latest courtroom exodus.

The updated filing before Norinsberg quit drops or softens several claims about Rana’s pay, career and personal life.
Lawyers cut his claim to be a top private credit dealmaker making over $2 million a year. They also added the word “potential” before his stated $2.5 million pay package at his next firm, Bregal Sagemount.

The filing also scrubs several claims about Rana’s bereavement leave and changes the description of his mother from “seriously ill” to “seriously injured.” It also deletes a line claiming he lived with a girlfriend he planned to marry.

The Post has sought comment from Rana.

The saga began in late April when he filed a bombshell $20 million lawsuit in New York state court under the pseudonym “John Doe”. He accused Hajdini, a 37-year-old executive director on JPMorgan’s leveraged finance team, of drugging him, hurling racial slurs, and forcing him to act as her “sex slave” to protect his bonus and career.

The Post first unmasked “John Doe” as Rana, 35, and exposed major holes in his story.

While Rana painted himself as a star banker, sources told The Post he was a poor performer who once lied about his father dying to get bereavement leave. A Post reporter later tracked down his father and proved he was alive.

JPMorgan and Hajdini both denied the claims as total fabrications. A months-long internal bank probe reviewed team phone records and emails but found zero evidence of misconduct.

Hajdini has since countersued Rana for defamation, saying the viral lies triggered a wave of vile online threats against her and her family.

Rana left JPMorgan in late 2025 for private equity firm Bregal Sagemount, which cut ties with him in April after less than six months on the job over performance concerns, company insiders previously told The Post.


r/CasesWeFollow • • 1d ago

🪟🙏Lindsay Clancy👼 Lindsay Clancy holdout juror gives first interview about killer mom

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The holdout juror who refused to acquit Lindsay Clancy of the murders of her children says 'a lot of evidence' convinced him that she was not criminally insane. 

In his first interview since Clancy's trial ended in a controversial mistrial in September, Michael Desronvil, 48, told Fox News that he struggled through tense deliberations when he refused to vote not guilty. 

'I had a lot of evidence to back up my claim,' he told host Kayleigh McEnany in a trailer clip, ahead of the release of the full interview on Thursday. 

Clancy admitted to killing her three young children in January 2023 by strangling them with exercise bands, but she pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity as she claimed she was overmedicated and suffering postpartum psychosis. 

Eleven of the jurors at Clancy's trial voted to acquit her, but Desronvil insisted that he believed she deserved to be convicted and put behind bars.

In his interview with Fox News, Desronvil admitted his stance was not popular in the courthouse, and said there were 'moments that were tense' when he was deliberating with the other jurors. He maintained that 'a lot' of facts support his stance, but he said he didn't want to discuss specifics because he wanted to let the appeals process play out. 

'Out of respect for the other jurors and the court system, I will put that to sleep for now until they go through the process of the court system,' he said. 

In the aftermath of Clancy's trial, several of Desronvil's fellow jurors came forward to criticize the holdout juror for his decision not to acquit the killer mom. 

Several jurors claimed that Desronvil admitted he had reasonable doubt about Clancy's guilt despite voting to convict her, leading to a legal fight from Clancy's team to boot him off the jury at the last moment for 'refusing to follow court rules.'

Desronvil denied this, and he when asked in his first interview this week if he ever had reasonable doubt, he bluntly replied: 'No.' 

The holdout juror faced a torrent of harassment and abuse following Clancy's trial, and his attorney Edward Paltzik said he had even received death threats. 

Earlier this month, Clancy was hauled back into court for a hearing as prosecutors weigh whether to put her back on trial for the murders of her children. 

The hearing did not end with a decision on the status of her case, and a judge ordered her to return on November 2 to discuss a potential new trial date with prosecutors. 
Rachel Sharp shares update from the Lindsay Clancy trial

On the day Clancy was back in court, Desronvil released a statement on her case, urging the public to focus on the 'three angels' that she killed instead of the media firestorm surrounding her trial. 

'I know the whole focus has been on me but we want to reel everything back and put the focus on the three angels, the ones that cannot speak for themselves, the ones that can't defend themselves, and the ones that cannot fight the battles. And those are Cora, Dawson and Callan,' Desronvil said. 

He then went on to 'thank God for blessing me with the ability to love my daughter,' and share his gratitude for those that have supported him.

'Your prayers, your emotional support, your psychological support, is tremendous to my heart- that I feel, that I sense, that I know. I do want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you,' Desronvil said.


r/CasesWeFollow • • 21h ago

⚖️🏦Sentencings📃⛓️‍💥 MD v. Christopher M. Carroll Sentenced - WTAF 😱 NSFW

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Md. Paramedic Masturbated in Office Coffee Creamer and Peed in Ice Machine, Said He Wanted to Be ‘Porn Star’: Prosecutors

“Who does things like this?” a judge asked of 36-year-old Christopher M. Carroll

By Ben Brachfeld Published on October 14, 2026 04:10PM EDT

NEED TO KNOW

  • Christopher M. Carroll was sentenced to 25 years after pleading guilty to multiple charges
  • Investigators identified the former paramedic through videos posted to his subscription-based social media accounts
  • DNA evidence linked Carroll to contaminated coffee creamer and a coworker’s office keyboard, prosecutors say

A Maryland paramedic has learned his fate for masturbating and urinating on food and equipment at local fire stations.

Christopher M. Carroll, 36, was handed a 25-year sentence on Oct. 13 after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor counts of causing another to ingest bodily fluids, court records show. He was arrested in February.

Investigators linked Carroll, a Baltimore County Fire Department (BCFD) paramedic, to accounts under the name of “TattedVersDaddy” on X, OnlyFans and JustFor.Fans, according to a statement read in court by prosecutors during sentencing and obtained by PEOPLE. The accounts came to the attention of authorities after a colleague of Carroll’s tipped off law enforcement in November 2025, per prosecutors.

The accounts featured several disturbing videos, prosecutors said, adding that investigators identified Carroll as the person in some of the footage via his distinctive tattoos and selfies posted on the accounts.

According to the prosecutor’s description, in one video posted on X, a male can be seen with his penis exposed through his pants zipper walking up to an ice machine, with the caption “They always say, don’t drink the yellow snow…. But I’m just trying to make a slushy!” The caption then invited viewers to watch the full video on JustFor.Fans.

A BCFD employee recognized the icemaker as the same one in a local firehouse, prosecutors said. Out of concern for “personal health reasons,” the employee purchased a subscription to TattedVersDaddy’s JustFor.Fans account and watched the full video, which depicted the subject urinating in the ice machine, the statement continued.

The employee then turned over other clips from the JustFor.Fans account, which ultimately appeared to feature 64 videos and 5 photos accessible with a $7 monthly subscription fee.

In another video, a man can be seen masturbating and ejaculating onto a keyboard in another employee’s office located in Baltimore County’s Public Safety Building in Towson, prosecutors told the court in their statement.

In another video, a person can be seen masturbating and ejaculating into a container of coffee creamer, then putting the container back into a communal fridge in the Public Safety Building, prosecutors said.

Sixteen Fire Department employees interviewed by investigators said they had used the ice machine after it was contaminated, and several others said they had used the coffee creamer.

DNA collected from the coffee creamer and the keyboard matched samples collected from Carroll, prosecutors said.

At his sentencing, Carroll apologized for his actions and proffered an explanation, the Baltimore Banner reports: “I wanted to be some sort of porn star.”

The exasperated judge handed down a sentence that exceeded the one sought by prosecutors, the Banner reported.

“This case begs the question,” Judge Dennis M. Robinson Jr. said, per the outlet. “Who does things like this?”


r/CasesWeFollow • • 1d ago

⁉️💡Other Murders 🤷‍♀️🪦 Bryan Kohberger’s court hearings abruptly canceled as lawyer warns of lengthy legal battle

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Three upcoming hearings for convicted Idaho student killer Bryan Kohberger have been unexpectedly vacated in what a lawyer for his family says is just the beginning of what is expected to be a much longer court process.

Kohberger was arrested on Dec. 30, 2022, in connection with the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students six weeks earlier.

In July 2025, he took a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, only to petition the court a year later asking to withdraw it and claiming he’d had ineffective counsel and been misled into pleading out.

“This simply marks the start of a longer post-conviction relief process,” said Jason Goldman, a New York attorney representing Kohberger’s family.

Judge Steven Hippler’s amended scheduling order is expected to shed more light on the vacated hearings, the first of which was set for Thursday. It has not yet been made public.

Thursday’s hearing was initially scheduled to address a motion from Kohberger’s new Idaho lawyer, Greg Rauch, seeking to have Hippler disqualified from the case over concerns of potential bias.

Two other hearings set for next year have also been vacated, and a series of deadlines in coming months are also expected to be impacted by the new order.

The student stabbings rocked the country.Four undergrads were stabbed to death in a home invasion attack at an off-campus rental home just steps from the edge of school grounds. The victims were Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.

With no suspects publicly identified for weeks, the arrest of Kohberger at his parents’ house in Pennsylvania came as a national surprise.

He had been studying for a Ph.D. in criminology at Washington State University, just 10 miles away and across the state line from the University of Idaho.

Kohberger gave no motive or explanation when he pleaded guilty last year. In July, filing a handwritten motion for post-conviction relief, he claimed he was innocent.


r/CasesWeFollow • • 1d ago

🥺🚫 TRIGGER: Sexual Assault🚨👤 UK prosecution labels Russell Brand a ruthless sexual predator at opening of his sex assault trial

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LONDON (AP) — Russell Brand behaved as a “ruthless” sexual predator when he assaulted six women over the course of a decade, a prosecutor said Wednesday, as she opened the rape and sexual assault case against the actor-comedian.

Brand, 51, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. The charges involve six women and alleged offenses between 1999 and 2009.

Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones told jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London that the six women, who don’t know each other, were assaulted by Brand in “a hotel room, workplaces, a toilet cubicle in a bar and at his home address.”

She said Brand at the time had an “indiscriminate and voracious” desire for sexual contact, and “women were simply a means to an end.”

The prosecutor said Brand could be funny and charming, “a flirt with a huge sexual appetite — childlike in his expectation that his every desire should be met.”
“He was ruthless, he was calculating, he was manipulative. And, the prosecution say, he was a sexual predator,” Karmy-Jones said.

The jury will hear from Brand’s accusers later in the trial
Brand listened intently from the dock as the prosecutor described each of the alleged incidents, including the earliest, in which Brand allegedly raped a woman in a hotel room during the Labour Party’s annual conference in 1999. Brand, then a rising stand-up comedian, was performing in a cabaret on the fringe of the conference in the English coastal town of Bournemouth.

Two years later, another woman alleges, Brand tried to drag her into the men’s bathroom at the office building where she worked. “There can be little doubt as to what Mr. Brand’s intention was,” Karmy-Jones said.

A third woman alleges that Brand orally raped her in 2004 in the restroom of a London bar, telling her “Don’t be a spoilsport” when she asked him to stop.

The prosecutor said the other complainants include a woman who says Brand kissed and groped her at a London radio station in 2004 or 2005, leaving her feeling “dirty and disgusting”; and a then-21-year-old fan who says Brand anally raped her at his home after she met him at one of his shows in 2009.

She said the following year she exchanged text messages with Brand, telling him: “You treated me like an animal.” He replied: “I’m sorry.”

The final complainant says Brand demanded a massage and pressed his face into her groin during the recording of an advertisement in 2009.

Karmy-Jones told the jury that none of the alleged victims reported the alleged assaults at the time, due to guilt, shame and concern that they would be blamed. They individually went to police after a 2023 television program broadcast anonymous claims against Brand, she said.
The prosecutor said that jurors would hear from the women later in the trial, and “I have no doubt you will find their evidence compelling.”

The first witness to give evidence was Mark Pinheiro, a former friend of Brand who accompanied him on the 1999 trip to Bournemouth. He said that the day after the alleged rape, Brand made them leave town abruptly and seemed “incredibly alert and incredibly afraid.”

“Whenever a police siren passed the car, Russell would cower down behind the side window so he couldn’t be seen,” Pinheiro said.

Brand’s lawyer, Ian Winter, questioned Pinheiro’s recollection of events more than a quarter century ago.
Brand denies all the charges. In police interviews, he denied ever engaging in nonconsensual sexual activity.
Brand is on bail and arrived at court on Wednesday to a crowd of photographers and video journalists. He said he felt “blessed.”

“I feel, of course, concerned but hopeful that this process will lead to good outcomes for everybody involved,” Brand said. “That’s my prayer.”

Known for risque stand-up routines and battles with drugs and alcohol, Brand rose to prominence in the early 2000s, hosting television programs and his own BBC radio show. He appeared in Hollywood films including “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek” and was briefly married to pop star Katy Perry.

In recent years he has moved away from mainstream media, relocated to Florida and built a large online following with videos mixing wellness, conspiracy theories and discussions of his religious devotion.

The Associated Press doesn’t name victims of alleged sexual violence, and British law protects their identities from the media for life.


r/CasesWeFollow • • 1d ago

AR v. Joseph & Kendra Duggar Child Endangerment Case Update - Diversion

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Full article here: Arkansas Duggar Cases Diverted to 2027

Next hearing: August 4, 2027.

The last time I updated this was after the plea change, but before their August 11th hearing, so this update is a bit late.


r/CasesWeFollow • • 12h ago

⁉️💡Other Murders 🤷‍♀️🪦 WI v. Timothy Hauschultz - Day 3

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LIVE: Buried Beneath the Snow Trial - WI v. Timothy Hauschultz - Day 3

10/15/2026 @ 9:30 AM

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Timothy Hauschultz is facing trial on six charges connected to the 2018 death of his 7-year-old great-nephew, Ethan Hauschultz, who was found dead in a snowbank in Wisconsin. Prosecutors allege Timothy ordered Ethan to complete a punishment involving carrying a heavy log for hours, while the defense argues Timothy’s teenage son, Damian, acted beyond his father’s instructions. Damian was convicted in Ethan’s death and sentenced to 20 years in prison, while Timothy’s long-delayed trial will examine whether he bears criminal responsibility for the punishment that led to the child’s death. 

 

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r/CasesWeFollow • • 20h ago

🏛 Trials & Hearings ⏳ Kim Mathers permitted to leave jail for in-patient treatment, judge rules

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NEW BALTIMORE, Mich. - Kim Mathers, the ex-wife of Detroit rapper Eminem, will be permitted to leave jail if she returns to in-patient treatment, a Macomb County judge ruled on Wednesday.

Mathers was at the 42-2 District Court via Zoom for a probable cause conference in connection with three separate drunken driving cases out of Macomb County.
Her appearance comes after 42-2 District Court Judge William Hackel III remanded her to the Macomb County Jail last week for leaving a court-ordered inpatient treatment without his authorization.

Want to watch the full hearing? Click here.

Mathers’ attorney, Camilla Barkovic, claimed on Oct. 7 that a magistrate of the court agreed to modify her client’s bond conditions, allowing her to leave treatment; however, Hackel ruled Friday that the magistrate “had no authority to make that decision.”

At Wednesday’s hearing, Barkovic requested that Hackel push the probable cause conference to a later date to provide sufficient time for her to file multiple motions on Mathers’ behalf, to which Hackel agreed.

However, the judge denied Barkovic’s request to modify the terms of Mathers’ release so that she would not be required to enter treatment.

“I set my bond a while ago, I thought it was a good bond; I thought it was a fair bond under the circumstances,” Hackel said on Wednesday. “I don’t need to rehash everything — the bond stays as is.”

How did this start? Here’s our story about the charges

Before Wednesday’s hearing adjourned, Barkovic asked the judge to specify whether Mathers could still have an opportunity to leave jail for in-patient treatment under the current bond conditions. Hackel confirmed that the offer still stands, and noted that her next court appearance would be scheduled for a future Friday.


r/CasesWeFollow • • 1d ago

🥺🚫 TRIGGER: Sexual Assault🚨👤 FL v. Joseph Duggar Update for October 2026

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Bay County Florida current docket view.

26000809CFMA - STATE OF FLORIDA vs. DUGGAR, JOSEPH GARRETT

No trial date set as of now. State has turned over some discovery and also done a few witness depositions.


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FL v. Dale Smith, Jr. - Michelle Parker's ex-fiance arrested in Orlando mom's disappearance, death (Michelle disappeared on Nov. 17, 2011).

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The Brief

  • Michelle Parker, an Orlando mother of three, disappeared on Nov. 17, 2011, after reportedly dropping her kids off at her ex-fiance's home.
  • She disappeared on the same day that her appearance with her ex-fiancé on The People's Court aired across the country. The two were in dispute over an engagement ring.
  • Police announced the arrest of Dale Smith Jr., Parker's ex-fiancé, on a charge of second-degree murder, nearly 15 years after she disappeared.

ORLANDO, Fla - The Orlando Police Department has made an arrest in connection to the disappearance of Michelle Parker, an Orlando mom who went missing on Nov. 17, 2011 – nearly 15 years ago.

What we know:

Dale Smith Jr., Parker's ex-fiancé, was arrested early Wednesday morning under suspicion of second-degree murder in Parker's presumed death, the Orlando Police Department said. Smith had long been considered a suspect in Parker's disappearance. However, until now, he had not been arrested or charged.

Police said Smith Jr. was the last person to see or hear from Parker in 2011, when she dropped their kids off at his house.

He had declined being involved in her disappearance.

Chief: New evidence, advances in digital forensics led to arrest

What they're saying:

Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said advances in digital forensics and a review of the case helped lead to Smith Jr.'s arrest.

"Smith was the last known person to see or hear from Michelle on Nov. 17, 2011, after she dropped their children off at his home. Over the past year, we've expanded our investigative team looking into this case and took a fresh-focused look at all of the evidence. We re-examined testimony and conflicting statements made by the suspect and used advances in digital forensics to uncover and analyze additional evidence. This case never stopped being a priority. Our detectives kept working. They kept asking questions. They kept examining the evidence," he said.

New evidence found within the last year

One of the lead detectives also spoke during the press conference. He said new evidence had been collected within the last year, and said old evidence and data were being reexamined using new technologies and advancements in digital forensics.

"We were able to better interpret that data today," he said, specifically mentioning better location data and communications between devices used in 2011.

Michelle Parker's disappearance

The backstory:

Michelle Parker, then 33, and a mother of three, was reported missing on Nov. 17, 2011. Her disappearance came hours after she and her ex-fiance, Dale Smith Jr., appeared on an episode of The People's Court related to a dispute over a $5,000 ring (that episode was taped months earlier).

On Nov. 18, 2011, Parker's black Hummer was found abandoned in the area of Walden Circle. Her iPhone was later discovered in a lake south of Orlando, not far from a bridge.

Police said Parker was on her way to drop their kids off at Smith Jr.'s house when she disappeared. She was reported missing after she did not show up for work at a bar in Sanford.

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/michelle-parker-case-orlando-police-provide-update-case-investigation

Arrest of Dale Smith, Jr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An3yZg4ZsKo

Today's Announcement by LE of Dale Smith's arrest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2XaIsEaezU

Michelle Parker and Dale Smith's appearance in The People's Court: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L1JEKloLmk


r/CasesWeFollow • • 1d ago

PA v. Nicole Virzi Motions Hearing continued until 10/28/2026

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I did a little exploring and found the court docket website. Today's hearing was continued for another 2 weeks.

Does anyone following this case know why the trial keeps getting postponed? I read elsewhere on Reddit that a plea deal was coming soon, but I haven't seen any news media confirmation of that.


r/CasesWeFollow • • 1d ago

⚖️🏦Sentencings📃⛓️‍💥 NY V LUCIANO FRATTOLIN

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Luciano Frattolin has been sentenced to 25 years to life for the murder of his 9yo daughter, Melina. He took her on a dad-daughter trip to NY last summer. Her body was found by a pond in upstate New York.

He claimed someone kidnapped her.


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Don Wells, father of Summer Wells, arrested

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ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT- NOT RELATED TO SUMMER WELLS’ DISAPPEARANCE

HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Don Wells, father of Summer Wells, has been arrested, the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office confirmed to News 5 on Tuesday.
Police said that Wells has been charged with domestic assault.
They said that on October 12, deputies responded to a domestic disturbance on Ben Hill Road in Rogersville, which led to this charge.
Wells is being held at the Hawkins County Jail.

Summer Moon-Utah Wells was a young girl who disappeared from her Rogersville, Tennessee home on the evening of June 15, 2021. Her latest age progression depicts her at 9 years old.

Summer was last seen at her home between 5:30 and 6:30 PM. After this time, her family reported that she vanished. Her older brothers mentioned that they last saw her heading to the basement to play. Search dogs tracked Summer's scent through the nearby woods.
There is a history of domestic violence between Summer's parents and her father had an arrest record for domestic violence. He stated he was at work when Summer disappeared, that he believes she was abducted by a non-relative and that he, her mother and maternal grandmother all passed polygraphs about her disappearance.
After Summer disappeared, authorities asked the public for information about a red or maroon 1998–2000 Toyota Tacoma with a full-bed ladder rack and white buckets in its bed. The car had been seen in the area around the time Summer was last seen.
No one has been named as a suspect in her case.
Summer's aunt, Rose Bly, has been missing from Wisconsin since 2009, but the two disappearances are not thought to be linked.


r/CasesWeFollow • • 1d ago

NM v. Tyler Janousek & Trinaty Lewis - 6 week old baby with 29 old/new fractures

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HOBBS, N.M. – A Lea County couple is in jail after deputies said their 6-week-old baby suffered at least 29 fractures, including multiple broken ribs.

The Lea County Sheriff’s Office said earlier this month, Tyler Janousek and Trenaty Lewis brought the baby to a hospital with multiple broken ribs.

Doctors later transferred the baby to a hospital in Lubbock, where they found at least 29 fractures, both old and new.

Authorities said the Children, Youth and Families Department took custody of the baby, and deputies arrested both parents.

Janousek and Lewis remain behind bars on allegations tied to the baby’s injuries.

https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/lea-county-couple-accused-of-child-abuse/
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Bodycam video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyxYpWjAP0w


r/CasesWeFollow • • 1d ago

🚗Child Left In Hot Car - Nonfatal🥵 WI v. Selena Buckner

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Green Bay mother charged after baby found sweating inside parked vehicle

GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — A woman has been charged after allegedly leaving a 4-month-old infant inside a car in the parking lot of a Green Bay Walmart for more than 50 minutes, court records show.

Selena Buckner, 25, was charged Tuesday for the alleged incident that took place Monday just before 2:30 p.m. at the Walmart on West Mason Street.

According to a criminal complaint, a passerby called 911 after spotting a baby left unattended in a vehicle in the parking lot, advising dispatch that the infant was "completely soaked in sweat," red and crying. The caller told dispatch that the vehicle was not running and the windows were rolled all the way up.

While the caller was still on the phone with 911, two individuals walked up and opened the vehicle's door, which was unlocked, according to the complaint. Those individuals then began cooling the child down with the air conditioning in their own vehicles.

Officers who responded stated in the complaint that the child had very wet hair and a red rash could be seen across the child's torso.

The baby was taken to a hospital for treatment, where medical staff said there were no life-threatening concerns, but the child was treated for possible heat exhaustion.

When questioned by officers, the child's mother said she did not think she would be in the store for very long and that a recent medication change was causing her not to feel well.

Officers asked Buckner about Walmart bags they observed in the rear seat of her vehicle. According to the complaint, Buckner first denied shopping and said the items inside the bags were from other stores, but shortly afterward admitted to buying pull-ups and diapers.

She also told authorities she called the child's father, who works nearby, to check on the baby during his break and told officers he said the baby was okay.

After taking Buckner into custody, officers obtained surveillance footage from Walmart staff to determine exactly how long the baby was left unattended. According to the complaint, officers observed a woman enter the store at 1:13 p.m. and not return to the vehicle until 2:05 p.m.

Officers stated in the complaint that the woman was pushing a shopping cart while leaving the store, with a laundry basket and bags inside it — the same bags Buckner was questioned about earlier.

The complaint further states that officers later learned from a CPS worker that the child's father said he was never contacted by Buckner and therefore never went to Walmart to check on the child.

Buckner was charged Tuesday with neglecting a child as a repeater and resisting or obstructing an officer, also as a repeater, court records show. An initial appearance hearing was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

Green Bay mother charged after baby found sweating inside parked vehicle


r/CasesWeFollow • • 1d ago

⁉️💡Other Murders 🤷‍♀️🪦 TX v. Matthew Chambers/Meaghan Herrod

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Parents charged with murder after their young children died in RV fire

LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas (KHOU) — The parents of two young children who died in an RV fire in Texas are in custody and facing murder charges, authorities said.

The fire happened Aug. 11, when authorities said the travel-trailer the children had been left in caught fire with them still inside.

Skylar Jane, 3, and Maverick, 4, died in the fire.

Parents away from trailer when fire started

Family members who spoke anonymously at the time said the children’s parents, Matthew Chambers and Meaghan Herrod, had stepped away to visit another home on the property when the fire happened.

“They had walked from their trailer to my daughter’s house and just opened up the door, and one of the neighbors over here started screaming, ‘There’s a fire. Call 911.’ So, naturally, they all ran back to the trailer,” a family member said.

Couple charged with murder

The Liberty County Fire Marshal’s Office confirmed Chambers and Herrod are now charged with murder in connection with the children’s deaths.

The investigation and additional questioning ultimately led to both being taken into custody.

A couple has been arrested in the deaths of a 3-year-old and a 4-year-old.(Liberty County Jail)

Authorities haven’t said what caused the deaths, only that the children’s remains were found inside the trailer.

It’s not clear when Chambers and Herrod are expected back in court. Each has a $1 million bond.

The cause of the fire is still not known.

Couple arrested last Friday in deaths of 3-year-old and 4-year-old


r/CasesWeFollow • • 1d ago

⁉️💡Other Murders 🤷‍♀️🪦 US v. Matthew Farwell - Trial Day 3

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US v. Matthew Farwell - Trial Day 3

10/14/2026 @ 9:00 AM

 Massachusetts

 

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Federal prosecutors allege that former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell groomed and sexually abused Sandra Birchmore after meeting her through the department’s youth Police Explorers program. They say the relationship began when Birchmore was 15 and continued for years, including while Farwell was on duty. Prosecutors further allege that he concealed the encounters by falsifying work-hour records and that, after Birchmore became pregnant and told him he was the father, he had a motive to silence her.  

The prosecution’s central claim is that Farwell strangled Birchmore on February 1, 2021, to prevent her from reporting conduct that could have exposed him to federal charges and then staged her apartment to make the death appear to be a suicide. The Massachusetts state authorities did not charge Farwell criminally after the state-police investigation, relying on the medical examiner’s initial suicide ruling and concluding that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him. Federal investigators later revisited the case, and prosecutors now point to evidence including Farwell’s presence at Birchmore’s apartment, their history of sexual choking, and the medical examiner’s later change of the death classification from suicide to undetermined. Farwell has pleaded not guilty and maintains that Birchmore died by suicide. 

 

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I. Matthew Dunne

The following points are supported by courtroom reporting:

  • Dunne investigated Birchmore's death in February 2021.
  • Investigators initially treated the death as an apparent suicide.
  • Dunne acknowledged that no suicide note was found.
  • He did not interview neighboring residents or preserve certain items from the apartment.
  • Farwell told investigators he had visited Birchmore to end their relationship.
  • Farwell acknowledged a sexual relationship with Birchmore but described it as having begun only a few years earlier.
  • Investigators obtained surveillance footage placing Farwell at Birchmore's apartment building.
  • Subsequent evidence indicated that Birchmore's phone stopped moving while Farwell appeared to remain inside the building.
  • The surveillance footage did not establish exactly when Farwell left Birchmore's apartment.
  • During cross-examination, defense attorney Kimberly Stevens established that there were no cameras outside Birchmore's apartment door, in the third-floor hallway, or in the stairwell. Dunne agreed investigators could not determine precisely when Farwell left the apartment itself.
  • During cross-examination, Stevens elicited testimony that investigators observed no obvious signs of a struggle, forced entry, or violence at the scene.
  • Dunne also maintained that the investigation did not simply end with an assumption of suicide.
  • These details are important because the prosecution and defense used Dunne's testimony to support different interpretations of the original investigation.

II. Alicia Zimmerman

The Boston Globe confirms the following findings:

Substance Finding
Alcohol Not detected in heart blood
Fentanyl Not detected in screening
Cocaine Not detected in screening
Opioids Not detected in screening
Sertraline (Zoloft) Detected
  • The toxicologist reported that a screening for eight commonly abused drugs or drug classes was negative.
  • Correction: My earlier wording could suggest that every possible recreational drug had been excluded. The evidence only establishes negative results for the substances covered by the reported testing.
  • The presence of sertraline does not independently establish suicide or homicide.

III. Sgt. Robert Kuhn — Verified Testimony

The Boston Globe confirms that Kuhn:

  • Met Birchmore through the Stoughton Police Explorers program when she was approximately 11 or 12.
  • Recalled that she arrived early for activities and took leadership roles.
  • Described her enthusiasm for the program.
  • Said she greatly admired police officers and military personnel.
  • Described her as impressionable.
  • Said he did not know her to be suicidal.

Kuhn's testimony began at approximately 3:37 p.m., according to the Globe's live updates.

Verified Sources