Verdict Watch
Cases resolved in court — sentencings, guilty pleas, convictions, and acquittals.
Woman Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Robbery in Texas Man's Death, Gets 15 Years
Julie Marie Lopez admitted her role in the setup of Isaiah Guevara during a home invasion that turned fatal.
Verdict Homicide'All Gone': West Virginia Father Sentenced to Life for Stabbing Fiancee and Her Mother to Death, Setting Home on Fire
Joshua Russell Morrow showed no remorse at sentencing, maintaining his innocence while victims' families struggled to comprehend the loss of two women.
Verdict HomicideOhio Mother Pleads Guilty in 2-Month-Old Son's Suffocation Death, Over a Decade After Prior Child Drowning Conviction
Krystal Krause admitted to placing her infant face down on an unsafe sleep surface despite multiple warnings from doctors about proper infant sleeping practices.
Verdict TrialsHusband Convicted of Murder in Disappearance of Southern California Mother Maya Millete
Larry Millete, who maintained his innocence throughout the sensational two-month trial, was found guilty of killing his wife, whose body has never been recovered.
Verdict HomicideFormer California Pastor Convicted of Choking Girlfriend After She Caught Him Cheating
Rev. Ray Montgomery, who once led a civil rights nonprofit serving immigrants and low-income families in San Jose, was found guilty of misdemeanor assault for strangling his 44-year-old girlfriend.
Verdict Homicide'My Dad Is Trying to Stab My Mom': 13-Year-Old Girl Witnessed Father's Fatal Attack on Her Mother in New Jersey Kitchen
Wellington Leonardo was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter for killing his wife Rosanna Rodriguez while their four young daughters were home.
Verdict HomicideNorth Carolina Adoptive Parents Sentenced to 32-40 Years for Killing 4-Year-Old Son After Prolonged Duct-Tape Restraint
Joseph Paul Wilson and Jodi Ann Wilson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, felony child abuse, and conspiracy charges in the death of Skyler Wilson.
Verdict HomicideTexas Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Woman With Machete and Concrete Block Near Waco
Richard Tanner Ozment convicted of first-degree murder after 20-minute jury deliberation in brutal domestic attack.
Verdict HomicideTexas Man Sentenced to Life After 20-Minute Jury Deliberation for Machete, Fire Murder of Woman
Richard Tanner Ozment showed up at his mother's house drenched in sweat before she discovered a human foot behind an RV and found Michaela Brooker dying.
Verdict TrialsIrish Citizen Found Guilty of Murdering American Woman Mackenzie Michalski in Hungary
A Hungarian court convicted an Irish man in the death of 24-year-old Mackenzie Michalski, whose body was found weeks after she disappeared during a solo trip.
Verdict HomicideFlorida Father Sentenced to 38 Years for Fatally Beating 12-Year-Old Son, Leaving Him to Die Alone in Laundry Room
Jason Godleski pleaded no contest to second-degree murder after initially facing a possible life sentence for the 2021 killing of his son Noah.
Verdict HomicideFlorida Mother Convicted of Murdering Adopted Son, 4, Who Didn't Resist Beatings Because Abuse Was 'Normal'
Patricia Saintizaire adopted Bryan Boyer from Haiti in April 2023; prosecutors say she beat him so routinely he stopped fighting back before his death.
Verdict HomicideLas Vegas Woman Allegedly Married to Six Men While Scamming Dozens for Gambling Money
Jiaying Chen, 33, is expected to plead guilty to bigamy and obtaining more than $100,000 under false pretenses after police say she targeted men on dating apps with fake sick relative stories.
Verdict HomicideJesse Matthew Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Hannah Graham
The 2014 disappearance and killing of the James Madison University student shocked Virginia and revealed disturbing connections to another unsolved case.
Verdict HomicideGerman Doctor With 'Lust for Murder' Convicted in Deaths of 15 Patients, Sentenced to Life
A German court convicted a former physician of killing at least 15 patients in his care, sentencing him to life imprisonment after prosecutors described his actions as driven by a 'lust for murder.'
Verdict HomicideCleveland Carjacker Sentenced to 51 Years for Shooting Mother in Face, Throwing Toddler Into Snow
Ronald Loftis, 47, pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and felonious assault charges stemming from the January attack that left a woman with a gunshot wound to her face.
Verdict Homicide'How The F— Is She Still Breathing?': Kentucky Teen Who Recorded Fatal Attack On Grandmother Sentenced To Life With Possibility Of Parole
Wyatt Testerman, who admitted to beating 74-year-old Cheri Oliver with a metal tumbler after checking her pulse during the assault, was sentenced Tuesday in Erlanger.
Verdict Homicide'I'm Going to Kill Your Friend': Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Victim in Face at Park While Searching for Sister
Ibrahim Ali Mohamed, 21, admitted to first-degree assault for the May 2025 shooting that left his victim with life-threatening injuries requiring surgery.
Verdict HomicideFederal Judge Rejects Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect's Bid to Dismiss Charges Using Trump's Clemency Order
U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali rules President Donald Trump's pardon applies only to those already convicted, not to Brian Cole Jr., who was merely charged.
Verdict HomicideWest Virginia Man Sentenced to Life Plus 80 Years in Family Massacre That Killed Mother, Stepfather and Two Brothers Including a Toddler
Gavin Blaine Smith, who was 16 when he allegedly shot four family members in December 2020, accepted a plea deal Monday to avoid a second trial after his initial conviction was overturned.
Verdict HomicideNebraska Mother Allegedly Covered 9-Month-Old's Head With Blanket, Held It Down as Infant 'Crying Bloody Murder'
Alyssa Parkins faces homicide charges in infant's death nearly four years to the day after her ex-boyfriend was convicted of killing their other child.
Verdict HomicideDelaware Woman Found Stabbed 58 Times, Dismembered Body Stuffed in Suitcase After Ex-Boyfriend Waited at Her Apartment
Nobert Matara pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison for the December killing of Tracy Nyariki.
Verdict HomicideDelaware Man Sentenced to Life for Murdering Ex-Girlfriend, Stabbing Her 58 Times and Stuffing Remains in Suitcase
Nobert Matara pleaded guilty to first-degree murder nearly two years after Tracy Nyariki was killed at her Newark apartment.
Verdict HomicideDelaware Man Gets Life Sentence for Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend 58 Times, Dismembering Her Body
Nobert Matara pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of Tracy Nyariki, whose remains were found stuffed in a suitcase at a Maryland motel.