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Man bludgeoned dad dead with sledgehammer, then told mom she 'should go check' on him: Prosecutors

Jamie FreveleDec 3rd
'Turned on your family': Man upset at brother who beat him up decided to shoot him dead 'instead of taking that whooping,' mom and cops say

Chris PerezNov 30th
'It's my son's birthday': Man kidnapped pregnant girlfriend to force her into an abortion because he was 'trying to prevent having another kid'

Conrad HoytNov 18th
'Mama is going to kill me': 7-year-old suffocated by mother told his grandma 'she won't let me breathe' after mom spent years trying to smother him with pillows, couch cushions

Chris PerezNov 16th
'Irretrievably destroyed': Trump admin says video footage inside ICE facility at center of class action lawsuit 'cannot be produced' in line with court's discovery order

Colin KalmbacherNov 14th
'My baby's dead, they killed my baby!': Dad propped up murdered 2-month-old in stroller and handed him off to mom, pretended he was sleeping, cops say

Chris PerezNov 13th
'Argument is somewhat unbelievable': Judge harshly chastises Trump admin for 'illegal' immigration detention policy, issues writ of habeas corpus in 'red herring' case

Colin KalmbacherNov 12th
Jan. 6 rioter accused of firing gun at Capitol, said he had 'nothing to worry about' because he predicted pardon, is back behind bars for alleged kidnapping

David HarrisNov 9th
'Absolute mayhem': No charges for driver who mowed down 2-year-old enjoying lunch with family after 'mistakenly' pressing accelerator instead of brake, cops say

Chris PerezNov 7th
'I can get a lot of f—ing guns': Trump assassination threat suspect posts 'selfie' videos in 'Punisher' hat calling for 'fraud' president to be executed, DOJ says

Chris PerezNov 4th
'The perfect time to kill the president': Trump assassination threat suspect posted video of crowned POTUS with 'red crosshairs on his forehead,' feds say

Jerry LambeOct 30th
'Completely untethered': Judge could be forced to undo own order hauling border patrol chief into court on daily basis after DOJ's aggressive response

Matt NahamOct 30th
'Watched him suffer': Woman murdered longtime police chief boyfriend with a 'copious amount' of eye drops and then hid his body in a storage unit

Colin KalmbacherOct 28th
'Temerity to honk his horn': Driver guns down Mini Cooper passenger just trying to get home from work

David HarrisOct 28th
Man whose wife was found 'pulverized' after 24-story fall in her high-rise condo now facing murder charges: Police

Jamie FreveleOct 28th
'The facts do not justify the President's actions': Judges unanimously unconvinced that Trump's National Guard deployment in Chicago is necessary

Matt NahamOct 16th