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'Hustler' wants Casey Anthony naked
After the verdict, Flynt said, “I just felt that people wouldn't want to see her with her clothes on or off, so I kind of forgot about the idea.” But book lovers made him change his mind. “I just recently got off of a book tour where dozens of people
Updated: 07/30/2011 01:29A
Instead judge finds Bellamy guilty of lesser charge
Carolyn Bellamy, charged with murdering her granddaughter, listens to Judge Janice R. Wilson read the verdict. Wilson, a Multnomah County Circuit judge, found the Gresham grandmother guilty of the lesser charge of criminally negligent
Updated: 07/30/2011 01:10A
$320 million verdict in lead smelter case sends clear message
The jury had already said it planned to award punitive damages, on top of a $38.5 million verdict as compensation for health problems and lost lifetime earnings. The only question still lingering in the St. Louis Circuit courtroom at the end of a
Updated: 07/30/2011 01:06A
Jury decrees death for Piper
Dottie Poage mouthed a silent "thank you" to the jury from her seat just a few feet from the man who, along with two other men, brutally murdered her son 11 years ago. "This is in honor of Chester and of any other victim who has lost their lives in the
Updated: 07/30/2011 12:46A
Truck driver is convicted in fatal 2009 collision
Costa's defense said the crash was an accident that the Brazil native had sought to avoid. Edward Murphy, Costa's attorney, said outside court that with Costa having already served 20 months in jail while awaiting trial, he could emerge from the Sept.
Updated: 07/30/2011 12:38A
Blind man's death on Blue Line train brings $17-million verdict
The lay minister was on his way from his Compton home to a church in Long Beach in 2009 when he fell between two cars, mistaking the gap for a door. He was crushed as the train left the station. Cameron Cuthbertson, with his mother, Mary,
Updated: 07/30/2011 12:32A
The crash occurred after the trucker's steep descent down Angeles Crest
Costa's lawyer argued that he was following directions on his GPS to get through the mountains, saw no warning signs and that the lack of a runaway truck safety ramp were to blame for the accident. The defense argued that there was no evidence of
Updated: 07/30/2011 12:29A
Hankton Trial Ends In Hung Jury
After two days of testimony, a jury could not reach a verdict in Hankton's murder trial. Scharf said it is not an average murder trial, considering that the 35-year-old Hankton is also described as a powerful drug lord and hitman in Uptown New Orleans.
Updated: 07/30/2011 12:23A
Hankton hung jury raises questions of fear
"We're disappointed that there wasn't an acquittal," said criminal defense attorney Robert Glass. Hankton is accused of running over Darnell Stewart on Claiborne Ave. in 2008, and then shooting him four times in the face. It's an act police have said
Updated: 07/30/2011 12:22A
Alaska man sentenced to die for SD murder
Piper, who had pleaded guilty in 2001 but successfully appealed his original death sentence, showed no visible emotion as the verdict was read. "I'm very pleased with the jury's decision. This is what punishment is all about," said Chester Poage's
Updated: 07/30/2011 12:18A
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