Aaron Hernandez Questioned In 2007 About Double Shooting While At Florida
BOSTON (AP) — When Aaron Hernandez first went before a judge to face a murder charge, a defense attorney said the former New England Patriots tight end had never been accused of a violent crime. But...
View ArticleJudge Considers Letting Defense Use Animated Depiction Of Fatal Struggle...
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida judge was considering Tuesday whether to allow defense attorneys to use an animated depiction of the fatal struggle between Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman at...
View ArticlePathologist: Trajectory Of Bullet, Gun Powder On Body Support Zimmerman’s...
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — An expert on gunshot wounds hired by the defense testified Tuesday that George Zimmerman’s account of how he fatally shot Trayvon Martin is consistent with the forensic evidence....
View ArticleCops: Man Lit Truck On Fire Injuring Man Inside
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A North Carolina man is facing attempted second-degree murder charges after authorities say he lit a truck on fire, severely injuring a man inside. Monroe County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleHearing For Hernandez Associate Postponed
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A pre-trial hearing for a man charged as an accessory to murder in the case involving former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been postponed. Bristol District...
View ArticleFormer WWE Wrestler Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Woman
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former professional wrestler whose Facebook page showed a photo of a bloody body part Wednesday evening faces murder charges in the stabbing death of a woman at a Tampa apartment...
View ArticlePhotos Show Aaron Hernandez Apparently Holding Gun
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is holding what authorities have said is a gun in several surveillance photos that were released Thursday and had been...
View ArticlePolice Searching Hernandez’s Home
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut state police divers are searching a lake in Bristol, the hometown of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez. Connecticut police declined to comment on the...
View ArticleMan Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fiancée’s Death
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Deputies have charged a Florida man with leaving the scene of a crash that left his fiancee dead. Thirty-seven-year-old Rachel Robles was found dead on a Fort Pierce road March...
View ArticlePolice: Man Plotted To Torture, Kill Two Fla. Circuit Judges
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (CBS Tampa) - A local man has been arrested, and is being held by authorities in Louisiana, after he allegedly conspired to torture and kill two Bay County Circuit Judges. According...
View ArticleDeteriorating Human Bones Found In Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Police say deteriorating human bones found in Jacksonville are now part of a murder case. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office made the announcement on Tuesday. The Florida...
View ArticleFlorida Justices Reject Appeal In Xbox Murders Case
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from the ringleader of a 2004 mass killing. The court on Thursday unanimously threw out a wide-ranging challenge to the...
View ArticleMurder Sentence For Teen Upheld By Judge
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A teenager who shot and killed a St. Petersburg police officer in 2011 will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Pinellas Pasco Circuit...
View Article2 Men Convicted On Murder Charges Mistakenly Released From Prison With Forged...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — At first glance, the paperwork ordering the release of two convicted murderers serving life sentences in a Florida prison looked legitimate. So the guards at Franklin Correctional...
View ArticleMan Once 2 Hours From Execution Given A New Trial
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man who has spent 28 years on death row and was once two hours away from execution will get a new trial after the Florida Supreme Court said Thursday that a retest of...
View ArticleEx-Coast Guardsman Guilty In Keys Murder Plot
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A former Coast Guard officer in the Florida Keys has pleaded guilty to a murder for hire plot involving an attempt on a local businessman. Federal court records show that...
View ArticleMurder Trial Begins For Christopher Whaley
BARTOW (CBS TAMPA BAY) – The murder trial of Christopher Whaley, a man accused of stabbing his grandmother to death, began today in Polk County. In April 2012, investigators say Whaley killed his...
View ArticlePolice: 19-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Friend, Says ‘Game Over’ Before Pulling...
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 19-year-old North Miami Beach man is accused of fatally shooting his 19-year-old friend while watching Monday Night Football. North Miami Beach police say the shooting...
View ArticleValessa Robinson Free After Serving 15 Years For Killing Her Mother
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — A woman who was convicted of assisting in her mother’s killing has left prison after serving 15 years. Florida Department of Corrections spokeswoman Jessica Cary says Valessa...
View ArticleArrest Made In Fatal Shooting Of Tampa Cab Driver
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa police say they’ve made an arrest in the shooting death of a cab driver. Police say 19-year-old Devante Bell was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the death of John...
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