Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, was sentenced to life without parole for the 2023 killings of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors said Banfield and the family’s au pair used a fetish website to lure Ryan to the home as part of a murder scheme.
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Jacob Daniel Baker faces multiple murder charges after the deaths of three elderly men on Hawaii's Big Island. Authorities arrested him following a dayslong manhunt and have not disclosed a motive.
Jacob Daniel Baker is arrested after a manhunt for the killings of three elderly men on Hawaii's Big Island. Authorities charge him with murder and burglary amid community relief.
Charles Randell Berry was arrested in Connecticut for the 1986 rape and murder of Roberta Walls in Virginia Beach, following new forensic genealogy evidence. Berry faces charges of rape and capital murder and awaits extradition to Virginia.
Kouri Richins is sentenced to life without parole for murdering her husband with a fentanyl-laced drink. Her children expressed fear of her release, while the judge weighed the severity of the crime against the family's trauma.
Tanner Horner was sentenced to death for the 2022 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand in Texas. Horner pleaded guilty before trial, and the jury found he posed a continuing threat to society, rejecting mitigating factors presented by the defense.
Hisham Abugharbieh faces two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of USF doctoral students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy. Limon's body was found on a Tampa bridge, while Bristy remains missing.
Jake Reiner speaks publicly for the first time about the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, and the arrest of his brother Nick on murder charges. He describes his grief as a "living nightmare" and calls for compassion.