by Beth Karas | Nov 23, 2016 | News, Charles Merritt, Bill Cosby, Pedro Hernandez, Sievers, Angelika Graswald |
Here’s an update on five of the cases KOC is following. Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! New York v. Pedro Hernandez/Etan Patz Trial The retrial of Pedro Hernandez continues. Hernandez is accused of murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz in lower Manhattan on May 25,...
by Beth Karas | Nov 18, 2016 | News |
In the fall of 2003, I was in Modesto, California covering Scott Peterson’s lengthy preliminary hearing for Court TV. Scott Peterson was accused, and later convicted, of murdering his wife Laci and their unborn son, Connor. That same fall of 2003, Court TV was...
by Beth Karas | Nov 14, 2016 | News, Justin Ross Harris |
On the fourth day of deliberations, the Georgia jury of six men and six women returned a verdict of guilt on all eight counts that Justin Ross faced. Here is a breakdown of the counts of which he was convicted and some statistics about the trial. He will be sentenced...
by Beth Karas | Nov 11, 2016 | News, Death Penalty |
Laws affecting the justice system were repealed or approved in three areas at Tuesday’s election. Here’s a brief summary of the developments: Death Penalty For the past two years, KOC has followed developments in the death penalty around the country. This...
by Beth Karas | Nov 5, 2016 | Robert Durst, News, Justin Ross Harris |
Robert Durst will finally be arraigned on murder charges in Los Angeles at 1:30 p.m. PT on Monday. He’s accused of shooting his friend and confidante, Susan Berman, in December 2000, supposedly out of fear that she was about to talk to New York law enforcement...
by Beth Karas | Nov 3, 2016 | News, Justin Ross Harris |
Justin Ross Harris’s defense case continued with only one witness, a psychologist with expertise in human memory. The case is close to wrapping up with only two witnesses left—one for the defense and one rebuttal witness for the State—unless Harris elects...
