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Idaho college murders case prompts prosecution request for big budget hike

Prosecutors in Moscow, Idaho, this week said the upcoming prosecution of Bryan Kohberger could cost more than eight times their entire annual trial budget. Justice may be blind, but it's not cheap. Prosecutors in Moscow, Idaho, this week said the upcoming prosecution of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with killing four college students last fall, could cost more than eight times their entire annual trial budget. Meeting with county commissioners Tuesday, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson requested a $135,000 budget, as his team puts together what is expected to be a complicated and high-profile case. Thompson said they know the trial "is not going to be cheap," according to the minutes from the meeting, obtained by ABC News, acknowledging the request is a significant departure from the $15,000 budget they had maintained "for years and years." Thompson said his office is trying to keep its projected budget "as conservative as possible," while at th...

Idaho triple murder trial of slain kids' mom drawing to end

Idaho prosecutors have spent the last four weeks presenting their case against a woman accused of killing her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a bizarre doomsday-focused plot BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho prosecutors have spent the last four weeks painstakingly detailing their case against a woman accused of killing her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a bizarre doomsday-focused plot. On Thursday, they are expected to present their final arguments to the jury in the triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell. Vallow Daybell's defense team, meanwhile, will likely attempt to persuade jurors that there simply isn't enough evidence to justify a conviction. Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, are charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Vallow Daybell’s two youngest children: 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and his big sister Tylee Ryan, who was last seen a few days before her 17th birthday in ...

Colorado road rage shooter convicted of 1st-degree murder

A Colorado man who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after a road rage confrontation and wounded the boy’s mother, brother and a witness was found guilty of first-degree murder BRIGHTON, Colo. -- A Colorado man who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after a road rage confrontation and wounded the boy’s mother, brother and a witness was found guilty of first -degree murder Wednesday. A jury deliberated for less than three hours before convicting Jeremy Webster, who was also found guilty of attempted murder and assault for the June 14, 2018, attack. Shortly after the verdict, a judge sentenced Webster to life in prison without parole, plus 192 years. Webster told police that he was not in his body or in control of his emotions during the attack, and that he witnessed his “arm doing the shooting” as if he were an outside observer. His lawyer, Rachel Oliver, said he had been losing his mind for years, and asked the jury to find him not guilty by reason of insanity, which would send him t...

Man ordered back to prison 2 years after his murder conviction was set aside

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Crosley Green has been ordered to return to prison, two years after being freed by a federal judge, who set aside his Florida murder conviction. When Crosley Green was released from a Florida prison in 2021 after serving 33 years for a murder he said he did not commit, he and family members who met him outside the penitentiary walls believed his long nightmare was over. As loved ones hugged Green and cried tears of joy, his lawyers said they were confident evidence discovered after his conviction would exonerate him. Green, however, has been ordered back to prison next week after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit rejected his claim that his guilty verdict was obtained in violation of his constitutional rights. The appellate court described the evidence uncovered post-trial as "strictly circumscribed" and concluded it would not have changed the outcome of his 1990 conviction by an all-white Brevard County, Florida, jury. "The most important thing is an in...

2 arrested in murders of 3 Florida teens, 3rd suspect at large

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Two juveniles are in custody in connection with the murders of three teenagers. The third suspect, also a juvenile, remains at large. Two juveniles are in custody in connection with the murders of three teenagers in the "rural, tight-knit community" of Ocklawaha, Florida, the sheriff said Friday, adding that the third suspect , also a juvenile, remains at large . The first victim, 16-year-old Layla Silvernail, was found shot on the side of a road on March 30, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said. The next day, about a half mile away, a 17-year-old boy was discovered on the side of a road, also fatally shot, the sheriff said. Layla Silvernail in a photo provided by softball tournament company Southeastern Fastpitch. Southeastern Fastpitch One day later, Silvernail’s car was found partially submerged in a pond about 9 miles from where she had been found, the sheriff said. The third victim, a 16-year-old girl, was found inside the trunk with a gunshot wound, according to the ...

Suspect in NYPD machete attack indicted by grand jury on attempted murder charges

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The 19-year-old suspect arrested in connection with the blade attack against New York City cops was indicted on several charges. A grand jury in New York returned an indictment Friday against Trevor Bickford, charging him with a longer slate of offenses than before in connection with the New Year’s Eve knife attack on NYPD officers. The 19-year-old suspect has been charged with 18 criminal counts including three counts of attempted murder in the first degree in furtherance of an act of terrorism, and one count of aggravated assault on a police officer as a crime of terrorism. Bickford was shot and arrested by officers on Dec. 31, not too far from Times Square, after he allegedly attack ed three NYPD officers with an 18-inch kukri knife near West 52nd Street and 8th Avenue, outside the secure area that had been set up for New Year's Eve celebrations. MORE: Failed risk assessment emerges in Times Square machete attack "All eyes are on Times Square on New Year’s Eve and these c...

Idaho murder victims' friends and family remember lost loved ones

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A new “20/20” that looks at the University of Idaho murders case and includes exclusive sit-down interviews with parents and loved ones of the victims. MOSCOW, IDAHO -- It was a gruesome quadruple murder that rocked a college campus and kept the country on edge for weeks as investigators sought the person responsible for the deaths of the University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21. Suspect Bryan Kohberger, 28, a Ph.D. student, is being held without bond in Idaho. He has not yet entered a plea. For the friends and family of the slain students questions remain, and many say said their pain and pursuit of justice has gotten stronger. A photo posted by Kaylee Goncalves only a few days ago shows University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Goncalves. The four were found dead at an off-campus house on Nov. 13, 2022. Kaylee Goncalves/Instagram Ben Mogen, Madison's father, said learning of Koh...