Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray sentenced to life without parole

The teenager who used the assault-style rifle he got for Christmas to kill two students and two teachers at his Georgia high school will spend the rest of his life in prison. Colt Gray, 16, was sentenced Tuesday to life without parole for the deadly Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at Apalachee High School that also … Read more

Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray sentenced to life without parole

Colt Gray, the teenager who admitted to killing four people in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm handed down the sentence Tuesday in Barrow County. Primm imposed the sentence after hearing three days of testimony … Read more

The Au Pair Affair: Banfield Sentenced to Life | Case by Case

On Friday, June 5, Brendan Banfield was sentenced to life in prison without parole for orchestrating an elaborate plot to murder his wife, Christine Banfield, while carrying on an affair with the family’s au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães. The scheme involved luring an unsuspecting man, Joseph Ryan, to the Banfield home and attempting to frame … Read more

Vance Boelter to be sentenced today for killing Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband

Vance Boelter, the man who admitted in court to shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, is set to learn his sentence Thursday morning. Boelter, who turns 59 Thursday, pleaded guilty to six federal charges against him in June. As part of his plea, he confessed to killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her … Read more

Man who pleaded guilty to killing top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband to be sentenced

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband is set to be sentenced in federal court Thursday. Vance Boelter, 59, agreed to plead guilty in June, almost a year after the Minneapolis-area attacks when he stalked and killed House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, … Read more

Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, co-founder of El Chapo’s drug cartel, sentenced to life in U.S. prison

NEW YORK — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a founder of the Sinaloa cartel, was sentenced to life in prison in Brooklyn federal court, where he took responsibility in leading one of the world’s largest and most violent drug trafficking organizations. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more

Dog trainer sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison after dogs die in hot van

A Southern California trainer who had 11 dogs die in a hot van and then tried to have them cremated and lied to owners was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Friday, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Kwong Chun Sit, 54, … Read more

Irish citizen found guilty of murdering American woman in Hungary, sentenced to 14 years in prison

A Hungarian court convicted and sentenced an Irish citizen to 14 years in prison for brutally killing an American tourist during sex before dumping her body in the woods in 2024. The victim, 31-year-old Mackenzie Michalski from Portland, Oregon, was in Hungary on vacation and reported missing on Nov. 5, 2024, after she was last … Read more