“Ketamine Queen” sentenced to 15 years in prison in connection with Matthew Perry’s death

Jasveen Sangha, the woman prosecutors refer to as the “Ketamine Queen,” was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison during a hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, after pleading guilty to federal drug charges last year in connection with the 2023 death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry. The sentencing comes after Sangha, 42 … Read more

Ex-US intel director’s daughter sentenced to 35 years for murder

ROCKVILLE, Md. — The daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Friday for the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken argument at a Maryland home. Sophia Negroponte, 33, was sentenced by Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Terrence McGann. A jury found her guilty in … Read more

Bronx daycare providers sentenced to 25 to life in prison for fentanyl death of toddler

A New York City daycare owner and her husband were sentenced Wednesday in the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-month-old boy in their care. A jury found Grei Mendez, 38, and Felix Herrera Garcia, 37, guilty of second-degree murder last year as well as assault in the New York case, according to the Bronx District … Read more

Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini sentenced to life in prison for shooting in-laws

Ex-MLB pitcher Dan Serafini was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2021 murder of his father-in-law and attempted murder of his mother-in-law. In a Placer County, California courtroom, the jury concluded that Serafini’s actions “were deliberate and premeditated” when he shot his in-laws Robert Gary Spohr and Wendy … Read more

Former MLB pitcher sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting his in-laws

Auburn, Calif. — Former MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the 2021 shooting of his wife’s parents during a burglary at their home by Lake Tahoe, authorities said. Serafini, 51, was convicted in July 2025 of first-degree murder of his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, attempted … Read more

West Virginia mother sentenced in death of emaciated daughter

A West Virginia woman was sentenced to up to life in prison Wednesday in the death of her teenage daughter whose emaciated body was found at their home in a case that prompted scrutiny of the state’s overwhelmed child welfare system. Julie Miller will be eligible for parole after serving 15 years in the April … Read more

Driver who killed Dixie Chicks founding member Laura Lynch sentenced to 15 years in prison

The man responsible for the 2023 death of the original singer of the band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks in a fatal crash in Texas has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Laura Lynch, the 65-year-old co-founder of the band now known as “the Chicks,” died just days before Christmas in 2023 after … Read more

L.A. man who gave alcohol to hawk sentenced for animal cruelty

A Los Angeles man was sentenced to 45 days in jail and a year of probation after video showed him giving a protected juvenile hawk a sip of alcohol at a park. L.A. city resident Cesar Gustavo Diaz, 25, was sentenced by a judge on Thursday after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of … Read more