Music executive and manager Chaka Zulu was recently charged with murder after a June shooting which he was injured. Zulu, whose legal name is Ahmed Obafemi, is the longtime manager of rapper Ludacris.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: America's Most Infamous Spies
It was the biggest trial of the Cold War. On one end, most American media supported the death penalty that loomed for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. But sixty-nine years after the execution, the case may never be settled to absolute satisfaction, and scholars still debate whether Ethel died innocent.
Two found guilty in conspiracy to kidnap Michigan governor
Convictions arrived today for Adam Fox and 46-year-old Barry Croft Jr., who had conspired to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. They may receive up to life in prison.
The Beltway Snipers: A Trail of Victims Across the Nation
October 2002 heralded a three-week murder spree that would terrorize citizens across the Washington Metropolitan Area. However, the Beltway snipers had already claimed several victims earlier that year, and accumulated a body count that neared 20 before they were apprehended.
FBI Investigates Trump's Mar-a-Lago Property
Building up evidence in one of the former President’s many legal entanglements, the FBI searched Trump’s estate yesterday for classified documents that may have been illegally retained or damaged. Proven mishandling of these files would amount to a federal crime.
Views on Vigilantism: When Courts Justify Murder
Barry Gilton and Lupe Mercado took the law into their own hands in 2012, hunting down and murdering Calvin Sneed, who’d allegedly pimped their teenage daughter. There’s a reason the legal system upholds the principle of ‘innocent until guilty,’ but the fantasy of the hero vigilante is hard to shake.
Rise and Fall of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation
In 1992, accused of sexually abusing his daughter Jennifer Freyd during her childhood, Peter Freyd and his wife Pamela would go on to found the False Memory Syndrome Foundation. They claimed that Jennifer, and other survivors who recovered traumatic memories through therapy, could not be trusted.
Guiding Hands School Employees Indicted for Max Benson's Death
On November 28th, 2018, 13-year-old Benson was restrained on the floor in his school for over an hour. He became unresponsive and died in the hospital shortly afterward.
Alex Murdaugh Charged For Murders of Wife, Son in 2021
The former South Carolina personal injury attorney could be sentenced to over seven centuries of prison time for a total of 84 criminal charges and 11 lawsuits.
Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years
For years, power couple Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein trafficked teenage girls among their powerful peers. Maxwell’s sentencing today brings closure for some of those victims, but it’s not the end of the battle.
U.K. Approves Extradition for Julian Assange
In a long-fought court decision that disturbed international journalism groups today, Washington has won its appeal to return Assange to the U.S. for his 18 charges of espionage.
Suspicious Salmon and Other Odd British Laws
Is it really illegal to handle salmon suspiciously? What about beating a rug in the street, harboring priests, or stabbing a Welshman? Throughout the long history of the United Kingdom and Ireland, the countries have ended up with a boatload of legal oddities. In recent years, the governments have set to work to sort through some of these bizarre pieces of legislation.
Florida Wife Tried for Murder of Husband
48-year-old Danielle Redlick asserts self-defense and maintains her innocence three years after 65-year-old Michael Redlick was found stabbed to death at home.
Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center: The Legacy of Stephanie Roper
Forty years after the Frostburg State University student’s brutal abduction and death, the non-profit founded by her family and supporters still works to bring justice to victims of violent crime across Maryland.
Alabama v. Jones: Charged with Manslaughter for Being Shot While Pregnant
Shot in the stomach, 27-year-old Marshae Jones lost her fetus, and didn’t expect to risk losing her freedom as well. But when the jury dropped manslaughter charges against her shooter, 23-year-old Ebony Jemison, they indicted Jones instead for the crime of her own miscarriage.
Utah Doctor Accused of Sexually Abusing Over 80 Patients
A gynecologist in Utah is facing allegations from former patients who claim that they were groped, molested, and degraded during their appointments with him.
The History Behind the NAACP
The NAACP, or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, has become a forefront civil rights group in the past century. To understand where they are today, we must understand why they formed in the first place-The Race Riot of 1908, and what their efforts have helped achieve over the past century.
Oxford High Shooting Suspect Ethan Crumbley to Plead Insanity
Attorneys for accused gunman Ethan Crumbley filed a motion last Thursday to plead insanity in his case stemming from the Oxford High School shooting on November 30, 2020. Fifteen-year-old Crumbley will be evaluated at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry to determine whether he is fit to stand trial.
Youngstown Murder Suspect Appears In Court
Murder suspect Marquez Thomas appeared in Mahoning County Municipal Court yesterday, awaiting a grand jury’s decision on whether to charge him with one count of aggravated murder and three counts of felonious assault.
Nirvana Hit With Child Sexual Exploitation Lawsuit Over Photo on ‘Nevermind’ Album
COMPLEX - The surviving members of the band Nirvana and Kurt Cobain’s estate are being sued over their 1991 album Nevermind. Spencer Elden, the man who was featured on the album’s artwork when he was a baby, is suing for child sexual exploitation and is looking to be awarded $150,000 in damages