Articles by Kate Byrd

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Florida Real Estate Developer Cleared in Deadly 2022 Boat Crash

George Pino was found not guilty of manslaughter, drawing criticism from the families of a deceased teenager and a permanently injured survivor.
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Former State Rep. Stacie Laughton Gets 33 Years in Child Pornography Case

The sentence follows a federal investigation into explicit images transmitted between the former lawmaker and a daycare worker.
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Police Say Students Used OnlyFans Account to Blackmail Georgia High School Teacher

Search warrants reveal high school students threatened to expose a teacher’s OnlyFans account unless she raised their grades.
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UK Teacher Gets Life Sentence for Murder of 13‑Month‑Old Adopted Son

Jamie Varley will spend the rest of his life in prison for the abuse and murder of infant Preston Davey.
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California Cardiologist Sentenced to 8 Months in Jail for Hit-and-Run Death of Nurse Assistant

Family protests 8-month sentence for doctor in fatal Fresno hit-and-run.
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TikTok Nurse Lartey Solomon Killed in Daytime Robbery

Relatives said Solomon was ready to surrender his belongings before he was fatally shot while leaving a nightclub.
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Gunman Pleads Guilty to Murder of Speaker Melissa Hortman and Husband

Vance Boelter faces two consecutive life terms plus 40 years under a plea deal that eliminates the death penalty.
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Former NFL Player Darron Lee Indicted on First Degree Murder in Tennessee

The ex-NFL linebacker faces life in prison or the death penalty for the murder of his girlfriend, Gabriella Perpetuo.
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Nick Reiner Seeks Trust Funds for Defense in Parents’ Murder

The 32-year-old accused in Rob and Michelle Reiner’s stabbings asked a court to release assets from a trust to replace his public defender.
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Anna Kepner’s Stepbrother Accused of Destroying Evidence on Cruise

An FBI agent testified that Timothy Hudson destroyed the teen’s phone while her smart watch vanished.
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Brendan Banfield Gets Life in Au Pair Affair Murders

The former federal agent was sentenced June 5 for orchestrating a deadly trap meant to frame a stranger for his wife’s killing.
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Court Dismisses Murder Charge Against Father Accused of Shooting Daughter’s Rapist

Missing dash camera footage led a judge to dismiss the second-degree murder charge against Aaron Spencer.
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FBI Agents Kill Man After 15-Hour Hostage Standoff at California School District Office

Ten school office employees escaped physical injury after a gunman barricaded them in a Bakersfield building.
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Los Angeles Police Arrest Suspect in Actor James Handy’s Fatal Stabbing

Handy, the familiar face from “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Arachnophobia,” was allegedly slain by his girlfriend’s son.
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California Killer Gets 216‑Year Sentence for ‘Extraordinarily Violent’ Murder

Kenneth McNally Jr. shot Samuel Holthaus, dragged him with a cord behind a truck and buried him in a shallow grave.
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Texas Teens Charged for Allegedly Using Dating Apps to Lure, Rob Victims

Alyssa Canul and Joseph Campos face aggravated robbery charges after police say they lured men to a park bench.
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Canadian Man Gets 33 Years for Online Sextortion of 145 U.S. Children

Ramanan Pathmanathan used the alias “Brett” to target American minors before his arrest by federal authorities.