The Crime Desk

A darkly comic musical inspired by the alleged gunman in the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, Luigi Mangione, is set to debut in New York City this summer — the same city where the fatal attack took place. Titled “Luigi: The Musical,” the production will open June 15 at The Green Room 42 in Midtown West, roughly a 20-minute subway ride from the site where Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Hilton hotel in December 2024. #luigimangione #luigithemusical

Back in 2024, a Las Vegas man who was filmed flinging himself over a court bench and lunging at a judge in January has been sentenced to up to 65 years behind bars for her attempted murder. Deobra Redden, now 31, was facing sentencing in a separate attempted battery case when he was caught on camera launching himself at Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus. He was also heard saying, 'Nah, f*** that b****' as he tackled the judge in an attack that prosecutors described as 'Superman style' after Holthus rejected his pleas for further probation. His lawyers had claimed Redden has schizophrenia and was not on medication at the time of the attack, but abruptly ended his trial after Holthus testified that she feared for her life, according to KSNV. 📷 Clark County District Court #crime #trial #court #jail #news

'TikTok killer' Ali Abulaban was caught on multiple surveillance cameras the day he killed his wife Ana Abulaba and her friend Rayburn Cardenas Barro in the apartment they used to share. Abulaban, who had a history of domestic violence, was allegedly kicked out of the his and Ana's apartment at the Spire San Diego luxury apartment complex. He believed his wife was cheating on him with Barron, with San Diego Deputy District Attorney Taren Brast saying the couple had already been separated 'for quite some time' before that. After Ana told him to move out, prosecutors said he secretly made a copy of the apartment key so he could install a listening device on his five-year-old daughter's tablet. Prosecutors believe he snapped when he heard his estranged wife and another man talking. Security camera video showed him running out of the elevator on the 35th floor toward the apartment on October 21, 2021. Brast said Abulaban shot Barron three times at close range - in the neck, cheek and back of the head - before he turned the gun on his wife, shooting her once in the forehead. He then called his mother to confess. He was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without parole #crime #truecrime #tiktokkiller #aliabulaban #jinnkid

A woman was found shot in the head at her Florida home last week after police received a worrisome call from a friend. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, Lily Yard, 27, had a unstable relationship with her 40-year-old boyfriend, Jordan Rouff, who was found by authorities with what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Rouff was 'transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival.', an official press release stated. 📷 Gun Violence Memorial / Getty Images #crime #trial #court #jail #news

This was the chilling moment a North Carolina man confessed to shooting his ex-wife in a Facebook live video. Earl Valentine broke into his ex-wife Keisha Valentine's home in September 2016. Police say he shot his ex-wife and then shot and killed his 15-year-old son, who died protecting his mother. Afterwards, Valentine went live on Facebook and confessed to the crimes, before taking his own life in a South Carolina motel room. #crime #truecrime #northcarolina

This was the chilling final video of Ricky Rodriguez, the son of The Family cult leader David Berg. Rodriguez was subjected to years of s*xual abuse at the hands of cult members, leading him to murder one of them, Angela M. Smith, before taking his own life on January 9, 2005 at the age of 29. #truecrime #crime #cults #davidberg

A North Carolina woman allegedly poisoned three guests including her 32-year-old daughter during a Thanksgiving gathering last November 30. Linda Casper-Leinenkugel, 52, slipped a cyanide‑forming chemical into the guests, Leela Jean Livis, Maija Lacey and Richard Pegg's wine. Detectives said that while they examined that case, they uncovered evidence linking her to the 2007 homicide of Michael Schmidt, turning the inquiry into a double‑murder probe. A judge denied her release, and the former restaurant owner remains in the Henderson County Detention Center. 📷 Facebook / Henderson County Sheriff's Office / Local 12 news #crime #trial #court #jail #news

Minnesota mother, Jennifer Marie Stately, 37, stabbed her six-year-old son, Remi, to death and then set her house up in flames trapping her five-year-old son, Tristan, inside. Stately then fled the house with her three-year-old son. The manic mother believed her home was 'demonized', stated her defense attorney, Paul Engh who spoke with the Minnesota Star Tribune. Stately is being charged with first-degree murder. She is has not been sentenced yet. 📷 Facebook / Todd County Jail #crime #trial #court #jail #news

A Long Island, New York man has been sentenced to life without parole for torturing and killing his childhood friend in 2024. Jeremy Allen, 44, is accused of beating his friend Christopher Hahn, 43, into semi-consciousness before hitting him with a bat, tying a plastic bag over his head, and stabbing him slowly in the neck 10 times over the course of six hours. The motive remains unknown. #news #crime #truecrime #longisland

Parents, Bernice Byrd, 32, and Gerald Byrd, 34, pleaded guilty to child abuse that resulted in their five-year-old daughter dying from malnutrition. Zona Byrd, 5, died in October 2024 due to weighing just 17.5 pounds, while the other sibling, a six-year-old son, was hospitalized, and fortunately recovered after treatment. The cruel couple's sentencing date is set for June 10, and they could face a maximum of 70 years in prison. 📷 Facebook / Baltimore Police Department #crime #trial #court #jail #news

Back in 2024, then 15 year-old, Carly Gregg, shot her mother dead and home surveillance footage captured the teen in a non-remorseful state. Gregg stood trial for murdering math teacher mom Ashley Smylie at their home in Mississippi. Her lawyers said the underage murderess should not spend the rest of her life behind bars because she received the treatment as a child for hallucinations. The horrific shooting was caught on camera and sparked nationwide outrage. Disgusted jurors sentenced the youngster to life without parole. The conclusion of Gregg's trial captured attention as a jury found her guilty after just 30 minutes of deliberation, leading the 15-year-old to crack a chilling smile when she learned she would die behind bars. At her trial, prosecutors displayed harrowing footage from inside her home's kitchen showing the moment Gregg appeared to conceal something behind her back before she walked into her bedroom and three gunshots could be heard. Gregg's mother could then be heard screaming in the footage after she was fatally shot in the face, before the teen nonchalantly walked back into her kitchen and began using her phone. The damning footage was used alongside witness testimony and DNA to secure a murder conviction for the teenager, who had previously rejected a plea deal to serve a 40-year sentence. 📷 YT/law&crime, Court TV #crime #truecrime #trial #jail #news

A high school football coach in Florida who is accused of having s*xual relations with a 16-year-old student said he 'kissed all of them [female students]' on the cheek, and called them his 'baby girls' when questioned by investigators. James Ford III, 43, was arrested on January 17, 2025 and charged with multiple offense, including unlawful s*xual activity with certain minors, offenses against students by authority figures, traveling to meet a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony. #crime #truecrime #interrogation #florida

A former Georgia high school teacher has been arrested and charged with child molestation, less than a year after she posted a video on social media complaining about how men are 'creepy'. Danielle Weaver, a 29-year-old married mother-of-two, was taken into custody by the Leesburg Police Department on February 18, according to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Weaver worked at Lee County High School, which received allegations on February 3 that a female teacher had inappropriate contact with a minor student, per the release. Police said they identified Weaver as the teacher and by February 17, authorities had obtained an arrest warrant. Weaver turned herself in the next day and was later released on bond. 📷 TikTok/@_daniweaver_ | Lee County Sheriff's Office #crime #truecrime #georgia #court #news

The serial stowaway has struck again. Svetlana Dali has been arrested for the second time in nine months, this time for sneaking on to flight from Newark, New Jersey to Milan, Italy. The plane was already flying over the Atlantic Ocean when crew discovered she wasn't supposed to be there, and she was arrested after the plane landed in Milan. Dali was also arrested and sentenced to time served in November 2024 after sneaking on board a flight from New York to Paris. #news #crime #stowaway

A new video shows a vehicle speeding away from Nancy Guthrie's residence at approximately the same time the 84-year-old's pacemaker device went offline. Authorities have been frivolously trying to connect the dots between pieces of evidence and new developments in the case, but remain unsuccessful for what has turned into a wide-spread search. On Tuesday, Savannah shared her most emotional plea yet as she teared up on camera and announced that the family is now offering a $1 million reward for her kidnapped mother. 📷 Ring / Getty Images #nancyguthrie #savannahguthrie #crime #missing #news