OK Appeals Count Announces Refusal to Review New Applications in Glossip Murder Appeal Case
By Daniella Espinoza, Jessica Weisman OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — In an unfortunate change of events, the Oklahoma…
Jury Acquits Man Who Confessed Falsely to Decades-Old Cases in Desperate Attempt to Be Moved Out of Hellish Florida Prison
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – A San Francisco Jury, following a two-month trial, acquitted…
Jury Finds Paul Flores Guilty of 1996 Murder of Kristin Smart
By Laurel Spear MONTEREY COUNTY – On Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, a jury in Monterey…
Defense Objects to Result of Own Questioning – Uses It as Basis for Mistrial; Judge Disagrees
By Michael McCutcheon RIVERSIDE, CA – In an odd sequence of events, defense counsel for Christian Velasquez…
Exonerated: Conviction of Maurice Hastings Vacated in 1983 Murder
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – A man, Maurice Hastings, who has served…
Defense Attorney of Man Who Allegedly Killed SFDA Jenkins’ Cousin Moves to Recuse SF District Attorney’s Office
by Robert J. Hansen The attorney for a defendant accused of killing a man in 2020, moved…
Jury Trial Ongoing, Victims Shot & Found in Car Collision
By Leslie Acevedo and Talia Kruger RIVERSIDE, CA – A murder trial proceeded here in Riverside County…
Mother of Woman Killed in Chino Prison Presented PowerPoint to Prison Officials to Help Prevent Inmate Domestic Abuse and Violence
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – It was a unique moment for…
Big Criminal Record Equals $420K Bail, Judge Decides – Man Charged with Murder Pleads Not Guilty, Jury Trial Late October
By Talia Kruger VENTURA, CA – Tony Ronald Santiago pleaded not guilty to a long list of…
New Trial Requested after 20+ Years – Year-Long Investigation Reveals New Information
By Wayne Chan BALTIMORE, MD— Adnan Syed, convicted of murder in 1999, was sentenced to life plus…
Man Takes Fentanyl Plea Deal, Warned He Could be Charged with Murder if ‘Customer’ Died
By Hannah Adams MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Shawn Bessey Friday sentenced…
Accused Accomplice in Jack in the Box Murders Refuses to Appear in Court, Victims’ Families Disappointed
By Talia Kruger RIVERSIDE, CA — The scheduled sentencing hearing of Desmond Ochoa and Kamyron Barnett, accused…
Cell Records Indicate Communication between Accused, and Proximity to Victim in Murder Jury Trial
By Talia Kruger RIVERSIDE, CA — The jury trial of Kenyatta Crockett and Anthony Salcida, both of…
Main Informant’s Credibility Questioned in Olaez Brothers Ongoing Murder Jury Trial Monday
By Ashleen Herrarte and Talia Kruger INDIO, CA – The trial for brothers Moses Olaez and Manuel…
City of Sacramento to Pay Stephon Clark Parents $1.7 Million, Part of $4.1 Million Deal in Killing of Unarmed Meadowview Man in 2018 that Sparked Major Protests
By Cres Vellucci Jr. Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Another $1.7 million of taxpayer money…
Drunk Driver Who Killed Friend Hears from Victim’s Father at Sentencing
By Tori Gacutan VENTURA, CA – The father of a man killed by a drunk driver, told…
New Evidence Emerges in Decades-Old Tholmer Case
by Robert J. Hansen Lionell Tholmer has been in prison since 1985 after being convicted of second-degree…
CDCR Investigating In-custody Deaths as Homicide
By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating…
Judge Voices Doubt, but Rules 2 Youths Be Held for Murder after Long, 11-Day Preliminary Hearing
By Jojo Kofman SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A preliminary hearing for two men accused of a murder…
Appeal Court Denies Alabama Death Row Appeal on Ineffective Counsel, Juror Misconduct
By Neha Malhi ALABAMA– Keith Gavin, an Alabama prisoner serving two death sentences and lifetime imprisonment, lost…
