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An Illinois judge found Corie Walsh too dangerous to release after prosecutors alleged the Frankfort mother posed a threat to her husband and three surviving children after she was charged with murdering her 2-year-old son, Barrett.But forensic psychiatrists say "dangerousness" is not a permanent label. Instead, it is a forward-looking assessment that can change as a person's mental condition improves through treatment.Walsh, 40, remains held without pretrial release after a […]

After three full weeks of college football, there are four teams at the top of my top 25 who have yet to show flaws: Indiana, Georgia, Miami and Notre Dame. That does not mean that these teams are flawless. There’s still time and a number of ranked opponents for each of them to face before we can come to a definite conclusion on just how perfect — or imperfect — […]

The potential serial killer investigation involving gruesome images discovered at the home of a dead pornographer could take a much darker turn if it turns out the sadistic images were being distributed to a wider network, according to a prominent police and forensic psychologist.Raymond "RC" Horsch, an 82-year-old who produced brutally themed pornography and books, died last year. But after his son Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested in June on […]

A Missouri woman was federally indicted in Texas after allegedly threatening the family of Austin Metcalf following Karmelo Anthony's conviction for the teenager's killing.Sharifa Nicole Henderson, 34, was arrested in Kansas City on Sept. 11, two days after a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas indicted her on three counts of interstate threatening communications.Anthony's trial concluded on June 9, and prosecutors allege Henderson made three separate death […]

After leaving the gym, Dan Markel drove home expecting an ordinary day. Instead, his killer was waiting for him.As he arrived home, the prominent Florida State University law professor was talking on the phone with music teacher Stewart Schlazer about school options for his children. Then the conversation took a terrifying turn."Can you please hold on a second? There's an unfamiliar person in my driveway," Markel said.SLAIN DAD'S DAUGHTER KNEW […]

If you or someone you know is the victim of domestic abuse, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233.BLUE POINT, N.Y. — Five years after Gabby Petito’s remains were found in Wyoming, her mother is asking the public to pay closer attention to the missing-person flyers that cross their social-media feeds because a single share can create a "ripple effect" that leads to someone being found."What I would […]

The lone juror whose holdout forced a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case has retained a lawyer who once represented President Donald Trump, the attorney said. One legal scholar following the case said the move signals the juror is ready to "stand up for himself."Clancy, 36, faced three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the slayings of her children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan — who […]

NFL offenses were literally too busy scoring in Week 1 for coaches to have much time for scoreboard watching, but the final numbers were unexpectedly high. A whopping 791 points, or a combined 49.4 per game, were scored in Week 1, matching the most for any Week 1 in the Super Bowl era. "I was definitely surprised to look up at the scoreboard on Sunday and see some of the […]

It’s been a little more than a year since the Dallas Cowboys traded Micah Parsons and began rebuilding the defense in the image Jerry Jones preferred. He spent the millions he didn’t spend on Parsons to make them big, physical and tough, so they could stop the run and stop being pushed around. The result of his efforts was disastrous on Sunday night, of course. They were "out-physicaled" by the […]