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Joseph Edward Corcoran (April 18, 1975 – December 18, 2024) was an American convicted mass murderer who was executed for a quadruple murder case in Indiana. Corcoran was found guilty of the 1997 murders of his brother, his sister's fiancé, and two of their friends at his house in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and he was sentenced to death in 1999.
Tafero and Jacobs were convicted of capital murder and were sentenced to death while Rhodes was sentenced to three life terms. [9] He was released in 1994 following parole for good behavior. [9] The children were placed in the care of Sunny Jacobs's parents until their deaths in a 1982 plane crash. The children were then separated and Sunny's ...
Approximately 13.5% of death row inmates are of Hispanic or Latino descent. In 2019, individuals identified as Hispanic and Latino Americans accounted for 5.5% of homicides. [7] Hispanic and Latino Americans make up 19% of the total US population. Approximately 1.81% of death row inmates are of Asian descent. [8]
James, a longtime family friend, did odd jobs. Rojas mostly did computer work. But times were tough, Rifkin explained to jurors, and Venezia struggled financially, often paying Rojas late, if at all.
Follows the case of death row inmate Daniel Lee Lopez, who was convicted of murdering a Corpus Christi city police officer by hitting him with his SUV as he was trying to evade capture following a routine traffic stop. The programme follows, Lopez, his family and city officials in the weeks and months leading up to and after his execution. [4]
Kellie Pickler and the parents of her late husband Kyle Jacobs have found themselves entangled in a legal disagreement over Jacobs’ property. The two parties are headed to court after Pickler ...
Lyle and Erik were charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances for lying in wait, making them eligible for the death penalty, and charges of conspiracy to murder. During their first trial, the defense argued that the brothers killed their parents in self-defense after years of alleged sexual, emotional, and ...
In 1985, Penn's vehicle was pulled over in the Encanto area during a traffic stop by San Diego Police officers Thomas Riggs and Donovan Jacobs. Civilian police ride along Sara Pina-Ruiz was in the squad car when a physical altercation ensued, resulting in Penn disarming Riggs, subsequently shooting and killing Riggs with his own service revolver, and shooting and injuring Pina-Ruiz.