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The Daniel Dean Trial of Scott County, Virginia was a trial that took place in the town of Estiville, Virginia in July 1877. What makes this trial unique is that it was the first time that an individual was convicted of murder in the state of Virginia based solely on circumstantial evidence.
Randall Lee Smith (June 29, 1953 – May 10, 2008) [1] was an American convicted murderer from Pearisburg, Virginia. [2] He pleaded guilty shortly before trial commenced to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of hikers Robert Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay, both 27-year-old social workers from Maine who were murdered by Smith while hiking the Appalachian Trail in May 1981.
She refused to try Wagner, because in Arkansas, murder in cold blood was a capital offense, and she fell in love with him [citation needed]. Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas wanted him for murder. Since his first killing was in Mississippi, he was tried there and in 1926 was sentenced to life to be served at Parchman Farm. His first escape ...
A county grand jury Monday indicted Elroy Harrison, 65, on a charge of first-degree murder in the 1986 killing of Jacqueline Lard, 32, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement ...
4 murder victims [f] 49 Ronald L. Watkins: Black 35 M March 25, 1998 Danville: William McCauley 50 Ángel Francisco Breard: Hispanic 32 M April 14, 1998 Arlington: Ruth Dickie 51 Dennis Wayne Eaton: White 41 M June 18, 1998 Rockbridge [g] Virginia State Trooper Jerry Hines [h] 52 Danny Lee King: White 47 M July 23, 1998 Roanoke: Carolyn Horton ...
He was found guilty of her murder and of perverting the course of justice following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court, and he was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 32 years.
In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn child. The case is the focus of Netflix's "American Murder: Laci Peterson."
Edith was found guilty in November 1935, and when that decision was overturned, a second trial later found her guilty of murder and she was sentenced to 25 years in jail. [ 1 ] Edith's mother, Ann, was originally jointly charged with her for Trigg's death, [ 2 ] however after Edith's first trial, the states attorney decided to not go forward ...