Trials & Sentencing set to begin in December, 2021

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For the week of Wednesday, Dec. 1st thru Friday, Dec. 3rd:

Wednesday, Dec. 1st:
*Sentencing Hearing (Marshall County) (@ 2:15pm CT) – IN – Conviction overturned: for Michael K. Middaugh, Sr. (51/now 52) sentenced after pleading guilty to burglary, but serious bodily injury occurs, criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon & sexual battery under threat of deadly force. Was sentenced to 20 years for a 1991 rape & for burglary, etc. charges ended up with a 78 year sentence. Elkhart County
IN – Michael K. Middaugh, Sr. (51) charged with rape. Marshall County
Marshall County: Trial set to begin on 3/8/22 which was cancelled. Elkhart County: Resentenced on 11/4/21 to 30 years in prison.
Case & court info from 10/13/21 reference post #27 here:
CONVICTION OVERTURNED - IN - Man Guilty of Multiple Charges Against Elderly Woman Wins Appeal - 21 June 2021
11/4/21 Update: Elkhart County: State appears by DPA Laura Bird. Marshall County Sheriff produces the defendant & attorney Christopher Crawford appears in person. Cause comes on for re-sentencing hearing. Court resentences the defendant to Count I - Burglary, Level 2 Felony - 30 years, 10 years at IDOC, remaining 20 years suspended & 10 years on reporting probation. Count II - 16 years IDOC concurrent to Count I. Count III - 12 years IDOC concurrent to Count I. Count IV - Habitual Criminal Offender - attaches to Count I - 20 years IDOC consecutive to Count I. Sentence is consecutive to 20D03-0509-FA 146. Order of confinement. Earliest possible release date: 8/29/2064.
11/15/21 Update: Marshall County: State & defendant filed Plea agreement. Submission of plea agreement hearing on 11/16/21 @ 9:30am. Motion to enter plea pursuant to plea agreement filed. Status hearing on 11/18/21.
11/16/21 Update: Marshall County: Hearing on Motion to enter plea pursuant to plea agreement. Commenced & concluded. Order entering Judgment. Defendant plead guilty per plea agreement. Sentencing hearing 12/1/21 @ 2:15pm.

Tuesday, Dec. 2nd:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am CT) – SD – Baby Andrew John Doe (Litz) (newborn, found Feb. 28, 1981, Sioux Falls, lying in a icy ditch) - *Theresa Rose Bentaas (19 @ time of crime/57/now 59) arrested (3/8/19), charged (3/11/19) & arraigned (3/11/19) with 1st degree murder, 2nd degree murder & 1st degree manslaughter. Plead not guilty. $250K Cash only bond changed (4/30/19) to $250K cash or Surety bond. Out on bond w/GPS ankle monitor.
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Trial was set to begin on 11/30/20 as all jury trial suspended due to COVID until after 1/25/21 & was rescheduled for 4/12/21 & cancelled because of change in plea. Plead guilty (10/8/21) to 1st degree manslaughter, sentencing on 12/2/21.
Court info from 5/20/19 thru 4/10/21 reference post #122 here:
GUILTY - SD - Sioux Falls, WhtMale, UP17189, Newborn, born alive, Feb'81 *ARREST in 2019* - Baby Andrew
7/27/21 Update: Bentaas scheduled for a change of plea hearing at 9am on 10/8/21. Her last court date was supposed to be a jury trial starting on April 12 that was canceled & not rescheduled. Bentaas will now be plead guilty. It is unknown which of the three "not guilty" pleas Bentaas plans to change during her next hearing. Charged with first- & second-degree murder & first-degree manslaughter. A sentencing hearing is also scheduled for Bentaas after her change of plea hearing. The sentencing hearing is set for 9am on 12/2/21. Both hearings will be presided over by Judge Bradley Zell.
10/8/21 Update: Bentaas plead guilty to 1st degree manslaughter under what is known as an Alford plea which allows her to maintain her innocence while authorizing the court to enter a guilty plea. In exchange, the State dropped 1st & 2nd degree murder charges. Bentaas will be sentenced on 12/2/21. She faces the possibility of life in prison.


Probably CA - Elizabeth Holmes case will continue on Monday, Dec. 1st plus the other ones I have posted for the end of November (thread).

 

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This was in October - but thought I'd just post it here.

Friday, October 8th:
*Sentencing Hearing-RESCHEDULED! (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Noah McIntosh (8) (last seen about Feb. 24, 2019, died about Mar. 3 or 4, reported missing Mar. 12, 2019, Corona; not found yet) – for *Jillian Marie Godfrey (36/now 39) “mother” arrested (3/13/19), charged (3/15/19) & arraigned (4/15/19) with felony willful child cruelty (endangerment). Plead not guilty. $500K bond.
Godfrey says 3/2/19 is the last time she saw Noah. 11 yr. old daughter in CPS custody.
Godfrey plead guilty (12/19/19) & was released from custody (10/15/20) on own recognizance. Will be sentenced on 10/7/22.
Court info from 3/15/19 thru 1/14/21 reference post #93 here:
Still Missing - CA - Noah McIntosh, 8, Corona, early March 2019 *parents arrested* *Godfrey guilty* #2
4/8/21 Update: Sentencing hearing is reset for 10/8/21.
10/8/21 Update: Sentencing hearing has been rescheduled to 10/7/22.
*Bryce Daniel McIntosh (32/now 35) “father” – Trial readiness conference hearing on 1/14/22.

 

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Update!

Thursday, Dec. 2nd:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am CT) – SD – Baby Andrew John Doe (Litz) (newborn, found Feb. 28, 1981, Sioux Falls, lying in a icy ditch) - *Theresa Rose Bentaas (19 @ time of crime/57/now 59) arrested (3/8/19), charged (3/11/19) & arraigned (3/11/19) with 1st degree murder, 2nd degree murder & 1st degree manslaughter. Plead not guilty. $250K Cash only bond changed (4/30/19) to $250K cash or Surety bond. Out on bond w/GPS ankle monitor.
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Trial was set to begin on 11/30/20 as all jury trial suspended due to COVID until after 1/25/21 & was rescheduled for 4/12/21 & cancelled because of change in plea. Plead guilty (10/8/21) to 1st degree manslaughter, sentencing on 12/2/21.
Court info from 5/20/19 thru 7/27/21 reference post #129 here:
GUILTY - SD - Sioux Falls, WhtMale, UP17189, Newborn, born alive, Feb'81 *ARREST in 2019* - Baby Andrew
10/8/21 Update: Bentaas plead guilty to 1st degree manslaughter under what is known as an Alford plea which allows her to maintain her innocence while authorizing the court to enter a guilty plea. In exchange, the State dropped 1st & 2nd degree murder charges. Bentaas will be sentenced on 12/2/21. She faces the possibility of life in prison.
12/2/21 Update: The prosecution is recommending Bentaas serve 40 years in prison with the chance of parole in 10 years in connection with the death of her child. During the first portion of the sentencing, the state called two witnesses: Lee Letz, who found the body & Detective Michael Webb, who was responsible for solving the cold case. Judge Bradley Zell called a lunch recess shortly after 11am & will administer the sentence afterward. The defense called their four witnesses after a brief recess. A psychologist did a forensic psychiatric evaluation on Bentaas in February 2020, where she diagnosed Bentaas as having experienced "Complete Pregnancy Denial." "She never named him but accepted the name the church gave him," aid Dr. Cara Angelotta of Northwestern University. Bentaas's sister Michelle Fischer was next to the stand followed by Bentaas's daughter Melissa Feilmeier & son Justin Bentaas. Before the judge called the final recess Raleigh Hansman, of the defense, addressed the court & said the death of Andrew happened to Bentaas & not because of her. Hansman described Bentaas' Alford plea as a compromise & said her client never admitted to killing her child. The court is in recess until noon when Zell will sentence Bentaas. The state is requesting 40 years while the defense said time served is enough punishment. Bentaas entered an "Alford" plea on count three of first-degree manslaughter on Oct. 8, 2021, which in South Dakota is treated as a "guilty" plea. Two murder charges she faced were dropped.
Judge Zell: Under the proven facts of this case, Theresa may be guilty of manslaughter in the second degree for failure to provide medical attention. But that is even a stretch under these facts. Legally Theresa is guilty & is to be treated as guilty in manslaughter of the first degree. At the time, Theresa was 19 & little to no criminal activity. Since that time, she has had no criminal activity. There is nothing regarding Theresa to rehabilitate this matter. As for deterrence, this court has seen time & time again that heavy sentences & death penalties has not stopped major crimes. Judge Zell sentences Bentaas to South Dakota women's prison for 10 years with nine years suspended with credit for time served. No fine. Judge Zell: Is this sentence what your family wanted? No. Is it what some in the community want? No. That's not my job. "I do hope that this brings closure but also inclusion to the whole family."

 

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for the week of Monday, Dec. 6th thru Friday, Dec. 10th:

Monday, Dec. 6th:
*Trial continues (Days 13 to 17) (@ am CET) - Rome, Italy – Li Yinglei “Angie” (Xing Lei Li) (36) (Feb. 10, 2017, vanished from Mediterranean cruise, Rome; still missing) – Daniel Belling (45/now 49), DH arrested (2/11/17) on suspicion of murder; vanished off Med cruise, plead not guilty. A German citizen working in Ireland, where he has been accused of fraud. Released from prison (4/24/18). Charged (7/16/20) with 1 count of homicide & 1 count of alleged destruction of wife’s body while on cruise.
Trial began on Nov. 18, 2021.
Faces another year in prison, while pros investigate case; Judge will decide Jan. 26, 2018, postponed. Judge gave him 6 more months of detention. April 24, 2018 was released from prison.
Court info from Feb. 11, 2017 thru Sept. 30, 2021 & Trial days (1-12) Nov. 29 to Dec. 3 reference post #82 here:
Still Missing - Italy - Li Yinglei, 36, vanished from Mediterranean cruise, 10 Feb 2017 *husband Arrested*
Dec. 6, 2021 Monday, Trial Day 13: No info yet available. Trial continues on Dec. 7, 2021 to Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 (Days 13-72).
Will start posting this only weekly on Mondays since no news outlets are giving updates on trial unless there are some developments in case.

*Trial continues (Days 34 to 38) (@ am CET) - Germany - *Irmgard Furchner (18 @ time of crime/95/now 96) Indicted (Feb. 5, 2021) on 10,000 counts of accessory to murder in Nazi Camp. Fuchner is accused of having contributed as an 18-year-old to the murder of 11,412 people when she worked as a secretary, stenographer & typist to SS commandant Paul Werner Hoppe & would have had a hand in transport lists of detainees due to be sent to Auschwitz for execution, the dictation of Hoppe’s orders, radio messages & his correspondence at the Stutthof concentration camp between 1943 & 1945.
Trial began on Oct. 19, 2021. Trial is scheduled to continue over the next few months. Sessions are limited to about two hours a day, based on medical advice.
After trying to escape the trial in late September, leaving the retirement home in Quickborn where she lives & traveling by taxi to the outskirts of Hamburg, she was arrested several hours later & placed in police custody for five days before being fitted with an electronic wrist tag.
Case & court info from Feb. 5, 2021 to Sept. 29, 2021 & trial day 1-33 (Oct. 19, 2021-Dec. 3, 2021) reference post #103 here:
Germany - Woman, 95, Indicted on 10,000 Counts, Accessory to Murder, 1943-1945 Nazi Camp, 5 Feb 2021
Dec. 6, 2021 Monday, Trial Day 34: No info yet available. Trial continues on Dec. 7, 2021 to Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 (Days 34-38).
Will start posting this only weekly on Mondays since no news outlets are giving updates on trial unless there are some developments in case.


Tuesday, Dec. 7th:
*Trial set to begin (Federal Child ) (@ 8:30am ET) – CT – Kathleen Marie Flynn (11) (Sept. 23, 1986, Ponus Ridge, Norwalk, found Sept. 24, 1986 in the woods behind Ponus Ridge Middle School) - *Marc J. Karun (21 @ time of crime/53/now 56) – arrested (6/12/19 for a fugitive from justice warrant in Stetson, ME), charged (6/14/19) & arraigned (8/12/19) with capital murder with special circumstance, 1st degree kidnapping & sexual assault. Plead not guilty. $5M bond.
DNA Match; Karun faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole if convicted.
*Was in federal custody in his home state of Maine U.S. District Court where he is accused of illegally storing an arsenal of firearms (60 weapons & 15K rounds of ammunition); in total, Karun owned 34 pistols, 14 rifles, 11 revolvers & one 12-gauge shotgun.
*Charged (12/14/19 in Maine-Federal charges), indicted (11/6/19) & arraigned (12/14/19) with possessing a gun with an obliterated serial number, stemmed from allegedly owning a rifle that had its serial number filed away. Plead not guilty.
Police found 60 weapons & 15,000 rounds of ammunition in his Stetson home. As a convicted felon not legally allowed to own firearms.
*Indicted & charged (3/10/21 in Maine-Federal charges) & arraigned (5/18/21) with possession of child . Plead not guilty.
Trial set to begin on 12/8/21 with jury selection for child .
Previous charges & court info from 6/14/19 thru 5/18/21 reference post #135 here:
CT - Kathleen Flynn, 11, murdered, Ponus Ridge, 23 Sept 1986 *arrest in 2019*
6/23/21 Update: Murder: Pretrial hearing has been rescheduled to 9/30/21. 7/19/21: Federal: Order on Motion to Dismiss Indictment which violated his rights under the 2nd Amendment & to dismiss all 62 motions on fire arms charges.
9/30/21 Update: Murder: Next pretrial hearing on 1/19/21. Federal Child : Deadlines for motions on 11/1/21, if trial is firm deadline is 11/17/21, trial brief deadline 12/1/21 & trial set to begin on 12/8/21 with jury selection.

*Trial continues (Day 36) (@ 9am PT) - CA – for *Elizabeth A. Holmes (34/now 37) (CEO of Theranos) charged (March, 2018) & indicted (6/14/18) & arraigned (6/15/18) with 9 counts of wire fraud & 2 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and charged & indicted (4/11/20) with fraud relating to a patient's blood test. Another count of wire fraud was added in 2020, bringing the total number of felony charges to 12. Plead not guilty. No bond. Faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison & up to $2.75 million in fines, plus restitution, & $250K for each individual count of wire fraud & conspiracy.
Defrauding investors out of $700 million in funding for their blood-testing startup Theranos.
Trial began on 8/31/21 with jury selection. 12 jurors of 7 men & 5 women (6 Caucasians, 4 Hispanics & 2 Asians) with five alternates (3 men & 2 women). Juror #7 excused & replaced with alternate #1. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men & 2 women. 10/6/21: Juror #4 excused & replace with alternate #2. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men & 1 woman. 10/22/21: The judge excused Juror #5, moving up the third alternate to replace the juror. Both are women. No word on why the juror was excused. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men.
Trial began on 9/8/21.
The Court trial days will be Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, possibly other half days. The Court may modify the trial time & set either 8:30am-2pm or 9am-2pm & possibly 30-minute breaks in between. Judge Edward J. Davila presiding. Jury selection was on 8/31 & 9/1 completed. Judge Davila said the juror whose mother-in-law died suddenly last week wants to travel for a few days next week for the memorial service, so trial won't be in session next Friday, Oct. 29. 10/20/21: Judge Davila notes that a juror can't be in court Friday, 11/12 & 12/3 & the judge has a conflict in November at some point due to a meeting in the Ninth Circuit committee. Motions hearing on 11/2/21, 11/16/21 & 11/17/21.
Trial dates: 12/7, 12/8, 12/9, 12/10, 12/13, 12/16, 12/17 so far & no court from 12/21/21 thru 1/6/22. Charging conference on 12/3/21.
Indictment & court info from 4/11/20 thru 8/26/21 & on 9/30/21 & on 11/2/21 & jury selection (Day 1-3) 8/31/21 to 9/2/21 & trial (Day 1-35) 9/8/21 to 11/30/21 & motions hearing on 11/8/21 & 11/19/21 & charging conference on 12/3/21 reference post #988 here:
CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud
12/3/21 Charging Hearing: Judge & attorneys - Holmes' counsel have raised a few objections to the gov't's proposed jury instructions, which are mostly based on the 9th Circuit model instructions.
for more info see post #995 here:
CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud
Judge Davila won't rule on the “willful” language, but he notes that the government proposed including the word "willful" in their jury instructions, which are modeled after the 9th Circuit. He also tells defense counsel that their proposed instructions "seem to be lengthy" & need editing.
Judge Davila asks the parties about scheduling. Holmes' counsel Kevin Downey says prosecutors told him they don't currently plan to call rebuttal witnesses & "evidence will likely conclude during next week." Judge Davila says the jury will get the case "certainly by the 20th." Prosecutor Robert Leach thinks they'll get it by at least the 17th. Trial continues on Monday, 12/7/21.
*Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani (53/now 56) (CFO & President of Theranos) – Motion in Limine hearing on 1/6/21 & trial set to begin on 1/11/22, 1/12/22 & 1/14/22 with jury selection & trial starts on 1/18/22.


Wednesday, Dec. 8th:
*Re-Sentencing Hearing (Stanislaus & San Mateo County) (@ 10am PT) – CA – Laci Denise Peterson (27) & Connor (unborn) (missing Dec. 24, 2002, Modesto; found April 13, 2003 in the San Francisco Bay) - *Scott Lee Peterson (30 @ time of crime/now 47) convicted & found guilty (11/12/04) of 1st degree murder (Laci) & 2nd degree murder(son) & sentenced (3/16/05) to the death penalty.
He was found guilty on 11/12/04 of the 1st degree murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, & the 2nd degree murder of their unborn son, Connor, & in 2005, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. His case is currently on automatic appeal to the Supreme Court of California. Sits on San Quentin's death row. Calif. Supreme Court denied a new trial in the guilt phase but reversed the death penalty sentence for Stanislaus County. Also the San Mateo Superior Court will now consider whether there was jury misconduct. Stanislaus County district attorney’s office said it won’t seek the death penalty if there is a new trial.
Re-Sentencing Hearing on 12/8/21. Peterson was moved to San Mateo County jail on 11/29/21 for sentencing hearing.
Court info from 5/14/20 thru 10/20/21 reference post #226 here:
CA - District Attorney to retry Scott Peterson's Penalty Phase in Laci Peterson case, 2021 *Guilty*
11/10/21 Update: On Wednesday, Peterson appeared via a live video feed from San Quentin while Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager, defense attorney Pat Harris & Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo sparred over who will be allowed inside the courtroom when Peterson is re-sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. Judge Massullo said, “I have to follow the rules of this courtroom. That’s six feet of distance & masks. That leaves very few options for the court.” The judge said she plans to have 16 seats for Laci’s supporters, 6 seats for Peterson’s supporters & the remaining 15 seats for the public & media combined. A lottery system will be used to decide who sits in those 15 seats. In addition to preparing for the sentencing hearing, on Wednesday Judge Massullo set a date for an evidentiary hearing as part of Peterson’s battle for a whole new murder trial. The evidentiary hearing will begin on 1/25/22 & end on 3/4/22. There will be about 5 hours of testimony each day. Nice will be called to the witness stand as the primary witness. Legal experts said Nice pleading the fifth will help strengthen Peterson’s case. Media cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom for the evidentiary hearing, the judge said. Peterson’s next court date is set for 11/17/21 at 10am so that the judge can review Peterson’s probation report from San Quentin State Prison. He will likely be transferred to the San Mateo County Jail within the next couple weeks. The district attorney has made sure that Peterson will not be granted bail when he arrives as an inmate in Redwood City. Formal sentencing to life without the possibility of parole on 12/8/21.
11/17/21 Update: For new trial: Next evidentiary hearing will begin 1/25/22 & end on 3/4/22 about 5 hours each day for testimony. 11/29/21: Peterson has left death row in San Quentin & was moved to the San Mateo County Jail, officials confirm. He was transferred Monday morning ahead of his re-sentencing hearing next week on 12/8/21. He will remain in Redwood City through March because of a second upcoming hearing that will determine if he gets a new murder trial. Peterson’s defense team is fighting for a retrial based on juror misconduct.


Thursday, Dec. 9th:
*Trial set to begin (DUI Manslaughter) (@ 9:30am ET) – FL – Titus (7) & John Wayne Lawson (10) (Nov. 25, 2020, Cape Carola, drowned) – *Kenneth Wayne Lawson III (29/now 30) (father) was arrested & charged (11/25/20) for 2 counts of homicide-negligent manslaughter-vehicle & 2 counts driving while license suspended resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $500K bond.
Trial set to begin on 12/9/21.
Also charged (11/25/20) with 1st degree misdemeanor possession of marijuana (not more than 20 grams) [charge dismissed on 12/4/20], 1st degree misdemeanor giving false name by person arrested/detained & 2nd degree misdemeanor criminal mischief (less than $200). [Charges: plead nolo contender; adjudicated guilt]. Plead not guilty. Bond at $100 cash/surety. Case closed.
Crime & court info from 12/8/20 thru 7/9/21 reference post #60 here:
FL - Titus, 10, & John Wayne Lawson, 7, car drowning in canal, Cape Coral, 26 Nov 2020 *arrests*
7/16/21: Filed by Attorney Spellman: Stipulation for Continuance. Order & Adjudged: this matter to be continued to a Trial call hearing on 8/26/21 @ 9:30am with a Waiver of Speedy Trial.
8/26/21 Update: Present by attorney, defendant in custody. Court date continuance of trial-granted. Next trial on 12/9/21. 9/8/21: Notice of taking depositions filed (2). 9/10/21: Amended notice of taking deposition(s) filed. 10/21/21: Notice of taking deposition filed. 11/4/21: Notice of intent to rely on certified records filed. Notice of discovery (Supplemental) filed. 11/8/21: Notice of discovery (supplemental) filed. 11/9/21: Notice of Discovery (Supplemental) filed. 11/10/21: Notice of Discovery (Supplement) filed. 11/15/21: Amended information & notice to clerk filed. 11/16/21: Notice of hearing filed. 11/17/21: Notice of Discovery (Supplemental) filed.
*Julia Ann Drudy (31) – 1/15/21: Plead Nolo Contender/adjudicated guilty. Jail time 60 days, 43 days credit plus attorney/court fees. Also Drudy's license will be suspended for one year because it resulted in death.

 

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Added!!

Monday, Dec. 6th:
*Trial set to begin (Blackburn murder) (@ 9am CT) & Pretrial Hearings (other charges/Hernandez murder) (@ 9:30am CT) - IN - Amanda Blackburn (28) (was 12 weeks pregnant shot to death, Nov. 10, 2015, Indianapolis) - only for *Larry Jo Taylor, Jr. (18/now 24) arrested & charged (11/23/15) & arraigned (11/25/15) with murder willful intent, murder in the course of a burglary, murder in the course of a robbery, murder enhancement, carrying a handgun without a license, criminal confinement, 2 counts burglary (11/10/15), 2 counts of theft (11/10/15), 3 counts of rape (11/3/15), robbery resulting in serious bodily injury (11/3/15), public indecency & public nudity. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Watson & Gordon confessed that Taylor was the shooter. In the Nov. 3, 2015 case, tests found that Taylor's DNA matched samples found on the victim & her clothing.
Trial set to begin on 12/6/21 for Blackburn murder only.
12/1/21: Pretrial hearing on 12/6/21 @ 9:30am for other charges besides murder.
*Rolando Gonzalez-Hernandez (26) (shot to death, Nov. 4, 2015, Indianapolis) - Larry Jo Taylor, Jr. (18/now 24) charged (12/29/15) with murder, felony murder & robbery resulting in serious bodily injury.
12/1/21: Pretrial hearing on 12/6/21 @ 9:30am.
Amanda Blackburn (28) (was 12 weeks pregnant shot to death, Nov. 10, 2015, Indianapolis) - *Diano Cortez Gordan (24/now 30) arrested (11/19/15) on unrelated charges for parole violation. Plus charged (1/14/16) with 2 counts of murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 2 counts of burglary, theft, intimidation, criminal confinement & battery resulting in moderate bodily injury. Plead not guilty.
Gordon: Change of plea (4/5/21) Plead guilty. Case #49D31-1601-MR-001659-Plea on 5/23/18: 1-4 & 6 were all dismissed. 1) Murder, 2) Murder, 3) Burglary, 4) Theft where value of property is, 6) Habitual Offender & Plea by agreement: 5) Robbery W/serious bodily injury.
Case #49D31-1512-F4-043993-Plea on 5/23/18: 2, 4, 5 were all dismissed. 1) Burglary, burglary of a dwelling, 2) Theft where value of property is between $750 & $50k, 3) Burglary, burglary of a dwelling, 4) Theft where value of property is between $750 & $50k, 5) Habitual Offender & Plea by Agreement: 1) Burglary, burglary of a dwelling & 3) Burglary, burglary of a dwelling. Sentencing on 12/17/21.
Larry Jo Taylor Jr. & Jalen Watson have been charged & arraigned (12/22/15) for their alleged roles in a burglary & rape of a woman November 3, 2015 at her west side apartment.
Amanda Blackburn (28) (was 12 weeks pregnant shot to death, Nov. 10, 2015, Indianapolis) - *Jalen Emmanuel Watson (21/now 27) arrested & charged (11/23/15) & arraigned (11/25/15) with 2 counts of murder, 2 counts burglary, 3 counts of theft, armed robbery, auto theft (11/3/15), criminal confinement & breaking & entering (11/3/15). Plead not guilty. No bond.
Watson plead guilty (10/27/17) to 1 count of robbery & 2 counts of burglary in connection with the case. Per the agreement, all other charges, including 2 counts of murder, will be dismissed." Per the Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curryn will help in the prosecution of Larry Taylor & Diano Gordon. 9/27/19 Plea agreement hearing. Watson sentenced (3/12/21) to 29 years for robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 10 years for burglary of a dwelling & 10 years for 2nd count of burglary of a dwelling. Concurrent with Count 5 & 6. 29 years for burglary with a deadly weapon (Blackburn) concurrent with prior sentence. Possession of narcotics was dismissed per plea agreement. Earliest Possible Release Date: 8/17/2037 (confinement began: 3/12/2021).

 

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Thank you @Niner for all you do here. Much appreciated!

 

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Thank you @Niner for all you do here. Much appreciated!

You are quite welcome!

 

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Update!

Monday, December 6th:
*Trial was set to begin-MISTRIAL! (Blackburn murder) (@ 9am CT) - IN - Amanda Blackburn (28) (was 12 weeks pregnant shot to death, Nov. 10, 2015, Indianapolis) - *Larry Jo Taylor, Jr. (18/now 24) arrested & charged (11/23/15) & arraigned (11/25/15) with murder willful intent, murder in the course of a burglary, murder in the course of a robbery, murder enhancement, carrying a handgun without a license, criminal confinement, 2 counts burglary (11/10/15), 2 counts of theft (11/10/15), 3 counts of rape (11/3/15), robbery resulting in serious bodily injury (11/3/15), public indecency & public nudity. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Watson & Gordon confessed that Taylor was the shooter. In the Nov. 3, 2015 case, tests found that Taylor's DNA matched samples found on the victim & her clothing.
Trial was set to begin on 12/6/21 for murder only, but was declared a mistrial by Judge Grant Hawkins when a juror found out that Amanda was pregnant.
12/1/21: Pretrial hearing on 12/6/21 @ 9:30am for other charges besides murder. 12/3/21: State's final witness list filed. 12/6/21: Motion to amend information filed (amend information interlineation, motion). Defense & State waive mask but agree to maintain table length distance. Motion to suppress 1st time phone number given by defendant. Motion to suppress 2nd time defendant gave number after advised. Other charges (rape, burglary, etc & nudity for pretrial hearing: Commenced & concluded. Defendant in custody. Judge Grant Hawkins, State by Ross Anderson & defense attorney Casanova. Tracking with jury trial. Next pretrial conference hearing on 12/9/21 @ 9:30am.
12/6/21 Monday, Trial Day 1: Jury selection began. Was seated with 12 jurors & 3 alternates. BUT! Judge Grant Hawkins declared a mistrial. Taylor is one of three men originally charged & the only one who was not given a plea deal. Taylor is not facing charges for the death of the unborn baby, which is why the judge declared a mistrial when jurors found out about the pregnancy. “This just being a mistrial indicates nobody did anything wrong, it was just a set of facts that came up & they determined that they could no longer go to the jury & get a fair outcome,” John Tompkins, a criminal defense attorney said. The other defendants in the case, Jalen Watson & Diano Gordon, accepted a plea deal & agreed to help prosecutors with the case against Taylor. Officials tell us we should learn more information later this week about when jury selection begins again. One juror asked Judge Grant Hawkins why this case is taking so long. Judge Hawkins cited COVID, whittling down 100 witnesses to 33 & a series of attorneys over the years. Order granting motion to amend information. Parties will meet with Judge on Wednesday, 12/8/21 @ 1pm.
*Rolando Gonzalez-Hernandez (26) (shot to death, Nov. 4, 2015, Indianapolis) - Larry Jo Taylor, Jr. (18/now 24) charged (12/29/15) with murder, felony murder & robbery resulting in serious bodily injury.
12/1/21: Pretrial hearing on 12/6/21 @ 9:30am. 12/6/21 Update: Commenced & concluded. Defendant in custody. Judge Grant Hawkins, State by Ross Anderson & defense attorney Casanova. Tracking with jury trial. Next pretrial conference hearing on 12/9/21 @ 9:30am.
*Diano Cortez Gordan (24/now 30) – Plead guilty (4/5/21) & sentencing hearing on 12/17/21.
*Jalen Emmanuel Watson (21/now 27) – Plead guilty (10/27/17) & sentenced to 29 years.

 

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Update!

Tuesday, December 7th:
*Trial was set to begin-CANCELLED! (Federal charges) (@ 9am CT) – OK – Kayson Toliver (18) & Kloee (Toliver) Hall (16) (Nov. 1, 2018, Beggs; shot in the head by mom & injured 14 yr. old daughter was grazed in neck/head) – *Amy Leann Hall (39/now 40) indicted & charged (Federal) (10/28/20) & arraigned (11/16/20) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & 1 count of assault with the intent to commit murder in Indian Country. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Muskogee Federal court.
Was originally arrested (11/2/18) & charged (11/29/18) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & 1 count of shooting with intent. Charged (3/8/19) with assault & battery (while in jail). Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Dismissed & Federal charges were made.
Trial was set to begin on 12/7/21 continued to 3/1/22.
Court info from 10/28/20 thru 10/22/21 reference post #103 here:
OK - Mom shoots her 3 children, killing 1, critically injuring 1 & grazing 3rd, Beggs, 01 Nov 2018
12/7/21 Update: Hall was appointed a new attorney who will need time to get up to speed. Motions 1/24/22 & jury trial set to begin on 3/1/22 @ 9am.

 

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Update!

Thursday, December 8th:
*Re-Sentencing Hearing (Stanislaus & San Mateo County) (@ 10am PT) – CA – Laci Denise Peterson (27) & Connor (unborn) (missing Dec. 24, 2002, Modesto; found April 13, 2003 in the San Francisco Bay) - *Scott Lee Peterson (30 @ time of crime/now 47) convicted & found guilty (11/12/04) of 1st degree murder (Laci) & 2nd degree murder(son) & sentenced (3/16/05) to the death penalty.
He was found guilty on 11/12/04 of the 1st degree murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, & the 2nd degree murder of their unborn son, Connor, & in 2005, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. His case is currently on automatic appeal to the Supreme Court of California. Sits on San Quentin's death row. Calif. Supreme Court denied a new trial in the guilt phase but reversed the death penalty sentence for Stanislaus County. Also the San Mateo Superior Court will now consider whether there was jury misconduct. Stanislaus County district attorney’s office said it won’t seek the death penalty if there is a new trial.
Re-Sentencing Hearing on 12/8/21. Peterson was moved to San Mateo County jail on 11/29/21 for sentencing hearing.
Court info from 5/14/20 thru 11/10/21 reference post #235 here:
CA - District Attorney to retry Scott Peterson's Penalty Phase in Laci Peterson case, 2021 *Guilty*
11/17/21 Update: For new trial: Next evidentiary hearing will begin 1/25/22 & end on 3/4/22 about 5 hours each day for testimony. 11/29/21: Peterson has left death row in San Quentin & was moved to the San Mateo County Jail, officials confirm. He was transferred Monday morning ahead of his resentencing hearing next week. He will remain in Redwood City through March because of a second upcoming hearing that will determine if he gets a new murder trial. Peterson’s defense team is fighting for a retrial based on juror misconduct.
12/8/21 Update: Judge Anne-Christine Massullo ordered Peterson to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 1st degree murder of Laci & a concurrent sentence of 15 years to life for the 2nd degree murder of Conner. Laci's mother Sharon Rocha, Brent Rocha (brother) & Amy Rocha (sister) gave victim impact statements.
Peterson’s attorney has said that if he is granted a new trial, he will present new evidence that bolsters his claim that Laci Peterson was killed when she stumbled upon a burglary. Evidentiary hearings on 1/25/22, thru 3/4/22.

 

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Update - did not realize she plead guilty - this case is now closed.

Wednesday, December 8th:
*Non Jury Hearing (@ 9am ET) - GA – Newborn girl (Jan. 6, 2019, Troup County, found dead inside cooler on side of Boy Scout Road off New Franklin Road) - *Caroline Riley Propes (19/now 20) “mom” arrested (3/26/20), charged (3/26/20 was only murder charge) & recharged (6/22/21) & arraigned (9/8/21) with 2nd degree murder & 2nd degree cruelty to children. Plead not guilty. Recharged & arraigned (9/1/21) with 1 count of malice murder, 3 counts of felony murder, 1 count of aggravated assault & 2 counts of cruelty to children in the 1st degree. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
DNA Match thru genetic testing. The baby’s DNA was sent to DNA Solutions (Oklahoma City, OK) for forensic DNA analysis. When the analysis was complete, the results were then sent to Innovative Forensic DNA, LLC (Skippers, VA) for investigative genetic genealogy research. Propes confessed to the crime.
Court info from 5/11/20 thru 9/8/21 reference post #31 here:
GA - Newborn, found dead in cooler on side of road, Troup County, 6 Jan 2019 *Arrest*
10/29/21 Update: Next non-jury hearing on 12/8/21.
12/8/21 Update: Case #21-R-0490: Propes pled nolo prosequi as this matter was transferred to case #21-R-320. Case #21-R-320: Plead guilty & was sentenced to 30 years, with the first 23 years to be served in confinement & the remainder to be served in probation.

 

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Update!

Wednesday, December 1st:
*Sentencing Hearing (Marshall County) (@ 2:15pm CT) – IN – Conviction overturned: Michael K. Middaugh, Sr. (51/now 52) sentenced after pleading guilty to burglary, but serious bodily injury occurs, criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon & sexual battery under threat of deadly force. Was sentenced to 20 years for a 1991 rape & for burglary, etc. charges ended up with a 78 year sentence. Elkhart County
IN – Michael K. Middaugh, Sr. (51) charged with rape. Marshall County Marshall County
Marshall County: Trial set to begin on 3/8/22 which was cancelled. Plead guilty 11/16/21. Elkhart County: Re-sentenced on 11/4/21 to 30 years in prison.
Case & court info from 11/15/21 reference post #29 here:
CONVICTION OVERTURNED - IN - Man Guilty of Multiple Charges Against Elderly Woman Wins Appeal - 21 June 2021
11/16/21 Update: Marshall County: Hearing on Motion to enter plea pursuant to plea agreement. Commenced & concluded. Order entering Judgment. Defendant plead guilty per plea agreement. Sentencing hearing 12/1/21 @ 2:15pm. 11/30/21: Notice of exclusion of confidential information/MC probation files Adm. Rule 9 form filed by Marshall County Probation. 12/1/21 Update: Judge Robert O. Bowen accepts guilty plea.
12/1/21 Update: Middaugh was sentenced in Marshall Superior Court 1 by Judge Robert Bowen. Middaugh plead guilty to two counts of Level 1 Rape & admitted to being an Habitual Offender. Middaugh also admitted to being a Sexually Violent Predator. For the Marshall County crimes, Middaugh admitted to Count 1 Rape as a Level 1 felony, Count 2 Rape as a Level 1 felony & to the Habitual Offender sentencing enhancement. Counts 1 & 2 would run separately or consecutively & both of those counts will run separately or consecutively from the Habitual enhancement for a total sentence of 46 years. Judge Bowen imposed a consecutive sentence, meaning that Middaugh has to serve time for his Marshall County crimes after his sentence for Elkhart County is complete.
12/7/21: Defendant, Pro Se filed letter requesting pauper counsel for the purposes of appealing his sentence. 12/8/21: Order entered: Alex Hoover is appointed as appellate counsel.

 

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For the week of Monday, Dec. 13th thru Friday, Dec. 17th:

Monday, Dec. 13th:
*Trial continues (Days 18 to 22) (@ am CET) - Rome, Italy – Li Yinglei “Angie” (Xing Lei Li) (36) (Feb. 10, 2017, vanished from Mediterranean cruise, Rome; still missing) – Daniel Belling (45/now 49), DH arrested (2/11/17) on suspicion of murder; vanished off Med cruise, plead not guilty. A German citizen working in Ireland, where he has been accused of fraud. Released from prison (4/24/18). Charged (7/16/20) with 1 count of homicide & 1 count of alleged destruction of wife’s body while on cruise.
Trial began on Nov. 18, 2021.
Faces another year in prison, while pros investigate case; Judge will decide Jan. 26, 2018, postponed. Judge gave him 6 more months of detention. April 24, 2018 was released from prison.
Court info from Feb. 11, 2017 thru Sept. 30, 2021 & Trial days (1-12) Nov. 29 to Dec. 3 reference post #82 here:
Still Missing - Italy - Li Yinglei, 36, vanished from Mediterranean cruise, 10 Feb 2017 *husband Arrested*
Dec. 13, 2021 Monday, Trial Day 18: No info yet available. Trial continues on Dec. 14, 2021 to Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 (Days 18-22).
Will start posting this only weekly on Mondays since no news outlets are giving updates on trial unless there are some developments in case.

*Trial continues (Days 39 to 43) (@ am CET) - Germany - *Irmgard Furchner (18 @ time of crime/95/now 96) Indicted (Feb. 5, 2021) on 10,000 counts of accessory to murder in Nazi Camp. Fuchner is accused of having contributed as an 18-year-old to the murder of 11,412 people when she worked as a secretary, stenographer & typist to SS commandant Paul Werner Hoppe & would have had a hand in transport lists of detainees due to be sent to Auschwitz for execution, the dictation of Hoppe’s orders, radio messages & his correspondence at the Stutthof concentration camp between 1943 & 1945.
Trial began on Oct. 19, 2021. Trial is scheduled to continue over the next few months. Sessions are limited to about two hours a day, based on medical advice.
After trying to escape the trial in late September, leaving the retirement home in Quickborn where she lives & traveling by taxi to the outskirts of Hamburg, she was arrested several hours later & placed in police custody for five days before being fitted with an electronic wrist tag.
Case & court info from Feb. 5, 2021 to Sept. 29, 2021 & trial day 1-33 (Oct. 19, 2021-Dec. 3, 2021) reference post #103 here:
Germany - Woman, 95, Indicted on 10,000 Counts, Accessory to Murder, 1943-1945 Nazi Camp, 5 Feb 2021
Dec. 13, 2021 Monday, Trial Day 29: No info yet available. Trial continues on Dec. 14, 2021 to Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 (Days 39-43).
Will start posting this only weekly on Mondays since no news outlets are giving updates on trial unless there are some developments in case.

*Trial continues (Day 4) (Federal Child & gun) (@ 8:30am ET) – CT – Kathleen Marie Flynn (11) (Sept. 23, 1986, Ponus Ridge, Norwalk, found Sept. 24, 1986 in the woods behind Ponus Ridge Middle School) - *Marc J. Karun (21 @ time of crime/53/now 56) – arrested (6/12/19 for a fugitive from justice warrant in Stetson, ME), charged (6/14/19) & arraigned (8/12/19) with capital murder with special circumstance, 1st degree kidnapping & sexual assault. Plead not guilty. $5M bond.
DNA Match; Karun faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole if convicted.
*Was in federal custody in his home state of Maine U.S. District Court where he is accused of illegally storing an arsenal of firearms (60 weapons & 15K rounds of ammunition); in total, Karun owned 34 pistols, 14 rifles, 11 revolvers & one 12-gauge shotgun.
Previous charges & court info from 6/14/19 thru 7/19/21 reference post #140 here:
CT - Kathleen Flynn, 11, murdered, Ponus Ridge, 23 Sept 1986 *arrest in 2019*
9/30/21 Update: Murder: Next pretrial hearing on 1/19/21.
*Charged (12/14/19 in Maine-Federal ) & indicted (11/6/19) & arraigned (12/14/19) with possessing a gun with an obliterated serial number, stemmed from allegedly owning a rifle that had its serial number filed away. Plead not guilty.
Police found 60 weapons & 15,000 rounds of ammunition in his Stetson home. As a convicted felon not legally allowed to own firearms.
*Indicted (3/10/21 in Maine-Federal), charged & arraigned (5/18/21) with possession of child . Plead not guilty.
Trial began on 12/8/21 with jury selection for child & gun.
Previous charges & court info from 6/14/19 thru 7/26/21 reference post #140 here:
CT - Kathleen Flynn, 11, murdered, Ponus Ridge, 23 Sept 1986 *arrest in 2019*
12/8/21 Wednesday, Trial Day 1: Jury selection. No info available. Trial continues on 12/9/21.
12/9/21 Thursday, Trial Day 2: Jury selection continues? No info available. Trial continues on 12/10/21.
12/10/21 Friday, Trial Day 3: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 12/13/21.


Thursday, Dec. 16th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am CT) - IN – Girl, 9 (missing April 19, 2021, Lafayette, found in his home) - *James Brian Chadwell II (42) was arrested & charged (4/19/21) with attempted murder, attempted intentional killing of another, 2 counts of child molestation, kidnapping (where victim is less than 14 yrs old), criminal confinement resulting in serious bodily harm, battery resulting in serious bodily injury where victim is under 14 yrs old & strangulation. Plead not guilty. $500K surety and $50K cash.
Trial was set to begin on 10/19/21 continued to 12/7/21 but plead guilty to all charges & sentencing on 12/16/21.
Case & court info from 4/19/21 thru 10/18/21 reference post #954 here:
IN - James Chadwell II, 42, arrested after girl 9, found in his home, Lafayette, 19 Apr 2021 #3
10/22/21 Update: Change of plea hearing @ 12pm on 10/22/21. Pretrial conference on 11/12/21 & Jury trial on 12/7/21.
10/22/21 Update: Chadwell plead guilty to charges including attempted murder, child molesting, kidnapping, criminal confinement, strangulation & battery after a missing 9-year-old girl was rescued from his home. Chadwell maintained a blank stare as he plead guilty, one-by-one, to all seven felony charges against him while the gruesome details were read aloud by attorneys on both sides. Chadwell admitted to luring a 9-year-old girl into his home, then attacking her, locking her in his basement & sexually assaulting her. Chadwell also faces a habitual offender sentencing enhancement. He has at least 14 prior convictions including six felonies in Indiana & South Dakota. Harrington says Chadwell likely will spend the rest of his life prison. A sentencing hearing is set for 9am on 12/16/21.
10/25/21: Order granting motion to enter plea without plea agreement. 11/15/21: Supplemental Discovery documents filed by State. 11/23/21: Supplement Discovery filed by State. 11/30/21: Notice of exclusion of confidential information. Pre-sentence investigation report. Condition of probation: Indiana special probation conditions for adult sex offenders. All filed by Tippecanoe County probation.

*Trial continues (Day 38)-Closing Arguments (@ 9am PT) - CA – for *Elizabeth A. Holmes (34/now 37) (CEO of Theranos) charged (March, 2018) & indicted (6/14/18) & arraigned (6/15/18) with 9 counts of wire fraud & 2 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and charged & indicted (4/11/20) with fraud relating to a patient's blood test. Another count of wire fraud was added in 2020, bringing the total number of felony charges to 12. Plead not guilty. No bond. Faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison & up to $2.75 million in fines, plus restitution, & $250K for each individual count of wire fraud & conspiracy.
Defrauding investors out of $700 million in funding for their blood-testing startup Theranos.
Trial began on 8/31/21 with jury selection & completed on 9/1/21. 12 jurors of 7 men & 5 women (6 Caucasians, 4 Hispanics & 2 Asians) with five alternates (3 men & 2 women). Juror #7 excused & replaced with alternate #1. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men & 2 women. 10/6/21: Juror #4 excused & replace with alternate #2. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men & 1 woman. 10/22/21: The judge excused Juror #5, moving up the third alternate to replace the juror. Both are women. No word on why the juror was excused. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men.
Trial began on 9/8/21.
The Court trial days will be Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, possibly other half days. The Court may modify the trial time & set either 8:30am-2pm or 9am-2pm & possibly 30-minute breaks in between. Judge Edward J. Davila presiding.
Trial dates: 12/16-closing arguments, 12/17-closing arguments, 12/20-Jury starts deliberations, so far & no court from 12/21/21 thru 1/5/22.
Indictment & court info from 4/11/20 thru 8/26/21 & on 9/30/21 & on 11/2/21 & jury selection (Day 1-3) 8/31/21 to 9/2/21 & trial (Day 1-37) 9/8/21 to 12/8/21 & motions hearing on 11/8/21, 11/19/21 & 12/7/21 & charging conference on 12/3/21 & 12/10/21 reference post #41 here:
CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud Thread #2
12/10/21 Friday – Attorneys & Judge went over jury instructions.
For more info see posts #46 to 51 here:
CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud Thread #2
Judge Davila asks the attorneys about the length of closings. Defense counsel says they think their closings will be split between end of day Thursday & Friday morning.
Defense counsel doesn’t want to ask the jury to deliberate the week of Dec 27, because it could impact the verdict. Prosecutors say let’s wait to hear what their preference is. Sounds like they’ll be deliberating on Christmas Eve unless they reach a quick verdict. Closing arguments begin on 12/16/21 for Day 38.
*Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani (53/now 56) (CFO & President of Theranos) – Motion in Limine hearing on 1/6/21 & trial set to begin on 1/11/22, 1/12/22 & 1/14/22 with jury selection & trial starts on 1/18/22.

 

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Update!

Thursday, December 16th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am CT) - IN – Girl, 9 (missing April 19, 2021, Lafayette, found in his home) - *James Brian Chadwell II (42) was arrested & charged (4/19/21) with attempted murder, attempted intentional killing of another, 2 counts of child molestation, kidnapping (where victim is less than 14 yrs old), criminal confinement resulting in serious bodily harm, battery resulting in serious bodily injury where victim is under 14 yrs old & strangulation. Plead not guilty. $500K surety and $50K cash.
Trial was set to begin on 10/19/21 continued to 12/7/21 but plead guilty to all charges & sentencing on 12/16/21.
Case & court info from 4/19/21 thru 11/15/21 reference post #81 here:
GUILTY - IN - James Chadwell II, 42, arrested after girl 9, found in his home, Lafayette, 19 Apr 2021 #4
11/23/21: Supplement Discovery filed by State. 11/30/21: Notice of exclusion of confidential information. Pre-sentence investigation report. Condition of probation: Indiana special probation conditions for adult sex offenders. All filed by Tippecanoe County probation. Sentencing hearing on 12/16/21. 12/9/21: Defendant's double jeopardy memorandum filed by J. Chadwell. 12/10/21: Pre-sentence investigation report (PSI addendum) filed by Tippecanoe County Probation. 12/13/21: Notice of exclusion of confidential info ACR (Exclusion) filed by State. Sentencing memo-confidential brief filed by State. Notice of Exclusion of confidential info filed by J. Chadwell. Sentencing memorandum brief filed by J. Chadwell. 12/15/21: Brief responding to defendant's double jeopardy memo filed by State. Defendant's reply memo/brief filed by J. Chadwell.
12/16/21 Update: Notice of Exclusion of confidential info ACR filed by State. Sentencing Aggs & Mits filed by State. Correspondence to/from Court: redacted letter from grandmother filed by State. Defendant's considerations for sentencing filed by J. Chadwell. Admin Event: POR-No contact order-pretrial release expired. No contact Order issued: POR-No contact Order-probation/executed sentence issued by Judge Steven Meyer. Order of Protection POR-Service perfected; served on J. Chadwell by Judge Meyer. Chadwell was sentenced to 90 years in prison.

 

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Update!

Friday, December 17th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 9am ET) – FL – Kaye-lea Plummer (11) (Aug. 4, 2017, Roanoke) – *Erica T. Newsome (37/now 41) “mom” arrested (6/2/18), charged & arraigned (6/27/18) & indicted (10/1/18) with 1st degree premeditated murder, aggravated child abuse (F1) & child neglect (F2). Plead not guilty. $125K bond.
Was arrested & charged in VA (8/6/17) for concealing a dead body. Admits killing daughter. Tried to stage a car accident.
Trial was set to begin on 10/11/21 with jury selection continued no further dates.
Court info from 9/1/18 thru 10/13/21 reference post #93 here:
FL - Kaye-lea Plummer, 11, murdered, Jacksonville, 4 Aug 2017 *Arrest*
10/20/21: Presiding Judge Adrian Soud, Asst. State attorney Alan Mitrahi, asst. public defendant Teresa Sopp, defendant present in jail. Confidential forensic evaluation (sealed) by Dr. Alan Harris. Next pretrial hearing on 11/18/21.
11/18/21 Update: Present: Judge Adrian Soud, asst. State attorney Alan Mizrahi, assistant public defender Teresa Sopp & defendant present in jail. Others present: C. Makarowski for A. Mizrahi.
12/17/21 Update: Newsome has plead guilty to murder. Newsome was originally charged with second-degree murder after the crash in August 2017. She was later indicted in 2018 on a first-degree murder charge. Additional charges of aggravated child abuse & child neglect were dropped. Judge Adrian Soud sentenced her to state prison for life. Waiver of pre-sentence investigation. Order adjudging defendant's mentally competency. Psychological report or evaluation. Cancelled review hearing on 1/4/22 as case disposed.

 

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For the week of Monday, Dec. 20th thru Friday, Dec. 24th:

Monday, Dec. 20th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ am CT) - KS – Olivia Ann Jansen (3) (reported missing July 10, 2020 from her home on Gibbs Rd, Kansas City; July 11, 2020: her body was found not far from 34th & Steele Road after getting a tip of a body off a trail in a shallow grave covered with sticks & brush. The area is just on the other side of Interstate 635, slightly north of Shawnee Drive from where police searched most of the day after 9 hours after she was reported missing.). for *Jacqulyn Amanda Kirkpatrick (33/now 34) arrested (7/12/20), charged (7/13/20) & arraigned (1/26/21) with 1st degree murder, aggravated endangering a child (reckless situation to child under 18) & criminal desecration (unauthorized control of a dead body). $500K Cash or Surety Bond.
Plead guilty to 2nd degree murder, abuse of a child under the age of 6 & 2 counts of interference with LE on 11/3/21 & will have to testify in trial for Jansen. Sentencing hearing on 12/20/21.
Info & court info from 7/28/20 thru 9/15/20 reference post #224 here:
Found Deceased - KS - Olivia Jansen, 3, Kansas City, 10 July 2020 *father arrested*
10/29/20 Update: Next bond hearing for both on 11/19/20.
1/26/21 Update: Arraignment: Jansen, charged with killing his three-year-old daughter, Olivia Jansen, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday morning. Jansen waived his right to a preliminary hearing, which would not require the prosecution to present evidence to go forward. The hearing took place virtually in Wyandotte County court division 4 with District Court Judge Michael Russell presiding. Jansen's girlfriend, Jacqulyn Kirkpatrick, is also charged in Olivia's death. Deputy District Attorney Crystalyn Ellis mentioned jailhouse phone calls between Jansen & Kirkpatrick at this week's hearing that the prosecution has requested to access. A virtual status hearing for Jansen is scheduled for 2/17/21 at 10:30 a.m.
11/3/21 Update: Kirkpatrick plead guilty to 2nd degree murder, abuse of a child under the age of 6 & 2 counts of interference with law enforcement. In exchange for the guilty plea, Kirkpatrick must testify in the upcoming trial for Olivia’s father, Jansen. Kirkpatrick is expected to be sentenced to 31 years & four months behind bars as part of this deal. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for 12/20/21.
*Howard Jansen III (29/now 30) “father” – last hearing on 2/17/21. Trial set to begin on 5/2/22.

*Trial continues (Days 23 to 27) (@ am CET) - Rome, Italy – Li Yinglei “Angie” (Xing Lei Li) (36) (Feb. 10, 2017, vanished from Mediterranean cruise, Rome; still missing) – Daniel Belling (45/now 49), DH arrested (2/11/17) on suspicion of murder; vanished off Med cruise, plead not guilty. A German citizen working in Ireland, where he has been accused of fraud. Released from prison (4/24/18). Charged (7/16/20) with 1 count of homicide & 1 count of alleged destruction of wife’s body while on cruise.
Trial began on Nov. 18, 2021.
Faces another year in prison, while pros investigate case; Judge will decide Jan. 26, 2018, postponed. Judge gave him 6 more months of detention. April 24, 2018 was released from prison.
Court info from Feb. 11, 2017 thru Sept. 30, 2021 & Trial days (1-22) Nov. 29 to Dec. 17 reference post #87 here:
Still Missing - Italy - Li Yinglei, 36, vanished from Mediterranean cruise, 10 Feb 2017 *husband Arrested*
Dec. 20, 2021 Monday, Trial Day 23: No info available. Trial continues on Dec. 21st to Friday, Dec. 24, 2021 (Days 23-27).
Will start posting this only weekly on Mondays since no news outlets are giving updates on trial unless there are some developments in case.

*Trial continues (Days 44 to 48) (@ am CET) - Germany - *Irmgard Furchner (18 @ time of crime/95/now 96) Indicted (Feb. 5, 2021) on 10,000 counts of accessory to murder in Nazi Camp. Furchner is accused of having contributed as an 18-year-old to the murder of 11,412 people when she worked as a secretary, stenographer & typist to SS commandant Paul Werner Hoppe & would have had a hand in transport lists of detainees due to be sent to Auschwitz for execution, the dictation of Hoppe’s orders, radio messages & his correspondence at the Stutthof concentration camp between 1943 & 1945.
Trial began on Oct. 19, 2021. Trial is scheduled to continue over the next few months. Sessions are limited to about two hours a day, based on medical advice.
After trying to escape the trial in late September, leaving the retirement home in Quickborn where she lives & traveling by taxi to the outskirts of Hamburg, she was arrested several hours later & placed in police custody for five days before being fitted with an electronic wrist tag.
Case & court info from Feb. 5, 2021 to Sept. 29, 2021 & trial days 1-43 (Oct. 19, 2021-Dec. 17, 2021) reference post #119 here:
Germany - Woman, 95, Indicted on 10,000 Counts, Accessory to Murder, 1943-1945 Nazi Camp, 5 Feb 2021
Dec. 20, 2021 Monday, Trial Day 44: No info available. Trial continues on Dec. 21st to Friday, Dec. 24, 2021 (Days 44 to 48).
Will start posting this only weekly on Mondays since no news outlets are giving updates on trial unless there are some developments in case.

*Trial continues (Day 40)-VERDICT WATCH! (@ 8:30am PT) - CA – for *Elizabeth A. Holmes (34/now 37) (CEO of Theranos) charged (March, 2018) & indicted (6/14/18) & arraigned (6/15/18) with 9 counts of wire fraud & 2 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and charged & indicted (4/11/20) with fraud relating to a patient's blood test. Another count of wire fraud was added in 2020, bringing the total number of felony charges to 12. Plead not guilty. No bond. Faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison & up to $2.75 million in fines, plus restitution, & $250K for each individual count of wire fraud & conspiracy.
Defrauding investors out of $700 million in funding for their blood-testing startup Theranos.
Trial began on 8/31/21 with jury selection & completed on 9/1/21. 12 jurors of 7 men & 5 women (6 Caucasians, 4 Hispanics & 2 Asians) with five alternates (3 men & 2 women). Juror #7 excused & replaced with alternate #1. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men & 2 women. 10/6/21: Juror #4 excused & replace with alternate #2. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men & 1 woman. 10/22/21: The judge excused Juror #5, moving up the third alternate to replace the juror. Both are women. No word on why the juror was excused. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men.
Trial began on 9/8/21 & ended with closing arguments on 12/17/21. Jury began deliberations on 12/17: ½ hour.
The Court trial days will be Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, possibly other half days. The Court may modify the trial time & set either 8:30am-2pm or 9am-2pm & possibly 30-minute breaks in between. Judge Edward J. Davila presiding.
Trial dates: 12/20-Jury continues deliberations (1/2 hour) & so far 12/21 & 12/23 & from 12/24/21 thru 1/7/22 court is closed.
Indictment & court info from 4/11/20 thru 8/26/21 & on 9/30/21 & on 11/2/21 & jury selection (Day 1-3) 8/31 to 9/2/21 & trial (Day 1-38) 9/8 to 12/16/21 & motions hearing on 11/8, 11/19 & 12/7/21 & charging conference on 12/3 & 12/10/21 reference post #73 here:
VERDICT WATCH - CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud Thread #2
12/17/21 Friday, Trial Day 39: Judge Ed Davila is on the bench. He wants to talk about "a couple of things. One is on Downey's mention of trade secrets & that Holmes acted on the advice of counsel - an argument he barred in pretrial order. "It seems like we're close to that."
Kevin Downey plans to wrap Holmes' closings by 11:30am & the government's rebuttal is expected to last hour to & hour-and-a-half, so jury instructions should begin around 1pm.
Defense attorney Kevin Downey continues his closing arguments.
for more info see posts #76 to 80 here:
VERDICT WATCH - CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud Thread #2
Kevin Downey continued.
for more info see posts #81 to 86 here:
VERDICT WATCH - CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud Thread #2
Prosecutor John Bostic's rebuttal arguments.
for more info see posts #87 to 93, 96 & 97 to here:
VERDICT WATCH - CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud Thread #2
Prosecutor John Bostic continued.
for more info see post #102 here:
VERDICT WATCH - CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud Thread #2
Judge Davila finished reading jury instructions. A CSO is taking the jury panel of 4 women & 8 men to the jury room to begin deliberations in U.S. vs Elizabeth Holmes. The judge excuses the 2 alternates for now & says he may call them to return if a juror is excused.
for more info see post #102 here:
VERDICT WATCH - CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud Thread #2
Jury started deliberations ~12:45pm to 1:15pm. The clerk says the jury left for the day & will resume deliberations Monday, 12/20/21 (Day 40) at 8:30am. They'll deliberate Monday, Tuesday & Thursday & the clerk thinks the jurors will keep the typical 4pm schedule, but that's up to them & we'll know more Monday.
*Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani (53/now 56) (CFO & President of Theranos) – Pretrial conference hearing (Motion in Limine) on 1/14/22 & status conference hearing on 1/25/22. Trial was set to begin on 1/11/22 with jury selection & trial on 1/18/22 have been cancelled.


Wednesday, Dec. 22nd:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9:30am ET) – RI – Zah-Nae Rothgeb (9) (aka Zha-Nae Wilkerson) (Jan. 3, 2019, Warwick; handicapped w/cerebral palsy) - *Michele Rothgeb (56/now 58) “guardian” arrested & charged (1/13/19) & arraigned (6/28/19) with felony manslaughter & cruelty to a child. Charged (12/10/19) with 7 additional counts of cruelty to or neglect to a child & 1 count of unnecessary cruelty to animals. Plead not guilty. Released on $10K Surety bond. Held without bond (after no show @ hearing on 9/16/20).
8 special needs children (2½ to 15 yrs. old; 3 are her grandchildren).
Court info from 6/28/19 thru 8/4/21 reference post #146 here:
GUILTY - RI - Zah-Nae Rothgeb, 9, handicap, cerebral palsy, dies of cruelty, filthy home, Warwick, 3 Jan 2019
8/26/21 Update: Rothgeb plead no contest. As part of a plea deal, Rothgeb could face up to 5 to 15 years in prison on the manslaughter charge in addition to more time on the other counts. Her sentencing was set for 11/3/21. She could still face the maximum of 3 years each on 8 child neglect charges & up to five years on an animal cruelty charge.
11/3/21 Update: Sentencing hearing was rescheduled to 12/22/21.

 

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Monday, December 20th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ am CT) - KS – Olivia Ann Jansen (3) (reported missing July 10, 2020 from her home on Gibbs Rd, Kansas City; July 11, 2020: her body was found not far from 34th & Steele Road after getting a tip of a body off a trail in a shallow grave covered with sticks & brush. The area is just on the other side of Interstate 635, slightly north of Shawnee Drive from where police searched most of the day after 9 hours after she was reported missing.). for *Jacqulyn Amanda Kirkpatrick (33/now 34) arrested (7/12/20), charged (7/13/20) & arraigned (1/26/21) with 1st degree murder, aggravated endangering a child (reckless situation to child under 18) & criminal desecration (unauthorized control of a dead body). $500K Cash or Surety Bond.
Plead guilty to 2nd degree murder, abuse of a child under the age of 6 & 2 counts of interference with LE on 11/3/21 & will have to testify in trial for Jansen. Sentencing hearing on 12/20/21.
Info & court info from 7/28/20 thru 1/26/21 reference post #265 here:
Found Deceased - KS - Olivia Jansen, 3, Kansas City, 10 July 2020 *father arrested*
11/3/21 Update: Kirkpatrick plead guilty to 2nd degree murder, abuse of a child under the age of 6 & 2 counts of interference with law enforcement. In exchange for the guilty plea, Kirkpatrick must testify in the upcoming trial for Olivia’s father, Jansen. Kirkpatrick is expected to be sentenced to 31 years & four months behind bars as part of this deal. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for 12/20/21.
12/20/21 Update: Kirkpatrick was sentenced to 376 months, or 31 years & 3 months, in prison in total on Monday in the death of Olivia. She plead guilty in November to 2nd degree murder, abuse of a child under the age of six & 2 counts of interference with law enforcement.
*Howard Jansen III (29/now 30) “father” – Motions hearing on 1/7/22. Trial set to begin on 5/2/22.

 

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Wednesday, Dec. 22nd:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9:30am ET) – RI – Zah-Nae Rothgeb (9) (aka Zha-Nae Wilkerson) (Jan. 3, 2019, Warwick; handicapped w/cerebral palsy) - *Michele Rothgeb (56/now 58) “guardian” arrested & charged (1/13/19) & arraigned (6/28/19) with felony manslaughter & cruelty to a child. Charged (12/10/19) with 7 additional counts of cruelty to or neglect to a child & 1 count of unnecessary cruelty to animals. Plead not guilty. Released on $10K Surety bond. Held without bond (after no show @ hearing on 9/16/20).
8 special needs children (2½ to 15 yrs. old; 3 are her grandchildren).
Court info from 6/28/19 thru 8/4/21 reference post #146 here:
GUILTY - RI - Zah-Nae Rothgeb, 9, handicap, cerebral palsy, dies of cruelty, filthy home, Warwick, 3 Jan 2019
8/26/21 Update: Rothgeb plead no contest. As part of a plea deal, Rothgeb could face up to 5 to 15 years in prison on the manslaughter charge in addition to more time on the other counts. Her sentencing was set for 11/3/21. She could still face the maximum of 3 years each on 8 child neglect charges & up to five years on an animal cruelty charge.
11/3/21 Update: Sentencing hearing was rescheduled to 12/22/21.
12/22/21 Update: Rothgeb was sentenced Wednesday to a total of 18 years in prison for her role in the death of her adopted daughter with special needs & related charges. Under the plea agreement, Rothgeb faced up to 15 years in prison on the manslaughter charge, instead of the maximum 30. She received three years on the other charges.

 

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Last week of December and 2021!!

For the week of Monday, Dec. 27th thru Friday, Dec. 31st:

Monday, Dec. 27th:
*Trial continues (Days 28 to 32) (@ am CET) - Rome, Italy – Li Yinglei “Angie” (Xing Lei Li) (36) (Feb. 10, 2017, vanished from Mediterranean cruise, Rome; still missing) – Daniel Belling (45/now 49), DH arrested (2/11/17) on suspicion of murder; vanished off Med cruise, plead not guilty. A German citizen working in Ireland, where he has been accused of fraud. Released from prison (4/24/18). Charged (7/16/20) with 1 count of homicide & 1 count of alleged destruction of wife’s body while on cruise.
Trial began on Nov. 18, 2021.
Faces another year in prison, while pros investigate case; Judge will decide Jan. 26, 2018, postponed. Judge gave him 6 more months of detention. April 24, 2018 was released from prison. And rearrested 7/16/20.
Court info from Feb. 11, 2017 thru Sept. 30, 2021 & Trial days (1-22) Nov. 29 to Dec. 17 reference post #88 here:
Still Missing - Italy - Li Yinglei, 36, vanished from Mediterranean cruise, 10 Feb 2017 *husband Arrested*
Dec. 20, 2021 Monday, Trial Day 23: No info available. Trial continues on Dec. 21st to Friday, Dec. 24, 2021 (Days 23-27).
Dec. 27, 2021 Monday, Trial Day 28: No info available. Trial continues on Dec. 28th thru Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 (Days 28-32).
Will start posting this only weekly on Mondays since no news outlets are giving updates on trial unless there are some developments in case. Have not found anything on this trial as of 12/26/21.

*Trial continues (Days 49 to 53) (@ am CET) - Germany - *Irmgard Furchner (18 @ time of crime/95/now 96) Indicted (Feb. 5, 2021) on 10,000 counts of accessory to murder in Nazi Camp. Furchner is accused of having contributed as an 18-year-old to the murder of 11,412 people when she worked as a secretary, stenographer & typist to SS commandant Paul Werner Hoppe & would have had a hand in transport lists of detainees due to be sent to Auschwitz for execution, the dictation of Hoppe’s orders, radio messages & his correspondence at the Stutthof concentration camp between 1943 & 1945.
Trial began on Oct. 19, 2021. Trial is scheduled to continue over the next few months. Sessions are limited to about two hours a day, based on medical advice.
After trying to escape the trial in late September, leaving the retirement home in Quickborn where she lives & traveling by taxi to the outskirts of Hamburg, she was arrested several hours later & placed in police custody for five days before being fitted with an electronic wrist tag.
Case & court info from Feb. 5, 2021 to Sept. 29, 2021 & trial days 1-43 (Oct. 19, 2021-Dec. 17, 2021) reference post #120 here:
Germany - Woman, 95, Indicted on 10,000 Counts, Accessory to Murder, 1943-1945 Nazi Camp, 5 Feb 2021
Dec. 20, 2021 Monday, Trial Day 44: No info available. Trial continues on Dec. 21st to Friday, Dec. 24, 2021 (Days 44-48).
Dec. 27, 2021 Monday, Trial Day 49: No info available. Trial continues on Dec. 28th to Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 (Days 49-53).
Will start posting this only weekly on Mondays since no news outlets are giving updates on trial unless there are some developments in case. Also have found nothing current for this trial either as of 12/26/21.

*Trial continues (Day 43)-VERDICT WATCH! (Day 5) (@ 8:30am PT) - CA – for *Elizabeth A. Holmes (34/now 37) (CEO of Theranos) charged (March, 2018) & indicted (6/14/18) & arraigned (6/15/18) with 9 counts of wire fraud & 2 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and charged & indicted (4/11/20) with fraud relating to a patient's blood test. Another count of wire fraud was added in 2020, bringing the total number of felony charges to 12. Plead not guilty. $500K unsecured bond. Out on bond. Faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison & up to $2.75 million in fines, plus restitution, & $250K for each individual count of wire fraud & conspiracy.
Defrauding investors out of $700 million in funding for their blood-testing startup Theranos.
Trial began on 8/31/21 with jury selection & completed on 9/1/21. 12 jurors of 7 men & 5 women (6 Caucasians, 4 Hispanics & 2 Asians) with five alternates (3 men & 2 women). Juror #7 excused & replaced with alternate #1. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men & 2 women. 10/6/21: Juror #4 excused & replace with alternate #2. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men & 1 woman. 10/22/21: The judge excused Juror #5, moving up the third alternate to replace the juror. Both are women. No word on why the juror was excused. Now jurors are 8 men & 4 women. Alternates 2 men.
Trial began on 9/8/21 & ended with closing arguments on 12/17/21. Jury began deliberations on 12/17: ½ hour. 12/20: 6 ½ hours with 1 hours lunch. Total: ~7 hours. 12/21: ~7 ½ hours. Total: ~14 ½ hours. 12/23: ~7 ½ hours. Total: ~22 hours.
The Court trial days will be Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, possibly other half days. The Court may modify the trial time & set either 8:30am-2pm or 9am-2pm & possibly 30-minute breaks in between. Judge Edward J. Davila presiding.
Trial dates: 12/27-Jury continues deliberations; from 12/24/21 thru 1/7/22 court is closed.
Indictment & court info from 4/11/20 thru 8/26/21 & on 9/30/21 & on 11/2/21 & jury selection (Day 1-3) 8/31 to 9/2/21 & trial (Day 1-41/Verdict watch: Day 1-3) & 9/8 to 12/16/21 & motions hearing on 11/8, 11/19 & 12/7/21 & charging conference on 12/3 & 12/10/21 reference post #142 here:
VERDICT WATCH - CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud Thread #2
12/23/21 Thursday, Trial Day 42/Day 4 of Verdict Watch: Jury continues deliberations. The jurors started deliberations at 8:30am. The jury wants to listen again to audio clips of Elizabeth Holmes' interview with investors from December, 2013.
for more info see post #152 & 154 here:
VERDICT WATCH - CA - Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Wire Fraud Thread #2
The jury has gone for the day & will resume jury deliberations on Monday, 12/27/21 at 8:30am. Total deliberations for the day: 7 ½ hours.
*Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani (53/now 56) (CFO & President of Theranos) – Pretrial conference hearing (Motion in Limine) on 1/14/22 & status conference hearing on 1/25/22. Trial was set to begin on 1/11/22 with jury selection & trial on 1/18/22 have been cancelled.

*Trial continues (Day 4) (Federal Child & gun) (@ 8:30am ET) – CT – Kathleen Marie Flynn (11) (Sept. 23, 1986, Ponus Ridge, Norwalk, found Sept. 24, 1986 in the woods behind Ponus Ridge Middle School) - *Marc J. Karun (21 @ time of crime/53/now 56) – arrested (6/12/19 for a fugitive from justice warrant in Stetson, ME), charged (6/14/19) & arraigned (8/12/19) with capital murder with special circumstance, 1st degree kidnapping & sexual assault. Plead not guilty. $5M bond.
DNA Match; Karun faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole if convicted.
*Was in federal custody in his home state of Maine U.S. District Court where he is accused of illegally storing an arsenal of firearms (60 weapons & 15K rounds of ammunition); in total, Karun owned 34 pistols, 14 rifles, 11 revolvers & one 12-gauge shotgun.
Previous charges & court info from 6/14/19 thru 7/19/21 reference post #142 here:
CT - Kathleen Flynn, 11, murdered, Ponus Ridge, 23 Sep 1986 *arrest in 2019*
9/30/21 Update: Murder: Next pretrial hearing on 1/19/22.
*Charged (12/14/19 in Maine-Federal ) & indicted (11/6/19) & arraigned (12/14/19) with possessing a gun with an obliterated serial number, stemmed from allegedly owning a rifle that had its serial number filed away. Plead not guilty.
Police found 60 weapons & 15,000 rounds of ammunition in his Stetson home. As a convicted felon not legally allowed to own firearms.
*Indicted (3/10/21 in Maine-Federal) charged & arraigned (5/18/21) with possession of child . Plead not guilty.
Trial began on 12/21/21 with jury selection for child & gun.
Previous charges & court info from 6/14/19 thru 7/26/21 & trial days (1-5) 12/8/21-12/14/21 reference post #142 here:
CT - Kathleen Flynn, 11, murdered, Ponus Ridge, 23 Sep 1986 *arrest in 2019*
12/21/21 Tuesday, Trial Day 1: No info available. Trial continues on 12/22/21.
12/22/21 Wednesday, Trial Day 2: No info available. Trial continues on 12/23/21.
12/23/21 Thursday, Trial Day 3: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 12/27/21.
No idea what is happening with this case either. No updates as of 12/26/21.


Tuesday, Dec. 28th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am CT) – ND – Lois Ann Cobbs (45), employee; William Dee “Bill” Cobbs, Jr. (50), employee; Adam Fuehrer (42), employee; Robert John Fakler (52) co-owner (April 1, 2019, at RJR Maint. & Mgmt business, Mandan) - *Chad Trolon Isaak (44/now 47) arrested (4/4/19), charged (4/5/19) & arraigned (5/9/19) with 4 counts of murder (Felony AA), 1 count of burglary (Felony B), 1 count of concealment within a vehicle (Felony C) & 1 count of unauthorized use of vehicle (misdemeanor A). Plead not guilty. $1M Cash only bond. After verdict (8/20/21) held without bond.
Trial began on 8/2/21 with jury selection & ended 8/3/21 & trial began on 8/4/21 & ended on 8/19/21. 12 jurors & 2 alternates. (6 men & 6 women make up the jury with 1 man & 1 woman serving as alternates). Judge David Reich does not intend to sequester jurors. The State rested their case on 8/17/21. Defense rested their case on 8/18/21. And State’s rebuttal done. Closing arguments started on 8/19/21 & the jury sent out for deliberations. Jury deliberations 8/19/21 (Day 1: 2pm-5pm): 3 hours. 8/20/21 (Day 2: 8:30am-9:45am) of deliberations: 1 hour 15 minutes. Total deliberations: 4 hours 15 minutes. Found guilty of all charges. Sentencing on 12/28/21.
Court info from 4/5/19 thru 7/16/21 & Jury selection (Day 1-2) 8/2/21-8/3/21 & Trial (Day 1-12) 8/4/21-8/19/21 & Jury deliberations (Day 1) 8/19/21 reference post #797 here:
GUILTY - ND - Several bodies found at Mandan business, 1 April 2019 *Arrest* #2
8/20/21 Friday, Trial Day 13: Jurors begin deliberations @ 8:30am to 9:45am, approximately 1 hour & 25 minutes. Jury reached a verdict on Count 1: Murder of Lois – Guilty, Count 2: Murder of William – Guilty, Count 3: Murder of Adam – Guilty, Count 4: Murder of Robert – Guilty, Count 5: burglary – Guilty & with being armed-yes, Count 6: concealment within a vehicle – Guilty & Count 7: unauthorized use of Vehicle – Guilty.
8/20/21: Order filed to prohibit public access to trial records & exhibits. Proposed Order for PSI; Amended bond Order: held without bond, no contact with victims’ families, RJR premises & RJR employees. Order for PSI. 8/23/21: Exhibits #1 thru #14 received. 8/24/21: Exhibits #15 thru #60 received. 8/26/21: Exhibits #61 to #128 received. 8/27/21: Exhibits #129 to #192 received. 8/30/21: Exhibits #193 to #220 received. 8/31/21: Exhibits #221 to #251 received. 9/1/21: Exhibits #252 thru #356 received. 9/2/21: Exhibits #357 thru #507 received. 9/3/21: Exhibits #508 thru #600 received. 9/3/21: Exhibits #1037 to #1128 received. 9/7/21: Exhibits #1129 to 1146 received. 9/14/21 Exhibits #1147 to 1249 received. 9/15/21: Exhibits #1250 to 1372 received. 9/16/21: Exhibits #1473 to 1432 received. 9/17/21: Exhibits #1433 to 1501 received. Peremptory challenges #1502 received. Peremptory challenges.
10/15/21: Pre-sentence investigation (Index #1504); addendum to PSI-National Vital Statistics report (Index #1505). 10/18/21 Victim impact statement (Index #1506). Sentencing hearing on 12/28/21 by Judge David Reich at the Morton County courthouse.
12/7/21: North Dakota’s Board of Chiropractic Examiners has revoked the license of Chad Isaak, the man convicted of killing four people at a property management company in Mandan. The seven-member board voted unanimously recently to revoke Isaak’s state chiropractic license which had been suspended pending the outcome of his murder trial.
12/20/21: Request (#1507) for change in expanded Media Order by Media by Jack McDonald. Proposed Order (#1508): Proposed expanded Media Order from Media by Jack McDonald. Service Doc (#1509): Certificate of service on attorneys Quick, Walstad, Heck, Huska, Goter, Gunderson & Nuefield. 12/21/21: Order (#1510) Expanded Media Order from Media-denied.

 

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Tuesday, Dec. 28th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am CT) – ND – Lois Ann Cobbs (45), employee; William Dee “Bill” Cobbs, Jr. (50), employee; Adam Fuehrer (42), employee; Robert John Fakler (52) co-owner (April 1, 2019, at RJR Maint. & Mgmt business, Mandan) - *Chad Trolon Isaak (44/now 47) arrested (4/4/19), charged (4/5/19) & arraigned (5/9/19) with 4 counts of murder (Felony AA), 1 count of burglary (Felony B), 1 count of concealment within a vehicle (Felony C) & 1 count of unauthorized use of vehicle (misdemeanor A). Plead not guilty. $1M Cash only bond. After verdict (8/20/21) held without bond.
Trial began on 8/2/21 with jury selection & ended 8/3/21 & trial began on 8/4/21 & ended on 8/19/21. 12 jurors & 2 alternates. (6 men & 6 women make up the jury with 1 man & 1 woman serving as alternates). Judge David Reich does not intend to sequester jurors. The State rested their case on 8/17/21. Defense rested their case on 8/18/21. And State’s rebuttal done. Closing arguments started on 8/19/21 & the jury sent out for deliberations. Jury deliberations 8/19/21 (Day 1: 2pm-5pm): 3 hours. 8/20/21 (Day 2: 8:30am-9:45am) of deliberations: 1 hour 15 minutes. Total deliberations: 4 hours 15 minutes. Found guilty of all charges. Sentencing on 12/28/21.
Court info from 4/5/19 thru 12/7/21 & Jury selection (Day 1-2) 8/2/21-8/3/21 & Trial (Day 1-12) 8/4/21-8/19/21 & Jury deliberations (Day 1) 8/19/21 reference post #954 here:
GUILTY - ND - Several bodies found at Mandan business, 1 April 2019 *Arrest* #2
12/20/21: Request (#1507) for change in expanded Media Order by Media by Jack McDonald. Proposed Order (#1508): Proposed expanded Media Order from Media by Jack McDonald. Service Doc (#1509): Certificate of service on attorneys Quick, Walstad, Heck, Huska, Goter, Gunderson & Nuefield. 12/21/21: Order (#1510) Expanded Media Order from Media-denied. Sentencing hearing on 12/28/21.
12/28/21 Update: Judge David Reich presiding. Victim impact statements by: Jamie Vinstock impact statement, father was Robert Fakler. Jackie Fakler impact statement. Read statements from Bill & Lois Cobb family members who could not appear in person due to weather. Amy Cobb's statement, she is Bill's daughter. Tyler Cobb's statement, Bill's son. Brianne Miller's statement, Bill's daughter. Todd's statement, Lois' son. Jackie speaks for herself. Wife of Robert. Melissa Fuehrer impact statement. Adam’s wife. Adam Fuehrer’s sister impact statement. Adam’s other sister Stephanie statement. Shirley Metzger impact statement. Adam’s stepmother. The State asks for life without parole, all to run consecutively. Also, 10 years for the firearm charge. Unlawful entry, the state asks for 5 years. Unauthorized use of a vehicle, the state asks for 30 days. State says Isaak acted with premeditation, one of the reasons why the state is asking for life in prison without parole. And shown no remorse. Defense asks that Isaak should be sentenced to life with the possibility of parole & that the sentences be served concurrently. Isaak finally spoke. "I can honestly tell you that I am not a murderer & that is all I have to say". Judge stated Isaak showed no remorse & granted what the prosecutor requested. On the first 4 counts of murder in the first degree he was sentenced to LWOP, each to run consecutively, not concurrently as Isaak's attorney requested. The remaining 3 charges, 10 yrs, 5 yrs & 1 year to be served concurrently to the murder sentences. Credit for 1000 days served.