For the week of Monday, June 13th thru Friday, June 17th:
Monday, June 13th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am PT) – OR -
Daniel Craig Brophy (63) (June 2, 2018, Portland) – *Nancy Lee Crampton-Brophy (68/now 71) “wife” arrested (9/5/18), charged (9/6/18) & arraigned (9/17/18) with felony murder & unlawful use of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Bond was denied (4/29/20).
Trial began on 3/14/22 with jury selection & ended 3/18/22. Trial began on 4/4/22 (expected to last to 5/20/22, but will go longer). Prosecutors rested their case on 4/21/22. Defense started their case on 4/27/22 & then on 5/2/22. Defense rested their case on 5/18/22. State rested their rebuttal case on 5/19/22. Defense started their sur rebuttal case on 5/19/22. Defense rested their sur rebuttal case on 5/20/22. Closing arguments on 5/23/22 & Jury started deliberations: ~6 ½ hours (calculated: started ~10:30am to 5pm-ate lunch while deliberating). 5/24/22 deliberations: ~ 3 hours. Total deliberations: 9 ½ hours.
Court hearings from 9/6/18 thru 2/18/22 & Jury selection Day 1-5 (3/14 to 3/18/22) & Trial Day 1-27 & Verdict Watch (Day 1) (4/4 to 5/24/22) & 5/13/22 reference post #385 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tute-3-june-2018-wife-arrested.375803/page-19
5/25/22 Wednesday, Trial Day 28, Verdict Watch (Day 2): Brophy found GUILTY of 2nd degree murder. "Yes" to the two follow up questions on the Jury instructions & verdict form:
1 - During the commission of a felony, defendant caused or threaten the use of a firearm?
2- During the commission of a felony, defendant and victim were married during the commission of this felony?
for more info see post #396 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tute-2-june-2018-wife-arrested.375803/page-20
Sentencing hearing on 6/13/22 @ 9am.
*Trial set to begin (@ am ET) – NJ
– Daniel Griner, Jr. (23 mos.) (reported missing @ 6:30pm Feb. 8, 2019, Bridgeton; found 2/9/19 @ 3am buried in yard, burned & dismembered in her purse) - *Nakira Monae Griner (24/now 27) arrested & charged (2/9/19) & indicted (6/19/19) & arraigned (10/7/19) with 1st degree murder, 2nd degree endangering the welfare of a child, 2nd degree desecration of human remains, 4th degree tampering with evidence & 2nd degree false public alarm. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Said beat toddler for not eating & not listening to her. Died from blunt force trauma & multiply bone fractures.
Trial was set to begin on 4/25/22 continued to 6/13/22.
Court hearings from 2/14/19 thru 1/10/22 reference post #229 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...rland-county-8-feb-2019-arrest.422589/page-12
4/25/22 Update: Trial was continued. New trial date is 6/13/22.
*Trial set to begin (
Sanders case) (@ 1pm CT) - IN (under Javon Blackwell) –
*Maurtreyviaum “Troy” Sanders (19) (Nov. 6, 2018, Marion) –
only for *Demetrius Jemere Jackson (25/now 27) charged (1/29/19) with murder, conspiracy to commit armed robbery & armed robbery in connection with a death. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Sanders’ Trial set to begin on 6/13/22.
Case info from 9/28/20 to 12/9/21 reference post #384 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...hot-marion-30-dec-2018-arrests.414840/page-20
1/7/22 Update: Motion for trial continuance-granted due to COVID. Next pretrial conference hearing on 5/12/22 & trial now set to begin on 6/13/22. 5/12/22 Update: Hearing was held. Jackson: Next trial to begin on 6/13/22. Jones: Motion for continuance of trial-granted. Pretrial conference hearing on 8/11/22 @ 8:30am & trial now set to begin on 9/12/22 @ 1pm.
*Lemere Joseph Jones (29/now 31) charged (1/29/19) with murder, conspiracy to commit armed robbery & armed robbery in connection with a death. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Sanders’ Trial was set to begin on 6/13/22 continued to 9/12/22.
Case info from 9/28/20 to 12/9/21 reference post #384 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...hot-marion-30-dec-2018-arrests.414840/page-20
1/7/22 Update: Motion for trial continuance-granted due to COVID. Next pretrial conference hearing on 5/12/22 & trial now set to begin on 6/13/22. 5/12/22 Update: Hearing was held. Jones: Motion for trial continuance-granted. Pretrial conference hearing on 8/11/22 @ 8:30am & trial now set to begin on 9/12/22 @ 1pm.
*Trial set to begin (@ am CT) - TX –
Michael Lee Swearingin (32) &
Jenna Kay Scott (28) (Jan. 4, 2019, Temple; found in Clearview, OK on Jan. 19, 2019) –
for *Cedric Joseph Marks (44/now 46) (ex bf of Scott’s) arrested (1/8/19) in Kent County, Mich. for a burglary warrant, waived extradition to Texas.
*Charged (2/4/19), indicted (4/3/19) & arraigned (5/10/19) with capital murder of multiple persons & tampering with evidence. $2,016,500 Bond. DA will seek DP. Bond reduction denied (3/30/21). Will be representing himself.
*Charged (2/4/19), indicted (4/3/19) & arraigned (4/10/19) with interfering w/emergency call, false report to police officer violating protective order, burglary habitation intend.
*Charged & indicted (3/13/19) & arraigned (4/26/19) with 1st degree felony burglary (on 8/21/18 at Scott’s home). $16,500 bond on charges of interference with an emergency call, making a false police report & violation of a protection order, bond for the burglary charge is $250K, the murder of multiple persons is carrying a bond of $1.5 million & $250K. Plead not guilty to all charges.
Trial set to begin on 6/13/22.
Trial was to start on 6/24/19 for misdemeanor charges (interfering w/emergency call, false report to police officer & violating protective order).
Court information from 2/3/19 thru 10/26/21 reference post #45 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...temple-bell-county-4-jan-2019-2.577817/page-2
4/4/22 Update: Marks had several issues he wanted to address. He told Judge Steven Duskie he wanted to issue a subpoena to a company for some phone calls. Judge Duskie told him he was already free to do that. Marks also said he wanted to ask for a court-appointed investigator but had put it "on the back burner." Duskie told him that had already been discussed & there is nothing stopping him from doing that as well. He wanted Judge Duskie to compel prosecutors to give him a copy of the evidence & information they found during the discovery phase. He claimed he had a right to that discovery information under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 39. Prosecutors said pro se defendant could be shown the information but they are not required to make copies. Judge Duskie eventually denied Marks’ motion. Marks also got into a disagreement with prosecutors over providing his fingerprints to the state. Prosecutors said Marks had only provided his palm prints & not his fingers on the two occasions that he was asked to provide prints. Marks claimed that he provided the prints correctly twice & said he didn’t want to do it again because he was worried about “a plant.” Marks did not elaborate on what that meant. Judge Duskie said they would need to take that issue up another day but did not change the trial date of 6/13/22.
6/3/22 Update: A Pretrial hearing was held. Marks apologized to 426th District Court Judge Steven Duskie during a pretrial Friday for an outburst during a previous hearing.
*Maya Renee Maxwell – Pretrial hearing on 7/22/22.
*Ginell Marie McDonough – 1/31/20: Plead guilty. Sentencing on 11/19/20 where charges were dismissed, will testify against Marks.
TN/MN –
April Lee Pease (30) (Mar. 17, 2009, Bloomington, not found) -
*Cedric Joseph Marks (45) charged (3/16/20) with 2nd degree murder. Hennepin County
*Kellee Kristine Sorensen (34) – charged (3/16/20) with 2nd degree murder. $3K conditional bond. In custody in Washington State. Washington: Whatcom County
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 9am PT) – WA –
Hazel Journey Holman (3) (Nov. 27, 2019, Bellingham) - *Kamee Nicole Dixon (27/now 29) (Father’s GF) arrested (12/5/19), charged (12/6/19), indicted (12/9/19) & arraigned (12/13/19) with homicide by abuse (domestic violence) & 2nd degree murder (domestic violence). Plead not guilty. $1M bond.
Trial began on 6/6/22.
Court info from 12/6/19 thru 4/5/22 & Trial Day 1-15 (4/11 to 5/2/22) & Trial Days 1-3 (6/6-6/8/22) reference post #187 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-bellingham-27-nov-2019-arrest.489743/page-10
6/9/22 Thursday, Trial Day 4: Defense witnesses: Kamee Dixon, defendant. Dr. Evan Matshes, an anatomic pathologist & forensic pathologist based in California via Zoom. No other info available. Judge David Freeman dismissed the jury for the weekend. The trial is scheduled to resume Monday morning, 6/13/22.
*Trial continues (Day 3) (
Federal Child 
& gun) (@ 8:30am ET) – *Marc J. Karun (21 @ time of crime/53/now 56)
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 p0rnography. Plead not guilty.
Trial began on 6/7/22 & 6/8/22 with jury selection.
Previous charges & court info from 6/14/19 thru 4/5/22 & trial days 1-2 (12/21/21-12/22/21), jury selection day 1-2 (6/7-6/8/22) reference post #193 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...nn-11-ponus-ridge-23-sept-1986.227077/page-10
6/9/22 Thursday, Trial Day 1: Opening statements (?) No idea what is going on – no info available. Trial continues on 6/10/22.
6/10/22 Friday, Trial Day 2: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 6/13/22.
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) – Disposition hearing on
7/14/22.
Tuesday, June 14th:
*Trial Verdict (@ CET) – Netherlands –
Dutch Family (Oct. 14, 2019, at Buitenhuizerweg in Ruinerwold, Drenthe Province) –
only for *Josef B. (58/now 60) (Austrian) tenant of the property (& carpenter), was arrested on 10/17/19 & appeared in court (10/17/19). He is suspected of complicity in deprivation of liberty, mistreatment and money laundering. Money laundering charge was dismissed (4/6/20). Released on 10/30/20 to await trial.
Trial began & ended on 5/9/22.
Court hearings from 12/10/20 thru 11/11/21 reference post #187 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...enthe-province-15-october-2019.479800/page-10
11/18/21 Update: Review hearing moved to 12/2/21. 12/2/21 Update: The nine children of the hidden family in Ruinerwold must be heard again about the alleged physical abuse 7 the role that handyman Josef B. had in it. This was decided by the court on Thursday. These new witness hearings are the result of the change in the indictment, that the court has allowed. The public prosecutor is allowed to prosecute B. also for being complicit in years of abuse & maltreatment. In response, B.'s lawyer requested that the nine children be heard again about B.'s role in the family. The prosecutor did state that B. did not abuse the children himself. The court terminated the criminal case against father Gerrit Jan van D. in March, because his health was too poor. For this reason, the request from B.'s lawyer to hear van D. again was rejected. The case against B. was to be heard in November, but had to be postponed again due to the requests of the Public Prosecution Service & the defense. It is not yet known when the substantive hearing will take place. According to press Judge Marcel Wolters of the court in Assen it will take at least five to six months before all nine children have been heard by the examining magistrate. Corinne Jeekel, the lawyer of the four eldest children, does not want to respond to the decision of the court.
5/9/22 Update: Trial started on May 9, 2022.
for more info see posts #194 to 197 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...enthe-province-15-october-2019.479800/page-10
For involvement in abuse & deprivation of liberty of the children of the farm family from Ruinerwold, the judiciary tonight demanded 4 years in prison against handyman Josef B. According to the Public Prosecutor's Office [OM], B. had a "crucial role" in the crimes committed by father Gerrit Jan van D. "His role is many times bigger than that of handyman. He has made a substantial contribution to the deprivation of liberty & maltreatment." He spent a total of one year in pretrial detention. After that he was allowed to await the trial in freedom. That year should be deducted from the final prison sentence, according to the Public Prosecution Service. Prosecutors do demand that he must go back into prison immediately after the verdict, if the court has sentenced him. Lawyer Yehudi Moszkowicz, who attempted to have the Court overruled this afternoon, pleaded for an acquittal. He emphasized that the actions of the Ruinerwold father cannot be blamed on Josef B. He also mentioned that B. himself was mistreated by Van D. "He has put his life at the service of the family." Verdict will be on 6/14/22.
*Gerrit-Jan van Dorsten aka John Eagles (67/now 68) (father) was arrested on Thursday (10/17/19) & appeared in court (10/21/19). He is suspected of complicity in unlawful deprivation of liberty, ill-treatment in the sense of damaging the health of others & money laundering. Money laundering charge was dismissed (4/6/20).
The Public Prosecutor dismissed the case (6/17/21). van D. was released in March after the court in Assen stopped his trial because he was not able to follow his case. Because of a stroke he is paralyzed on one side & he can hardly communicate. The compulsory admission lasts at least until 21 September. After that, the judge can extend the period once more by one year. This can be done up to a total of five years. If, according to the experts, compulsory admission is still necessary after 5 years, the period can be extended by a further two years.
Court info from 10/17/19 thru 6/17/21 reference post #182 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...enthe-province-15-october-2019.479800/page-10
1/25/22 Update: Gerrit Jan van D. will be involuntarily committed to a care institution for at least another year. The District Court of Gelderland confirms reports in Dagblad van het Noorden. The 'Ruinerwold father' (68) has been compulsorily staying in a care institution since May. At the time, the judge gave a first so-called authorization for up to six months. After that, the public prosecutor applied for a new authorization. In a second procedure, the judge can impose such an order for a maximum of one year. That is what happened last month. The court can repeat this every year.
*Trial continues (Day 22)-Closing Arguments (@ 9am PT) - CA –
*Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani (53/now 56) (CFO & President of Theranos) indicted & charged (6/14/18) & arraigned (6/15/18) with 9 counts of wire fraud & 2 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 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 & a fine of $2.75 million, plus restitution, & $250K for each individual count of wire fraud & conspiracy. Plead Not guilty.
SEC 5:18-cv-01603 filed 3/14/18 pending; plead not guilty.
Defrauding investors out of $700 million in funding for their blood-testing startup Theranos.
Trial began on 3/22/22. Jury left: 12 jurors (8 women & 4 men) & 2 alternates (2 men). See post #203 here for jury eliminations:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...56-theranos-wire-fraud-charges.614821/page-11
Trial Court will be in session on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays (from 9-3), but the jury may be asked to come in on some Mondays & Thursdays as well. Trial dates so far: 6/14-Closing Arguments, 6/15, 6/17, 6/21, 6/22, 6/24, 6/28, 6/29, 7/1, 7/5, 7/6, 7/8/22. all @ 9am The Government rested their case on 5/20/22. Defense rested their case on 6/9/22.
Indictment & court info from 4/11/20 thru 3/8/22 & Jury selection (Day 1-4) 3/9/22 to 3/15/22 & 3/16 to 3/21/22 & Trial Days 1-2 (3/22 to 3/23/22) & hearing on 3/29/22 & 4/12/22 & Trial Days 3-14 (3/30 to 4/29/22) & 5/3/22 & Trial Days 15-20 (5/4 & 5/20/22) & 5/17, 5/19 & 5/23/22 (no jurors) reference post #192 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...56-theranos-wire-fraud-charges.614821/page-10
6/10/22 Friday: The Charging conference hearing wrapped with no major news. The parties argued over the order of certain instructions & the Judge mostly stuck to the same instructions given in Holmes' trial. The attorneys also asked for lavalier mics so they can really put on a show in closings Tuesday, 6/14/22.
*Elizabeth A. Holmes (34/now 37) (CEO of Theranos) – Trial began on 9/8/21 & ended 1/3/22 with a verdict of guilty on 4 counts of 11. Sentencing hearing on 9/26/22. Filed (5/27/22) for dismissal of all charges. Next motions hearing on 7/21/22.
Friday, June 17th:
*Sentencing Hearing (
Violation) & Review Hearing (assault) (@ 2pm ET) – CT –
Jennifer Rebecca Farber Dulos (50) (May 24, 2019, New Canaan; still missing) –
*Kent D. Mawhinney (54/now 56) arrested &
charged (1/7/20) & arraigned (2/20/20) with conspiracy to commit murder. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. Bond reduced (10/7/20) to $246K. Bond posted (10/19/20).
Court info from 1/7/20 thru 12/20/21 reference post #195 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-canaan-24-may-2019-arrests-55.609653/page-10
1/18/22 Update: Brief virtual hearing for Mawhinney during which Judge John F. Blawie put the case on the trial docket but with no date yet. There is no future court date at the moment, but that will only happen if a new motion is filed or new information arises. Also learned today a request was previously granted to allow Mawhinney to travel for family business to Cape Cod & Florida. The judge & Mawhinney’s attorney noted he’s been compliant with the terms of his release since he posted bond in October 2020.
*Charged (1/21/19) spousal sexual assault, disorderly conduct & 2nd degree unlawful restraint & on June 26, 2019 with
violating of a protective order. Plead not guilty. $500 bond for each count.
*Divorce case - 11/6/20: Uncontested dissolution of divorce granted.
If bond made – on house arrest, surrender passport & no contact with co-defendants. Dulos’ former civil lawyer who represented Dulos against a $2.5 million civil lawsuit filed by his mother-in-law.
Court info from 2/14/20 thru 2/23/22 reference post #195 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-canaan-24-may-2019-arrests-55.609653/page-10
4/19/22 Update: Sentencing (Violation) & review (assault) hearing have been rescheduled to 5/3/22. 5/3/22 Update: Both the sentencing & review hearings were rescheduled on 6/14/22. 5/20/22 Update: Hearings have been moved to 6/17/22.
*Michelle C. Tronconis (44/now 47) – Cases #021178T, #0167364T & #0148553T: Pretrial hearing on 7/14/22.
*Fotis Dulos (52) – Committed suicide on 1/28/20 & declared dead at 5:32pm on 1/30/20. 3/3/20: Charges dismissed. The case against Dulos will be officially dismissed in about a year, unless the state decides to reopen it. 1/17/22: After debt, no money left in Dulos estate for children. While Fotis Dulos’ estate has $395,687 in assets, it owes $548,280.75 in expenses, according to Farmington Probate Court records. Attorney Christopher Hug will be paid $189,525 for settling the estate & attorney Paul Knierim, who represented Hug, will receive $98,326, court documents show."
