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Every case is someone's life. Here's where each one stands, what the record shows, and why it matters to you.
Video · WRALDurham Cnty. Super. Ct. · No. Pending
A Durham County jury found Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares guilty on Oct. 23, 2026, of first-degree murder, rape, sexual offense and burglary in the 2012 killing of UNC-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth, 19. He was sentenced to life without parole. He has filed notice of appeal, and on Nov. 3 his lawyers asked for a new trial.
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Video · WDIV Local 4E.D. Mich. · No. No. 2:25-cr-20560
Federal prosecutors say leaders of the Kingdom of God Global Church used threats of damnation, physical punishment and other abuse to make members work unpaid in church call centers. David E. Taylor, Michelle Brannon and Kathleen Klein are charged and have pleaded not guilty. Nothing has been proven. On Nov. 9, 2026, the judge refused to dismiss the case, and trial is set for April 20, 2027.
Updated November 14, 2026 · 4 min read
Video · NBC NewsN.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. County · No. Index No. 161704/2026
A former Cornell student's civil lawsuit alleges that seven fraternity members sexually assaulted her at the Chi Phi house in October 2024. The allegations haven't been tested in court, and all seven men deny wrongdoing. Tompkins County prosecutors declined to charge in 2024. The DA reopened the case in September 2026, and the governor then made the attorney general special prosecutor. No one has been charged.
Updated November 14, 2026 · 4 min read
Video · Bench WatchPrince William Cir. Ct. · No. Pending
A Prince William County, Va., jury convicted Naresh Bhatt on Nov. 10, 2026, of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a 28-year-old nurse and mother who disappeared in July 2024. It also convicted him of concealing and defiling her body, which has never been found. He testified she died by suicide; the jury rejected that account. Sentencing is March 12, 2027. He faces 20 years to life.
Updated November 14, 2026 · 3 min read
Video · WCBD News 2S.C. Cir. Ct. · No. 2022-GS-15-00592 to -00595
Alex Murdaugh is awaiting a retrial in the 2021 killings of his wife, Maggie, and son Paul. The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his murder convictions in May 2026, finding the county clerk improperly influenced the jury. The retrial is set for April 5, 2027, in Sumter County. He remains in prison for financial crimes.
Updated November 14, 2026 · 2 min read
Montgomery Cnty. Cir. Ct. · No. 63CC1-2025-CR-627
A Clarksville, Tenn., jury on Oct. 8, 2026, convicted former Nashville paramedic Matthew Konen of first-degree murder in the 2021 death of his father-in-law, David Rodgers, and criminally negligent homicide in the death of his wife, Rachel Konen. His lawyers argued that his father-in-law shot Rachel and that Konen fought back in self-defense. Sentencing is Jan. 13, 2027.
Updated November 14, 2026 · 2 min read
Video · Bench WatchD. Mass. · No. 1:24-cr-10259-DJC
A federal jury in Boston convicted former Stoughton, Mass., police officer Matthew Farwell on Nov. 10, 2026, of killing Sandra Birchmore, 23, and her unborn son in February 2021. Jurors found him guilty on both counts, of killing a witness and of causing the death of an unborn child. Life in prison is mandatory. Sentencing is Feb. 3, 2027.
Updated November 14, 2026 · 4 min read
Video · LOCAL 12 (WKRC)Miami Cnty. C.P. · No. 26 CR 88
Caleb C. Flynn, 40, a former “American Idol” contestant, was sentenced Oct. 5, 2026, to life in prison without parole for the aggravated murder of his wife, Ashley Flynn, 37, in their Tipp City, Ohio, home. He must first serve 16 years of consecutive terms. A Miami County jury convicted him Sept. 29. His appeal is pending before Ohio's Second District Court of Appeals.
Updated November 14, 2026 · 3 min read
Video · WCVB Channel 5 BostonPlymouth Super. Ct. · No. 2383CR0019
Lindsay Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the January 2023 deaths of her three young children in Duxbury, Massachusetts. She pleaded not guilty and argued she lacked criminal responsibility because of postpartum mental illness. Her trial ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4, 2026, after the jury deadlocked. On Nov. 9, Judge William F. Sullivan ruled that she can be tried again. The case returns to court Nov. 16, when he plans to set a trial date.
Updated November 14, 2026 · 3 min read
Video · WBIR Channel 10U.S. Supreme Court · No. 26-5696
Christa Gail Pike, sentenced to death in Tennessee for a 1995 murder, survived an attempted lethal injection on Sept. 30, 2026, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a stay over three justices' dissent. She is back in prison, and in an Oct. 30 statement she said she has been in pain since that night. The governor ordered an outside review; no new execution date has been set.
Updated November 14, 2026 · 4 min read
Video · East Idaho NewsIdaho · No. Idaho Sup. Ct. No. 51091-2023
Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted in Idaho in 2023 of murdering her children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan, and conspiring to kill Tammy Daybell, and in Arizona in 2025 of two murder conspiracies. She is serving life without parole. Her appeals in both states are pending. The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments on Nov. 2, 2026, and has not yet ruled.
Updated November 14, 2026 · 2 min read
Video · WDIV Local 4Mich. Ct. App. · No. Mich. Ct. App. No. 369945
A rape kit from a 2012 Lansing assault sat untested after prosecutors declined to charge. Sent to a lab in 2016 as part of a statewide initiative, the kit's DNA was later matched to Marshawn James Curtis, whom an Ingham County jury convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in 2023. The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the conviction on March 19, 2026, and court records show no further appeal.
Updated November 14, 2026 · 2 min read
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