The most famous trials in history reveal more than verdicts against notable figures. They reflect society’s evolving pursuit of justice and often expose darker aspects of human behavior. 24/7 Tempo ...

Many celebrities have been accused of violent crimes, including murder. Few, however, have ever been convicted.

One hundred forty two years ago, nearly to the day, maybe the most famous murder in Batavia’s history was committed. It was quite a scandalous case, which garnered much outside press. It involved many ...

Pedro Hernandez, the man convicted of kidnapping and murdering Etan Patz in 1979, should be retried or released, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based its ...

In 2003, music producer Phil Spector was charged with murder in the shooting of actor Lana Clarkson at his California home. (After a first trial ended with a hung jury in 2007, Spector was convicted ...

Opening statements are expected to begin Wednesday morning in the murder trial of an Illinois Sheriff's deputy charged with killing Sonya Massey, a Black woman shot in her Sangamon County home last ...

This fall I became reacquainted with the most famous murder case in local history, the 1983 murders of two Ruthton bankers. I reread the book Final Harvest by Andrew Malcolm. I wanted to read it again ...

Austen Erblat is a digital producer and assignment editor at CBS News Colorado and is Covering Colorado First. Originally from South Florida, he's been working as a journalist in Denver since 2022.

The alleged arson of a family home. Allegations of a murder plot involving an ex-husband’s new wife. The fatal shooting of a fiancé in self-defense. None of those events is central to the question of ...