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Shylea Thomas' Adoptive Mom Charged with Second Degree Murder
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
In an update regarding the potentially hefty charges facing the adoptive mother (and biological aunt) of quadriplegic 9-year-old Shylea Myza Thomas (read...
Tamara Hofmann Latest Teacher in Sex Scandal, but One With Deadly Consequences
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
The stories are always headline-grabbers, a teacher and student carrying on an illicit (and, more importantly, possibly illegal) affair. It shouldn't be...
Phil Spector Guilty of Murder in Death of Lana Clarkson: What this Means for Songwriter
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
Famous producer and songwriter Phil Spector has been found guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of 40-year-old actress Lana Clarkson who, as...
Bridget Lee Baby Murder Charge Dismissed: Based on Botched Autopsy
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
A botched autopsy nearly had catastrophic results for Bridget Lee of Alabama, who had been charged in 2006 with murder for suffocating her baby right after it...
Missing Jury Duty: What Happens?
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
An Oregon man found out that being "extremely bored" doesn't make skipping jury duty okay. Grant Faber, 25, "just couldn't take it" anymore so he decided not...
Erika Sifrit Murder Case: A Refusal to Cannibalize Victims Sinks Claim of Ineffective Counsel?
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
Although Erika E. Sifrit, who was convicted in the 2002 killings of tourists Joshua Ford and Martha "Genie" Crutchley in Maryland, has been referred to by a...