Judge slams Facebook as a ‘tool for evil’ after an innocent mother killed herself after being falsely accused of killing a baby on social media A judge has slammed Facebook as a ‘tool for evil’ after an innocent mother killed herself after being falsely accused of killing a baby on social media. Jayne Pearce, 23, suffered ‘vitriol’ at the hands of an online ‘pitchfork mob’ after two mothers hacked into her Facebook page and falsely alleged she had tried to smother one of their children.
Category: Violent Crime
Man accused of killing couple, then asking Google what penalties he might face
Raleigh police released this surveillance video image of Seaga Edward Gillard, 28, right, and Brandon Xavier Hill, 29, who were charged with first-degree murder in the double homicide of April Lynn Holland, 22, and Dwayne Garvey, 27, early Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, at the America’s Best Value Inn in Raleigh, where this surveillance video was made. Police say a 28-year-old man charged in the shooting deaths of a young couple last month at a Raleigh hotel used his smart phone after the shootings to search the Internet to see what kind of punishment he might face if he was arrested.
Kate Steinle case: Familya s suit over stolen federal gun will go forward
A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit brought by the family of Kate Steinle alleging the U.S. government was negligent in her 2015 shooting death because a federal officer left the gun that killed her vulnerable to theft. “A handgun is indisputably capable of inflicting serious injury and damage – as a deadly weapon, that is its very purpose,” U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Spero wrote in a 49-page decision.
Chicago torture video brings hate crime charges – CNET
The video showed a man in Chicago being tortured, and it was right there on social media for everyone to see. As with other recent cases of live-streamed violence in the US, the reaction was swift, loud and highly politicized.
Dylann Roof to defend himself in sentencing for South Carolina church killings
Dylann Roof is competent to represent himself when the jury that found him guilty of killing nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church returns to court to decide his punishment, a judge has ruled.
Richmond: Three alleged gang members acquitted of conspiracy to murder rivals
Three Richmond men were acquitted of conspiracy to commit murder and gang charges Tuesday, in a case that resulted from a law enforcement wiretap operation. As they have done in the past, Contra Costa prosecutors also introduced rap videos made by two of the defendants that allegedly proved their gang ties, a decision blasted by a defense attorney following the trial.