CYNTOIA Brown was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a man who she said solicited her for sex when she was 16. She was tried as an adult for killing 43-year-old estate agent Johnny Allen, who she said agreed to pay her $150 and drove her to his home in Nashville. Was she granted clemency? Brown, who is now 30, was tried as an adult and convicted of first-degree murder in 2004. She claimed self-defence but was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 51 years. Police said she shot Allen in the back of the head at close range after bringing a loaded gun to rob him. Brown appealed to Tennessee governor Bill Haslam for clemency with her lawyers arguing she was a sex-trafficking victim afraid for her life and received an unfairly harsh sentence. Prosecutors say she stole $50,000, some guns and a truck from Allen but her lawyers say was afraid of returning home empty-handed to her violent pimp, nick named Kutthroat. The governor, a Republican, granted clemency and she will … [Read more...] about Who is Cyntoia Brown? Was she granted clemency and how was Kim Kardashian involved in her release from serving life sentence for murder?
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‘Jealous’ man who strangled estranged wife to be sentenced for murder
News / UK and world by Press Association December 10, 2018, 2:48 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter A jealous man who strangled his estranged wife after she refused to sleep with him “one last time” for £100 will be sentenced for murder. Martin Cavanagh, 35, killed 31-year-old Sophie Cavanagh at his Bromley flat in May then left a message on a board saying “she deserved it”. The body of the mother-of-two was found naked in bed and Cavanagh turned himself in to police days later. Cavanagh was found guilty by a jury at the Old Bailey in a murder trial that heard he was “controlling, jealous and possessive”, with a short fuse. The couple married in 2011 and split up before the killing. They continued to go on family outings together but Cavanagh was controlling, prosecutors said. When he found out she was using the dating website Match.com, he accessed her account to sabotage her profile, … [Read more...] about ‘Jealous’ man who strangled estranged wife to be sentenced for murder
Father to be sentenced for murder of eight-year-old daughter
News / UK and world by Press Association October 2, 2018, 2:46 am Updated: October 2, 2018, 5:40 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter A father is due to be sentenced for murdering his eight-year-old daughter moments after dragging her away from her mother into his home. William Billingham, 55, stabbed Mylee Billingham once in the chest with severe force before causing himself stomach wounds as police arrived at his bungalow in Brownhills, near Walsall, in January. Prosecutors alleged that Billingham acted out of a desire for “revenge” against his ex-partner, Tracey Taundry, after she began a same-sex relationship. Jurors deliberated for around 80 minutes on Monday before unanimously convicting Billingham of murder and a separate charge of making a threat to kill 34-year-old Miss Taundry. A nine-day trial at Birmingham Crown Court was told Mylee was pulled by her coat into her father’s bungalow in Valley View, … [Read more...] about Father to be sentenced for murder of eight-year-old daughter
Father sentenced for murder of eight-year-old daughter
News / UK and world by Press Association October 2, 2018, 2:46 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter A father is due to be sentenced for murdering his eight-year-old daughter moments after dragging her away from her mother into his home. William Billingham, 55, stabbed Mylee Billingham once in the chest with severe force before causing himself stomach wounds as police arrived at his bungalow in Brownhills, near Walsall, in January. Prosecutors alleged that Billingham acted out of a desire for “revenge” against his ex-partner, Tracey Taundry, after she began a same-sex relationship. Jurors deliberated for around 80 minutes on Monday before unanimously convicting Billingham of murder and a separate charge of making a threat to kill 34-year-old Miss Taundry. A nine-day trial at Birmingham Crown Court was told Mylee was pulled by her coat into her father’s bungalow in Valley View, Brownhills, shortly after he held a … [Read more...] about Father sentenced for murder of eight-year-old daughter
Serial killer serving 75 years for murder of three girls breaks silence for first time in three decades in Piers Morgan prison doc
A SERIAL killer serving 75 years for murdering two children and a young woman breaks his silence for the first time in almost three decades. Alejandro “Alex” Henriquez still maintains his innocence as he told Piers Morgan that the New York Police Department made him a “scapegoat”. The 57-year-old was given three consecutive life sentences in 1992 for the murders of Jessica Guzman, 10, Shamira Bello, 14, and Lisa Ann Rodriguez, 21. The victims were strangled and beaten with rocks. Piers sat down with the inmate at Sullivan Correctional Facility for an exclusive interview in the upcoming ITV series Serial Killers. He heard how Henriquez says he has nothing to do with the three murders. Henriquez said: “You’re not paying me for the interview, I’m not here because I want to meet you. “Let’s go back to the fact that I conned, liar, cheat, whatever you want to call me fine. That has nothing to do with taking three innocent lives.” … [Read more...] about Serial killer serving 75 years for murder of three girls breaks silence for first time in three decades in Piers Morgan prison doc