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Jury Deliberates in Lindsay Clancy Postpartum Murder Trial | Crime Alert 08.28.26

A Massachusetts jury begins deliberations in the murder trial of former nurse Lindsay Clancy, accused of strangling her three children amid defense claims of postpartum psychosis. In Pennsylvania, college baseball player Glenwood "Bubba" Pysher IV is fatally shot by police after ...  Show more

HAYDEN PANETTIERE: FEDS SWARM HOME

Hayden Panettiere’s West Hollywood home raided by more than six federal agents this week. Agents entering Panettiere's building were seen by a witness. We now know that entry was supported by a warrant to search the premises. Panettiere, 36, was found in a Greenville Airbnb where ...  Show more

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Ballerina Ashley Benefield Kills Husband in “Self Defense”
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Ashley Benefield is a former ballerina who has been accused of murdering her husband at home in September 2020, which she claims was in self-defense. Her past in ballet is what has been leading people to refer to this case as the “Black Swan Murder,” as it reminds them of the mov ...  Show more

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The ballerina is guilty. In a San Diego courthouse, unanswered 911 calls on trial. And the summer of deadlocked juries continues.
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In a late night verdict, former dancer Ashley Benefield is convicted of manslaughter days after she testified about the night she shot her estranged husband to death. In San Diego, prosecutors ask if a delayed police response allowed a murder to happen. And after a third high- ...

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