Michael Gargiulo Case - Marsden Hearing
Complete Michael Gargiulo Trial coverage can be found HERE:Michael Gargiulo in custody, 2008Note:This post is not fully edited yet. SprocketBrief SynopsisBack on May 7, 2015, defense attorney Charles...
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Complete Cameron Brown Trial coverage can be found HERE:Cameron Brown, 5/13/15, minutes before the guilty verdict was read.Pool video.8:34 AMI'm on the 9th floor hallway After I've been here for a few...
View ArticleThe Fifth Stage - Senior Film Project by Mollie Goldberg
Jayne Goldberg (left), Sherri Rae Rasmussenat Club Med, early 1980's.BackgroundSherri Rae Rasmussen was murdered on February 24, 1986. Her murder was finally solved 23 years later with the arrest of...
View ArticleMichael Gargiulo Case: Pretrial Hearing 28
Michael Gargiulo, in custody, 2008June 12, 20158:18 AMOn the 9th floor. I wave to Chris Nicely, who may be here for Gargiulo or another case hearing.DDA Marguerite Rizzo arrives on the floor. She...
View ArticleIndependence Day, 2015
Reposting T&T's entry from 2012. SprocketAs you plan your holiday today, I thought I would bring T&T readers some little known facts about our nation's beginnings.July 4th is the day we...
View ArticleStephanie Lazarus Criminal Appeal - Appellate Court Decision
Stephanie Lazarus, in custody, date unknown.Photo Credit, Nick Ut, AP.UPDATE 7/14: According to court records, the divorce between Lazarus and her husband was finalized on June 24, 2015.UPDATE:correct...
View ArticleMichael Gargiulo Case, Pretrial Hearing 29
Michael Gargiulo, in custody, 2008June 15, 20158:15 AMI'm in the hallway of the 9th floor. DDA Dan Akemon is here with a new law clerk. He tells me DDA Garrett Dameron is on vacation. The three of us...
View ArticleMichael Gargiulo Case, Pretrial Hearing 30
Michael Thomas Gargiulo, in custodyJuly 14, 20158:18 AMI'm on the 9th floor. The floor is somewhat busy. Lots of seats are taken. A mix of general public and attorneys. I don’t see any jurors at this...
View ArticleCameron Brown Post Verdict Hearing 2
5/13/15 - Cameron Brown, moments before the guilty verdict was read.July 17, 2015On June 19, Brown was scheduled to have a Marsden hearing on July 10. I missed that hearing. Checking the LA County...
View ArticleLonnie Franklin, Jr., Pretrial Hearing 12
Lonnie Franklin, Jr.Photo Credit: Pool Camera, Nick Ut, APThe previous post on this case can be found HERE.November 9, 2015After five and a half days of excruciatingly detailed testimony from defense...
View ArticleJoshua Woodward Pleads No Contest to Attempted Murder of Fetus Charges
Joshua Woodward, at a previous court hearing.UPDATE 11/16:Woodward remains out on bond until his sentencing on January 29. His passport is surrendered. He will get one last Christmas and New Year's...
View ArticleKa Pasasouk Convicted of 4 Murders at a Northridge Boarding House
Ka Pasasouk, from his Facebook PageNovember 20, 2015Yesterday, the LA County District Attorney reported that a jury deliberated less than two ours before convicting Ka Pasasouk, 34 of gunning down four...
View ArticleLonnie Franklin, Jr., Case Update
Lonnie Franklin, Jr., 2/6/15Photo Credit: Nick Ut, APDecember 14, 2015Note From SprocketI apologize to T&T readers that I haven't been able to update you on what's been happening in the Franklin...
View ArticleBILL COSBY Arrested & Arraigned on a 2004 Sexual Assault Charge
Bill Cosby's mug shot, courtesty People MagazineMontgomery County, PennsylvaniaUPDATED 1/6/16 LA Co. DA declines to file charges on two reported incidents. See below.UPDATED 1/5/16December 30, 2015It's...
View ArticleMichael Gargiulo, Pretrial Hearing 33
Michael Thomas Gargiulo, in custody; date unknown.The previous post on this case can be found HERE.December 15, 20158:45 AMInside Dept. 108, on the 9th Floor of the downtown Los Angeles Criminal...
View ArticleMark D. Jensen, Convicted of Antifreeze Poisoning of Wife Julie, to be Retried
1/5/16 Screenshot of Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections web page of Inmate Mark JensenUPDATE 1:22 PMFox6Now.com reporting Jensen's bail set at 1.2 million.January 6, 2016Mark Jensen, convicted in 2008 of...
View ArticleLonnie Franklin, Jr., Pretrial Hearing 13
Lonnie Franklin, Jr., 2/6/15Photo credit: Nick Ut, Associated PressThe previous post on this case can be found HERE.January 5, 20169:11 AMI arrive to the hearing late. I did not leave the house in...
View ArticleLonnie Franklin, Jr. Case Update II
The previous post on this case can be found HERE.UPDATE 2/19/16: edited to correct spelling error of Pelisek's last name.January 12, 2015I arrived on the 9th floor of the downtown Los Angeles Criminal...
View ArticleLonnie Franklin, Jr., "Grim Sleeper" Trial, Jury Pre-Selection Process Continues
Lonnie Franklin, Jr., in custody, date unknownPrevious post on this case can be found HERE. Monday, January 25, 2016In Los Angeles County, it is a long process to select a jury for a high-profile,...
View ArticleMichael Gargiulo Case: Pretrial Hearing 34 & Joshua Woodward Sentencing
Michael Gargiulo, in custody, date unknownUPDATE - edited for readabilityThe previous post on the Gargiulo case can be found HERE.Wednesday, January 27, 20168:29AMI'm on the 9th floor of the downtown...
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