murder trial

An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to capital murder for his role in the death of seven people. WAFF-TV reports that John Michael Legg entered the guilty plea Wednesday. Frederic Rogers, who was also charged in the killings, was convicted of capital murder earlier this year.

Alabama prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the eight people charged in the kidnapping, assault and killing of a 20-year-old mother. Birmingham law enforcement say video from February shows eight people kidnapped Mahogany Jackson and physically and sexually assaulted her before fatally shooting her.

A jury has found an Alabama man not guilty of killing an 11-year New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago. The case came down to whether the jury believed DNA found under Melissa Ann Tremblay’s fingernails was from Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr.

A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a 23-year-old man accused of killing an Alabama sheriff. Jurors told the judge Tuesday that they remained deadlocked. A new trial date will be set for William Chase Johnson.

A Massachusetts jury is deliberating in the case of an Alabama man accused of the beating and stabbing death of an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago.

A 25-year-old Michigan man serving a life sentence for a murder conviction in Alabama has been handed another life sentence for a killing in Wisconsin. Caleb Anderson received his second life sentence Monday in a Green Bay courtroom.

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — The capital murder trial of a trucker charged with killing two Alabama teens in 1999 has been delayed until next year. A judge pushed…