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NEW YORK —  Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend’s studio.An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury found Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington guilty on charges of murder while engaged in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy and firearm-related murder for killing the pioneering DJ over what prosecutors characterized as revenge for a failed drug deal.“Y’all just killed two innocent people,” Washington yelled at the jury after the guilty…

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has just been released from prison on parole after spending eight years behind bars for second-degree murder in connection with the death of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.Gypsy was granted parole in September, with the Missouri Department of Corrections scheduling her release for Dec. 28, three years before her release date.She and her then-boyfriend, Nicholas “Nick” Godejohn, conspired to kill her mom Dee Dee, after the woman had subjected Gypsy to painful and needless medical procedures for…

An Irvine man was convicted Friday of first-degree murder in the 2010 death and disappearance of his business partner, despite the claim that he killed him accidentally during a “fight gone bad.”An Orange County Superior Court jury deliberated for about an hour before delivering the verdict against Edward Younghoon Shin, 40, who ran a debt-consolidation business called 800XChange with Chris Smith, 33, of Laguna Beach.At his trial, Shin took the stand and claimed that Smith “blew up at me” during an argument at their San…

A Utah woman who recently published a children’s book on losing a parent has been charged with murdering her husband, the father of her three children.Kouri Richins, 33, of Kamas, Utah, a town outside Salt Lake City, allegedly poisoned her husband, Eric Richins, with a lethal dose of fentanyl slipped into a drink, according to authorities. Eric had five times the lethal dosage of fentanyl in his body when he died on 4 March 2022, investigators have said.Kouri was arrested Monday at her home on counts of murder as well as…

Three men were found guilty on Monday of the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a south Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000.Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were all found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery. They will receive mandatory life sentences at a later date.XXXTentacion, whose legal name was Janseh Onfory, was known for his music that fans found to be captivating as well as his history of violence when he was killed…

Jim Gordon, the prolific session drummer and convicted murderer who played with some of rock’s most famed artists — including the Beach Boys, George Harrison and Eric Clapton, whose classic “Layla” he’s credited with co-writing — before he was sentenced to prison for killing his mother, died Monday at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville. He was 77.His death was confirmed by a publicist, Bob Merlis, who said Gordon died of natural causes “after a long incarceration and lifelong battle with mental illness.”A Los…

WALTERBORO, S.C. —  Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of murder in the 2021 shootings of his wife and son.When closing arguments wrapped up, the judge turned Murdaugh’s fate over to jurors after giving them his final instructions, and they headed to their jury room to begin deliberations.Attorney Jim Griffin gave the defense’s closing, emphasizing Murdaugh’s main point — that investigators focused solely on him and conducted the investigation so poorly that any evidence pointing to someone…

Alberto E.Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon/Leslie Grace/Twitter Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to ditch Batgirl despite the highly anticipated movie having already completed production, received widespread backlash from both superhero fans and those in the moviemaking industry. Not only were DC lovers crushed to find out we’d never get to see Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon on HBO Max as promised, many believed that it set a troubling precedent for how studios treat their creative talent. Now the Russo…

Following the assassination of former Japanese president Shinzo Abe, a far-right French politician has seemingly confused the suspect with game developer Hideo Kojima. On Friday morning (July 8), Shinzo Abe was shot twice while giving a speech on a street in the city of Nara. A 41-year-old suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, was apprehended on the scene and is currently in police custody after admitting to shooting Abe with a homemade gun, and saying he had a grudge against a “specific organisation”. Following the incident, French…

On Wednesday, a jury delivered its guilty verdict in the trial of Eric R. Holder Jr., the man accused of murdering Nipsey Hussle outside the rapper’s clothing store in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019.Holder was named as the suspect in the murder of Nipsey in the days following his death. He shot at  the 33-year-old at least 10 times in the parking lot of The Marathon Clothing. The newly deemed guilty Holder was seen speaking with Nip prior to the shooting and is believed to have returned to the scene later with a…