Man cleared of sexually assaulting child after 35 years in prison
A man who spent 35 years behind bars in the US after being wrongly convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl has been freed from prison thanks to a DNA breakthrough. Louis Wright, now aged 65, had lived near the child’s home in Albion, Michigan, at the time of the attack in 1988 and an […]
Danelo Cavalcante: Escaped killer now armed after stealing rifle from garage, US police say
A convicted murderer on the run after breaking out of prison was shot at by a homeowner who found him in his garage stealing a rifle, US authorities said. Hundreds of state and local police along with federal agents are searching for 34-year-old Brazilian Danelo Cavalcante following his escape from Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania […]
Danny Masterson: That 70s Show actor given 30 years to life in prison for raping two women
Actor Danny Masterson has been given a jail sentence of 30 years to life for raping two women 20 years ago. Masterson, best known for his role in TV comedy That 70s Show, was handed the prison term after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F Olmedo heard from the women he assaulted, who detailed […]
Proud Boys leaders Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl get long prison sentences over US Capitol riots
Former leaders of the far-right Proud Boys group have been given long prison sentences for their roles in spearheading the attack on the US Capitol. The attack on January 6 2021 intended to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election. Joseph Biggs was handed a […]
‘Armed and dangerous’ inmate caught after Pennsylvania prison escape due to couple’s barking dog
A couple checking on their barking dog helped lead police to an escaped murder suspect who used bed sheetsThe 34-year-old climbed on exercise equipment, went through a window, and scaled down a rope fashioned from prison bedding. A tip off from neighbors living in Conewango Township about a suspicious individual led to Burham’s recapture shortly […]
Notorious American double agent Robert Hanssen, who spied for Russia, dies in prison
One of the most notorious American double agents has died in prison. Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent, was sentenced in 2002 to life behind bars after pleading guilty to spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia for over 20 years. He had divulged information about US intelligence-gathering since at least 1985 and was […]
American jailed in Iran appeals to Biden in unprecedented interview from country’s best-known prison
During an unprecedented interview with CNN from inside Iran’s notorious Evin prison, the longest-serving American in Iran made an emotional plea to US President Joe Biden to put “freedom of innocent Americans above politics” and intensify your efforts to win their release. “I continue to be deeply concerned that the White House doesn’t realize how […]
