The former supermarket worker was found guilty of 48 murders that he marked off on a chessboard.

Update to this post. picked by DemureArt 12 months ago

Pervez Kambaksh, 24, was allegedly convicted and sentenced to death in a closed-door, four-minute trial in which he was denied legal representation. picked by sandossu 5 months ago

If convicted of flashing a teenager, the man could receive 15 years in prison and be a sex offender picked by Hoosker 1 year ago

Officials want to know how a convicted felon escaped from a privately owned jail across the street from San Antonio police headquarters.

Nobody noticed he was gone for a full day -- and he remains at large. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

An Australian man was convicted on Saturday of killing his wife and then hiding her body in a metal drum in his garage for 23 years. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Now 47, Charles Chatman is expected to win his freedom Thursday on the basis of new DNA testing that lawyers say proves his innocence and adds to Dallas County's nationally unmatched number of wrongfully convicted inmates. picked by mandolinorange 9 months ago

The Iranian judiciary's statement said that all 30 were convicted of crimes including murder, murder in commission of a crime, disturbing public safety and security, being a public nuisance while drunk and being involved in illegal relationships -- relationships between men and women who are not married to each other. picked by muppet 2 months ago

Convicted mob boss Vincent Gorgeous writes letters to his 7 year old son. Letters are intercepted and reviewed...Feds suspect he's writing in code because he's trying to expand his sons vocabulary. picked by Maven 5 months ago

Inmates who were convicted for rape were given a free access to have pornography by the Supreme Administrative court in Sweden. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

A convicted child rapist who was released by a judge even though prosecutors said he was likely to strike again has been charged with raping a 6-year-old boy at a library.

The braindead tag is for the judge who released the barsteward. picked by bevissimo 8 months ago

On Wednesday, DeJac walked out of an Erie County, N.Y., courthouse a free woman after a judge overturned her conviction based on new DNA evidence implicating her former boyfriend in the killing.

*this article (though short) gave me chills. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

In an unusual sentence that has immigration lawyers questioning its legality, the U.S. citizen has agreed to stay out of the United States for the next three years as punishment for having sex with a 15-year-old female student.

We gave him a choice??? picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

James Woodward, 55, spent more time in prison than any other wrongfully convicted inmate in U.S. history who was subsequently freed by DNA testing, local media reported. picked by kissmenow 5 months ago

Cheng Laifu, a teacher in Changhe township in Dingxi city in Gansu province, was convicted of raping the 18 third- and fourth-grade students on 70 separate occasions between September 2001 and March 2005, the Xinhua News Agency said. The victims were 9 and 10. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

The 462-pound man could not fit in prison beds or through the bathroom door, so he's been granted house arrest. picked by MandolinOrange 7 months ago

Hundreds of defendants sitting in prisons nationwide have been convicted with the help of an FBI forensic tool that was discarded more than two years ago. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

A lorry driver who caused a fatal accident during a hands-free mobile phone call was jailed for four-and-a-half years yesterday.
Road safety groups responded by calling for a blanket ban on phone calls at the wheel. picked by bingo 3 months ago

And the winner is...... picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

A thief was convicted and fined after being spotted on a video posted on the Web site YouTube. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago