by Beth Karas | Apr 10, 2020 | News, Death Penalty |
I was saddened to learn of the passing of Michael (Mike) Tokars on April 3, 2020 at the young age of 31. For his entire short life Mike was burdened by what he witnessed on November 29, 1992 when he was just four years old. Mike had an older brother Ricky who was 6 at...
by Beth Karas | Apr 8, 2020 | Jodi Arias, Legal News |
A few weeks ago, as the country was in the midst of shutting down due to Covid-19, Jodi Arias lost her appeal in the Arizona Court of Appeals. Arias was hoping for a new trial based on a number of issues including prosecutorial misconduct, trial publicity, jury...
by Beth Karas | Oct 27, 2019 | Michael Gargiulo, News, Death Penalty, Sievers |
I’ve been distracted by a lot of contract work on other crime and justice projects which is why there haven’t been too many updates lately. As many of you know, I also traveled to Atlanta several times in the past few months to fill in as an anchor at the...
by Beth Karas | May 15, 2019 | Michael Gargiulo, News, Death Penalty |
Alleged serial killer Michael Gargiulo’s trial is underway in Los Angeles. Incredibly, Gargiulo, dubbed the Hollywood Ripper, has been sitting in jail awaiting trial for almost 11 years. As I see it, the delay in getting to trial is largely Gargiulo’s...
by Beth Karas | Mar 13, 2019 | News |
The recent news about a conspiracy to rig college admissions test results for those wealthy enough to pay for it has confounded many. Frankly, it makes me angry that arguably less-deserving kids are admitted to top colleges and universities because of the crimes of...
