by Beth Karas | Jan 21, 2019 | News, Death Penalty, Charles Merritt |
The second week of Charles Merritt’s quadruple capital murder trial ended last Thursday, January 17. It was a short week—only 3-1/2 days—because court is always dark on Fridays and last Tuesday was a half day. The bulk of the trial testimony was from the lead...
by Beth Karas | Jan 11, 2019 | News, Death Penalty, Charles Merritt |
Week one of testimony in the quadruple capital murder trial of Charles Merritt has wrapped. Court is not in session on Fridays. Several witnesses testified this week to set the scene for what was happening in the lives of the McStay family at the time they disappeared...
by Beth Karas | Jul 23, 2018 | News |
I’m constantly reminded of how much time has passed since I left the Manhattan DA’s Office to join Court TV on its third anniversary in 1994. One reminder is when I read about the parole of an inmate whose case we covered at Court TV. Two inmates went home...
by Beth Karas | Jun 22, 2018 | News |
I. A wrongful conviction case that is playing out in Houston, Texas right now has caught my attention. It’s not a typical wrongful conviction where biological evidence is tested and DNA results prove the wrong guy was prosecuted. This case relies on eye witness...
by Beth Karas | May 23, 2018 | News |
Abigail Finney’s murder last November on Shaw Island, WA went virtually unnoticed for months. The 38-year-old newlywed suddenly disappeared but her family apparently believed Abby’s husband, Eric Kulp, 44, when he said she was in rehab. Now, Eric is...
