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McStay Family Murders–Status Conference

Charles "Chase" Merritt will be in court for a status conference today. He faces four counts of capital murder in the Feb. 2010 bludgeoning murder of Joseph and Summer McStay and their two young sons, Gianni and Joseph Jr. Merritt was arrested in November 2014.

Todd Kendhammer Sentencing

Todd Kendhammer faces a sentence of life in prison for the first degree murder of his wife Barbara in September 2016. A jury convicted his last December following a trial at which he testified.

Bill Cosby Retrial in PA

Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial is scheduled to begin in Norristown, PA. A jury from the Pittsburgh area deadlocked on June 17, 2017. Cosby's legal defense is now headed by LA attorney Tom Mesereau.

Robert Durst Preliminary Hearing

Durst is charged with murder in the Dec. 2000 execution-style death of his friend Susan Berman. The hearing to determine if there's sufficient evidence to go forward was continued to this date from last October because Durst's Houston-based attorneys sustained damage from Hurricane Harvey. Durst denies killing Berman.

Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Civil Trial to Begin in California

Judy Huth says she was only 15 years old when Bill Cosby allegedly drugged and raped her at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 1974. While it's too late for a criminal prosecution, Huth filed a civil suit against Cosby in December 2014. The case is set for trial today.

Charles Merritt Trial

Opening statements and testimony are set to begin today in the capital murder trial of Charles Merritt, accused of killing all four members of the McStay family in 2010. The McStays lived in San Diego County but their remains were found years later in shallow graves in San Bernardino County. The judge is allowing the trial to be televised.

Patrick Frazee Pretrial Hearing

Patrick Frazee is charged with the murder of his fiancee, Kelsey Berreth, 29, who disappeared in Colorado on Thanksgiving 2018. The couple has a toddler daughter. As of earlier this month, Berreth's body has not been found.

Michael Gargiulo Hearing

This alleged serial killer has been awaiting a capital murder trial since his arrest in LA in June 2008. Gargiulo is accused of killing two women and attempting to murder a third. He also faces an earlier murder charge in Chicago. This is a hearing today. The trial is expected to start in the spring of 2019.