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.
Kevin Spacey Pretrial Hearing
Spacey is charged with sexual assault of an 18-year-old man in a Cape Cod, MA bar in July 2016. Spacey will not be present at this hearing. He's represented by former LA prosecutor Alan Jackson who was the prosecutor in Phil Spector's murder case.
Michael Gargiulo Jury Selection Begins in LA
Alleged serial killer Michael Gargiulo's capital murder trial is finally set to begin with jury selection today. Gargiulo is accused of two murders and one attempted murder between 2001 and 2008. He was arrested in the summer of 2008 and has been awaiting trial since then.