Dylann Roof Federal Sentencing Hearing Begins
Dylann Roof faces the death penalty for murdering nine parishioners during a prayer meeting at a South Carolina church. Opening statements in the penalty phase are scheduled for today.
Dalia Dippolito
Following Dippolito's December 14, 2016 mistrial, the judge set a control date for today--likely to set a new trial date. The State indicated it will retry Dippolito for solicitation to commit murder (for hiring an undercover hitman to kill her husband of six months in 2009). Her first trial ended in a conviction in 2011. She was sentenced to 20 years but an appellate court reversed and ordered a new trial---the one that took place last December.
Robert Durst Hearing
A hearing is scheduled for today on motions in Robert Durst's murder case in Los Angeles.
James Rackover Control Date
James Rackover is charged with hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence in connection with the November 13, 2016 murder of Joey Comunale who bloody, broken and burned body was found in a shallow grave in New Jersey. Rackover lived in a swanky upper east side apartment building in Manhattan. Rackover is being held on $300,000 bail. He was arraigned on Dec. 13, 2016. Today is his next court appearance.
Larry Dilione Control Date
Larry Dilione, together with James Rackover, is charged with hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence in connection with the November 13, 2016 murder of Joey Comunale who bloody, broken and burned body was found in a shallow grave in New Jersey. Rackover lived in a swanky upper east side apartment building in Manhattan. Dilione is currently out on bail. He was arraigned on Dec. 13, 2016. Today is his next court appearance.
Dalia Dippolito Hearing
At a hearing today, the judge modified Dippolito's house arrest conditions. She's allowed to attend her brother's wedding, rehearsal dinner and brunch the following day. She can also walk the entire 1/4 acre property of her mother's, extending the permission beyond the patio. Dippolito's trial is scheduled for June 2.