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.

A hearing is scheduled for today on motions in Robert Durst's murder case in Los Angeles.

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, 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.

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.