by Beth Karas | Apr 10, 2020 | News, Death Penalty |
I was saddened to learn of the passing of Michael (Mike) Tokars on April 3, 2020 at the young age of 31. For his entire short life Mike was burdened by what he witnessed on November 29, 1992 when he was just four years old. Mike had an older brother Ricky who was 6 at...
by Beth Karas | Oct 27, 2019 | Michael Gargiulo, News, Death Penalty, Sievers |
I’ve been distracted by a lot of contract work on other crime and justice projects which is why there haven’t been too many updates lately. As many of you know, I also traveled to Atlanta several times in the past few months to fill in as an anchor at the...
by Beth Karas | May 15, 2019 | Michael Gargiulo, News, Death Penalty |
Alleged serial killer Michael Gargiulo’s trial is underway in Los Angeles. Incredibly, Gargiulo, dubbed the Hollywood Ripper, has been sitting in jail awaiting trial for almost 11 years. As I see it, the delay in getting to trial is largely Gargiulo’s...
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 | Nov 13, 2017 | News, Death Penalty |
Update: The U.S. Supreme Court postponed its conference on whether to take up this case. It was supposed to be discussed on November 21 but will be rescheduled. The U.S. Supreme Court will be decide soon whether to hear an Arizona case challenging the...
