Lawmakers tour D.C. jail to investigate treatment of Jan. 6 defendants
Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability toured the jail in response to complaints from Jan. 6 defendants held there.
By Tom Jackman and Emily DaviesAir Force veteran, Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to two years in prison
The veteran's incendiary words about the 2020 election, and the need for civil war, caused a judge not to lower his sentence despite his military service.
By Tom JackmanJim Gordon, rock drummer convicted in mother’s killing, dies at 77
Mr. Gordon's career was once soaring, including sharing songwriting credits with Eric Clapton on "Layla." But he couldn't overcome his mental health crises.
By Brian MurphyThe Alex Murdaugh murder trial, explained
Murdaugh, who is on trial for allegedly killing his wife, Maggie, and son Paul, has been at the center of media coverage for months. Here's what you should know.
By Timothy BellaLinda Kasabian, Manson Family member and key trial witness, dies at 73
She gave crucial testimony against Charles Manson, the wild-eyed cult leader who directed a series of 1969 murders in Los Angeles.
By Harrison SmithWhat to know about Moselle, the scene of the killings in Alex Murdaugh’s trial
When jurors head to 4147 Moselle Rd. before deliberations in the murder trial, they’ll be visiting a $3.9 million property with a dark history.
By Timothy BellaDaughter of nuclear physicist who died by suicide in Va. jail sues government
Christopher Lapp had been improving with psychotropic medications, but a Va. doctor stopped the drugs and a federal prison facility wouldn't continue treatment, the lawsuit alleges.
By Tom JackmanAlex Murdaugh admits to lying, testifies he didn’t kill his wife and son
The disbarred lawyer told a South Carolina jury that he did not kill his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, as his life unraveled under financial pressure.
By Ben Brasch and Timothy BellaTexas man who attacked police, threatened Ocasio-Cortez gets 3 years
Garret Miller challenged the Jan. 6 charge of obstructing an official proceeding before pleading guilty.
By Tom JackmanReported threats on Congress remain high, but prosecutions decline
Federal prosecutors charged fewer than two dozen people out of more than 7,500 possible threats Capitol Police reviewed last year.
By Tom JackmanAna Walshe’s husband, Brian Walshe, is charged with murder
Ana Walshe, a Boston-area woman who commuted for work in D.C., was reported missing Jan. 4. Authorities say there has not been "a large-scale recovery of remains."
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Brittany Shammas and Marisa IatiHogan pardons two men who wrongly served decades in prison for murder
Walter Lomax and John Huffington both served more than 30 years after wrongful convictions caused by police and prosecutorial misconduct.
By Tom Jackman and Ovetta WigginsFar-right personality ‘Baked Alaska’ sentenced to 60 days for Jan. 6
Anthime Gionet marched in the neo-Nazi "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville and live streamed himself storming the Capitol.
By Tom JackmanReview of Jan. 6 cases finds judges give harsh lectures, lighter sentences
Judges have gone below prosecutors’ recommendations three-quarters of time, and below federal sentencing guidelines a little less than 40 percent.
By Tom Jackman and Spencer S. Hsu5 details about the Idaho killings from the affidavit
Newly public documents provided the most significant details yet about the stabbings of four University of Idaho students. Here are five takeaways.
By Justine McDaniel and Meryl KornfieldTrue-crime podcasters help free innocent men after 25 years in prison
Cain Joshua Storey and Darrell Lee Clark of Georgia were exonerated in the 1996 murder of 15-year-old Brian Bowling with the assistance of lawyers, and "Proof."
By Ben BraschFormer Catholic priest convicted in 1985 sex assault in Loudoun
Scott A. Asalone, a rector in Purcellville, was removed from his church in 1993, but not arrested until 2020. The victim went on to become a D.C. councilman.
By Tom JackmanWoman found slain in 1993 is identified through genetic genealogy
Her skeletal remains were found in Centreville, and she'd been stabbed. Fairfax County police could not identify her until a genetic genealogy lab stepped in.
By Tom JackmanFamily of Bijan Ghaisar marks five years since Park Police killing
A civil suit still looms against the Park Police, and the two officers continue to refuse to answer questions about their actions.
By Tom JackmanKiller sentenced to life in prison for 1998 slaying of Andrea Cincotta
Bobby Joe Leonard admitted strangling Andrea Cincotta in her Arlington apartment, but the man he said hired him to do it was found not guilty
By Tom Jackman