Forensic testimony in the D4vd murder hearing linked blood on items from his former Los Angeles residence to Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old found dead in his Tesla. Prosecutors allege David Anthony Burke killed Rivas Hernandez to conceal their sexual relationship.
The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson, reportedly told his roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, that "he wishes he hadn’t done it" the day after Kirk was shot. Twiggs testified via a video interview played in a Utah court, stating Robinson confessed in a note and text message, and later expressed regret. Robinson is charged with aggravated murder.
Plea deal discussions between federal prosecutors and lawyers for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, have collapsed. Mangione, who pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges, faces trials in September and October, with the case sparking national debate on the U.S. health insurance system.
A Utah judge will decide if prosecutors improperly commented on evidence in the murder case of Tyler Robinson, accused of killing activist Charlie Kirk. Defense argues comments about a bullet fragment could bias jurors and seeks to prevent the death penalty.
Edward Busby, deemed intellectually disabled by experts, was executed in Texas for the 2004 suffocation death of Laura Lee Crane, despite last-minute appeals and a U.S. Supreme Court dissent by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Elon Musk continued his testimony in an Oakland federal court on Wednesday, repeating accusations that OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman 'stole a charity' by shifting the company from its non-profit mission to a for-profit structure. Musk is seeking $134bn in damages, the removal of Altman and Brockman, and reversal of the for-profit conversion. OpenAI rejects the claims as 'motivated by jealousy' and states Musk was aware of business plans and his $38m was a tax-deductible donation. The trial, expected to last three weeks, threatens OpenAI's planned $1tn IPO.
