Murder in a courtroom

Bryan Kohberger, left, looks toward his attorney, public defender Anne Taylor, right, during a hearing in Latah County District Court, Jan. 5, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. A grand jury has indicted Kohberger on the charges in the University of Idaho slayings case. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool, File). Insets, top to bottom: Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen (provided to Law&Crime courtesy the Kernodle family). Accused quadruple murderer Kohberger faces for four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary for the murders of Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin last November. The four were stabbed to death, The former Washington State University Ph.D. student has The case has captured the attention of people around the world. Media descended upon the small college town of Moscow, Idaho as the search for the murderer ensued. The case has also been Kohberger’s public defender, Anne Taylor, and Latah Co. Prosecutor Bill Thompson agreed almost immediately to a gag order following his arrest. The “non-dissemination order” bars anyone from the state or the defense from making statements outside of the courtroom. Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall extended that order earlier this year to family members of the victims and their attorneys. Shanon Gray, an attorney representing Goncalves’ family, has asked the court to allow him to once again speak on their behalf. Since the gag order was issued, law enforcement agencies have de...

A group of women wielding cleavers and knives, stuffing chilli powder in a napkin and storming a Nagpur court to kill a dreaded criminal before the judiciary can give a judgment. This is a scene from Netflix’s new Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom docuseries, which draws inspiration from a real-life incident. Directed by Who was Akku Yadav? Bharat alias Akku Kalicharan Yadav was a gangster in Nagpur during the 1980s and 1990s. According to the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Report (CHRI) published in 2005, at the time of his death, Yadav had been charged in 26 criminal cases. He belonged to a family of milkmen, and a report in the Marathi newspaper Loksatta states that after his tryst with petty crimes, Yadav became involved in serious criminal activities in 1991, including gangrape, murder, armed robbery, housebreakings, criminal intimidation and extortion. Nidhi Salian, Creative Producer and Head of Research on the Netflix series, told Yadav was arrested in 1999 and detained for a year under the Maharashtra Preventive Detention Law (Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders and Dangerous Persons Act, 1981). His detention order was quashed in 2000. In January 2004, he was banned from entering Nagpur City and Rural under the Bombay Police Act, 1951, though Yadav did not follow the order. Also Read | What led to the women of Kasturba Nagar rising up against Yadav? One of the few educated people in the basti, Usha Nar...

• • • • The third instalment of the Indian Predator documentary series titled “Murder in the Courtroom” is all set to release on 28th October on Netflix. Directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, the new season would focus on the apparent lynching of serial rapist, killer, and extortionist Akku Yadav in a Nagpur district court. The recently released The Story Behind Indian Predator 3 Murder In A Courtroom Born as Bharat Kalicharan in the early 1970s, Akku Yadav grew up around the Kasturba Nagar slum that lay on the outskirts of Nagpur. According to police reports, the slum not only housed minor criminals but also two rival gangs. “A child of the neighbourhood, Akku had graduated from milkman’s son to local menace,” Killing Justice: Vigilantism in Nagpur. Yadav and his gang committed crimes like rape, murder, home invasion, and extortion in Kasturba Nagar for 13 years until his death. Yadav tried to create a small business empire; he extorted money, harming and threatening those who resisted him. During his life as a criminal, Yadav murdered at least three individuals and raped over 40 women and girls. In his lifetime, Yadav had been arrested nearly 14 times by the Nagpur Police. Mehta adds that he was even detained in 1999 for a year under the Maharashtra state’s preventive detention law: Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Boot-leggers, Drug Offenders and Dangerous Persons Act 1981. However, despite 14 arrests and allegations of gruesome crimes, he wasn’t easily im...

A married couple found dead in their home in Newhaven have been named. 33-year-old Josh Bashford and a 30-year-old Chloe Bashford were discovered at a house in Lewes Road on Friday night. Derek Martin, 64, also known as Derek Glenn, of Moulsecoomb Way, Brighton, has been charged with two counts of murder and is due to appear at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He was known to the victims. Forensic officers at the scene on Lewes Road, Newhaven. Credit: ITV Meridian Detective Chief Inspector Kimball Edey, of the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, said: “Our thoughts remain with the families of the two victims at this extremely difficult time. “While our work to establish the exact circumstances of what happened are ongoing, we are not seeking anyone else in connection with the matter. “I’d like to thank the public for their understanding and remind them not to speculate or comment on anything which could jeopardise our investigation in the meantime.” The victims’ families have been told. A post mortem is scheduled to take place next week. Emergency services were called on Friday night Credit: ITV News Meridian Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know... Oxford cyclist hospitalised after being hit by unmarked police car in early hours Body found in clifftop search for missing teenager in Purbeck