All articles tagged with #custody dispute
A 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner has been charged by federal authorities as a minor with homicide in Kepner's death aboard the Carnival Horizon during a family vacation; the case is tied to a custody dispute and is currently under seal, with no suspect publicly named and the FBI continuing its investigation after Kepner’s November death on the cruise ship.
An off-duty ICE officer who fatally shot Keith Porter Jr. on New Year’s Eve in Northridge is named in a custody filing as having allegedly whipped his sons with a belt and made racist and homophobic remarks; the agent’s lawyer denies the accusations. Federal officials say he acted in self-defense during an active-shooter response, while Porter’s supporters say the shooting may have been racially motivated. Previous DCFS/LAPD reviews found abuse allegations unfounded, and investigations by LAPD and the Justice System Integrity Division are ongoing. Public calls for the agent’s identity to be released and questions about motive remain unresolved.
A South Florida law professor, Dan Markel, was murdered in 2014 in a case involving a complex murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by his ex-wife's family, leading to multiple convictions and a 11-year legal saga.
A Colorado woman, Kimberlee Singler, suspected of killing her two children during a custody dispute, was extradited from the U.K. to face charges including first-degree murder. She was arrested in London after fleeing Colorado following the murders, which occurred during a custody battle. Singler's defense argued against extradition due to potential life imprisonment, but her appeal was denied. She faces multiple charges and is held without bond pending her court appearance.
An American UC Berkeley professor, Przemyslaw Jeziorski, was shot and killed in Athens during a custody dispute, with police arresting his ex-wife’s new partner who claimed he acted to protect their children from Jeziorski. The case involves leaked police confessions, conflicting accounts, and a high-profile trial, deeply shocking Jeziorski's family and friends.
Elon Musk and Grimes have resolved their custody dispute over their three children in Texas. The Travis County clerk's office confirmed that a judge issued a final order in August, closing the case. Details of the resolution remain undisclosed, and representatives for both parties have not commented. The custody battle involved their children X Æ A-12, Exa, and Tau, and included legal actions in both Texas and San Francisco.
The bodies of two missing Kansas women, Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley, were found in a chest freezer buried in a cow pasture in Oklahoma. Five suspects, including Tifany Adams and her boyfriend Tad Bert Cullum, have been charged with murder and kidnapping. The case is linked to a custody dispute involving Butler's children and an alleged anti-government group called "God's Misfits."
A Las Vegas judge has granted shared custody in a custody dispute involving a father whose father shot and killed his ex-daughter-in-law and her new husband during a deposition. The judge ordered the father to surrender all his firearms before seeing his children and undergo alcohol monitoring during custodial visits, with supervision by another family member. The hearing also revealed tension leading up to the deadly shooting and focused on the children's best interests, with a trial scheduled for July.
A Las Vegas judge has granted shared custody between the families of a man whose father shot and killed his ex-wife and her new husband during a child custody hearing, ordering the father to surrender all firearms before seeing his children and undergo alcohol monitoring during custodial visits. The judge emphasized the children's interests, while tensions and requests for firearm surrender were discussed during the hearing. The tragic shooting is still under investigation, and a trial has been scheduled for July.
Four suspects charged with the murder and kidnapping of two Kansas women made their initial court appearance in Texas County, Oklahoma. The victims' family members were emotional during the hearing, with tight security measures in place. The suspects, including the grandmother of one victim's children, are facing charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit murder. The case stems from a custody dispute, and the district attorney is considering pursuing the death penalty.
A municipal judge and friend of one of the suspects charged with the murder of two missing Kansas moms has resigned after speaking out about the case in a NewsNation interview. The suspects, allegedly tied to an anti-government religious group called "God's Misfits," are facing charges of kidnapping and first-degree murder. The investigation reveals a violent escalation in a custody dispute between the victims and one of the suspects, with lingering questions about the involvement of a fifth suspect in a previous murder plot.
Two missing Kansas women, Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley, were found dead in Oklahoma after a two-week search, leading to the arrests of four individuals allegedly belonging to an anti-government group. The suspects, including the children's grandmother, face charges including murder and are involved in a bitter custody dispute. Evidence suggests the killings were planned, and the suspects are scheduled for an initial court appearance in Texas County.
Two Kansas women were killed in a custody dispute involving the anti-government group "God's Misfits," with four members of the group arrested on charges of kidnapping and first-degree murder. The women, Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley, had arranged to pick up Butler's children from the grandmother, but their vehicle was found abandoned with evidence of a bloody confrontation. The suspects had planned the killings, and the bodies were found after a multi-agency effort to secure the safety of the children. The suspects are being held without bond, and the case is pending a medical examiner's report for the identities and causes of death.
Prior to the tragic murder-suicide in Summerlin, concerns were raised about a potential conflict of interest in a custody dispute case involving a divorced couple and their attorneys, who were also family members. The attorneys themselves determine if there is a conflict of interest, and in this case, emotions were running high due to the sensitive nature of family court. The situation became more contentious as allegations of drug and alcohol use emerged during the custody dispute, leading to an emergency motion for sole custody filed by one of the parents.
A custody dispute in Las Vegas turned deadly when a terminally ill father, identified as 77-year-old attorney Joseph Houston, allegedly shot and killed his son's ex-wife, Ashley Prince, and her husband, Dennis Prince, during a deposition hearing before taking his own life. The victims were found on the fifth floor of a law office building, and the incident is under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The shooter's terminal cancer diagnosis and the ongoing custody battle over a 6-month-old baby have been cited as potential factors in the tragic event.