Casey Anthony: Judge Stan Strickland Takes Himself Off Case

BIG NEWS today in the trial of Casey Anthony as Judge Stan Strickland has announced that he is taking himself off the case. Chief Judge Belvin Perry will be taking over the case. Incredible! This all happened so quickly. I can say that I’m surprised at the sudden turn of events. Wow! Almost speechless… Just [...]

Casey Anthony: Trouble With “Marinade Dave” Motion?

UPDATE: Judge Stan Strickland has removed himself from the case. WFTV is reporting this morning that there may be a problem with the motion Casey Anthony’s defense team filed to remove Judge Strickland from her case due to his interactions with Marinade Dave. From WFTV: If you look closely at the bottom of the motion, [...]

Concert Review: Phil Vassar at the Rodeo Club on April 16, 2010

When you go into a show with the highest expectations, you typically end up with an enormous letdown. With Phil Vassar, though, this is never the case. Once again, here in San Jose, Vassar lived up to all expectations with 90 minutes of great music and great fun! The night began with Jaron and the [...]

Casey Anthony: Defense Wants Judge Disqualified (Because of Marinade Dave??)St

UPDATE: Judge Stan Strickland has taken himself off of the case. Wow! Marinade Dave is in the news today!!! Casey Anthony’s defense team is asking that Stan Strickland be disqualified because he has supposedly developed a personal relationship with Marinade Dave (who apparently) does not like Anthony. I can’t believe I’m actually reading this. I [...]

Casey Anthony: How She Put Caylee to Sleep

According to WFTV, Casey Anthony told a “jail friend” that she poured chloroform on a wash rag and put it over Caylee’s face to knock out the child. Check out Hal Boedeker’s blog for more. From The TV Guy: WFTV’s Kathi Belich conducted the exclusive interview with convicted killer Maya Derkovic at a correctional institution in Ocala. [...]

Daryl Gates Dies at 83

Daryl Gates, the former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, has died at age 83 after a battle with bladder cancer. Gates was most well known for his role in the Rodney King incident back in 1991. From Reuters: Gates, who was chief of police in the United States’ second-largest city from 1978 to [...]

John Albert Gardner Pleads Guilty to Murdering Teens

Sex offender John Albert Gardner pleaded guilty Friday to murdering two teenage girls in San Diego County after prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty. From the Associated Press: Gardner, 31, faces life in prison without parole for killing 14-year-old Amber Dubois and 17-year-old Chelsea King. Gardner, wearing a dark blue jail jumpsuit with [...]

Phil Vassar…Tonight at the Rodeo Club!

It’s going to be a late night tonight as my wife and I will be heading down to the Rodeo Club in San Jose to see our favorite performer, Phil Vassar. We’ve see Phil live 4 times in the past, and his show two years ago at the Rodeo Club was the BEST concert I’ve [...]

Haleigh Cummings Case Now a Homicide Investigation

According to a local sheriff, authorities believe Haleigh Cummings is dead and are treating the 5-year-old’s disappearance as a homicide investigation. From CNN: “At this point, I’m comfortable in saying I’m calling it a homicide,” Sheriff Jeff Hardy said. He added that investigators are looking at “one or more persons of interest” but would not [...]

Casey Anthony: Psychopath?

Interesting words from criminal profiler Pat Brown on the Today Show today as a term that many of you have used to describe Casey Anthony came out: Psychopath. I missed the segment. Did anyone have the opportunity to watch? What did  you think? From MSNBC: Pat Brown, a criminal profiler, told TODAY’s Meredith Vieira that [...]