Aalpoel Arraigned on First Modoc County Fentanyl Murder Charge

Modoc District Attorney PRESS RELEASETuesday, January 21, 2025, Dirk Aalpoel, 33, of Fort Bidwell was arraigned for murder in connection with the October 2024 overdose death of Surprise Valley resident Fawn Goodwin, 34,after supplying Goodwin with a lethal dose of fentanyl.Fentanyl, which is now...

Suspect in random Manhattan stabbing spree appears in court on murder charges

(NEW YORK) -- A man accused of killing three people in an apparent unprovoked stabbing spree in Manhattan made his first appearance in court on Tuesday.Ramon Rivera, 51, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, according to the New York Police Department. He confessed to...

Laken Riley case: Bench trial set to begin for murder suspect

(ATHENS, Ga.) -- A bench trial is set to begin Friday for the suspect accused of murdering 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia's campus.The suspect, Jose Ibarra, waived his right to a jury trial this week. Judge H. Patrick Haggard...