Court TV

Court TV is a digital broadcasting network that started out as a cable channel in the United States. It first debuted in 1991, concentrating on crime-related content including true crime documentaries, legal dramas, and live reporting on high-profile criminal trials. In 2008, the original cable channel transitioned to TruTV. On May 8, 2019, Court TV made a comeback as a digital broadcast network, now owned by Katz Broadcasting, which is part of the E. W. Scripps Company.

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Woman claiming to be potential witness puts Kohberger at Idaho crime scene

1 week ago | courttv.com | Katie McLaughlin

BOISE (Court TV) — What started as a standard DUI arrest interview in Washington state turned out to be a potential bombshell revelation about the case against Bryan Kohberger. In a bodycam video dated September 2024 from the City of Pullman Police Department, the woman under arrest claimed to be a witness in the Idaho Student Murders case. She told the officer that she was a DoorDash driver who delivered food to Xana Kernodle in the predawn hours of November 13, 2022.
DNA test shows ex-officer did not father Sandra Birchmore's unborn baby

2 weeks ago | courttv.com | Katie McLaughlin

BOSTON (Court TV) — DNA test results show that a former Massachusetts police officer accused of killing his mistress after she told him she was pregnant did not father her unborn child. The stunning turn of events was reported by the Boston Globe after two people spoke to the newspaper on condition of anonymity. Matthew Farwell allegedly began having sex with Sandra Birchmore when she was 15 and he was 26. Birchmore was 23 when her body was found in her Canton apartment.
When the world is watching: A judge reflects on becoming a household name

2 weeks ago | courttv.com | Katie McLaughlin

ATLANTA (Court TV) — Can you name the judge who presided over O.J. Simpson’s murder trial? Of course you can! Judges rarely become the breakout stars of the cases they preside over, and there’s a reason for that. Their role, by design, requires them to remain neutral and low-profile so as to keep the spotlight firmly on defendants, witnesses and attorneys.
Tablets in Tallahassee: Why Donna Adelson is out of Leon County Jail

2 weeks ago | courttv.com | Katie McLaughlin

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Court TV) — In what can be considered a win for Donna Adelson, legally speaking, the septuagenarian suspected murderer’s wish to get out of Tallahassee has come true. For now, at least. For the first time since her November 2023 arrival, Adelson is no longer housed within the walls of Leon County Jail. She hasn’t been released from custody, but at the request of her defense team, Adelson was transferred to neighboring Wakulla County Jail.
Lori Daybell Cross-Examines Victim Brandon Boudreaux

3 weeks ago | courttv.com | Katie McLaughlin

Brandon Boudreaux is the State's star witness, the victim, and the ex nephew-in-law of pro se defendant Lori Daybell. On cross, Daybell asked Boudreaux why he believes she and her brother, Alex Cox, plotted an attack on him. (6/6/25) MORE
Abuse, a fed-up judge, and oil damage: Week 4 in Diddy's sex trafficking trial

3 weeks ago | courttv.com | Katie McLaughlin

NEW YORK (Court TV) — Witnesses in Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ sex trafficking trial this week included, among others, a former assistant and hotel workers who weaved tales of enabling the music mogul so he could conceal the dark persona he tried so desperately to hide. Major highlights in the federal case this week include an incident which almost got Diddy kicked out of court, and testimony from a witness who said Diddy called himself the Devil and once dangled her off a balcony.
Jailhouse snitch says Donna Adelson offered to pay for witness testimony

3 weeks ago | courttv.com | Katie McLaughlin

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Court TV) — A jailhouse informant is claiming Donna Adelson offered to pay for witness testimony in her upcoming murder trial. Those allegations only became public knowledge recently, but they’ve already been investigated by the FBI, local police in Tallahassee and the prosecution. No charges were filed.
Lori Daybell asks judge to step down again before next conspiracy trial

4 weeks ago | courttv.com | Katie McLaughlin

PHOENIX (Court TV) — Opening statements in Lori Daybell‘s second conspiracy trial are just days away, but that didn’t stop the so-called “Doomsday Cult Mom” from filing a motion last week once again requesting that Judge Justin Beresky recuse himself from the case. Daybell is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Prosecutors allege she planned to kill her former nephew-in-law, Brandon Boudreaux, in Arizona.
Sherri Papini now says kidnapping was not a hoax, points finger at ex

1 month ago | courttv.com | Katie McLaughlin

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Court TV) — The California mom who faked her own kidnapping has broken her silence. Sherri Papini admits she kept some secrets about her 2016 disappearance, but she’s doubling down on her insistence that she was tortured during the three weeks she was away. Papini, who initially told authorities that she was abducted by two Hispanic women, is now saying her ex-boyfriend snatched her while she was jogging near her home in Redding.
US v. Sean Combs: Diddy Sex Trafficking Trial | Court TV

1 month ago | courttv.com

At the center of the prosecution's case is Sean 'Diddy' Combs' former girlfriend and protege, Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura.