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51-year-old Ruth Pyne is found beaten and stabbed to death in the garage of her home in Highland Township, Michigan. Her immediate family members become the focus of the investigation, and one of them has a questionable alibi. 

Indirect evidence begins to pile up, and a jury is left with the following question: at what point does circumstantial evidence overcome reasonable doubt?

51-year-old Ruth Pyne is found beaten and stabbed to death in the garage of her home in Highland Township, Michigan. Her immediate family members become the focus of the investigation, and one of them has a questionable alibi. Indirect evidence begins to pile up, and a jury is left with the following question: at what point does circumstantial evidence overcome reasonable doubt?

SOURCES

Highland Township man faces life in prison if convicted of mother's murder

Dateline The Perfect Family

Jeffrey Pyne murder trial, accused of killing his mother

Pyne's fight for a new trial

Highland Township man faces life in prison if convicted of mother's murder

Valedictorian Murder Trial: Jeffrey Pyne's Girlfriend Takes the Stand

Extra: Holly Freeman takes the stand

Uncut: Jeffrey Pyne found guilty of 2nd degree murder

More on Pyne verdict

Pyne sentenced to 20 to 60 years

Extra: Bernie Pyne addresses judge at son's sentencing

Jeffrey Pyne sentenced

Jeffrey Pyne sentencing

MUSIC

Warm Steel - General Fuzz

Maribo - Mystic Crock

Celocity - Claire Fitch

Anomaly - Mystified

Shadow Hounds - DP Kaufman

On July 21st, 2006, an entire family seemingly disappeared from their home in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. When police searched the residence, there were no signs of a break-in. Nothing was disturbed, and nothing of value appeared to be missing.

But there was no sign of Neil, Rachel, or Lillian Entwistle.

On July 21st, 2006, an entire family seemingly disappeared from their home in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. When police searched the residence, there were no signs of a break-in. Nothing was disturbed, and nothing of value appeared to be missing. But there was no sign of Neil, Rachel, or Lillian Entwistle.

BOOK

SOURCES

Neil Entwistle

Trial of Man Accused of Killing Wife, Daughter

Neil Entwistle Trial: Day Seven "A Baby's Sleeper"

Neil Entwistle Trial: Neil's Friend Testifies

Neil Entwistle Trial: Prosecution Closing Arguments

Neil Entwistle Trial: Day Six: "DNA on Gun"

British Neil Entwistle Sentenced For Double Murder In US

British Man Gets Life in Deaths of Wife, Baby

'Rachel murdered our grandchild': Family claim son's innocence - Daily Mail

Gerry Leone Speaks After Guilty Verdict of Neil Entwistle

MUSIC

Angelite - Rayless (feat. ANUBIS-XIII)

Refraction - Rapoon

Dawn - Christopher Ferreira

Pulse - Christopher Ferreira

RDP - Sandeep Bhandari

Everyone loves the idea of having the perfect family and keeping everyone close together. Go to work, come home, play with the kids, eat dinner together. Unfortunately, that isn’t always how things go. In 2015, the Bever family was the perfect example of this. The family of nine stuck close together within the four walls of their home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

But, stick a family together long enough, and eventually someone will blow their lid. On the evening of July 22nd, 2015, Robert and Michael Bever carried out a savage attack on their family, leaving most of their family dead, but their plans reached further than the closed doors of their home.

Everyone loves the idea of having the perfect family and keeping everyone close together. Go to work, come home, play with the kids, eat dinner together. Unfortunately, that isn’t always how things go. In 2015, the Bever family was the perfect example of this. The family of nine stuck close together within the four walls of their home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. But, stick a family together long enough, and eventually someone will blow their lid. On the evening of July 22nd, 2015, Robert and Michael Bever carried out a savage attack on their family, leaving most of their family dead, but their plans reached further than the closed doors of their home.

SOURCES

Neighbors Says House Had “Sketchy Vibe”

Robert Bever Breaks Down on Witness Stand in Michael Bever Trial

Written Statement - Michael

Graphic Evidence Released After Michael Bever Conviction - Includes Photos

Michael Bever Police Interrogation

Remembering the Bever Family

2 Teen Brothers Arrested in Connection to Broken Arrow Murders

Oklahoma House Had ‘Sketchy Vibe’ Neighbor Says

Journal Photos

Robert Bever Attempted to Hang Himself in Tulsa Jail

Robert Bever: “I don’t know what I was thinking”

Graphic Details Testimony Bever Brother’s Trial

Autopsy Reports Reveal Bever Parents Stabbed Dozens of Times

Article on Crystal Bever & Lisa Smith Testimony

MUSIC

The Watchmaker - Barry James

The Mechanisms of Starlight - DAC Crowell

Lost River Crossing - DAC Crowell

I Break At Your Touch - Emmalee Crane

Dark Shimmer - Mystified

Falling Further - Mystified

You Seem To Reason - Emmalee Crane

Where the sky ends - Etherine

We all love to talk about all of the things we’re going to do to better ourselves… all of the changes we want to make. Maybe we’d like to focus more on our families, start a business, or go back to school. Whatever the case, these aspirations often remain nothing more than that… aspirations. We put them on hold for so long that we forgot about them.  

This is the story of 26-year-old Laura Ackerson, a young woman who was taking those steps.  She was determined to build a brighter future for herself and for her children. 

But just as it was starting to take shape, that future was cut short.

We all love to talk about all of the things we’re going to do to better ourselves… all of the changes we want to make. Maybe we’d like to focus more on our families, start a business, or go back to school. Whatever the case, these aspirations often remain nothing more than that… aspirations. We put them on hold for so long that we forgot about them. This is the story of 26-year-old Laura Ackerson, a young woman who was taking those steps. She was determined to build a brighter future for herself and for her children. But just as it was starting to take shape, that future was cut short.

SOURCES

Phone interview with Grant Hayes

State's opening statements in Grant Hayes murder trial

Trial Testimony (Day 1 pt 1)

Trial Testimony (Day 1 pt 1) Chevon

Trial Testimony (Day 1 pt 2) Heidi Schumacher

Trial Testimony (Day 2 pt 3) Detective James Gwartney, Kinston PD

Trial Testimony (Day 2 pt 6) Oksana

Trial Testimony (Day 2 pt 8)

Trial Testimony (Day 4 pt 3)

Trial Testimony (Day 4 pt 5) Shelton Barry, Amanda’s nephew

Trial Testimony (Day 4 pt 6) Kim Oreskovich, CSI with Fort Bend County S.O.

Trial Testimony (Day 5 pt 1) Kim

Trial Testimony (Day 5 pt 5) Brian Davis, dive team

Trial Testimony (Day 5 pt 6)

Trial Testimony (Day 8 pt 8) John Sargeant, Laura’s custody attorney

Trial Testimony (Day 10 pt 2) Dr. Deborah Radisch

Trial Testimony (Day 10 pt 3)

Trial Testimony (Day 10 pt 7) Randy Jenkins, Restaurant Owner

Trial Testimony (Day 10 pt 10) Karen Berry, Amanda’s sister

Trial Testimony (Day 11 pt 2)

Trial Testimony (Day 11 pt 3)

Trial Testimony (Day 11 pt 4)

Trial Testimony (Day 11 pt 5)

State closing arguments, pt 1

State closing arguments, pt 2

Missing mom case leads detectives to Texas (press conference clip)

Grant Haze -Are You Still W/ Me?

LA bound int Part 1LA bound Part 2

LA bound int Part 4

LA Bound Part 5

MUSIC

Awakening (Fuzit) - Monom

Trail Of Tears - Rhonda Lorence

The Silent Scream - Ion

All We Can Do - DP Kaufman

Prism - Robert Rich

Voices of Hope - Vasily Boykov

Echo II - Robert Rich

Point Line Plane - Robert Rich

Morebit (Mrigz n Ghet) - Monom

When you have a problem, you hire someone to fix it.  That's what you do.  Sometimes you don't have the benefit of Yelp reviews though...

When you have a problem, you hire someone to fix it. That's what you do. Sometimes you don't have the benefit of Yelp reviews though...

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SENTENCING - Ex wife Annie (Part 7)

TRIAL - "Hitman" Javier (Audio/Video Surveillance) (DAY 2 - Part 3)

SENTENCING - Ex wife Annie (Part 7)

Trial Penalty Phase Part 2 Annie Morrison Testifies 03/26/18

Ex Girlfriend's Husband (Part 3)

Ex Step Daughter Mackenzie (Part 4)

Sister-in-Law Leslie (Part 6)

Ex wife Annie (Part 7)

Jacob Takes the Stand (DAY 3/4 - Part 1)

Paralegal Laura Thurlow (DAY 1 - Part 9)

Moataz Azzeh "ZacK" (DAY 1 - Part 3)

"Hitman" Javier (Audio/Video Surveillance) (DAY 2 - Part 3)

Closing Arguments

Surveillance video of Leon Jacob and Houston Veterinarian Valerie

Meghan Verikas (DAY 2 - Part 1)

Mack McDaniel (DAY 2 - Part 2)

"Hitman" Javier (Audio/Video Surveillance) (DAY 2 - Part 3)

'I didn't want to hurt him,' Valerie McDaniel says in message she shared

Valerie McDaniel audio diary: How it led to this

Move made to drop charges against Houston vet who committed suicide

RAW Interview with Leon Jacob

VERDICT

Ex-girlfriend reads victim impact statement

MUSIC

Pinnacle - iNTROSPEKT

Open Window - Robert Rich

Moss Carpet Sky Blanket - Robert Rich

Hollow Rings Longer - Robert Rich

Weightless Morning - Robert Rich

Glint in Her Eyes - Robert Rich

Big Bad Boss Man - Jive Ass Sleepers