TAMPA - The public defender for a man charged in the slaying of his girlfriend and her two children in their home has asked a judge to severely restrict the public release of information about the case. ...more

June 16, 2008

The Bay area was stunned by the slaying of first one young girl, then another, then another during a 14-month span: Carlie Brucia, Jessie Lunsford and Sarah Lunde. ...more

May 29, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against David Lee Onstott, who is charged in the death of 13-year-old Sarah Michelle Lunde. On Friday, the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office filed notice with the court withdrawing its intent to seek execution, should a jury convict Onstott. ...more

May 28, 2008

TAMPA - The trial of man charged with murder will continue today despite an outburst Tuesday afternoon where a man in the courtroom gallery yelled that the defendant killed his brother and struggled with bailiffs as he was dragged from the courtroom. ...more

May 21, 2008

As a jury listened to a 911 tape play the last minutes of George Stewart's life, his family and friends cried in the front row of the courtroom. ...more

May 21, 2008

Timothy Craig Blackwelder is charged with murder, burglary of a dwelling with assault and violating a domestic violence injunction. If Blackwelder is found guilty of the murder charge, he will receive a mandatory life sentence. ...more

May 20, 2008

While her aunt sat on the witness stand Monday, describing for jurors the day Katrina Lynn Brooks found her 9-month-old son floating in a bathtub, Brooks sat at a defense table with her lawyers, trying to stifle her tears. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - While her aunt sat on the witness stand today, describing for jurors the day Katrina Lynn Brooks found her 9-month-old son floating in a bathtub, Brooks sat at a defense table with her lawyers, trying to stifle her tears. ...more

May 19, 2008

When the clerk read the jury's verdict, that Javon Deniro Blackmon is guilty of killing his 10-month-old son, Blackmon pursed his lips and closed his eyes. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA - When the clerk read the jury's verdict, that Javon Deniro Blackmon is guilty of killing his 10-month-old son, Blackmon pursed his lips and closed his eyes. ...more

May 8, 2008