Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey from Netflix's "Making a Murderer" are hoping to get shorter sentences for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach, because they've applied to the governor's commutation advisory board.
According to court docs obtained by FOX11 in Wisconsin, Avery continued to maintain his innocence in his application, writing ... "I did not commit this crime. I feel bad for Teresa Halbach's family because they had to suffer such a tremendous loss. But I did not cause their loss."
Avery wrote that he has a good prison conduct record and hopes his letters of support from family and friends would be enough to sway the board. He says that if he's released, he plans to start his own autobody business.
The Gilgo Beach serial killer, Rex Heuermann, doesn't sound like a model inmate ... because he was reportedly caught with drugs and disciplined for smuggling a package into prison.
The convicted murderer allegedly tried to smuggle a package into the Clinton Correctional Facility in July and was later found with drugs ... this according to disciplinary records obtained by The New York Post.
Unclear what was in the alleged package, or what specific drugs he allegedly had ... but he's set to face the music next week ... there's a Sept. 18 hearing scheduled.
Corie Walsh planned on killing her husband when he arrived home after she killed her son ... at least according to prosecutors.
The 40-year-old charged with murdering her 2-year-old boy made another court appearance Wednesday ... where new details about the alleged crime came to light ... including some startling new allegations.
Prosecutors laid out a timeline for the day Corie's son was found dead by a neighbor ... claiming two other children who live at the home showed up, looked at the scene, then immediately ran and contacted a neighbor.
Bryan Kohberger's family has his back as the convicted killer wages a legal battle to withdraw his guilty plea in a quadruple murder.
Kohberger's family attorney, Jason Goldman, tells TMZ ... Bryan has the support of several members of his family, including his parents and sisters, with whom he's been in contact from prison.
As you know, Kohberger cut a 2025 plea deal with prosecutors in which he copped to the murders of 4 University of Idaho students. In 2022, the killer broke into an off-campus home, where most of the victims lived, and fatally stabbed them as they slept in the wee hours. Because he confessed and agreed to a life sentence, prosecutors took the death penalty off the table.
Lindsay Clancylooks like she has a real shot at freedom after her murder trial ended in a mistrial ... and if that happens, she'd probably be thrilled to do what Rachel Danisis doing here ... shopping for groceries.
TMZ obtained photos of Patrick Clancy's new wife perusing a Whole Foods in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday ... the first time we've seen her in public since the shocking end to Lindsay's trial in Massachusetts.
It looks like Rachel just got done with a workout or a run ... and she's fueling up.
Three jurors from Lindsay Clancy's murder trial are breaking their silence after the case ended in a mistrial ... and they're ripping the lone holdout who kept them from reaching a verdict.
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Three female jurors sat down with NBC10 Boston for more than an hour in the first interview from any juror since the mistrial ... saying they believed Clancy was not criminally responsible for killing her children and praised defense attorney Kevin Reddington -- with one saying she'd hire him herself if she ever needed a lawyer.
They were much harsher on the prosecution, saying they felt prosecutors showed no compassion ... but their biggest issue was the lone holdout juror.
Lindsay Clancy's parents' GoFundMe has raised more than $1 million ... just as their daughter's murder trial ends in a mistrial.
The Musgrove Family Fund has collected $1,167,727 from 34,400 donations toward its $3 million goal as of Saturday.
Organizer Brandee Mulligan says the money is intended to help Mike and Paula Musgrove recover from the financial strain of supporting Lindsay throughout her criminal case.
Alan Jackson -- the big-time defense attorney who represented Karen Read in Massachusetts during both her criminal trials -- says he sees similarities between her case and Lindsay Clancy's .... especially in the controversial way both were handed a mistrial.
Jackson joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday shortly after a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice upheld the mistrial ruling ... and he says the justice system in Massachusetts going after Lindsay again and failing to get a conviction would be a serious black eye.
He says he felt it was a "travesty" when Karen's case ended in a mistrial the first time ... adding he didn't understand when the judge didn't poll individual jurors to see if they'd come to some type of verdict.
Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband is speaking out after her case ended in a mistrial ... saying the deaths of their three children are something he'll never recover from.
Patrick Clancy issued a statement through his attorney expressing gratitude to the judge and jurors for their work throughout the trial. "Patrick Clancy is grateful to the Court and to the jurors for their hard work, their commitment, and their perseverance," the attorney said.
12:41 PM PT -- Lindsay Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, spoke to the media after a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice upheld the mistrial ... blasting investigators and the District Attorney Tim Cruz.
Kevin also called Lindsay a wonderful woman who is going through a very difficult time now ... before thanking the 11 jurors who came to a consensus -- and singling out the 12th for robbing them of their verdict.
Worth noting ... Cruz said Friday his office will not decide today whether to retry the case or not.
11:20 AM PT -- The mistrial will stand in Lindsay Clancy's trial. The State Supreme Court Justice rejected Reddington's motion to overturn the mistrial.
10:05 AM PT -- The judge has given the defense another hour to go before the State Supreme Court and argue the mistrial should be overturned.
We know the defense has filed legal docs with the SC, but it is unclear if the Court will hear the matter. It is likely that one SC Justice will look at the defense petition and make a decision, at least temporarily, until the full Court can hear the case.
A clerk for the SC just told TMZ ... the Court will hear the defense's motion to overturn the mistrial.
Lindsay Clancy, her lawyers, the prosecution, and the judge headed back to the courtroom soon ... and we're live streaming it all.
The trial's principals are back after the judge's shocking deadline to her attorney -- Kevin Reddington ... giving him just an hour to go to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to petition a justice to overturn the judge's mistrial decision.
As we reported ... Judge Sullivansent jurors back into the deliberation room Friday morning -- but they emerged a short time later and once again said they were deadlocked. He declared a mistrial, then gave Reddington one hour to get someone above his pay grade to change his mind.
10:50 AM PT -- The Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice has heard arguments from both sides, and will make a ruling ... and she says she'll do it pretty quickly. Stay tuned, because she could be back within just a few minutes.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has agreed to hear Lindsay Clancy's argument to block the trial judge from declaring a mistrial, and we are livestreaming in the Supreme Court.
Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, is trying to block the mistrial, arguing in part the holdout juror is not following the law concerning reasonable doubt ... at least so claims the jury foreman.
The vote is 11 - 1, and although we do not know what specific charge is behind the vote, it seems somewhat likely the 11 may be voting not guilty by reason of insanity.
Lindsay Clancy's fate is still up in the air as the jury continues to deliberate ... but her lawyer, Kevin Reddington, brought a ton of letters to court showing she has an army of supporters.
Clancy's lawyer told reporters earlier today that she reads all the letters ... but couldn't answer how she feels about them -- stating, "That is private."
However, not everyone supports Clancy. We got Nancy Mace out in D.C. yesterday, where she told us the jury should find her guilty of murder ... and that her supporters are misguided and racist.
As you know, Clancy is on trial for first-degree murder for the strangling of her three young children, and the jury is still trying to come up with a verdict.
Saylor Hayes' mother, Geordyn, was seen in a now-viral video describing her daughter to folks after she allegedly ran away, but avoided any further questions as to what exactly went down that fatal day.
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In a video posted online, Geordyn Nichole Hayesis shown telling a group of people about Saylor's tendency to gravitate toward food. She describes the alarming day and says she tried looking through the camera to trace the child's whereabouts, but turned up short.
Geordyn says she's just praying Saylor is somewhere and "fell asleep maybe," while thanking those who have shown their support in trying to find her 5-year-old daughter.
Dawn Light -- the woman who was arrested outside Lindsay Clancy's trial on Tuesday -- has been arraigned ... and she didn't want to stick around after the proceedings, instead she decided to physically run to her car outside the courthouse.
The retired nurse stood quietly in the courtroom to start Wednesday while prosecutors laid out the case against her ... explaining that security personnel rushed to a parking lot after learning a person may have been filming jurors.
Prosecutors claim officers approached Light and asked if she was taking photos of anyone in the lot ... and they allege she said she wasn't -- she was only waiting for Lindsay Clancy to come out.
A Massachusetts woman was arrested outside the courthouse where jurors have been deliberating in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial ... though police have not said whether her arrest is connected to the popularized case.
Dawn Light was taken into custody Tuesday around 3:40 p.m. outside Plymouth Superior Court, a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson told WCVB.
Light is reportedly expected to face a charge of intimidating a witness, juror, or person providing information in connection with criminal proceedings.
