#BREAKING There is law enforcement presence at a property on Highway 182 in Cherryville, North Carolina. This is said to be related to the case of missing girl, #AshaDegree.

Chloe Driver has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years. A 2nd 20 year sentence runs concurrently. She was found guilty but mentally ill in the murder of her 13 month old daughter. Chloe also tried to take her own life.

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Lori Vallow's request to represent herself at trial has been granted with current attorneys serving as advisory.

Jury selection is set for March 31 2025 with a final trial management conference on March 18.

Status conference: January 10 2025.

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Sentencing for McKinley Louisma has been rescheduled for December 20 2024.

His sentence for killing Melody Hoffman earlier this year is mandatory life without the possibility of parole.

Two codefendants will stand trial 2025.

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VT v. Joseph Ferlazzo began today.

He has admitted to the murder and dismemberment of his wife, Emily, while on a trip celebrating their first wedding anniversary in 2021. He claims self-defense.

"What happened is not in dispute, it's why it happened".

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Lori Vallow is scheduled for a Rule 11 hearing in Arizona today. This process determines whether she is competent to stand trial.

She's accused of conspiracy in the murder of her fourth husband and the attempted murder of her niece's ex-husband.

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Melody Walker Farris is scheduled to be sentenced today. She was found guilty of shooting her husband Gary Farris and leaving his body on a burn pile in 2018.

She faces life in prison.

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Dontell decided to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy to commit murder and accessory after the fact.

The murder charge will be dropped in exchange for cooperation in Meagan Jackson's trial.

He will not be sentenced until after he completes his testimony.

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Judge Matt Whyte has sentenced Ashley Benefield to 20 years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation which will come with fees and mental health evaluation requirements. She will receive a credit for any time served.

She has 30 days to appeal.

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SC v. Christopher Dontell begins today. The former coroner is charged with murder, criminal conspiracy, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, & accessory after the fact.

He & girlfriend Meagan Jackson are both accused in the October 2020 murder of Gregory Rice.

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Trial has been scheduled for October 20, 2025 in MA v. Brian Walshe.

He is accused of murdering his wife, Ana Walshe, on New Year's Day in 2023.

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Jamie Komoroski pleaded guilty today. In April 2023 she crashed into newlyweds Samantha Miller and Aric Hutchinson, killing Miller and injuring Hutchinson & two others.

She received the maximum sentence: 25 years in prison for felony DUI with death.

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Sarah Boone is scheduled for sentencing today at 1:30 PM Eastern. She faces a minimum of 22.5 years for the second-degree murder or Jorge Torres, Jr.

Boone has been in custody since February 26, 2020, giving her a substantial time served credit.

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