Section: Crime & Courts

The courtroom has quieted, and now the weight shifts to the jury. Prosecutors say Nichole Rice knew too much—details only the killer could know. The defense fired back, calling the case sloppy and sensational, a rush to judgment built on weak links and old memories. After weeks of testimony and years of questions, the final

The trial of Nichole Rice, accused in the 2007 killing of Anita Knutson, took a dramatic turn Monday as the prosecution rested its case—with Rice’s own relatives testifying against her. Her aunt told the jury that Rice once said Anita “deserved to die,” and investigators described years of shifting stories. The defense has now taken

In the first week of the Nichole Rice murder trial, testimony took a sharp turn as multiple witnesses claimed Rice confessed to the 2007 stabbing of her roommate, Anita Knutson. The admissions, allegedly made at house parties years after the crime, added a new layer to a case that had gone cold for more than

What does shock look like—and what does it mean when it’s missing? In day four of the Nichole Rice murder trial, prosecutors focused on Rice’s flat reaction to news of her roommate’s 2007 killing, while the defense pressed why another potential suspect wasn’t fully investigated. With former officers, coworkers, and forensic experts taking the stand,