An appeals court has denied Danny Masterson‘s appeal of his 2023 conviction on rape charges, upholding the verdict and his 30-year prison sentence.

In an 89-page ruling, a three-judge panel rejected each of Masterson’s arguments in turn, including the claim that the trial judge was biased against Scientology.

Masterson, a star of “That 70s Show,” was found guilty of raping two women at his Hollywood Hills home in 2003. The jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a third count involving a former girlfriend who alleged she, too, was raped in 2001.

On appeal, his attorneys argued that Judge Charlaine Olmedo made a series of remarks and adverse rulings about Scientology that together infringed on his First Amendment rights. But the panel found that the judge’s statements showed “no animus or departure from neutrality regarding Scientology.”

Olmedo allowed a former Scientologist to testify at the trial as an expert about the faith’s beliefs and practices. The prosecution argued that the victims — who all belonged to the church and had since left — delayed reporting the incidents or classifying them as rape due to fear of retaliation for violating a Scientology rule against going to the police.

Masterson’s lawyers objected and argued on appeal that the court had improperly intruded into interpretation of church doctrine.

“The jury in this case was not asked to determine the truth or falsity of Scientology doctrine or beliefs,” the appeals court concluded, citing the specific reasons for which the religious evidence was introduced. “Admission of Scientology evidence for those purposes did not contravene the First Amendment.”

The panel also rejected separate arguments about the statute of limitations and evidentiary rulings. The panel also summarily denied a separate habeas corpus petition that argued that Masterson did not get an adequate defense.

Masterson’s appellate attorneys, Cliff Gardner and Eric Multhaup, said in a statement that they will appeal to the California Supreme Court, while also pursuing a separate habeas petition.

“Danny is serving a life sentence for crimes he did not commit,” Gardner said. “No one in California – not defendants and not victims who have actually been the victim of a sex crime – is safer by virtue of today’s unfortunate decision.”

Federal prosecutors are seeking life sentences for Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander.

Oct. 27, 2026, 8:10 AM EDT / Updated Oct. 27, 2026, 12:25 PM EDT

Two former luxury real estate brokers and their brother are scheduled to be sentenced in a New York City courtroom Tuesday, seven months after they were convicted of drugging and raping women in a sex trafficking ring.
Federal prosecutors are seeking life sentences for Oren and Alon Alexander, a pair of former powerful real estate brokers, and their brother, Tal.

Attorneys for the brothers, who have asserted their innocence, are seeking 15-year sentences for each defendant.

The men were found guilty in March of 10 counts, including conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking by force, after a trial that included testimony from 11 women who described being lured, drugged and sexually assaulted over a period of years. Six of the women were part of the indictment.

In a sentencing memo, prosecutors in New York’s Southern District said more than 70 women came forward with allegations of abuse and accused the brothers of exploiting their wealth, influence and connections to target victims.
Victim statements from 11 women, some using court-assigned pseudonyms, were read at the hearing prior to the judge’s decision. The women asked the judge to impose a sentence that was appropriate for the profound impact the men had on their lives.

One victim, Maya Miller, described the trauma of her rape by Tal Alexander as having settled into her nervous system.
“I carry a quiet funeral inside me,” Miller said.
Another victim, Olivia Lane, told the judge that she was “profoundly incapacitated” and after having a fraction of one drink while meeting Oren Alexander. She described being raped at least a dozen times while being terrified and in pain.

She then directly addressed the men. “You are weak, you are inhumane,” Lane said. “You never had power and look at you now.”

Two women described the men as having almost inhuman eyes during their assaults. Isa Brooks said, “Their eyes went black during the attack like I was being mauled by animals.” Lane said, “I remember looking at him and seeing a monster, black eyes.”

The women also emphasized the Alexander brothers’ lack of remorse or acknowledgment of their victims throughout the trial. Victim Katie Moore noted in her statement that after five weeks of trial and being found guilty, the men “cannot even look us in the eye as we speak today.”
“These men spent years treating women and girls like their humanity meant nothing,” Moore said.

The brothers honed their methods together, attacking women in a way that was designed to humiliate and degrade them, prosecutor Elizabeth Espinosa said at the sentencing.

“When they were done, they bragged to each other and their friends ... the defendants knew exactly what they were doing and they did it anyway and they did it over and over and over again,” Espinosa said.

At trial, prosecutors said the brothers raped the women after having promised them parties and trips. One woman testified that she lost control of her body after she had a drink with Alon Alexander at a New York City club. When she awoke, she testified, they were naked on a bed. She kept trying to get up, and he kept pushing her back down, she said.

When she told him that she didn’t want to have sex with him, she testified, he responded, “‘You already did.’”

In a sentencing submission, attorneys for the brothers acknowledged that they sometimes behaved insensitively toward women but categorically denied that any of them had raped or sexually assaulted anyone.

At trial, the attorneys described the sex as consensual and said the women were motivated in part by financial gain.
“All the stories were rehearsed,” Tal Alexander’s attorney, Deanna Paul, said in her closing argument. “They’re looking for money.”

It is *much* easier to understand what has happened in today’s news, by revisiting the prior news. So I am copying in just the headline info for both articles and then the LINKS to read all of it.

From November 2025

Woman Who Gave Birth to Her 13th Kid at Age 62 Now in Custody Battle for 14th and 15th Children

MaryBeth Lewis, 68, is at the center of an unusual surrogacy case that prosecutors claim involves fraud — as she insists she is a big-hearted mom being kept from her son and daughter

By Adam Carlson Updated on November 18, 2025 06:14PM EST

NEED TO KNOW

• MaryBeth Lewis, a nurse, has a large and growing family that has put her at the center of a legal case in New York
• She had 13 kids when she used a donor embryo and a surrogate to have twins in 2023, but authorities allege fraud was involved and have charged her and sought to prevent her from getting custody over the foster parents
• "It’s just terrible," Lewis said in a new interview

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Mom’s Custody Battle for 14th and 15th Kids Ends in Heartbreak for Foster Parents Who Spent Nearly 3 Years Raising Them (Exclusive)

“We continue to choose them every day,” the twins’ foster father tells PEOPLE 

By Sam Gillette Published on October 26, 2026 05:53PM EDT

NEED TO KNOW

• Foster parents in Steuben County, N.Y., felt an immediate connection to a pair of twins they raised since meeting them in the hospital in Nov. 2023
• MaryBeth Lewis was indicted on a range of counts shortly after their birth and declined multiple plea deals while fighting for custody — although she accepted one after she and her husband were declared the twins’ legal parents
• Now, the twins are with the Lewis’, but the foster family isn’t giving up hope that they’ll be reunited

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All I can say is WTF is with this 68 year old (sorry now 69) woman and her husband deciding she needed children so late in life???? Much less so many children?

These poor kids, totally uprooted from the only (dare I say responsible) parents they’ve ever known.

Sometimes judges make wrong calls, not in the children’s best interest……no matter who “financed” (and committed fraud/forgery) their existence into the world.

I hope somehow the foster parents can regain custody.

This blogpost has more info…..kind of aligns with my thoughts above.

https://www.mamamia.com.au/marybeth-lewis/

LIVE HEARING: Patrick Clancy Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Patrick Clancy v. Tufts, Jollotta, Aster Mental Health, South Shore Health

10/28/2026 @ 2:30 PM

A hearing is scheduled Thursday in Patrick Clancy’s wrongful death lawsuit against medical providers who treated his wife, Lindsay Clancy, before she allegedly killed their three children. Patrick filed the civil suit on behalf of Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan, alleging providers failed to properly respond to Lindsay’s psychiatric struggles and medication changes before the January 2023 deaths. The hearing is expected to address whether the civil case can move forward. It remains unclear whether Patrick will personally appear in court.

ORLANDO, Fla, – The arrest affidavit for the man charged with second-degree murder in the disappearance of missing Orlando woman Michelle Parker has been unsealed.

News 6 fought to unseal the 46-page document, and we are going through it now. But you can read it below.

Parker, an Orlando mother, has been missing since November 2011. Her body has never been found. Her ex-fiancé, with second-degree murder in connection with her disappearance. Her ex-fiancé, Dale Smith Jr., is charged with second-degree murder in Parker’s disappearance.

Orlando police said advancements in digital forensics helped them reexamine data from 2011, revealing new location information and communications between devices. That technology played a key role in building the case against Smith.

[RELATED: Timeline of the disappearance of Michelle Parker]

Smith has maintained his innocence. His bond will not be addressed at Monday’s hearing, according to court records.

You can read the arrest affidavit in the media player below.

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28841063/dale-smith-affidavit.pdf

Fernandez Saldana returns to court for a pre-trial hearing on child sexual abuse charges & to set a date for a hearing on a motion in his murder case.

Live stream via First Coast News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG4QeyebOC8&t=3030s

Here are my notes:

• SA case: Depositions scheduled for Nov 30 and Dec 1.
• Murder case: Discussion on dates for sentencing and hearing for motion for new trial. Want to do both at the same time. State wants to do it on week of Veterans day, but judge has 7 trials that week. She needs to work some things out to accommodate. We will need to keep an eye on the docket to see what date is agreed to.
• Mario declines PSI report again.

US v. Matthew Farwell - Trial Day 13

10/28/2026 @ 9:00 AM

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Federal prosecutors allege that former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell groomed and sexually abused Sandra Birchmore after meeting her through the department’s youth Police Explorers program. They say the relationship began when Birchmore was 15 and continued for years, including while Farwell was on duty. Prosecutors further allege that he concealed the encounters by falsifying work-hour records and that, after Birchmore became pregnant and told him he was the father, he had a motive to silence her.  

The prosecution’s central claim is that Farwell strangled Birchmore on February 1, 2021, to prevent her from reporting conduct that could have exposed him to federal charges and then staged her apartment to make the death appear to be a suicide. The Massachusetts state authorities did not charge Farwell criminally after the state-police investigation, relying on the medical examiner’s initial suicide ruling and concluding that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him. Federal investigators later revisited the case, and prosecutors now point to evidence including Farwell’s presence at Birchmore’s apartment, their history of sexual choking, and the medical examiner’s later change of the death classification from suicide to undetermined. Farwell has pleaded not guilty and maintains that Birchmore died by suicide. 

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Alexander Brothers Get Decades in Prison for Sex Trafficking After One Bizarrely Tries to Blame Howard Stern

Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander were each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison following their sex trafficking convictions in March

By Liam Quinn Published on October 27, 2026 04:51PM EDT

NEED TO KNOW

• The Alexander brothers were sentenced to 30 years in prison each
• Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander were previously convicted of sex trafficking at the conclusion of a high-profile federal trial
• Tal and Oren were well-known luxury real estate brokers before their convictions, while Alon was a security executive

The Alexander brothers were each sentenced to 30 years in prison months after they were convicted of sex trafficking.

Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander were found guilty of sex trafficking following a high-profile federal trial in New York City, which concluded in March.

Judge Valerie E. Caproni handed down the sentence on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

“Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander are convicted sex traffickers and serial rapists,” U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald said in a statement. “The defendants preyed on women and young girls, using drugs and violence to incapacitate them so they could rape them. The defendants did this for years—inflicting unspeakable harm on so many young women. 

“And, for years, the defendants used their careers and social status to conceal the danger they posed,” the statement continued. “Today’s sentence makes clear that this craven, sinister conduct is extraordinarily serious and will be met with serious punishment.”

Prior to their arrests, Oren, 39, and Tal, 40, were two successful real estate brokers, while Alon, 39, worked as a security executive.

The brothers have also been named in several lawsuits alleging that they sexually assaulted multiple women. They have denied the allegations.

Courthouse News and The New York Post reported that while addressing the court during the sentencing hearing, Oren denied raping anyone but said that he “came of age ... at the time of the Howard Stern Show and the glorification of Playboy.”

Per the AP, Tal Alexander asked the judge to sentence him to the same prison as his brothers.

Prosecutors had asked that the brothers be sentenced to life in prison, while defense attorneys requested 15 years for their clients.

“This verdict cannot undo the effects of heinous abuse the Alexanders’ many victims endured, but it does send a message:  New Yorkers want to bring an end to sex trafficking in all our communities,” then-U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said in a statement following the verdict.

Authorities claimed that the brothers’ illegal conduct went all the way back to their time in high school.

“These three brothers masqueraded as party boys when really they were predators,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Madison Smyser said during the trial, per ABC News. “The brothers used whatever means necessary — sometimes drugs, sometimes alcohol, sometimes brute force — to carry out their rapes.”

The case has garnered significant public attention and is the subject of a Peacock docuseries, The Wolves of Real Estate: The Alexander Brothers.

“I didn’t even know what to call what they did to me,” one woman said in a preview for the series. 

Despite their convictions, the Alexanders have maintained their innocence.

In September, The New York Times reported that the brothers hired Alan Dershowitz and were pursuing a potential presidential pardon. Dershowitz confirmed to PEOPLE that he was working on their legal case but said he had not sought a pardon or discussed the case with President Donald Trump.

DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of an Utah teenager, authorities announced Tuesday, more than 50 years after her body was discovered by a hunter.

Bundy has been dead since 1989, but the tally of his confirmed victims continues to grow due to advances in DNA testing. He killed at least 30 women and girls in multiple states in the 1970s, and many more escaped or survived with injuries.

The Summit County, Utah, prosecutor said investigators are satisfied that Bundy was responsible for killing 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in 1974, a death that had long been listed as a cold case.

“This case demonstrates the importance of preserving evidence,” said Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera.

Sergeant Reynolds with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office identified there were similarities between the Laura Aime and Melissa Smith cases. DNA that identified Bundy was from the Y-chromosome, which is only present in men. A highly similar DNA profile was found in evidence obtained from Smith’s autopsy. Officials have been in touch with Smith’s next of kin, none of whom still live in the area.

Officials confirm DNA evidence recovered from another victim matched Smith’s body. Utah County officials presented the DNA evidence to the Summit County Sheriff’s office on Oct. 7.

“With every case closure, may we stomp the memory of Ted Bundy out,” said Sergeant Mike Reynolds with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, who participated in the investigation.

Bundy was executed in 1989 by electric chair in Florida for the 1978 murders of two women at the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University.

Bundy gave a series of confessions in his final days, including to some crimes that were previously unknown to police. Not all of those cases have been confirmed.

Mom who allegedly killed her 2-year-old son after becoming ‘invested’ in Lindsay Clancy case has full support of family: Attorney

FRANKFORT, Ill. (Court TV) — A mother accused of killing her son after becoming interested in the Lindsay Clancy trial is not without her own supporters.

Corie Walsh, 40, appeared in court on Monday for a pretrial hearing, weeks after she was arrested and charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son, Barrett. Walsh is charged with three counts of first-degree murder after her other two children came home from school and found her fully clothed in a bathtub that had blood in the water. Their little brother was found hanging from a rafter in the basement, and their 8-month-old sibling was in another room on the floor, unsupervised.

After the children ran to their neighbor’s house for help, the neighbor came over and got Barrett down from the rafter. The little boy was brought to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Walsh’s lawyers, including Andrea Lyon, who previously defended Casey Anthony, have maintained that Walsh was suffering from a psychotic episode at the time and was not criminally responsible for Barrett’s death. Lyon spoke to the media, including local NBC affiliate WMAQ, outside the courthouse following Walsh’s appearance on Monday, saying, “We are continuing to investigate and thoroughly represent our client by learning everything that we can about her and about her psychosis.”

Lyon said, “Psychosis is not a choice, and the death of Little Bear — that was his nickname — is an unimaginable tragedy.” She added, “We are getting prepared to defend her, and that requires us to know everything. The only way to do that is to get all the discovery.” Lyon also said Walsh’s family was “fully supporting her.”

Walsh is also being represented by attorney Robert Kerr, who told WMAQ, “We’re working closely with the jail to make sure Corie is treated fairly.”

WMAQ reported that prosecutors did not provide any public statements. They previously said in court that Walsh allegedly said she killed Barrett because “he was the ‘devil’ and the ‘anti-Christ.'” Prosecutors also alleged that Walsh was planning to “poison” her husband “with a drink.”

According to court documents obtained by WMAQ, Walsh had “recently become very invested” in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy — who was accused of strangling her three young children before trying to take her own life, allegedly while experiencing psychosis — shortly before her son’s death.

Walsh is scheduled to appear in court again on Nov. 23.

Mom who allegedly killed her 2-year-old son after becoming ‘invested’ in Lindsay Clancy case has full support of family: Attorney | Court TV

Case Hub: OH v. Gregory Moore

Next up:

• November 17: Attorney conference

Judge sets rules on use of testimony, but no new trial date set in Aliza Sherman murder case

Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court Judge Kira Krivosh set rules on Oct. 27 for using confidential grand jury testimony in Gregory Moore’s murder case, but did not rule on pending defense motions or set a new trial date.

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Oct. 27 marked Moore’s first in-person court appearance with his new defense team, Joseph and Megan Patituce, who took over the case. The brief on-the-record discussion produced no ruling on multiple major defense motions, including one to dismiss the charges. Krivosh acknowledged the numerous filings, but gave no timetable for deciding them.

Krivosh outlined an order directing Cuyahoga County’s chief court reporter to provide electronic copies of grand jury transcripts and an organizing index to defense counsel, prosecutors and the court on password-protected thumb drives. Attorneys referencing the testimony later must identify the transcript by letter and cite the relevant page and line numbers, rather than share its contents. Neither side objected to the procedure.

The records concern grand jury proceedings related to Moore’s indictment for July 10, 2012, bomb threats to the county’s domestic relations court and Sherman’s 2013 death.

The records are central to the defense’s Oct. 20 motion to dismiss, which alleges issues in the indictment and false or misleading information presented to the grand jury. Prosecutors have asked Krivosh to strike that motion as untimely. The defense has opposed that request and asked, alternatively, for permission to file after the deadline.

Prosecutors have requested a January 2027 trial. The defense opposes that timetable, arguing that new counsel needs more time to review more than 235,000 pages of discovery and extensive electronic evidence. A new trial date was [not] announced as of Oct. 27.

Krivosh acknowledged on Oct. 27 that an appellate proceeding also remained pending. On Oct. 9, the 8th District Court of Appeals dismissed Moore’s appeal concerning his double jeopardy motion because the trial court had struck the motion as untimely rather than denied it. The appellate court did not decide the substance of the double jeopardy claim.

Moore’s attorneys asked on Oct. 20 for reconsideration or, alternatively, consideration by the full appellate court, seeking to reinstate the appeal.

The judge also scheduled a Nov. 17 Zoom conference involving attorneys and Drew Wood of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

Wood is a court appointed member of the team screening a cellphone extraction for potentially privileged material. The defense this month has challenged prosecutors’ efforts to obtain the phone’s electronic serial number directly from Wood, arguing that disclosure must follow the court’s screening protocol. Prosecutors maintain that the identifier is not privileged.

Krivosh did not specify the agenda for the November conference during the public discussion.

Mom who pleaded guilty to starving her 6-year-old daughter to death tried to take it back

HINESVILLE, Ga. (Court TV) — The mother of a 6-year-old with special needs who pleaded guilty to nine felonies in connection with the little girl’s death filed a motion to take back her plea.

Shelly Perry, 29, returned to court after being sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 30 years, months after she pleaded guilty to felony murder, two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, two counts of false statements and writings, one count of cruelty to children in the second degree, tampering with evidence and concealing the death of another. Perry avoided a trial when she entered her plea on March 11, almost three years after her daughter, A’Niyah Perry, was found unresponsive.

A’Niyah, who had cerebral palsy and used a wheelchair, died of starvation on May 1, 2023. Perry’s boyfriend, 40-year-old Brandon Robinson, also pleaded guilty in connection with the girl’s death.

Before Robinson was sentenced to 30 years — 20 of which were to be spent in prison, with the remaining 10 years spent on probation — Perry filed a handwritten request to withdraw her plea, claiming she was “abandoned” by her attorney.

During a hearing Monday, Perry appeared with her current attorney, Johnny Vines, who questioned her former attorney, Jason Nix, who appeared remotely. Vines asked Nix about their communications leading up to the guilty plea. Nix told the court that he and Perry communicated often, including on the day of the plea. He said Perry did not want to go to trial, and he believed she understood the terms of the plea.

Vines asked Nix if he ever considered whether Perry was suffering from a mental illness. Nix said that while Perry would react emotionally to discussions about her daughter, he believed her displays of emotions were “natural.” He stated that he did not question her competency.

Prosecutors read documents in which Perry stated that she understood the terms of the plea agreement and did not have any questions at the time.

Judge D. Jay Stewart denied Perry’s request to withdraw her plea and gave her 30 days to appeal the decision.

Mom who pleaded guilty to starving her 6-year-old daughter to death tried to take it back | Court TV

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Couple charged after 4 children removed from ‘deplorable conditions’, police say

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - A couple is facing multiple charges of child endangerment and animal cruelty following a welfare check at their home in September, authorities said.

Melanie and Christopher Todd were arrested after officers responded to their home on Cardinal Court to check on their children and animals, according to the criminal complaint.

Police described the living conditions as “deplorable and unlivable.”

Officers conducted the welfare check Sept. 29 after Middletown City Schools reported that two 10-year-old children appeared dirty and said they had no food to eat, police said.

The children also said two cats were dead inside their home, the complaint said.

During the check, officers found holes large enough to see outside in the walls and floors. One of the couple’s four children said the holes were caused by punching when Melanie and Christopher would get angry, the complaint said.

The home also had little to no edible food inside, officers said.

According to the complaint, the floors were covered in dirty clothes, trash, animal feces, and debris. The house was also infested with bedbugs and cockroaches.

Police removed all four children from the home and placed them with other family members. Officers also removed four cats, pet fish, mice, gerbils and pet tarantulas.

The couple is facing four counts of child endangerment and several counts of animal cruelty.

Both are in custody at the Butler County Jail. They will be arraigned Thursday.

Couple charged after 4 children removed from ‘deplorable conditions’, police say

Steven Radtke Gets Sixth DUI; License Suspended Until 2117

Steven C. Radtke, 63, of the 1800 block of Rhoda Avenue in West Donegal Township, could see his suspension stretch into the 2120s once PennDOT calculates the additional penalty for his latest conviction, prosecutors said.

Radtke was arrested during a June 2025 traffic stop in the 1100 block of River Road in East Donegal Township. His license was suspended because of a prior DUI conviction and subsequent offenses for driving with a suspended license, according to the release.

He refused a chemical test, prosecutors said.

Radtke pleaded guilty without a sentencing agreement to driving under the influence of alcohol, two counts of driving with a suspended license, and one count of being a habitual offender.

Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker sentenced him to one to two years in state prison on Sept. 4.

Assistant District Attorney Kyle Linardo sought an aggravated-range sentence, walking the court through Radtke’s 38-page driving record, which documented dozens of Vehicle Code violations dating back to 1979.

Although this was Radtke’s first DUI conviction in a decade, his five previous DUI convictions date back to the early 1990s, prosecutors said.

His record also included 15 prior convictions for driving with a suspended operating privilege, 29 for driving while suspended because of a DUI, and one for driving while suspended because of a DUI with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.02% or greater.

Radtke sought to have his prison sentence modified within days of sentencing. Reinaker denied that motion on Oct. 1.

Susquehanna Regional Police Officer Joshua Rudy filed the charges.

Steven Radtke Gets Sixth DUI; License Suspended Until 2117 | Daily Voice

OH v. Andrew Isaac Griffin - Double Murder-Trial Day 3

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Andrew Isaac Griffin is charged in connection with the September 2021 murders of Thomas and Angela Strussion, a married couple who operated Salsa Joe's Smokehouse in Belmont County, Ohio. On September 21, 2021, emergency responders were dispatched to the couple's home on Trails End Drive after a neighbor reported smoke coming from the residence. Firefighters discovered both victims deceased inside the home. Investigators determined that their deaths were homicides and that the residence had been deliberately set on fire.

Griffin, a former business partner of Thomas Strussion, was accused of traveling from Oklahoma to Ohio, killing the couple, setting their home on fire, and returning to Oklahoma. Following a lengthy investigation, Griffin was arrested in Hilo, Hawaii, in February 2025 and extradited to Belmont County in March 2025. A grand jury returned a 14-count indictment containing aggravated murder, aggravated arson, and aggravated burglary charges, along with firearm and death-penalty specifications.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Griffin has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Jury selection was scheduled for October 21–22, 2026, at Belmont College, with opening statements scheduled for October 26.

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