Crimes of Passion

Crimes of passion are typically unplanned and may involve violent or aggressive behavior towards a romantic partner or family member. Such crimes consider many aspects of the crime committed, including their legal definition, psychological factors, and potential consequences.

Michael Mosley listens as opening statements are delivered in his double murder trial

TN v. Michael Mosley: Bar Fight Murder Trial

Michael Mosley is accused of murdering two men and injuring two others outside a Nashville bar on Dec. 21, 2019. More

April 11, 2022

Ex-girlfriend tosses man’s puggle off condo balcony in Florida

Officials say a three-year-old puggle named Bucky was killed after his owner's ex-girlfriend threw him from a seventh-floor balcony during an argument in Clearwater, Fla. More

March 1, 2022

Movie Popcorn Murder Trial: testimony begins after 8 years of delays

By Katie McLaughlin DADE CITY, Fla. (Court TV) - After eight years of delays capped by four long days of jury selection, testimony is finally... More

February 14, 2022

Defendant Theodore Edgecomb testifies in his murder trial.

Deadly Road Rage Shooting Trial | Court TV Podcast

A Wisconsin man, Theodore Edgecomb, is charged with killing Jason Cleereman after a road rage confrontation while riding his bicycle home. More

January 27, 2022

NY v. Kevin McKiever: Former Rockette Fatally Stabbed

After twice being found incompetent, Kevin McKiever is on trial for the 1991 murder of former Radio City Rockette Alexis Ficks Welsh. More

October 14, 2021

The Killing of Gabby Petito and Hunt for Brian Laundrie | Court TV Podcast

Host Vinnie Politan, joined by nationally renowned forensic expert Joseph Scott Morgan, discuss insight into what happened to Gabby Petito. More

October 7, 2021

Scott Amedure is seen in a clip of the Jenny Jones Show

Scott Amedure v. Jenny Jones Show (1999)

The family of Scott Amedure sues the 'Jenny Jones Show' after he was killed for revealing his crush on a straight neighbor while on the... More

September 30, 2021

WV v. Chester Lilly: Deadly Neighborhood Feud

Chester Lilly is accused of murdering 40-year-old Travis Peters in his yard on June 18, 2019. More

August 4, 2021

SC v. Nathaniel Rowland: Mistaken Rideshare Murder Trial

Nathaniel Rowland is on trial for the murder of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson, a senior at The University of South Carolina. More

July 30, 2021

FL v. Ronnie Oneal: Double Homicide Defendant Represents Himself | Court TV Podcast

The stakes couldn’t be higher for defendant Ronnie Oneal. He’s on trial for double homicide, accused of brutally murdering his girlfriend, his special needs daughter... More

June 24, 2021

Man charged with murder of boy in road-rage shooting

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man was charged Tuesday with murder in a road rage shooting that... More

June 8, 2021

IA v. Cristhian Bahena Rivera: The Killing of Mollie Tibbetts

University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts was abducted while jogging in her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. Her body was found one month later. More

June 1, 2021

Michelle Boat reacts as the jury's verdict is read in her murder trial

Jealous Wife Murder Trial | Court TV Podcast

Michelle Boat, who was found guilty of the murder of her romantic rival Tracy Mondabough and now faces life in prison for first degree murder,... More

May 13, 2021