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Competency to Stand Trial

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‘Killer’ Dad Busted for Burying Baby Boy Alive: Police
Child AbuseHomicide InvestigationPolice Interrogation
Apr 9, 2026

‘Killer’ Dad Busted for Burying Baby Boy Alive: Police

Police arrested John Hannon after he allegedly buried his 11-month-old son, JJ, alive, leading to a bizarre interrogation where Hannon denied having a son and feigned confusion.

Law&Crime On the Case with Chris Stewart
Law&Crime On the Case with Chris Stewart
Shocking Twist in ‘Bloody’ News Anchor’s Murder Case
True CrimeMental HealthSchizoaffective Disorder
Jan 21, 2026

Shocking Twist in ‘Bloody’ News Anchor’s Murder Case

A former cheerful morning news anchor, Angeline Mock, is accused of brutally murdering her mother, with a recent mental health evaluation finding her unfit to stand trial due to schizoaffective disorder.

Law&Crime On the Case with Chris Stewart
Law&Crime On the Case with Chris Stewart
BOMBSHELL TWIST in Reiner Murders, Alan Jackson Quits: ‘Homicidal’ Med Change Before Killings
True CrimeLegal Defense StrategyInsanity Defense
Jan 8, 2026

BOMBSHELL TWIST in Reiner Murders, Alan Jackson Quits: ‘Homicidal’ Med Change Before Killings

A-list lawyer Alan Jackson abruptly withdrew from the Nick Reiner double murder case, hinting at an insanity defense rooted in a 'homicidal' medication change for his severe mental illness.

Drop Dead Serious with Ashleigh Banfield
Drop Dead Serious with Ashleigh Banfield
Reiner death records sealed — Why? And Nick Reiner could be found incompetent — latest developments
Nick Reiner murder caseRob ReinerMichelle Reiner
Jan 6, 2026

Reiner death records sealed — Why? And Nick Reiner could be found incompetent — latest developments

An attorney and former prosecutor break down the unusual sealing of the Reiner murder death records and the critical distinction between competency to stand trial and an insanity defense in the Nick Reiner case.

BRIAN ENTIN INVESTIGATES
BRIAN ENTIN INVESTIGATES
DESPICABLE: Melodee Buzzard Found Executed in the Desert | Matt Murphy Breaks It Down
True CrimeChild MurderForensic Ballistics (NIBIN)
Jan 2, 2026

DESPICABLE: Melodee Buzzard Found Executed in the Desert | Matt Murphy Breaks It Down

The brutal murder of 9-year-old Melody Buzzard by her mother, Ashley Buzzard, is dissected, revealing critical forensic evidence and the complexities of legal defenses like insanity and competency.

Drop Dead Serious with Ashleigh Banfield
Drop Dead Serious with Ashleigh Banfield