Janette MacAusland, charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her two young children, asked a judge to release her and dismiss the case. The judge denied the request.
Janette MacAusland, charged in the April deaths of her two young children, asked to be released and have the case dismissed. A judge denied the request and ordered her held without bail as prosecutors await medical examiner findings.
CNN’s Jean Casarez described tense reactions from several female jurors after Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial.
A 72-foot commercial fishing vessel, the Lily Jean, sent an emergency beacon about 25 miles off Cape Ann. The Coast Guard recovered one person and an empty life raft, then suspended a 24-hour search that covered roughly 1,047 square miles. An investigation is underway.