Michael Jackson’s father will file a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court against Dr. Conrad Murray on Friday, the anniversary of the pop star’s death, Joe Jackson’s lawyer said.

Christopher “Dudus” Coke, the alleged Jamaican drug kingpin, has been extradited to the United States, a quiet formality that followed a dramatic eruption of street violence in the capital of Kingston. FULL STORY | UPDATES

Murder suspect Joran van der Sloot filed a complaint with Peruvian police claiming that his constitutional rights were violated after his arrest. FULL STORY | FLORES’ SKULL FRACTURED | VIDEO | VIDEO

Mexico is asking the United States to arrest and hand over reality TV producer Bruce Beresford-Redman in connection with the death of his wife.

Stephany Flores, the young woman allegedly killed by Joran van der Sloot, also had significant injuries to her face and neck, court records say.

Joran van der Sloot told a Dutch newspaper he was “tricked” into confessing. He was silent in court in Lima, Peru. FULL STORY | INSIDE HIS CELL

In an emotional open letter, the mother of Kyron Horman, a missing 7-year-old Oregon boy, says she’s sorry she wasn’t able to protect him.

Fingerprint scans and a full body scan are required to see the jail cell in Lima, Peru, where Joran van der Sloot now spends his days and nights.

On the ninth day of his sixth murder trial in the same case, a jury took 30 minutes to convict Curtis Flowers of four counts of capital murder.

Kenneth Slayton wants to get a message to Jaycee Dugard, the California woman kidnapped as a child and held captive for 18 years.