New shoes or not, it’s impossible to rule out the possibility that an actress committed suicide in music producer Phil Spector’s home, his attorney told a jury Tuesday. The music legend is being unjustly retried for the 2003 shooting death of Lana Clarkson, his lawyer said in closing arguments.

A fourth police officer has died as a result of a deadly gun battle Saturday in Oakland, California. Three other officers and the suspect died Saturday after two shootouts that began with a traffic stop and ended with SWAT teams surrounding an apartment building where the suspect was hiding.

In his latest mug shot, Charles Manson’s wild-eyed stare is gone, as is most of his hair. Except for the swastika he carved into his brow during his Los Angeles murder trial, he could be any gray-bearded senior citizen. One of history’s most notorious killers spends most of the time alone.

Twenty state attorneys general announced investigations Friday into the 5 million bonuses paid by insurance giant AIG last week, with Connecticut’s top lawyer issuing subpoenas to CEO Edward Liddy and 11 other executives.

Letters and e-mails expressing the anger, sadness and disbelief felt by the victims of convicted swindler Bernard Madoff were made public in a Manhattan court. One angry investor asked, “What about the public flogging he deserves?”

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has received thousands of e-mails and phone calls on whether he should sign legislation to abolish the death penalty, his office says.

A California jury Wednesday recommended the death penalty after convicting a man on murder and arson charges in the deaths of five U.S. Forest Service firefighters who died in a 2006 blaze outside Los Angeles.

A couple in Houston, Texas, is facing felony charges in connection with what authorities allege was an upscale prostitution ring that screened clients before charging them hundreds of dollars a session.Clients included doctors, lawyers, stockbrokers and professional athletes, authorities say.

Josef Fritzl, the Austrian accused of keeping his daughter in a cellar for decades and fathering her seven children, will plead guilty to rape and incest when his trial opens Monday, Fritzl’s lawyer told CNN.

Federal prosecutors are seeking the forfeiture of Bernard Madoff’s four homes and other assets after Madoff’s guilty plea to masterminding a massive investment fraud.