Laura Berol’s Articles on D.C. Witness

“Psychologist Finds Stabbing Defendant Competent to Stand Trial, Malingering” (8/4/25)

“Judge Spars With Shooting Defendant For Being Absent in Court” (8/4/25)

“Defense Delays Shooter’s Sentencing For Review of Jail Call Evidence” (7/28/25)

“Judge Orders Missing Carjacking Defendant Arrested” (7/28/25)

“Judge Considers Dismissing Case Against Stabbing Defendant with Dementia” (7/17/25)

“‘There’s No Evidence,’ Says Defense Attorney in Murder, Mass Shooting Case” (6/2/25)

“Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Waffles on Self-Defense But Pleads Guilty” (5/27/25)

“Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer For Max 10 Year Sentence, Able to Work” (5/23/25)

“Judge Excludes Witness Aiming to Impeach Key Prosecution Witness” (5/20/25)

“Murder Defendant Denied Release” (5/20/25)

“Stabbing Suspect Nixes Testing of DNA Evidence” (5/20/25)

“Judge Demands Police Video of 2-Year-Old’s Murder Account” (5/19/25)

“Murder, Armed Robbery Defendant Waives Right to Test For DNA” (5/19/25)

“Assault Defendant Rejects Plea Offer” (5/19/25)

“Suspect in Murder, Robbery Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment” (5/19/25)

“Officer Who Knows Homicide Defendant ID’s Him in Testimony” (5/13/25)

“Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal with 15-to-20-Year Sentence” (5/6/25)

“Defendant’s Attorney Criticizes Police Actions In Homicide Investigation” (5/5/25)

“‘I Am So at Peace,’ Says Victim’s Mother as Murderers Receive 45-and-21-Year Sentences” (5/5/25)

“Murder Defendant On Release Told to Comply With Terms or Face Jail” (5/5/25)

“Judge Appoints Defense Co-Counsel One Month Before Shooter’s Sentence” (4/28/25)

“Defense Challenges Motive of Key Witness in Murder Closing” (4/22/25)

“Carjacking Defendant Denied Release, Considers Plea Deal” (4/8/25)

“Homicide Defendants Take Deal in Deadly Crowd Shooting” (4/7/25)

“Judge Finds Probable Cause in Fatal Shooting, Detains Defendant” (4/7/25)

“Carjacking Defendant Evaluated for Trial Competence” (3/31/25)

“Judge Says Stabbing Defendant Can Seek Out His Witnesses” (3/19/25)

“In Rejecting Plea, Counsel Debates Homicide Defendant’s Mental State at Trial” (3/19/25)

“Non-Fatal Stabbing Defendant Waives Right to Test DNA Evidence” (3/18/25)

“Fatal Stabbing Defendant Can Do Some Work Overtime, Weekends” (3/17/25)

“Homicide Defendant Can Test DNA Evidence After First Waiving Rights” (3/17/25)

“Brothers Accused of Murder Want Different Trial Dates” (3/17/25)

“Homicide Defendant Continues to Miss Court Proceedings” (3/17/25)

“Defendant Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Carjacking at a Hospital” (3/11/25)

“Armed Carjacking Defendant Wants Case Dismissed for Failure to Indict” (3/11/25)

“Non-Fatal Stabbing Defendant to Take Plea Deal, Requests Drug Treatment” (3/11/25)

“Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Pleads Guilty to Reduced Charges” (3/7/25)

“Denying Defendant’s Release Judge Calls Assault, ‘Terrorizing,’ ‘Particularly Vicious’” (3/4/25)

“Armed Carjacking Defendant Denied Release, Waives Right to Preliminary Hearing” (3/4/25)

“‘It’s Fairly Miraculous No One Was Killed,’ Says Judge, Who Won’t Release Shooting Defendant” (3/4/25)

“Carjacking and Robbery Defendant Receives 18 Months in Prison” (2/21/25)

“Wheelchair-Bound Stabber and Godson Plead Guilty, Face 3 Years in Prison” (2/14/25)

“Defendant to Serve 23 Months for Stabbing Victim Four Times” (1/31/25)

“Non-Fatal Shooter Accepts Plea Offer, Faces up to 25 Years in Prison” (1/28/25)

“‘If You Continue to Carry the Weight of It, It Will Consume You,’ Judge Tells Mother Guilty in Her Child’s Death” (1/27/25)

“Suspect Accused of Wounding Victim 17 Times Rejects Plea Offer” (1/27/25)

“Stabbing Victim Urges Treatment for Attacker at Sentencing” (1/3/25)

“Murder and Conspiracy Defendant Accepts Plea Deal For Assault with Intent to Kill” (1/3/25)

“Jury Finds Murder Defendant Guilty on All Counts” (1/3/25)

“‘I Don’t Wish Death, But I Don’t Wish You to Have a Life,’ Says Murder Victim’s Relative at Sentencing” (12/16/24)

“Murder Co-Defendants Plan to Test DNA Evidence”(12/16/24)

“Murder Defendant Pleads Not Guilty, Schedules Trial” (12/16/24)

“Non-Fatal Shooting Co-Defendants Request– Pre-Trial Release, Vacation Travel” (12/9/24)

“Absent Murder Defendant Causes Hardship to Victim’s Family” (12/2/24)

“Non-Fatal Stabbing Defendant Must Serve Suspended Sentence After Probation Violations, Arrests” (11/22/24)

“Murder Defendant Arrested in Maryland, Misses DC Arraignment” (11/15/24)

“‘We Ain’t Playing Anymore,’ Judge Says, Releasing Carjacking Defendant” (11/4/24)

“Prosecution and Defense Clash over Rescheduling Homicide Trial” (11/1/24)

“Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Pleads Guilty, Receives Permission for Field Trips” (10/28/24)

“Given ‘Degree of Depravity,’ Judge Sentences Murder Defendant to 50 Years” (10/25/24)

“In Spite of Support, Carjacking Defendant Receives 10 Year Sentence” (10/23/24)

“’Keanan Turner Has Forfeited the Right to Live in Society,’ Prosecutor Says at Sentencing” (10/22/24)

“‘The Man Is Dying in Front of You,’ Defense Argues against Using Video in Trial” (10/22/24)

“Detective Says Ring Video Footage IDs Suspect” (10/22/24)

“Parties Negotiate Global Plea Deal for Carjacking Defendant” (10/22/24)

“2010 Homicide Defendant Requests Release to Resolve Maryland Charges” (10/8/24)

“Defense Asks to Dismiss Non-Fatal Shooting Case, Alleging ‘Vindictive Prosecution’” (10/7/24)

“Homicide Defendant Balked at Questions, Officers Testify” (10/1/24)

“Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Pleads Not Guilty, Requests New Attorney” (10/1/24)

“Robbery Convict Faces DC Probation Revocation, Maryland Case And Federal Charges” (9/27/24)

“Closing Arguments Clash Over Motive for Non-Fatal Shooting” (coauthored with Lucy Orgolini 9/24/24)

“Judge Approves Cost For Arson, Murder Defendant’s Disputed Mental Evaluation” (9/20/24)

“Judge Says His Jail Transfer Request Will Likely Be Ignored” (9/20/24)

“Victims Narrate Events Surrounding A Car Crash, Shooting” (coauthored with Maren Fagan 9/17/24)

“‘There’s A Blood Feud That Runs Deep,’ Judge Says in Sentencing Co-Defendants to More Than 100 Years For Shooting Spree” (9/16/24)

“Defense Says Detective’s Methods ‘Very Quick, Very Slick, and Very Nefarious’” (coauthored with Joseph Wolf 9/11/24)

“Murder and Conspiracy Defendant Requests Plea Deal, Fights Disputed Evidence in Retrial” (9/10/24)

“‘If It Was Your Child, Would You Accept What They’re Giving?’ Asks Victim’s Mother of Sentence in Shooting, Homicide” (9/3/24)

“‘I Feel Coerced Into This,’ Says Judge Sentencing Co-Defendants in Plea Deal” (9/3/24)

“Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Receives 15 Year Sentence” (9/3/24)

“Defense Challenges Victim’s Identification of Shooting Suspect” (9/3/24)

“Parties Agree Non-Fatal Shooting Verdict Depends on ID’ing Defendant” (8/27/24)

“Hospitalized Witness Delays Carjacking Trial” (8/27/24)

“Attorney for Murder Defendant Wins Delay for Preliminary Hearing” (8/26/24)

“Defendant Pleads Guilty to Strangling and Beating Woman to Death in Hotel Room” (8/23/24)

“Defendant Accused of Shooting Homeless Men Plans to Test DNA Evidence” (8/23/24)

“‘The Day Has Come to Hold Them Accountable,’ Says Prosecutor in Mass Shooting Case” (8/20/24)

“Carjacking Defendants Waive Right to Test More DNA Evidence” (8/20/24)

“Fatal Car Crash Defendant Wins Trial Delay” (8/20/24)

“Four Co-Defendants in DC Jail Stabbing Arraigned, Plead Not Guilty” (8/16/24)

“Carjacking Defendant Arraigned, Pleads Not Guilty” (8/16/24)

“Shooting Defendant Waives Preliminary Hearing, Returns to Jail” (8/12/24)

“Shooting Defendant’s Sentence Requires Drug and Mental Health Treatment” (8/12/24)

“Defendant to Spend 40 Months in Prison for Stabbing Security Officer” (8/9/24)

“Prosecutor Won’t Link Drive-by Shooting to Neighborhood Gang” (8/6/24)

“Witnesses Testify About Hostile Instagram Messages in Murder Trial” (8/6/24)

“Victim’s Mother Begs Judge, ‘Make Sure He Can’t Do It to Anyone Else’s Child’” (8/5/24)

“Teen-Age Tryst Leads to Shooting, Says Prosecution” (8/5/24)

“Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Neighbor After Grill Dispute” (8/5/24)

“Defendant in Multiple Carjacking Case Found Competent, Scheduled for Trial” (7/22/24)

“Prosecution, Defense Exchange Barbs During Murder Case Hearing” (7/22/24)

“‘None of His DNA Was Found,’ Says Defense Attorney as Trial Begins for Man Accused of Killing the Mother of His Infant Child” (coauthored with Belinda Miguel 7/19/24)

“Sentencing Delayed Over Pre-sentence Report Question” (7/19/24)

“Shooting Suspect Removed From Court After Interrupting Judge” (7/16/24)

“Release Denied to Defendant in Stabbing Case” (coauthored with Lily Engel 7/15/24)

“Manslaughter Defendant Receives 8.5-Year Sentence” (7/15/24)

“Last-Minute Revelation from Defendant Delays Domestic Stabbing Trial” (7/15/24)

“Judge Park Sentences Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant to Three-Plus Years” (7/1/24)

“Double-Homicide Trial May Be Delayed Due to Evidence Issues” (coauthored with Lily Engel 7/1/24)

“Defense Requests Earlier Trial Date in Non-Fatal Shooting Case” (coauthored with Lily Engel 7/1/24)

“Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea, Nixing Co-defendant from Taking the Offer” (6/26/24)

“Detective Testifies about Unconstitutional Search Warrants” (6/24/24)

“Judge Delays Murder Trial for PTSD Evaluation of Defendant” (6/18/24)

“Effects of Shooting Weigh Heavily on Children of Victim and Defendant” (6/17/24)

“Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal” (6/17/24)

“Judge Considers Delaying Trial Date Until Jury Bias Case Resolves” (6/10/24)

“Convicted Shooter Assigned One More Hearing Before Probation Ends” (6/10/24)

“Vehicular Homicide Defendant’s Driving Privileges Extended” (6/10/24)

“Murder Defendant Arraigned While Facing Deportation Proceedings” (6/7/24)

“Stabbing Defendant Found Competent to Stand Trial” (6/7/24)

“Prosecutor Tells Judge Murder Defendants Face Dozens More Charges” (coauthored with Richa Sharma, 6/3/24)

“Defendant Pleads Not Guilty During Homicide Arraignment” (coauthored with Sonia Vazquez 6/3/24)

“Judge Refuses to Remove Electronic Monitoring from Murder Defendant” (coauthored with Lindsay Mutzman 5/31/24)

“Murder Defendant’s Attorney Files Motion for His Release” (coauthored with Lindsay Mutzman 5/31/24)

“Murder Defendant Considering Plea Offer” (coauthored with Lindsay Mutzman 5/31/24)

“Convicted Murderer Refused to Get Off the Bus for Sentencing” (coauthored with Lindsay Mutzman 5/31/24)

“Defendant Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm But Not to Discharging It” (5/30/24)

“Defendant in Hotel Murder Case Waives Right to Preliminary Hearing” (5/30/24)

“Closing Statements in Homicide Trial Present Conflicting Narratives of Deadly Stabbing Video” (5/22/2024)

“Surviving Victim’s Friend Can’t Identify Shooting Suspect” (5/21/2024)

“Defendant Rejects Plea Deal in Homicide Case” (coauthored with Rohan Naval 6/20/2024)

“Victim’s Family Taunts and Prays for Homicide Defendant at Sentencing” (5/17/2024)

“Shooting Defendant Waives Preliminary Hearing” (5/13/2024)

“Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea in Thrown Food Order Melee” (coauthored with Sofia Feigelson 5/6/2024)

“Judge Releases Defendant Expelled from Drug Treatment Program” (5/5/2024)

“Sentencing Postponed Again for Road Rage Shooter” (5/5/2024)

“Domestic Violence Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Offer” (5/3/2024)

“Homicide Defendant Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment” (4/29/2024)

“Special Police Officer Sentenced for 7-Eleven Shooting” (4/22/2024)

“Jealous Ex-Boyfriend Allegedly Involved in Shooting and Kidnapping” (4/22/2024)

“Victim’s Widow Testifies about Deadly Five Dollar Dispute between Father and Son” (coauthored with Carmen Quinteros and Betty Yigebahal 4/16/2024)

“Judge Postpones Sentencing after Shooting Defendant Recants Plea” (4/14/2024)

“Defendant Accepts Plea Deal in Shooting Case” (coauthored with Carmen Quinteros 4/8/2024)

“Homicide Sentencing Postponed for Youth Rehabilitation Act Study” (coauthored with Betty Yigebahal 4/5/2024)

“Defense Attorney Alleges Prosecutors Hid Evidence in 2020 Homicide Case” (3/18/2024)

“Defendant in Shooting Case Rejects Plea Offer” (coauthored with Sam Chodorow 3/11/2024)