by Aleida K. Wahn | Mar 5, 2021 | My True Crime Articles
The sentencing hearing for former NFL star Kellen Winslow II was finally at hand. As the proceedings began on March 3, 2021, gone were the days of a packed courtroom overflowing with media, family members, and the interested public. The hearing now was conducted via...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Feb 1, 2021 | Crime & Beyond Blog
Sex Offender Hearings & Sexually Violent Predator Release When I walked into the courtroom on March 20, 2019, I took my seat fully expecting to hear the case. As an attorney, true crime writer, and legal analyst of criminal trials, I had been in countless...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Jan 12, 2021 | Crime & Beyond Blog
Police Questioning of Juveniles Arose In A Recent Murder Case When I first heard the news in November of 2020 that a woman had been murdered on a local hiking trail only 20 miles from my home, I was stunned. I soon learned Lisa Thorborg, a 68-year-old widow had just...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Dec 28, 2020 | My True Crime Articles
Lisa Thorborg, a Carlsbad hiker, murdered in broad daylight? It simply could not be! But the 911 call came at 11:23 a.m. on November 23, 2020, to report just that. It was a horrifying sight for anyone to see. A lone hiker stabbed to death on a popular public hiking...
by Aleida K. Wahn | Nov 13, 2020 | My True Crime Articles
Without warning death fell on them from above. First there was an ear shattering bang, screeching, and then a pickup truck fell out of the sky, twisting midair as if in a movie, before nosediving into a vendor’s booth, crushing all life beneath it. It was 3:33 p.m. in...
