Alameda County death penalty cases under review over alleged misconduct
The death penalty audit may be just the start, DA Pamela Price said: Other Alameda County cases "may be implicated."
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Families decry DA's handling of 'Angel and Jazy' murder case
The young man charged with killing both boys and wounding two others at a birthday party in 2022 will be free by age 25 as per the current deal.
Berkeley woman charged with fatal stabbing of her mother
The Alameda County DA's office charged Gabriella Riemer on Wednesday morning with the murder of 60-year-old Heather Riemer.
Woman dead in Berkeley's first homicide of 2024
Police arrested 23-year-old Gabriella Riemer at 10:45 p.m. Sunday on suspicion of murder, according to jail records online.
Suspects held to answer after fatal shooting near UC Berkeley
"You don't shoot 7-10 times if there's no intent to kill," the judge said.
Killer of pregnant Berkeley mom, 19, gets manslaughter plea deal
"All I have is pictures of her," the young woman's mother said Wednesday. "I go and sit at her grave, every birthday."
UC Berkeley skeleton: Cause of death was blunt force injury
Previously, there was a press hold on the case and no information was available. That changed last week.