The man found guilty of murdering a 15-year-old girl visiting San Francisco in 1978 dodged sentencing, set for today, after ditching his trial attorney, hiring a new legal team and asking for more time. Mark Personette raped and strangled to death Marissa Harv... More »
A violent thug on probation for a string of brutal street attacks in San Francisco’s Mission district, now accused of joining a Halloween beating and stabbing over a $100 debt, in the same spot as his earlier assaults, will appear in court today for a prelimin... More »
Three men accused of a brutal beating and gunpoint robbery in San Francisco’s Mission district, who used a female accomplice to honey-trap their victim and lure him to a secluded location, are due in court this morning for a preliminary hearing. Prosecutors sa... More »
A man who raped and strangled to death a 15-year-old girl visiting San Francisco more than 47 years ago was found guilty of first-degree murder this afternoon by a jury at the city’s Hall of Justice. Mark Personette, 80, took Marissa Harvey to Sutro Heights Pa... More »
The trial of the man accused of raping and strangling to death a 15-year-old girl visiting San Francisco began today, more than 47 years after the murder, with prosecutors telling jurors they had a conclusive DNA match tying the defendant to the crime and they... More »
A gang member who taunted San Francisco authorities over their failure to pin a series of murders on him, who was shocked when unimpressed prosecutors promptly charged him with the killings AND made him eligible for a life without parole sentence, is asking a ... More »
The man accused of the broad daylight killing of a San Francisco man waiting at a MUNI stop had his arraignment postponed again this morning at the city’s Hall of Justice. Prosecutors say Sean Collins stabbed to death 28-year-old Colden Kimber in an unprovoked... More »
A sex predator accused of strangling and sexually assaulting a lone woman traveler on a late-night San Francisco bus was on probation and parole at the time of the attack, it has emerged. Prosecutors say Dasan Brown approached the woman to ask her the time whi... More »
Three men accused of a “depraved” rape of an unconscious young mother, and live streaming the attack on the victim’s own Instagram account, appeared in a San Francisco court today. Prosecutors say Brayan Badillo Escamilla, 23, Brayan Espinoza Espinoza, 18, and... More »
A twice-bailed woman arrested during an SFPD bust of a fentanyl stash house was handcuffed in court this morning when an astonished judge read her rap sheet, concluded she was “a very grave danger to the public” and ordered deputies to immediately take her int... More »