Richard Tuite, a mentally-ill transient serving prison time for the slaying of 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe, was found not guilty by a second jury Friday, a verdict that adds yet another twist to the ...

SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO — Nearly 16 years after Stephanie Crowe died, a second jury is tackling the question: Did Richard Tuite kill the 12-year-old Escondido girl? After more than a month of testimony, ...

Attorneys for Richard Tuite, the man accused in the brutal murder of Stephanie Crowe, claim one person could not have committed the crime and pointed to the Escondido girl’s brother and his friends as ...

Richard Tuite, the man convicted of killing 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe, then found not guilty in a retrial last week, is still behind bars but had another day in court on Tuesday. Tuesday’s hearing ...

(Court TV) --A drifter with a mental disorder and long arrest record is scheduled to appear in a San Diego courtroom Wednesday as prosecutors present evidence they say links him to the 1998 stabbing ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A transient was acquitted Friday of a voluntary manslaughter charge stemming from the 1998 stabbing death of a 12-year-old girl in a rural Escondido home. It was the second time that ...

SAN DIEGO — A man who spent almost a decade in prison before being acquitted last week in the 1998 stabbing death of 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe moved closer to freedom Tuesday when a judge ...