Jose Mendoza-Espinoza, 29, has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence in connection with the beating death of his 35-year-old transgender lover, Sherlyn Marjorie.
Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom could be removed from the bench after an investigation revealed more than 500 inappropriate text messages she exchanged with her bailiff during the trial over the beating death of a 2-year-old.
Officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were fired over the incident following an internal investigation and disciplinary review panel into a violation of department policy.
Robert L. Carter allegedly raped the victim from when she was 7 years old until she turned 16, when she gave birth to his child secretly inside a closet.
Sharon Graham is accused of hiring two of her lovers to kill Bruce James Saunders and then disguising the crime to make it look like a woodchipper accident.
Laura Rose Peverill was sentenced to 7 years in prison for the death of her 3-year-old daughter, Rylee Rose Black, whom she left in a hot car while she was watching Netflix with her boyfriend.
Alissa McCommon allegedly said she was going to "raise this baby and love this baby, and I'll do it by myself" in a phone call recording played in court by prosecutors on Tuesday, Oct. 3.
The incident took place over a year after the death of Mahsa Amini - who died on September 16, 2022, while in custody of Iran's morality police after being arrested for wearing "improper clothing."