Alan Jones Sentenced in the Murder of Erin Maxwell
Alan Jones, the New York man convicted in September for the strangulation murder of 11-Year-Old Erin Maxwell in August of 2008 was sentenced earlier today to 25 years to life in spite of a motion that his defense attorney Sal Lanza filed asking the judge in the case to set aside the conviction because a [...]
Maxwell Trial Day Eight
Lynn Maxwell finished her testimony last night in the Child Endangerment trial telling the court that Erin was not locked in her room and could and did open it up on a regular basis.She also told the court that the cats found in their hous lived in Lynn and Lindsey Maxwell’s bedroom and ate all [...]
Maxwell Trial Day Seven
Lynn Maxwell was back on the stand again for most of the evening and will be back on the stand again tonight when the trial resumes. Maxwell admitted during questioning that there was a pile of cat feces in the corner of the room that had been there for two months but she said that [...]
Trial for Erin Maxwell’s Parents Begins
The trial for the child endangerment charges brought against Erin Maxwell’s parents began earlier this evening. Lynn and Lindsey Maxwell are accused of forcing their 11-year-old daughter to live in filthy conditions and that she was malnourished, all charges that the defense denies. As of 9pm jury selection is still going on in Palermo Town [...]
More Fun and Games In The Maxwell Trial
Last night during the trial of Lynn and Lindsey Maxwell it got ugly. At one point during a recess Salvatore Lanza, the defense attorney for the Maxwells, went outside and as a woman walked by she called him a “fucking lawyer” and kept on walking. Rather than just suck it up and deal with it [...]
Erin Maxwell’s Family to Make Statement Today
October 7th, 2008 – I have an update on the main page. There have been three arrests in the murder of Erin Maxwell. Update is here. The Maxwell’s have retained attorney Salvatore Lanza, who will be reading a statement from members of the Maxwell family at a news conference about 11AM today. Unfortunately I will [...]
Erin Maxwell Was Hung
October 7th, 2008 – I have an update on the main page. There have been three arrests in the murder of Erin Maxwell. Update is here. September 9th 2008 4:15PM – I have updated this story based on the fact that some more information has come to light. Nothing earthshaking in the investigation but it [...]
Maxwells Release Statement on Erin’s Death
October 7th, 2008 – I have an update on the main page. There have been three arrests in the murder of Erin Maxwell. Update is here. … Salvatore Lanza, the attorney representing Lindsey and Lynn Maxwell and Alan Jones held a press conference today which lasted for about half an hour. It was a statement [...]
Did Alan Jones Murder Erin Maxwell?
I’ve been waiting for quite some time for this announcement and it certainly comes as no surprise whatsoever. About 8am this morning New York State Police arrested Lynn and Lindsey Maxwell along with Erin Maxwell’s step-brother Alan Jones. Alan was arraigned on a charge of second-degree murder. He allegedly strangled her with a piece of [...]
More on Erin Maxwell
October 7th, 2008 – I have an update on the main page. There have been three arrests in the murder of Erin Maxwell. Update is here. … I posted late last week about Erin Maxwell, the eleven year old girl that was found hung in her house. Since that time someone close to the situation [...]

