and their son, michael jr., were all charged with first-degree murder. michael jr. was charged because he aided his parents in the planning and commission of the crime. the motive? the slovers were afraid karyn would move out of state, depriving them of time with christopher. based on the forensic evidence, prosecutors believe karyn went to the slovers' car lot to pick up her son. [ gunshots ] during the dismemberment, buttons from her blouse and jeans fell on the ground. and they used cement and cinders from their lot to give weight to the plastic bags containing karyn's body. some of the dog hair stuck to the tape they used to close the garbage bags and its dna matched the slovers' dog. they dumped karyn's body into lake shelbyville and abandoned her car along the deserted highway. but the forensic evidence linked the slovers to the murder in every imaginable way. >> obviously, this was a highly circumstantial case, but the forensic evidence we had was pretty clear-cut. >> although michael jr. was working at the time of the murder, he called his parents 12 times t

today, the family of michael brown jr. expected to file a civil wrongful death suit against the city of ferguson missouri. it's been nine months since the 18-year-old was shot and killed by the ferguson police officer darren wilson. wilson was cleared of wrongdoing in the shooting but a justice department investigation found a pattern of racial discrimination and unfair practices by ferguson police and city officials. the ncaa meantime, says it expects thousands of people to protest the death of freddie gray at city hall in baltimore this afternoon. the justice department is investigating the death of the 25-year-old who died from a spinal injury while in police custody. the six officers involved in the arrest have been suspended with pay. what do kanye west ashton kutcher and hundreds of people right here in the d.m.v. have him in common? the "7 on your side" i-team got their hands on their sensitive personal information and joce sterman is here to explain how. joce? joce: scary stuff. we're talking about social security

. >>> the family of michael brown, jr., filing a civil wrongful death suit against the city of fergusonri. they will hold a news conference thursday morning announcing the decision. it's been 9 months since the man was shot. it sparked weeks of protest in ferguson. >>> loretta lynch is expected to be confirmed as the new attorney general today. the senate is voting five months after she was nominated by president obama. she would be the first nation's first black female attorney general she is replacing eric holder. >>> it is 4:56. up next, lawmakers advance a new bill that requires nearly all children here in the state of california to get vaccinated. >> reporter: and i'm kiet do live in mountain view where firefighters are dealing with a dangerous situation here a fatal fire with live ammunition. bullets exploding on the scene. we have a live female announcer: sleep train's interest free for 3 event! is ending soon! get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster serta icomfort even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, free set-up, and free removal of y

and michael, jr. who is the president and founder of assoc associate and an adjunct professor. video of people protesting in the streets instantly and put rapist signs on the front of the coach's house. everybody immediately assumed to be guilty in this case. and once the case goes away these people's lives are affected forever. you know what have we learned from this? we think about uva and ferguson in the context of all of this. >> i think there are concerns around rush to judgment. my only concern is you want to err on the side of caution because if the allegations a true rushing to judgment against the victim is equally tragic. i am sad to hear the coach went through what he has. there was a tremendous racial component to this. he did lose his job. and i think the uva case is important because i think there is a journalistic component that needs to be addressed >> there is a pile on before the evidence is out there. it is almost like there is a practice where the policy kicked in. al sharpton shows up protest begins, and whoa. >> it becomes a circus. al sharpton has been in

the family of michael brown jr. has filed a civil wrongful death suit against the city of ferguson missouri now. its been nine months since that 18-year-old was shot and killed by ferguson police officer darren wilson. wilson was cleared of wrongdoing in the shooting but a justice department investigation found a pattern of racial discrimination and unfair practices by ferguson police and city officials. the foster father charged in the murder of a 1-year-old boy in stafford has been granted $75,000 bond. david markison is charged in the death of his foster child. baby died in the hospital after suffering severe burns to the face neck and torso. and this was from a bath. karon had been in that home since july 2014. if you drive through d.c. you can soon expect a smoother commute. working the timing on traffic lights as nearly 650 intersections of the city. it says it should get you through downtown quicker and ease congestion. the work will start tomorrow and run through at least may. leon: folks, you may need on tu

. >>> michael brown, jr.'s parents will sue ferguson, missouri for the wrongful death of their son.nths ago, brown was killed by police officer darren wilson. family members and their attorneys are holding a news conference later this morning. the incident sparked weeks of protests in ferguson and started a nationwide movement against police brutality. >>> 6:39. bart has unveiled its initial budget for next year and along with it new ways to reduce overcrowding. >> google is rolling out a new wireless service and one unique feature should have it took tennis legend serena williams, fencing champion tim morehouse and the rockettes years to master their craft. but only moments to master paying bills at chase.com. depositing checks at the atm and transferring funds on the mobile app. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. >>> good morning. time check at 6:43 on this 23rd day of the month. forecast highs today close to average. along the coast today we'll see some cleaning in the upper 50s. otherwise along the peninsula today good morning, san mateo. at

jr. and michael linten. in one exchange gates said for the first one one of our guests has asked us to edit something out about his history. linten replies i would take it out if no one knows. in the end it did not focus on that. it focussed on his mother who marched for civil rights and another relative. let's get down to business with landon dowdy. >> good monday morning to you. sources close to the matter cell moibs that come cast and cable will discuss their $45 billion merger which was announced and reports say regulators is concerned it will give the company too much control over the broad bant internet market. you'll only be able to get espn and espn two if you subscribe to a bigger bundle. the nfl network and regional sports networks. the markets look to rebound after a sharp selloff. a ton of earnings this week. a quarter of the s&p 500 expected to report big results. >> let's get to sports action. the cavaliers took on the celtics for game one. kyrie irvin led all scorers with 30. cavs with the eas

only 12% of ferguson voters turned out for it but that was before the august shooting death of michael brown jr brought attention to the area. a grand jury chose not to bring charges against wilson who was white and confirmed the shooting was not racially motivated. however residents have maintained that the balance of power in the city fostered an environment of discrimination. today people who live in ferguson have an opportunity to transform the makeup of the city officials who lead them to be more reflective of their community. the only question is whether they turn out and vote. joining me from st. louis, missouri is maria chapelle nadal. it's great to have you here. you're been encouraging a voter turnout to get more people engaged in the hometown process. how confident are you that the needle will move paest the number of 12% last year? >> i'm very helpful, i have to tell you that. i've been looking at the numbers in previous elections and we do know there was a difference between the 2010 election and the 2014 november election. in fact we experienced a decrease in turnout and that is a

jr. e-mailed sony entertainment c.e.o. michael lynton to ask for advice.n responded, "it's tricky because it may get out that you made the change." >> larry: how could it get out? it's on sony's secure email server! that thing is airtight! they've got norton anti-virus! they've got mcafee! they've got the whole shebang! that is an internet vault. >> according to private e-mails between henry louis gates and the sony head that were stolen during november's hacking scandal... >> larry: yep, it's another news scoop from star journalist kim jong-un. with so many news organizations cutting budgets, thank god kim jong-un is committed to getting the truth out. hell, he could end up winning the pulitzer prize. it definitely seems at this point kim jong-un is more a champion of the first amendment than ben affleck. yup, the great liberal turns positively nixonian when things get all slavey-slave-slave. but in ben affleck's defense, if you're in the public eye, who really has the courage to acknowledge this type of ugly ancestral episode? >> other stars like ken bur

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north charleston officer michael slager accused of firing his gun eight times hitting 50-year-old walter scott, jr as was running away. authorities say the victim was hit with a stun gun. here is the scanner the police scanner audio of slager calling in the incident. >> shots fired. subject is down. he grabbed my taser. gunshot wounds. in the chest. and right thigh. bill: according to the officer's attorney he had not been disciplined during his time on the force but new records claim there were two citizen complaints in slager's file accusing him of unnecessary force with a taser. slager was cleared of that allegation. much more on this as we get it. we're learning that the mayor in north charleston will hold a press conference at 1:00 eastern time. so about three hours from now. we'll see what he has to say. martha: obviously a witness, the person who shot the video was witness to entire thing. that will be a big element. more as we get it. >>> there are new warnings from the defense secretary with isis on the move in iraq. al qaeda also on the march there as well. and taking advantage of the in

jr. >>> a solely plane trip in the north bay turns deadly. the investigation that's happening right now. >>> and michael finny is taking your questions on facebook and twitter. he'll answer them here a little bit later. search for michael finney or search for ask finney. >>> at 4:10 a live look at our traffic. 80 through berkeley. your traffic heading eastbound. it is not >>> covering santa clara, east bay and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. >>> new at 4:00, san jose police are investigating a possible methlab inside an apartment in cherry avenue in the willow glenn avenue. this is the scene about an hour ago when sky 7 hd was overhead. officers entered the area this morning after neighbors reported a strong odor. they discovered materials consistent and no one was in the apartment and the tenant has not been identified or loektdcated. >>> also in the south bay today, a former santa clara county supervisor who admitted to playing dirty politics learned his punishment. chris wynn is live how it all played out. >> the former supervisor will avoid any jailtime in his role in sending out a phony campaign mailer nearly five years ago. the d.a.

michael wallace's sister, rosemary. >> just glad it's over. and i believe that my brother was there by their sides. all the way. >> reporter: david castor's son, david jrto see the light of day. >> reporter: after three days of deliberations, the jurors said it came down to two things. was stacey castor believable, and who had the most access to those two men? the time to methodically poison both of them. >> some of the things she said were believable but the biggest things weren't. >> i, for one, did not think she was believable on the stand. i definitely did not. >> reporter: upstairs in his office, the tough prosecutor and the tearful families, grateful their nightmare was over. grateful ashley didn't become victim number three. she almost died. >> she almost died. she probably came within a couple of doses of lexapro of dying. no one that i've prosecuted was so cold-blooded and heartless as this woman was. so unemotional about it. >> well, that's that, i guess. >> yep. >> at least for now. >> reporter: chuck keller takes the long walk back to his office, where he worked tirelessly, trying to find clues that he believed created reasonable doubt. >>