INVESTIGATIVE CASE FILE: State v. Jasper Rushing

October 6, 2025

Executive Summary Jasper Phillip Rushing, a death row inmate, committed one of Arizona’s most brutal prison murders on September 10, 2010, when he killed his mentally ill cellmate Shannon Palmer at the Lewis Prison Complex. After 15 years of legal proceedings, including multiple death sentences and appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld Rushing’s death penalty…

Connecticut v. Crafts: The Woodchipper Murder Case File

October 6, 2025

This case represents Connecticut’s first murder conviction without a victim’s body, earning infamy as the “Woodchipper Murder” due to the defendant’s method of disposing of his wife’s remains. The case established legal precedent for prosecuting homicide cases based solely on circumstantial evidence and forensic analysis.