The penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial was declared a mistrial because the jury couldn't come to a unanimous decision on whether she should receive life in prison or the death penalty. If I were Jodi right about now I'd be thanking my lucky stars that whomever on the jury didn't want to give me the needle stood their ground! When the judge read the non-verdict, reportedly three women cried and one of them mouthed, "I'm sorry" to the family of Travis Alexander. I guess we know what team she was on. The jury foreman has also spoken out for the first time about what happened behind chamber doors -- and it's not what you'd expect.

Convincing the world that George Zimmerman was right to shoot Trayvon Martin is no easy feat, so Zimmerman's defense attorneys have brought out the big guns. On Thursday, before a hearing that will determine whether or not they can be used during the trial, Zimmerman's team released incriminating texts and photos from Martin's cellphone. The texts talk about guns, marijuana, and mention an instance of Martin skipping school. One photo apparently shows Trayvon giving the middle finger while blowing smoke at the camera, while another one reportedly is of a gun and a marijuana plant.

Now. Trayvon Martin clearly wasn't a choir boy who organized the neighborhood bake sale every year -- but does that mean he deserved to die?

Today was the day we thought we might finally learn the fate of Jodi Arias, who earlier this month was convicted for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander. Instead of learning whether she'd be sentenced to death or life in prison, however, the judge declared a mistrial.

According to USA Today, jurors deliberated for 14 hours over three days, but were unable to reach an agreement. When the judge announced the decision this evening, Arias could be seen breathing a sigh of relief; most of the rest of us are left reeling with the realization that this case will drag out even longer. This is means we have to start over again. This means more Jodi of whom we long, long ago had more than our fill.

A couple in York, Pennsylvania faces charges after they, you know, stabbed each other during a drunken disagreement about who should win American Idol. It's unclear whether 48-year-old Karen Elaine Harrelson was cheering for Candice Glover or Kree Harrison, but whoever it was, 57-year-old Gregory Stambaugh did NOT agree. Authorities say that one of them went into the kitchen, grabbed a knife, and stabbed the other.

Then, the tables were turned.

They say there's no such thing as a "perfect crime" -- but this takes imperfection to a new level. Scott Simon, a Florida man, accidentally dialed 911 whilst talking about how much he wanted to murder someone -- a someone who ended up, yes, murdered a little while later.

The whole thing is truly depressing, even more so since much of the action took place late at night in a Waffle House, which should be a happy place filled with syrup and peaceful stoners, not murderous men with unlocked phone screens.

Another teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the murder of his siblings. Today Salt Lake City, Utah police arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection to the deaths of his two brothers, ages 4 and 10. The boys are believed to have died of knife wounds. Their bodies were found in their home on Wednesday night. Their mother had left them in the care of their older brother while she took her other children to a dance recital. When she returned, she found the 4-year-old's body and called 911. The 10-year-old was found after a search. And the 15-year-old was found and arrested just before midnight.

Whenever religion and the justice system tangle, you can expect things to get pretty hairy. Now that a couple of parents who practice "faith-healing" have been charged with murder, you can expect sparks will fly. But from the sounds of it, Catherine and Herbert Schaible did exactly that to their 7-month-old baby.

Baby Brandon died April 18 from dehydration and bacterial pneumonia. Cops say when the little boy began showing symptoms of illness several days before his death, his parents decided to pray for him instead of calling a doctor.

Sounds like murder to me, how about you?

The story of Utah mom Susan Powell has long sent chills down our spine. In 2008, she suddenly disappeared under strange and mysterious circumstances. Among the "persons of interest" police were looking into: Her creepy father-in-law who videotaped and photographed Susan without her knowledge. Then there was her husband Josh, who killed himself and their two young boys a year after she went missing. Now the police have released an eerie new home video that suggests she feared for her life.