WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Devyn Michaels, 47, was found guilty of first-degree murder following a two-week trial in Las Vegas after her ex-husband Jonathan Willette’s headless body was discovered.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

Devyn Michaels was detained in 2023 after the discovery of her 46 year old husband Jonathan Willette’s body.

A jury has found a former adult film star guilty of murdering her ex-husband before going on to marry his son, following a lengthy court case.

Devyn Michaels, 47, was convicted of first-degree murder last month after a fortnight-long trial in which prosecutors and defence barristers presented vastly different versions of events to the 14-person jury.

Prosecutors John Giordani and Brittni Griffith contended that Michaels held a grudge against Willette after he won sole custody of their two children. Michaels’ defence team tried to suggest Willette’s son as a possible suspect, but failed to provide any corroborating evidence, with no CCTV footage or telephone records linking him to the scene.

Michaels was detained in 2023 after the discovery of her 46 year old husband Jonathan Willette’s decapitated body, which showed severe injuries from chemical burns, at his Las Vegas home on 6 August 2023. Detectives suspected Michaels had dumped Willette’s head in a rubbish bin in her northwest valley neighbourhood, reports The Mirror.

Whilst showing disturbing crime scene images to jurors, including photographs of Willette’s headless body, Giordani cautioned, “And all I can say is, ‘Buckle up, because you’re in for a wild ride.”, reports the Express US.

Griffith further argued that Willette was planning to move away with Michaels and his son, but she wanted her ex-husband out of the picture. “And the truth is, the walls were closing in on Devyn Michaels and the fantasy that she had put together,” Griffith told the jury.

Prosecutors revealed Michaels and Willette wed in 2012 before divorcing in 2018. Michaels subsequently married Willette’s 29 year old son, Deviere Willette, though she characterised both unions as marriages of convenience, according to testimony.

Deviere Willette, the victim’s son, testified to the jury that he had no part in his father’s killing. Prosecutors presented a video during Thursday’s testimony showing Michaels telling police she was giving her ex-husband a massage in his bedroom when she struck him with what she described as “candlestick-like.

“He didn’t say anything. He stopped moving,” Michaels told the detectives in that interview. Clark County District Court Judge Tierra Jones heard evidence from a Henderson police detective regarding his interviews with Michaels.

Henderson police detective Dennis Ozawa revealed that during one interview, the former adult film star told him she placed Willette’s head in a laundry basket and disposed of it in a bin in her northwest valley home neighbourhood. Neither the murder weapon nor Willette’s head have been found.

Her legal team consistently argued that Michaels lacked the physical capability to decapitate someone of Willette’s build, emphasising that nobody witnessed or heard the killing take place.

“Where’s the testimony of a powered saw?” Michaels’ solicitor, Robert Draskovich, questioned the jury during his closing remarks. “We don’t know when that happened. She didn’t do it.”

Prior to trial, Michaels had admitted guilt to second-degree murder, which would have allowed her to apply for parole after 15 years behind bars. She subsequently attempted to withdraw her plea, but Jones ruled that Michaels had entered it “voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently,” according to court documents.

The former adult film actress, who has also gone by the names Nikki Fairchild and Tracee Taverz, offered an apology before immediately declaring her innocence, which led the case to proceed to trial.

President Donald Trump has warned there will be “very serious retaliation” after two US soldiers and one civilian were killed in Syria, claiming the attack was carried out by IS....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

Three Americans were killed in an attack in Palmyra, Syria (stock)

Donald Trump has warned there will be “very serious retaliation” after two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in an attack in Syria.

US Central Command said three Americans were killed and three other service members injured in what it described as an “ambush by a lone ISIS gunman”, who was then “engaged and killed”.

The US president also blamed the attack on the Islamic State (IS) militant group, writing in a post on Truth Social: “This was an ISIS attack against the U.S., and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully controlled by them. The President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is extremely angry and disturbed by this attack. There will be very serious retaliation.”

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said he wants to rebuild the country after 13 years of war

The attack took place in Palmyra, where troops were “conducting a key leader engagement”, according to Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell. A defence official said that it happened in an “area where the Syrian president does not have control”.

Two Syrian service members were also injured, Syria’s state news reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and the gunman’s identity has not been released. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attacker was a member of the Syrian security force.

US Central Command said the identities of those killed were being withheld until their next of kin had been informed.

Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria, said: “I strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist ambush targeting a joint US–Syrian government patrol in central Syria. We remain committed to defeating terrorism with our Syrian partners.”

US War Secretary Pete Hegseth said: “Let it be known, if you target Americans – anywhere in the world you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you.”

It comes just weeks after President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump met at the White House, a visit the Syrian leader hailed as the start of a “new era” in the two countries’ relations. Shortly afterwards, Syria announced it would join a global coalition to dismantle the remaining elements of IS.

While IS was defeated territorially in Syria in 2019, the UN estimates between 5,000 and 7,000 of its fighters remain active across Syria and Iraq, continuing to carry out deadly attacks.

Blueface has taken to social media to make a startling accusation against his mother, Karlissa Saffold Harvey, claiming she is overly fixated on his romantic relationships and suggesting she is behaving inappropriately toward him.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

The rapper’s outburst appeared suddenly on X, where he told his followers he no longer wants his mother involved in his personal life.

In a post that quickly drew widespread attention, Blueface wrote, “Mom we could never have sex I’m not into that please stop being so invested in the women I’m laying down with it’s kinda weird like you jealous or some we can never lay down together you not my type !”

He went on to address what he sees as his mother’s interference in his relationships, adding, “Anytime you guys see my mom targeting my lady friends please let her know ‘this is what your son is talking about’ cuz I don’t get the correlation…I just want her to stop sabotaging my relationships !”

In another message, he wrote, “My only problem is keeping it to real Ina fake world idk how to be like y’all.”
You are not my type – Rapper Blueface calls out his mother and accuses her of trying to sl33p with him

The rapper’s comments come shortly after his brief relationship and breakup with Hazel-E. The “Love and Hip Hop” star, appearing with her new partner, told TMZ she believes Karlissa wants Blueface “all for herself,” using a graphic reference to describe the alleged behavior.

Karlissa later responded on Instagram, demanding a public apology from her son. She also threatened to remove him from her show, saying she wants to end what she described as ongoing “shenanigans.” She added that incest is illegal in California.

The family has a history of public disputes, but the latest exchange marks one of the most explosive accusations yet to play out between Blueface and his mother.