A Los Angeles judge on Monday denied a bid for resentencing by a Palmdale woman who pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.
Prosecutors have also provided additional details about what went on in the eight-bedroom New York townhouse.
A second crypto suspect has surrendered for the alleged torture of a business man.
A Swiss crypto-currency millionaire sought for questioning in the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian tourist will reportedly surrender to the New York Police Department this week.
Police said they found photos of the victim being tied up and tortured.
Detectives say the children were beaten daily, strangled to the point of unconsciousness and deprived of food and water for days at a time.