Crosetti Brand, the man charged with stabbing an 11-year-old boy to death and seriously hurting the boy's pregnant mother took the stand Monday in his own defense.

Crosetti Brand got out of prison in October 2023 and took a job at a fast food restaurant, even though he had a grander plan to make money: self-made adult videos and hiring himself out as a male ...

Representing himself while he stands trial on murder charges, Crosetti Brand was in the middle of heatedly arguing that he was receiving an unfair trial when the judge stopped him. “One second ...

Crosetti Brand, 39, is facing several charges, including first-degree murder, for the death of the young boy. Perkins' mother, Laterria Smith, who was pregnant at the time, was also seriously ...

Jury selection nearly complete for trial of Crosetti Brand, accused of killing 11-year-old boy protecting his mother. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune. Fri, May 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM UTC.

Crosetti Brand. Also on Wednesday, Cook County prosecutors presented graphic police body-cam video that captured the stabbing aftermath in the victim’s blood-stained living room. ...

The suspect in the case, Crosetti Brand, 37, a former boyfriend of Perkins' mother, had been released from prison on parole hours before the attack.

Crosetti Brand, 39, is charged with 17 felony counts including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery, home invasion and domestic battery in the March 13, 2024, incident.

Spurred by Crosetti Brand case, Illinois lawmakers approve reforms to the Prisoner Review Board The bill comes after Brand, on parole, allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend and killed her 11-year ...

Good afternoon, Chicago. Cook County prosecutors rested their case against Crosetti Brand today after calling more than two dozen witnesses who described for jurors harrowing accounts of an attack ...

Crosetti Brand was released on parole from a 15-year prison sentence in October 2023 and started to threaten the boy’s mother, whom he had previously had a relationship with, according to the ...

Crosetti Brand was released on parole from a 15-year prison sentence in October 2023 and started to threaten the boy’s mother, whom he had previously had a relationship with, ...