Recounts the trial of those involved in the Haymarket Square riots in Chicago in 1886, describing the events leading up to the incident, the jury's decision, and the effects thereafter.
Presents information about the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's baby in 1932, the investigation of the crime, and the subsequent trial of Bruno Hauptmann; includes commentary on the decision.
Examines one of the most celebrated murder trials in United States history, in which Lizzie Borden was accused of killing her father and stepmother with an axe.
Examines the 1920 trial of eight Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of conspiracy to commit an illegal act when they allegedly took money from gangsters to lose the 1919 World Series.
Discusses the trial of Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, John Froines, and Lee Weiner for activities during the Democratic National Convention of 1968.
Examines the trials of the men accused of murdering three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964, including the Supreme Court decision to try to defendants in a federal rather than a state court and the final verdicts which marked the first time, in Mississippi, that a jury convicted white men for killing African Americans or civil rights workers.Examines the trials of the men accused of murdering three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964, which marked the first time that a jury convicted white men for killing African Americans or civil rights workers.
Examines the events and evidence that led to the conviction of the men involved in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center through a look at the planning of the attack, the manhunt that followed, and the trial that led to the convictions of the guilty.
Discusses the trial of the New York City police officers whose actions resulted in the death of African immigrant Amadou Diallo, and highlighted the rift between the Black community and the police department.
Provides a look at the life and times of this legendary 1920s gangster and his battles with the U.S. government who, after finding no way to charge him with gangster-related criminal offenses, successfully managed to put him away for tax evasion.
Discusses the Nuremberg Nazi war crimes trial in which Nazi leaders, including Hermann Goering, Rudolf Hess, and Wilhelm Keitel, were tried for their roles in the Holocaust.
Examines the trial of Mary Surratt, the only woman accused and hanged for her involvement in the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, and debates her guilt and innocence.
Discusses a series of murders in southern California in 1969 that were attributed to a group of hippies led by Charles Manson and relates the subsequent trial of Manson and three of his female followers.