Dan Abrams
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At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln, who had been involved in more than three thousand cases -- including more than twenty-five murder trials -- during his two-decades-long career, was hired to defend him. Lincoln's debates with Senator Stephen Douglas the previous fall had gained him a national following, transforming the little-known, self-taught...
2) John Adams under fire: the founding father's fight for justice in the Boston Massacre murder trial
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"'An expert, extremely detailed account of John Adams' finest hour.'--Kirkus Reviews. Honoring the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre The New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln's Last Trial and host of LivePD Dan Abrams and David Fisher tell the story of a trial that would change history. History remembers John Adams as a Founding Father and our country's second president. But in the tense years before the American Revolution, he was still...
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Examines the story behind the bizarre trial of Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, live on national television.
On November 24, 1963, two days after the killing of President Kennedy, a troubled nightclub owner named Jack Ruby slipped into the Dallas police station and assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald on live television. It is part of the conspiracy theories that resonate...
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Chronicles the epic 1915 libel case in which Theodore Roosevelt, weighing a last presidential run, turned on former allies to challenge corruption in the political party that made him.
"The bestselling authors of Lincoln's Last Trial take readers inside the courtroom to witness the epic 1915 case in which Theodore Roosevelt, weighing one last presidential run, defended his integrity and challenged the political system. 'No more dramatic courtroom...
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"The defense lawyer for Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, the Selma marchers, and other civil rights heroes reveals the true story of the historic trial that made Dr. King a national hero. Fred D. Gray was just twenty-four years old when he became the defense lawyer for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a young minister who had become the face of the bus boycott that had rocked the city of in Montgomery, Alabama. In this incredible history, Gray takes...
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Taking the Stand volume 15
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When 3-year-old Hannah Wesche dies of head trauma, the babysitter who cared for her is indicted for her murder. Lindsay Partin takes the stand to defend her innocence...and to try to explain several suspicious statements she gave to police detectives.
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Court Cam volume 10
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A teen impersonating a cop takes the law into his own hands; family members of a murdered woman seek revenge in the courtroom; a high speed chase ends with a heated court appearance; and more.
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Court Cam volume 5
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Bone chilling courtroom drama surrounding a man who committed a grisly murder... of his own parents; the right person is finally convicted for a decades old crime; a scofflaw repeatedly tests the patience of judge; and more.
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Court Cam volume 30
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The mother of a murder victim comes face to face with the killer--her own grandson; a widow seeks her own form of justice; courthouse nuptials take a shocking turn; and more.
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Taking the Stand volume 5
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A shootout with police in West Virginia leads to the arrest of a 23-year-old Texas man, who is charged with savagely killing an elderly couple, robbing them and burning down their home.
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Court Cam volume 33
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A reckless driver ends up in court after a shocking car chase caught on camera; an obscene screen name gets a defendant in hot water; a Hollywood actress ends up in jail; and more.
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Court Cam volume 34
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A shocking road rage incident captured on video leads to an even stranger court appearance; a convicted murderer admits to another killing--of his own cellmate; and more.
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Court Cam volume 3
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A desperate defendant makes an impossible courthouse escape; a young man squares off in court--against his own parents; a heartbreaking victim impact statement from a devastated father; and more.
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Court Cam volume 27
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Tempers flare at the trial of the deadliest biker brawl in U.S. history; the father of a murder victim comes face to face with his daughter's killer; it's a matter of life or death when a defendant goes for a deputy's gun in a packed courtroom; and more.
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Court Cam volume 29
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An exchange of bullets at a suburban home ends with a dramatic courtroom exchange; a surprise performance by a man accused of attempted murder fails to impress the judge; hunger strikes, outrageous claims and shocking behavior in court from a killer.
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Taking the Stand volume 14
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A beloved college professor is executed in Tallahassee, Florida and the suspects include a mother with two children, a violent gang member and a family of wealthy dentists.
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Court Cam volume 5
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A judge and a defense attorney bring a heated argument to fisticuffs; a woman charged with contempt makes a leap at the judge; a murder suspect pleads with the family of the victim and gets nowhere; and more.
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Taking the Stand volume 5
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When renowned snake-breeder Ben Renick is found dead in his snake facility, law enforcement assume he is a victim of one of his deadly snakes... until the coroner finds bullet casings hidden behind shelves.
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Taking the Stand volume 1
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When a young Arizona businessman is found slaughtered in his bathroom, friends point police towards his on-again off-again ex-girlfriend.
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Taking the Stand volume 4
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Shayna Hubers takes the stand to defend herself after she brutally murdered her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Ryan Poston. She willingly takes the stand to prove her actions were in self-defense, by showing Ryan's abusive side.