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Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP110 "Explaining The Glass, Plastic, And Hair Found"Maureen Hartnett, the crime scene analyst working this case, got grilled by Karen Read's defense under cross-examination. Hartnett testified that she did not know when the pieces of glass or the hair got on the defendant's SUV. Her lawyers maintained throughout this trial that she was framed by someone who fatally beat John O'Keefe inside a home and that the homeowner's relationship with local and state police tainted this investigation.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP111 "Physical Matches On Key Evidence"Prosecutors brought in another analyst who did physical matches on crime scene evidence. It included the defendant's SUV as well as clothing belonging to her boyfriend, the victim-John O'Keefe. Jurors learned more about this key crime scene evidence that seemed to implicate Karen Read in the death of O'Keefe, her boyfriend. Prosecutors alleged that their relationship was in so much trouble that she resorted to killing him in a hit-and-run in a middle of a snowstorm.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP112 "Everything Is Documented"For prosecutors, the broken taillight pieces served as proof that Karen Read hit her boyfriend with her SUV and then drove off all while under the influence. State forensic scientist Ashley Vallier went into detail about how she collected and processed a damaged taillight. She testified on the stand: Everything is documented. Days after John O'Keefe died, police had her black Lexus SUV in their custody examining every inch.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP113 "Forensic Scientist Under Cross-Examination"The jury listened to detailed testimony about evidence recovered from the snowy crime scene were John O'Keefe was found. Prosecutors wanted to deliver enough clues for jurors to prove the allegation that the defendant used her SUV to kill her boyfriend. The cross-examination began on forensic scientist, Ashley Vallier, who examined key pieces of evidence in her crime lab. The Defense wanted to show the jury that the crime scene was manipulated hours before evidence was collected.
The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP41 "Anger Not Insanity"According to her mental health evaluation, Lorena Bobbitt was getting ready to leave her marriage to John. That was just days before she attacked her husband. So, why did she attack him? That'll be a question for jurors ahead in their deliberations. Cross-examination began on the third court-appointed mental health doctor who evaluated her. Dr. Evan Nelson was also the third expert to dismiss the idea that Lorena suffered from temporary insanity when she attacked her husband and mutilated him.
The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP42 "Closing Arguments"Closing arguments began for the jury. Soon they would decide Lorena Bobbitt's culpability when she sliced off her husband John's penis and then got rid of the severed organ in the neighborhood - forcing police to find and retrieve it. The prosecutor began by addressing the international media attention this case garnered and the notoriety of the defendant's unthinkable act in sexually maiming her husband.
The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP43 "Heat Of Passion"In their final remarks to the jury, the prosecution team went over their timeline of events that led up to the moment John's penis was chopped off while he was sleeping. The State alleged Lorena Bobbitt was acting rationally when she chose to retrieve a kitchen knife and aimed for her husband's genitalia. Next, it was Lorena Bobbitt's team to address jurors. Her lead attorney stressed to the jury the mental and emotional trauma she endured up until the point of the attack.
The Lorena Bobbitt Trial
S1, EP44 "Who's The Real Victim?"Jurors listened to a fiery closing arguments from Lorena Bobbitt's attorney. He told them that she was a good girl from another country who got trapped in an abusive marriage to John. He dismissed any idea that she acted rationally and with a plan when she attacked her husband that day. Next, the State gave its rebuttal to the jury. The lead prosecutor began by calling this case bizarre before claiming there was mutual conflict between John and Lorena over the years.
Wrong Apartment Murder Trial
S1, EP43 "Punishment Phase"The jury decided Amber Guyger was guilty of murder in the shooting of Botham Jean; this meant she faced five to 99 years in prison; Botham Jean's mother was emotional as she told jurors all about his character.
Wrong Apartment Murder Trial
S1, EP44 "Emotional Testimonies"The punishment phase of the trial was full of emotion, as Amber Guyger faced up to 99 years behind bars for killing Botham Jean; who had a promising career as an accountant before he was killed by the defendant.
Wrong Apartment Murder Trial
S1, EP45 "Botham Jean's Family Talks To The Jury"Jurors heard more emotional testimony; The jury that convicted Amber Guyger for shooting and killing Botham Jean would also decide how much time she would serve in prison.
Interview With a Killer: A Double Life
A gruesome video on a stolen SD card exposes Brian Steven Smith's secret double life. David Scott confronts this soft-spoken husband, and serial killer, about his nighttime hunts for vulnerable Alaskan women.
Interview With a Killer
S2024, EP2 "Honor Killings"Yaser Said breaks his silence about the night he fatally shot his teenage daughters near Dallas, Texas, the events leading up to the tragedy, and how he managed to evade capture for over a decade.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP1 "The Husband Murder And Coverup"Prosecutors delivered their opening statements to the jury. The defendant, Melody Farris, was charged with murder, aggravated assault, concealing a death, making a false statement in the shooting death of her husband, Gary. Prosecutors gave their murder timeline on how Melody murdered her husband of 38 years and then tried to cover it up. Initially, police thought Gary had a medical emergency and accidentally fell into a fire.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP2 "Confirmation Bias"According to prosecutors in their opening statements, money was the motive for this murder. Next, Melody Farris' defense delivered their opening remarks to the jury. They claimed police acted on confirmation bias when they allegedly narrowed erroneously on the defendant for the death of her husband, Gary. A complicated family coupled with a complicated police investigation all led to fingers pointing at Melody Farris for first-degree murder.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP3 "The 911 Call"Melody Farris' defense pointed to reasonable doubt in their opening statements to the jury. Her attorney was convinced the State doesn't have incontrovertible evidence that she killed her husband. Next, jurors heard the 911 call that identified the charred body of the victim was called in by his son. On the stand, was the paramedic who was called to the scene. Investigators found Gary Farris' remains in a fiery pit roughly 15 feet wide and five inches deep.