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FL v. Dalia Dippolito
S1, EP22 "Plotting to Get Rid of Her New Husband"Dalia Dippolito had tried to kill her Michael twice before; she was of accused of trying to poison him.
FL v. Dalia Dippolito
S1, EP23 "Former Lover Testifies"Dalia Dippolito's confidential informant testified via video in the trial; he said that Dalia offered to pay him to kill her husband.
FL v. Dalia Dippolito
S1, EP24 "Testifying on Video"A month before the trial, a key State witness testified on video which jurors watched in court.
Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield
S1, EP24 "California v. Powell"For the four LAPD cops who beat Rodney King with batons, it may have been business as usual; but then the world learned that it had been captured on video, and those 81 seconds changed everything.
Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield
S1, EP28 "California v. Manson"When Charlie Manson and members of his family were given the death penalty for the Helter Skelter murders, people thought their reign of terror was over, but then California overturned the death penalty, making parole an option.
WI v. Dahmer
S1, EP64 "Sexual Disorders Taking Over"Jeffrey Dahmer's defense questions a forensic psychiatrist about sexual disorders and tries to prove Dahmer was not responsible for the deaths of his victims, claiming the effects of sexual disorders took over his mind and, therefore, his actions.
WI v. Dahmer
S1, EP65 "Criminal Responsibility or Not?"Jeffrey Dahmer's defense attorney fights to get his line of questioning in; the state's mental health expert witness testifies Dahmer set a precedent when he committed his crimes, but that he knew what he was doing was wrong.
WI v. Dahmer
S1, EP66 "Dahmer's Mental State in Question"Jeffrey Dahmer's defense repeatedly asks a forensic psychiatrist about the defendant's mental state in an attempt to convince jurors that Dahmer should not be held responsible for all the deaths.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP46 "Firearm Examination"A State gun examiner explained to the jury the firearms and bullet projectiles she analyzed. They were retrieved from the family property where Gary Farris was found dead. Investigators believed he was fatally shot at the farm and his body dragged into a burning pile of debris. Even though a murder weapon in this fatal shooting was never found investigators did conclude the exact bullet projectile make the killer used.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP47 "The Legal Assistant And The Affair"Jurors listened to testimony from the defendant's husband's assistant-turned-lover. Infidelity played a role in the turbulent marriage of the Farris'. Both sides allegedly committed long-term sexual affairs. Angela Phillips admitted to the jury that over time their relationship turned from professional to romantic. This became complicated when Phillips became friends with Melody and her daughters.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP48 "The Law Firm"According to Gary Farris' legal assistant, he believed his wife, Melody, was poisoning him. Angela Phillips noted how sick Gary was before he was killed. He kept getting spells that forced him to get checked by a doctor for possible poisoning. A co-worker and a good friend of Gary's took the stand. Patrick Clarke explained to jurors the capital contribution process for an equity partner in the law firm they worked at.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP49 "Life Insurance Policy"Co-workers at Gary Farris' law firm took the stand. Prosecutors brought in all kinds of friends, co-workers, and family members in their case to prove that only one person had the motive and means to end Gary's life. The jury got details into the victim's life insurance policy. It totaled to nearly $2 million to which the defendant, Melody, was the sole primary beneficiary.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP50 "Recovering The Human Remains"The State called in Dr. Alice Gooding, a forensic anthropologist, who helped investigators excavate and recover Gary Farris's remains. It was found in a burn pile on his family farm with a bullet lodged in one of his ribs. The jury learned how the forensic pathologist and the forensic anthropologist collaborated in their conclusion on Gary's death. After he was shot and killed his body was moved over a fire burning at over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP51 "The Digital Forensics Examination"Melody Farris' granddaughter, Addison, testified remotely for jurors. She recalled the day she came across the burn pile where the remains of her grandfather, Gary, was found. Next, a digital forensics examiner testified for the prosecution team. He was tasked to analyze digital and Computer Records of various technologies belonging to Gary. It included his laptop and his sleep apnea machine.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP52 "Analyzing His Sleep Apnea Machine"The Internet activity of Gary Farris in the lead up to his death was introduced to jurors. On the stand was a digital forensics examiner who analyzed and retrieved Gary's digital footprint up until the moment he went missing. Days before he was killed, Gary had issues with sleep apnea. He used a C-PAP machine every night until the day he went missing. Prosecutors pulled up Digital Records of this Machine in their case against the defendant.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP53 "How A Body Burns In A Fire"Melody Farris' close friend divulged to the jury details of her family and her marriage. Next to the stand was Dr. Elaine Pope, a forensic anthropologist who happened to specialize in how the human body burns and the effect of fire on skeletal remains. She testified on the amount of time that the fatal fire was burning and how Gary Farris was positioned in that burn pile.