Dan Abrams
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The true story of Abraham Lincoln's last murder trial, a case in which he had a deep personal involvement--and which played out in the nation's newspapers as he began his presidential campaign. 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...
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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.
"No crime in history had more eyewitnesses. On November 24, 1963, two days after the killing of President Kennedy, a troubled nightclub owner named Jack Ruby quietly slipped into the Dallas police station and assassinated the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald....
3) 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 thestory 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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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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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 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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Live Rescue Emergency Response volume 6
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An unflinching look at emergency first responders in action. Car fire in Texas, gun shots reported in California, car accident in Oklahoma.
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Court Cam volume 39
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The powerful trial involving a deadly misunderstanding leads to an emotionally charged verdict; a violent offender loses his cool and is brought down by a heroic judge; a sovereign citizen in Montana won't give up without a fight; and more.
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Court Cam volume 7
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A defendant facing life in prison takes a deputy's gun, resulting in a tragic event; a defense attorney is brutally attacked by the man he's representing; a man enters an Oklahoma courthouse with no pants; 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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Live Rescue Emergency Response volume 5
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An unflinching look at emergency first responders in action. Hit-and run in New Jersey, bridge rescue in Arizona, car accident in Missouri.
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Taking the Stand volume 6
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Former Houston doctor Leon Jacob is currently serving a life sentence after being found guilty after he and his girlfriend, Valerie McDaniel, plotted the murder of his ex-girlfriend and Valerie's ex-husband.
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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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Taking the Stand volume 10
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George Burch stands accused of the brutal murder of Nicole VanderHeyden, a 31 year old mother of three. He willingly takes the stand to prove he is not guilty and provide the jury with an alternative suspect.
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Court Cam volume 1
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A wanted man attempts a daring courthouse escape; a desperate defendant appeals to a much higher power; and a judge catches a peeping Tom; and more.
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Court Cam volume 3
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A defendant wields an unlikely weapon, and pays the ultimate price; a judge chases down two escaping defendants; a convicted murderer's smile in court could put him in prison for the rest of his life; and more.
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Taking the Stand volume 19
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When a young mother and her three children are brutally murdered in their suburban Florida home, an ex-boyfriend is charged with the killings. The jury has to decide if this was a crime of passion or a professional hit ordered by the Cartel.
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Court Cam volume 19
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A demonic looking defendant sends a threatening message to a jury; a courtroom officer goes too far; a judge receives a severe sentence for her crimes, proving she's not above the law; and more.
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