Dan Abrams

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...

"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...

"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...

A man ordered into custody attempts a daring escape from court; a judge doesn't appreciate a defendant's constant interruptions; a woman faces off against her mother, who tried to frame her for murder; and more.

A man accused of killing not one, but two of his girlfriends is brought to justice; a deputy recalls his miraculous discovery deep in the Montana wilderness; multiple bailiffs are targeted during a defendant's violent outburst; and more.

The brothers of a woman murdered by her daughter confront the defendant (their niece) in court; an annoyed defendant walks out of a virtual hearing; a man convicted of manslaughter refuses to look at the grieving grandmother of his victim; and more.

A police confrontation with an armed gunman ends with deadly consequences; a no-nonsense judge makes a shocking revelation during sentencing; a convicted killer explodes in court; and more.

A defendant who curses and flips his middle finger at the judge is held in contempt during a virtual hearing; an attorney who specializes in sexual battery cases pleads not guilty to sexual battery; and more.

A defendant has multiple outbursts at trial. A man about to be sentenced attempts a courtroom escape. A judge is frustrated by a defendant's constant disruptions; and more.

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.