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Trial by Media

Trial by Media
★ 7.2/10•2020•1h 0m•TV-MA•Documentary•Crime
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In this true crime docuseries, some of the most dramatic trials of all time are examined with an emphasis on how the media may have impacted verdicts.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 11, 2020

Episodes

Episode 1 - Talk Show MurderE164m

Talk Show Murder

After Jonathan Schmitz murders his friend Scott Amedure following an infamous appearance on The Jenny Jones Show, the show's future is brought into the limelight as a civil suit is filed against the producers and distributors of the show by Amedure's family.

May 11, 2020

Episode 2 - Subway VigilanteE262m

Subway Vigilante

On December 22, 1984, four men, Barry Allen, Troy Canty, Darrell Cabey, and James Ramseur, were shot and wounded by Bernhard Goetz. On his way home, Goetz shot the four black robbers on a New York City subway. While he claimed this was an act of self-defense, the action sets off a controversial, tabloid-fueled trial which earned Goetz the nickname "Subway Vigilante," as he said he shot the four boys after an attempted mugging.

May 11, 2020

Episode 3 - 41 ShotsE365m

41 Shots

On the morning of February 4, 1999, a 22-year-old Guinean immigrant named Amadou Diallo (born September 2, 1975) was shot and killed by four New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers—Sean Carroll, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon and Kenneth Boss after running from the officers when asked to show his hands. Diallo was shot 41 times. Diallo was unarmed and had no criminal record. Despite the overwhelming evidence against the officers, all were found not guilty.

May 11, 2020

Episode 4 - King RichardE465m

King Richard

Richard Scrushy, founder of HealthSouth Corporation, was charged with 36 of 85 counts of accounting fraud in 2004.

May 11, 2020

Episode 5 - Big Dan'sE559m

Big Dan's

The case of Cheryl Araujo: After a woman is raped on a bar's pool table, the trial is televised live on CNN, revealing the woman's identity and the brutal cross-examination.

May 11, 2020

Episode 6 - Blago!E658m

Blago!

When Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich finds himself facing a corruption trial, he tries to embrace the media and even goes on "Celebrity Apprentice."

May 11, 2020

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