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Trial 4

Trial 4

★ 7.0/10•2020•53m•TV-MA•Documentary•Crime•Reality
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Innocent man. Guilty system.

Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.

StatusEnded
Runtime53m
LanguageEN
First Air DateNov 11, 2020

Episodes

E152m

Chapter 1: Execution-Style Murder

In 1993, the execution-style killing of a Boston police officer sets off a frantic citywide search for suspects.

Nov 11, 2020

E256m

Chapter 2: Usual Suspects

Police home in on a suspect, a 19-year-old named Sean K. Ellis. Boston journalists and cops recall another murder case that fanned racial tensions.

Nov 11, 2020

E358m

Chapter 3: Three Trials

As Ellis and his lawyers recount his first jury trial, former jurors share their decision processes. A witness's statements are put to the test.

Nov 11, 2020

E454m

Chapter 4: Badge Of Shame

Journalists expose corruption in the Boston Police Department, inspiring Ellis to seek a new trial and perhaps a new lawyer.

Nov 11, 2020

E554m

Chapter 5: Hidden Link

Ellis' attorney, Rosemary Scapicchio, remains dogged in her pursuit of the missing documents that may hold the key to her client getting a new trial.

Nov 11, 2020

E654m

Chapter 6: A Taste Of Freedom

Knowing it's his last chance, Ellis nervously prepares for a fourth murder trial. Also, an investigator searches for an old witness.

Nov 11, 2020

E760m

Chapter 7: Black Irish

As the voters of Suffolk County prepare to elect their next district attorney, Scapicchio digs into who funded the reward for Ellis' conviction.

Nov 11, 2020

E852m

Chapter 8: Worst Case Scenario

The election of a new district attorney gives Ellis reason to hope. Later, a hush-hush press conference puts everyone on edge.

Nov 11, 2020

Actors

Sean Ellis

Self

Rosemary Scapicchio

Self - Defense Attorney for Sean Ellis

Mary Jackie Ellis

Self - Sean Ellis' Mother

Jillise McDonough

Self - Co-Defense Counsel for Sean Ellis

William C. Dwyer

Self - Former Detective, Boston Police Department

David Murray

Self - Sean Ellis' Uncle

David Duncan

Self - Defense Attorney for Sean Ellis 1993 - 2001

Toni Locy

Self - Former Reporter, The Boston Globe

Kevin Cullen

Self - Columnist, The Boston Globe

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