trials (murder)

Tony Lord, having left town at the age of seventeen under a cloud of suspicion after his girlfriend was found raped and murdered, finds himself enmeshed in conflicts from the past when he returns over twenty years later to act as lawyer for his old friend Sam Robb who has been accused of killing a female student.

Analyzes eleven high-profile criminal cases including those involving Dr. Samuel Mudd in 1865 and Lizzie Borden in 1892, questioning whether the evidence against them was sufficient enough to convict them.

Mamie Till-Mobley discusses the effect on her life of the murder of her son, Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old African-American boy who was killed in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman, and tells how she was able to go on after his death to become a teacher and an activist in the civil rights struggle.

Presents an account of the murders committed by Charles Manson and his followers in 1969, recounts the events of the murder investigation and trial, and provides some information about Manson's life and motivations.

Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone is on a field trip to Washington, D.C. when he encounters his old enemy, accused murderer and fugitive Pete Duffy. Theo attempts to bring Duffy back to Strattenburg to stand trial, putting himself in grave danger.

A detailed inquiry featuring the life of a mother who shot her three children and the destructive forces in her life.

The Hartes and the Golds, longtime neighbors and friends, are not surprised when their children Chris and Emily fall in love, but the bond between the families is placed under an enormous strain when Emily is killed, leaving behind the question of whether her death was a suicide, or murder.

"A Masked Dude has been distributing a magical powder to the children of class 6-3 to put on their boring food. The powder makes regular food so addictive that the children who are hooked get sick if they don't eat it. Pine finds Reiko Shiratori, the school's Madonna, at the Masked Dude's hideout and accuses her of distributing the powder. Can Abaku argue Reiko out of this not-so-sweet situation?"--Back cover.

"At Tenbin Elementary, there is only one way to settle a dispute--in a court of law! All quarrels bypass the teachers and are settled by some of the best lawyers in the country... who also happen to be elementary school students. The accused this time is a boy named Tento. His crime? The murder of a beloved member of the classroom! Luckily for him, the state has sent him a defense attorney--Abaku Inugami. But is this wild young lawyer skilled enough to ronpa his client off the hook?--Back cover.

The corruption of a young man becomes a portrait of the society that shaped his ambitions and destroyed him.