trials (murder)

Racial tensions erupt in Clanton, Mississippi, after African-American Vietnam veteran Carl Lee Hailey kills the white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter and lawyer Jake Brigance tries to get him acquitted.

Presents the abridged 1940 version of Richard Wright's novel in which a young African-American man trapped in the poverty-stricken ghetto of Chicago's South Side accidentally kills a rich white girl and finds himself on a path to self-destruction.

Presents the complete text of "Pudd'nhead Wilson" and "Those Extraordinary Twins" along with textual notes and a collection of critical reviews and essays on the works.

Journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell goes behind the scenes of the Jodi Arias murder trial, using insider accounts, she reports on the case's most pressing questions, Jodi's life and behavior, and reveals fresh insights on the crime.

Amanda Knox relates her trial and time spent in jail for the accused murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, and her subsequent acquittal.

Chronicles the life of Faith Hathaway, whose brutal rape and murder was portrayed in the film "Dead Man Walking" and explores how the film, its popularity, and aftermath impacted Faith's family.

Chronicles the 1964 trial of a group of Mississippi Ku Klux Klan members for killing James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, civil rights activists who had come to the state to investigate the burning of a church, and presents numerous primary source excerpts and photos.

A young girl, responsible for an automobile accident in which four people are killed, suddenly finds herself faced with a manslaughter charge, a jail sentence, and the guilt of having caused others' deaths.