trials (murder)

Seventeen-year-old Tabby went into the woods with her boyfriend, but she came out alone. Originally praised as a survivor, Tabby is now widely suspected to be her boyfriend s killer. Tabby didn t even like hiking--why would she have gone into the woods that day? Did she push her boyfriend off the cliff?.

"On October 7, 1988, a young gay man was discovered bound to a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in a shocking act of hate. Matthew Shepard's death became a national symbol of intolerance, but for the people of the town, the event was deeply personal. In the aftermath, Mois?s Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie and conducted more than 200 interviews with its people"--Provided by publisher.

"Documents the true story of one of the longest wrongful imprisonment cases in U.S. history, detailing how three African-American men were incarcerated for nearly four decades before a questionable witness recanted his testimony"--OCLC.

"'The Manson Family Murders' explores all sides of these famous killings. It discusses police investigations, conspiracy theories, societal impacts, and more related to Charles Manson and his Family's crimes Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by publisher.

The budding romance between two teenaged children of two families who have been lifelong friends and neighbors culminates tragically in an abortive suicide pact, leading to a gripping courtroom drama.

While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.

Provides accounts of seventeen crimes and trials that achieved celebrity status, beginning with the stand-off between American Indian Movement activists and the FBI at Pine Ridge Reservation in 1971 and continuing through the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal of 2004, each with photographs, sidebars, and references; and includes an introductory essay that examines the social and historical contexts in which the cases occurred.

Provides accounts of eighteen crimes and trials that achieved celebrity status, beginning with the Black Sox scandal of 1919 and continuing through the Attica prison riots of 1971, each with photographs, sidebars, and references; and includes an introductory essay that examines the social and historical contexts in which the cases occurred.

Sixteen-year-old Hope must defend her developmentally disabled brother, who has not spoken a word since he was seven years old, when he is accused of murdering a beloved high school baseball coach.

Simeon Wright recounts his cousin Emmett Till's kidnapping and murder, which became the catalyst for the civil rights movement.