Trial by Media

In our modern media landscape where real courtroom dramas have increasingly been transformed into a form of entertainment, this series reflects on some of the most dramatic and memorable trials in recent history.

2020 HD 58min TV-MA United States English

George Clooney

Crime Documentary

courtroom true crime judicial system

S1E1 - Talk Show Murder 2020-05-11

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

S1E2 - Subway Vigilante 2020-05-11

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.

S1E3 - 41 Shots 2020-05-11

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.

S1E4 - King Richard 2020-05-11

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

S1E5 - Big Dan's 2020-05-11

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

S1E6 - Blago! 2020-05-11

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

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