Unusual Criminal Defenses: The Affluenza Defense
A 16-year-old boy from a well-to-do Fort Worth family commits a quadruple vehicular homicide. His attorneys will argue that his overprivileged upbringing resulted in him not knowing how to discern ri...
26 Mar 201845min
Unusual Criminal Defenses: The Twinkie Defense
Supervisor Dan White murders San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978. His defense would claim "diminished capacity" to keep him from being sentenced to death. The media d...
12 Mar 201833min
Unusual Criminal Defenses: The Sleepwalking Defense
Three cases are outlined where a person commits murder and then blames the crime on sleepwalking. First up, Albert Tirrell murders his mistress in 1846 claiming he was in a trance-like state at the ...
6 Mar 201839min
Academy Award Winning Crimes: Stolen Oscars, Streakers and Deadly Deeds
In this final chapter of our series, we uncover the sinister side of Hollywood’s biggest night. From missing and stolen Oscars to the shocking murder tied to an Academy Award-winning songwriter, the g...
27 Feb 201844min
Academy Award Winning Crimes: The Killing Fields and Dr. Haing S. Ngor
From the horrors of Cambodia’s Killing Fields to the bright lights of Hollywood, Haing S. Ngor’s journey is one of survival, resilience, and tragic injustice. After escaping the Cambodian genocide, he...
20 Feb 201830min
Academy Award Winning Crimes: Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski’s life reads like a Hollywood script—marked by unimaginable tragedy, artistic triumph, and shocking scandal. Surviving the Holocaust and enduring personal heartbreak, he rose to fame as...
13 Feb 201852min
Academy Award Winning Crimes: The Dog Day Afternoon Bank Heist
The Academy Awards celebrate Hollywood’s finest, but some Oscar-winning films are rooted in real-life crime. One of the most unforgettable is Dog Day Afternoon—a gripping portrayal of a chaotic New Yo...
6 Feb 201840min
Survivor Stories: Mary Vincent
In 1978, a teenage hitchhiker accepted a ride in Northern California—only to be brutally attacked by a violent predator. The assault on Mary Vincent was so horrifying it sent shockwaves through the pu...
30 Jan 201840min
