S1E5 Big Dan's
The case of Cheryl Araujo: After a woman is raped on a bar's pool table, the trial is televised live on CNN, revealing the woman's identity and the brutal cross-examination.
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#2
S1E1
Talk Show Murder
After Jonathan Schmitz murders his friend Scott Amedure following an infamous appearance on The Jenny Jones Show, the show's future is brought into the limelight as a civil suit is filed against the producers and distributors of the show by Amedure's family.
#3
S1E2
Subway Vigilante
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.
- 4. S1E3 "41 Shots"
- 5. S1E4 "King Richard"
- 6. S1E6 "Blago!"
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#6
S1E6
Blago!
When Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich finds himself facing a corruption trial, he tries to embrace the media and even goes on "Celebrity Apprentice."
- 5. S1E4 "King Richard"
- 4. S1E3 "41 Shots"
- 3. S1E2 "Subway Vigilante"
- 2. S1E1 "Talk Show Murder"
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Most Infamous: S1E1 Talk Show Murder
Best Hidden Gem: S1E5 Big Dan's
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