The Reasoning Behind Court Decisions

Did this well-known singer and actor produce a false claim that he was a victim of a vicious hate crime? The Alleged Hate-Crime On January 29th, 2019, famous actor and singer Jussie Smollett filed a report to the Chicago Police Department that he had…

Did Erik and Lyle Menendez kill their parents by justifiable means? The Murder of José and Mary Menendez "Anytime your kids kill you, you are at least partly to blame." On August 28, 1989, Erik and Lyle Menendez left their Beverly Hills hom…

Could've Micheal Jackson's death been prevented if his personal physician wasn't negligent? The Death of Micheal Jackson On the morning of June 25, 2009, pop singer Micheal Jackson didn't come out of his bedroom after going to sleep t…

The story of one of history's most well-known trials. The trial of Lizzie Borden, which took place in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1893, was one of the most sensational and highly publicized trials of the 19th century. Borden was accused of murd…

Did a successful actor murder his wife in cold blood? The Murder of Bonny Lee Bakley On May 4, 2001, Robert Blake took his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, to an Italian restaurant for dinner. After dinner, Blake left his wife in the car and returned to the r…

The story of a man who allegedly killed four boys after racially profiling them.  The Trial of Bernhard Goetz The trial of Bernhard Goetz, also known as the "Subway Vigilante" case, was a highly publicized criminal case in New York City in t…

The police brutality trial that made national headlines and sparked riots after a vicious beating. The LAPD trial of 1992-1993 On March 3, 1991, officers of LAPD Timothy Wind, Laurence Powell, and Theodore Briseno stopped Rodney King for a traffic of…

The shocking wrongful conviction that led to the prosecutor urging clemency.  The Trial of Leonard Peltier An American-Indian activist Leonard Peltier, who later became one of the most prominent advocates for the rights of North America’s native peop…

The story of the crazy wrongful conviction. Three men Charles Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskelley Jr. and Damien Echols, also called as West Memphis Three, were tried and wrongfully convicted in 1994 for murdering three boys Michael Moore, Christopher By…

The story of the infamous murder that took place in Laramie, Wyoming In 1999, the small town of Laramie, Wyoming was thrust into the national spotlight when a young gay man named Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten and left to die on the outskirts of…