Dan Abrams
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English
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The true story of Abraham Lincoln's last murder trial, a case in which he had a deep personal involvement--and which played out in the nation's newspapers as he began his presidential campaign. At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln, who had been involved in more than three thousand cases--including more than twenty-five murder trials--during his...
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Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Chronicles the epic 1915 libel case in which Theodore Roosevelt, weighing a last presidential run, turned on former allies to challenge corruption in the political party that made him.
"The bestselling authors of Lincoln's Last Trial take readers inside the courtroom to witness the epic 1915 case in which Theodore Roosevelt, weighing one last presidential run, defended his integrity and challenged the political system. 'No more dramatic courtroom...
3) John Adams under fire: the Founding Father's fight for justice in the Boston Massacre murder trial
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Hanover Square Press, with Harlequin Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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History remembers John Adams as a Founding Father and our country's second president. But in the tense years before the American Revolution, he was still just a lawyer, fighting for justice in one of the most explosive murder trials of the era. On the night of March 5, 1770, shots were fired by British soldiers on the streets of Boston, killing five civilians. The Boston Massacre has often been called the first shots of the American Revolution. As...
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Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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NOW A NATIONAL BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling authors Dan Abrams and David Fisher bring to life the incredible story of one of America's most publicized--and most surprising--criminal trials in history. No crime in history had more eyewitnesses. On November 24, 1963, two days after the killing of President Kennedy, a troubled nightclub owner named Jack Ruby quietly slipped into the Dallas police station and assassinated the assassin, Lee Harvey...
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English
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The defense lawyer for Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, the Selma marchers, and other civil rights heroes reveals the true story of the historic trial that made Dr. King a national hero.
Fred D. Gray was just twenty-four years old when he became the defense lawyer for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a young minister who had become the face of the bus boycott that had rocked the city of in Montgomery, Alabama. In this incredible history, Gray takes...
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Court Cam volume 5
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English
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Bone chilling courtroom drama surrounding a man who committed a grisly murder... of his own parents; the right person is finally convicted for a decades old crime; a scofflaw repeatedly tests the patience of judge; and more.
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Court Cam volume 30
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English
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The mother of a murder victim comes face to face with the killer--her own grandson; a widow seeks her own form of justice; courthouse nuptials take a shocking turn; and more.
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Taking the Stand volume 5
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English
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A shootout with police in West Virginia leads to the arrest of a 23-year-old Texas man, who is charged with savagely killing an elderly couple, robbing them and burning down their home.
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Court Cam volume 7
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English
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A defendant facing life in prison takes a deputy's gun, resulting in a tragic event; a defense attorney is brutally attacked by the man he's representing; a man enters an Oklahoma courthouse with no pants; and more.
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Taking the Stand volume 15
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English
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When 3-year-old Hannah Wesche dies of head trauma, the babysitter who cared for her is indicted for her murder. Lindsay Partin takes the stand to defend her innocence...and to try to explain several suspicious statements she gave to police detectives.
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Court Cam volume 10
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English
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A teen impersonating a cop takes the law into his own hands; family members of a murdered woman seek revenge in the courtroom; a high speed chase ends with a heated court appearance; and more.
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Court Cam volume 39
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English
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The powerful trial involving a deadly misunderstanding leads to an emotionally charged verdict; a violent offender loses his cool and is brought down by a heroic judge; a sovereign citizen in Montana won't give up without a fight; and more.
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Court Cam volume 49
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English
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A 93-year-old files a complaint in his apartment complex--with a gun; a revealing outfit gets a defendant in hot water; an attorney orders a hit on her client who happens to be in jail--and her boyfriend; and more.
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Taking the Stand volume 6
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English
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Former Houston doctor Leon Jacob is currently serving a life sentence after being found guilty after he and his girlfriend, Valerie McDaniel, plotted the murder of his ex-girlfriend and Valerie's ex-husband.
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Live Rescue Emergency Response volume 5
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English
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An unflinching look at emergency first responders in action. Hit-and run in New Jersey, bridge rescue in Arizona, car accident in Missouri.
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Court Cam volume 3
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English
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A desperate defendant makes an impossible courthouse escape; a young man squares off in court--against his own parents; a heartbreaking victim impact statement from a devastated father; and more.
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Court Cam volume 33
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English
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A reckless driver ends up in court after a shocking car chase caught on camera; an obscene screen name gets a defendant in hot water; a Hollywood actress ends up in jail; and more.
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Taking the Stand volume 10
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English
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George Burch stands accused of the brutal murder of Nicole VanderHeyden, a 31 year old mother of three. He willingly takes the stand to prove he is not guilty and provide the jury with an alternative suspect.
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Live Rescue Emergency Response volume 3
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English
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An unflinching look at emergency first responders in action. Severed finger in Arizona, hit-and-run in California, senior citizen fight in New Jersey.
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Court Cam volume 37
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English
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A father risks everything when he attacks his son's killer in court; it takes eight bailiffs to bring down a defendant with nothing to lose; a man who spent twenty years in prison for a murder he didn't commit hopes for freedom; and more.