Episodes

How Men Get Off

An Arizona man claims jewelry thieves killed his wife, but his story unravels almost immediately. His temporary insanity defense, however, proves to be a formidable opponent in court.

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An Arizona man claims jewelry thieves killed his wife, but his story unravels almost immediately. His temporary insanity defense, however, proves to be a formidable opponent in court.

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The Consent Offense

Police believe they've solved a mysterious death in Florida, but at trial the case takes a shocking turn, and a seemingly straight-forward case of murder by strangulation spirals into a bizarre crime story.

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A Few Bad Men

A man with a violent criminal history is imprisoned after he nearly kills his girlfriend. Just months after he's released early on parole, he finds himself at the center of another tragic case.

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A man with a violent criminal history is imprisoned after he nearly kills his girlfriend. Just months after he's released early on parole, he finds himself at the center of another tragic case.

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The Panic Defense

Two strangers meet at a bar, but their evening ends with a gruesome death. Police think they know who's to blame, but questions of motive leave them stumped.

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Two strangers meet at a bar, but their evening ends with a gruesome death. Police think they know who's to blame, but questions of motive leave them stumped.

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The Perfect Victim

One woman escapes the clutches of a New Jersey serial killer, and the friends and family of another victim set a trap to deliver the killer to police.

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One woman escapes the clutches of a New Jersey serial killer, and the friends and family of another victim set a trap to deliver the killer to police.

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Helen & Olga

Two elderly women in Los Angeles seem to pull off the perfect murder. But when they try and pull it off nearly six years later, things don't go as planned.

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Two elderly women in Los Angeles seem to pull off the perfect murder. But when they try and pull it off nearly six years later, things don't go as planned.

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Junk Science

A debunked form of forensic science helps put a Florida man behind bars for life.

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A debunked form of forensic science helps put a Florida man behind bars for life.

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The Casey Anthony Episode

A famous case with a controversial verdict poses questions about legal strategy and media coverage.

21m

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A famous case with a controversial verdict poses questions about legal strategy and media coverage.

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Stand Her Ground

A woman is denied use of a controversial legal defense, begging the question, who is this law for?

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A woman is denied use of a controversial legal defense, begging the question, who is this law for?

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Elephant in the Womb

A pregnant woman from Wisconsin is held against her will on the basis of a terrifying law.

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A pregnant woman from Wisconsin is held against her will on the basis of a terrifying law.

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Concrete Ceiling

A woman protects herself and is criminalized for doing so. How common is a story like hers?

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A woman protects herself and is criminalized for doing so. How common is a story like hers?

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Bye Bye Wozniak

A murderer on death row is left in limbo due to California's broken system.

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A murderer on death row is left in limbo due to California's broken system.

Extras

True Crime Story: Indefensible Trailer

Writer, comedian, and Daily Show alumna Jena Friedman travels the country in this true crime series that breaks the mold, "Indefensible". It's less of a whodunit and more like, "How the hell does this keep happening?" Jena uses her fearless, probing interview style to dig deep into each case. Her goal is to reveal the hidden injustices and dysfunctions in our criminal justice system.

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True Crime Story: Indefensible

Using her unflinching comedic point of view, Jena Friedman ("The Daily Show") travels the US in this true crime series to reveal the absurdity and dysfunction in our criminal justice system.