True Crime Story: Indefensible

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In Palm Bay, Florida a seemingly innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. The strongest evidence against him? A debunked form of forensic science.

One of the most famous cases in modern history ends with a verdict that shakes the nation. Who's responsible, and what part did trial consultants and the media play?

Facing twenty years in prison for firing a warning shot, a Florida woman is denied use of a controversial legal defense. What went wrong, and who is this law really designed for?

A Wisconsin woman goes to a hospital hoping to confirm her pregnancy and get medical help, but she instead finds she's stepped into a nightmare. After being held captive for several days and denied a lawyer, she's thrown in jail.

A California woman who claims she was acting in self-defense ends up in prison for murder. While there, she finds her story is much more common than she realized.

A senseless double murder lands a California man on death row. Despite this harsh sentence, a broken system surrounding the death penalty leaves everyone feeling justice hasn't been served.