Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield

Season 1

A deep dive into the most provocative and talked about trials and cases of all-time.

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48 Episodes

  • Florida v. Anthony
    E1
    Florida v. AnthonyThe mystery surrounding the death of Caylee Anthony grips the nation; the only thing more shocking than the testimony is the verdict itself.
  • Arizona v. Arias
    E2
    Arizona v. Arias
  • Florida v. Sievers
    E3
    Florida v. Sievers
  • Nevada v. Simpson
    E4
    Nevada v. SimpsonYears after being found not guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, OJ Simpson is back in a courtroom and again facing felony charges. The jury must decide if the case is legitimate or an attempt to punish Simpson for the past.
  • Texas v. Mowbray
    E5
    Texas v. MowbrayBeing found guilty of the murder of her husband, her conviction was overturned, and would once again face a jury of her peers. Would a new jury believe that he took his own life or would the prosecution once again prove she was a killer?
  • Texas v. Mallard
    E6
    Texas v. MallardWhile driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, Chante Mallard allegedly struck pedestrian Gregory Biggs, impaling him in the windshield; what she did and didn't do next, is what turned a terrible accident into a shocking case of murder.
  • Texas v. Guyger
    E7
    Texas v. GuygerShots rang out when off-duty Dallas police officer Amber Guyger found Botham Jean in her apartment. Except it wasn't her apartment. The only thing more shocking than the revelations of Botham Jean's murder was the remarkable act of forgiveness.
  • Florida v. Carlton
    E8
    Florida v. CarltonCarlton owed his wife in back child support. It would be cheaper to pay a hit man to make her go away. What he didn't know was that the it was an undercover cop and the proof of his ex's demise was staged with the assistance of Elizabeth.
  • Florida v. Wuornos
    E9
    Florida v. WuornosAileen Wuornos sold her body to survive and along the way generated a deep-seeded rage for those who would pay for her services. That rage resulted in the deaths of seven Florida men and the labelling of Wuornos as the first female serial killer.
  • Florida v. Nelson
    E10
    Florida v. NelsonWhen ex-con Scott Nelson looked at middle-aged nanny Jennifer Fulford, he allegedly saw a target for his rage. Nelson had other plans when he entered the courtroom for his murder trial.
  • Florida v. Coday
    E11
    Florida v. CodayWilliam Coday thought he met the love of his life when Gloria Gomez came into the library where he worked. Years earlier, he'd thought he had a similar love. And like that girl, Gloria's life would come to a similarly brutal end.
  • Betty Broderick
    E12
    Betty Broderick
  • California v. Spector
    E13
    California v. SpectorNo one knows why actress Lana Clarkson decided to go to music producer Phil Spector's home for a nightcap, but they do know that by the end of the night she was dead; Spector claims she committed suicide, but the evidence says otherwise.
  • California v. Lyle and Erik Menendez
    E14
    California v. Lyle and Erik MenendezPeople couldn't imagine what made Erik and Lyle Menendez brutally murder their parents; the prosecution said it was greed and the defense said something much darker; a family secret that would shock and grip the nation.
  • California v. Murray
    E15
    California v. MurrayMichael Jackson's personal doctor, Conrad Murray, took an oath to first do no harm. But that's exactly what prosecutors say Murray did when Jackson died from an overdose from a powerful anaesthesia.
  • California v. Bardo
    E16
    California v. BardoRebecca Schaeffer was talented, pretty, and had her whole life ahead of her when she unknowingly opened the door of her Hollywood apartment to her killer Robert Bardo. Bardo's lawyers say his mental illness caused him to snap.
  • Florida v. Hartung
    E17
    Florida v. HartungThe murders of Voncile Smith and her sons John and Richard set Pensacola, Florida on edge; the courts try to decide if this was an occult ritual or something much more basic: greed.
  • New Jersey v. Ravi
    E18
    New Jersey v. RaviRutgers freshman Tyler Clementi and Dharun Ravi had only been roommates for few weeks when Ravi decided to secretly film Tyler kissing another man. Soon after, Clementi took his own life and Ravi faced surprising criminal charges.
  • Florida v. Benayer
    E19
    Florida v. BenayerAs the saying goes, he who represents himself in court has a fool for a client. But in the case of Marc Benayer, who shot a man in his synagogue parking lot, was he a fool, or did his mental illness affect whether the jury would find him guilty?
  • Florida v. Ferrell
    E20
    Florida v. FerrellAs shocking as the brutal double murder committed by vampire-obsessed teenaged Rod Ferrell was, nobody expected him to plead guilty at the start of his trial, leaving just the monumental question of how young is too young for the death penalty.
  • California v. Han
    E21
    California v. HanSome say the idea of an evil twin is the stuff of soap operas and classic movies. But those people never met identical twins Gina and Sunny Han, whose rivalry was so intense it led to a murder plot and trial filled with twists and turns that have to be seen to be believed.
  • New Jersey v. McGuire
    E22
    New Jersey v. McGuireMelanie McGuire made a living bringing life into the world as a fertility clinic nurse, but the police accused her of shooting her husband, dismembering his body, and disposing of it in suitcases dumped into the Chesapeake Bay.
  • New Jersey v. Neulander
    E23
    New Jersey v. NeulanderRabbi Fred Neulander was a pillar of his Cherry Hill, New Jersey community - the founder of a synagogue, a father and a husband. Little did anyone know, he was also an adulterer, one capable of hiring a hit man to murder his own wife.
  • Florida v. Dippolito
    E24
    Florida v. DippolitoMark Dippolito couldn't believe it when the police told him his new bride Dalia had hired a hitman to have him killed; he was even more surprised when she claimed in court that it was his idea.
  • California v. Sommer
    E25
    California v. SommerCynthia Sommer's world was turned upside down when her husband died. But five years later, she was convicted of poisoning him. The court tries to learn if she really murdered him or if she was wrongfully convicted.
  • California v. Powell
    E26
    California v. PowellFor the four LAPD cops who beat Rodney King with batons it may have been business as usual. But then the world learned that it had been captured on video, and those 81 seconds changed everything. Soon after came a headline grabbing trial that forced the nation to address long simmering racial justice issues that continue today.
  • Arizona v. Ring
    E27
    Arizona v. RingIt takes a lot of planning and skill to pull off an armored car heist in broad daylight outside a mall on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Timothy Ring and his crew pulled it off, but never planned on how to get away with it, resulting a trial that would eventually change death penalty cases nationwide.
  • Arizona v. Johnson
    E28
    Arizona v. JohnsonWhere is Baby Gabriel? At one point his mother Elizabeth Johnson claimed she killed him. At another, she said that she gave him to a mysterious couple in Texas. Will we ever know what really happened?
  • California v. Iversen
    E29
    California v. IversenJust weeks after a jury found four LAPD officers innocent of brutally beating Rodney King, the LAPD was once again put in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Officer Douglas Iversen shot unarmed tow truck driver attempting to flee a crime scene. Now another jury must decide if an LAPD officer went too far.
  • Arizona v. Roque
    E30
    Arizona v. RoqueEmotions ran high in the days following the 9/11 attack on the United States. For the most part the grief and anger brought people together. But for Frank Roque it was a motivation for killing an innocent immigrant chasing the American dream.
  • Charles Manson
    E31
    Charles Manson
  • Wisconsin v. Wirth
    E32
    Wisconsin v. WirthJennifer Luick said she was having a little fun when she pinched Andrew Wirth's buttocks in a bar. That pinch resulted in the deaths of Jennifer and her boyfriend Greg Peters. For the first time, Andrew Wirth sits down for an interview about the night that forever changed his life.
  • Michigan v. Pyne
    E33
    Michigan v. PyneJeffery Pyne was every parent's dream in so many ways, so many wonder what drove him to commit the brutal murder of his own mother.
  • Arizona v. Falater
    E34
    Arizona v. FalaterWhat would motivate a man to brutally stab and drown his wife and the mother of his children? Scott Falater can't answer that question because he has no memory of doing so, claiming he was sleepwalking at the time. Would he be able to convince a jury of that?
  • Wisconsin v. Masarik
    E35
    Wisconsin v. MasarikFrank Jude nearly lost his life when a group of drunken off-duty Milwaukee police officers brutalized him over a missing badge. But his real fight would be taking on the Blue Wall of Silence in his quest for justice.
  • Washington v. Letourneau
    E36
    Washington v. LetourneauSome called it a love affair. Others, a crime. The shocking story that 34-year-old married schoolteacher and mom Mary Kay Letourneau was having sex with a 12-year-old student grabbed headlines around the world. And it was only the first in a series of wild revelations.
  • Winconsin vs Jensen
    E37
    Winconsin vs JensenJudgment Of The Antifreeze Murder
  • Michigan v. Seaman
    E38
    Michigan v. SeamanNancy Seaman never denied killing her husband Robert with a hatchet. The question is, did she plan it or was the murder a desperate attempt to save her own life after what she claims was three decades of physical and emotional abuse.
  • Wisconsin v. Beck
    E39
    Wisconsin v. BeckHarry Beck thought he was doing the right thing when he agreed to talk to his brother Dave's on-again off again girlfriend Kimberly Passwaters about their relationship. But when Dave killed her the right thing became being the state's star witness Dave's murder trial.
  • Washington v. Haq
    E40
    Washington v. HaqNo one argued that Naveed Haq suffered from mental health issues when he walked into the Seattle Jewish Federation office and started shooting, wounding six women and killing one. The question for the jury was "did his mental health issues make it less of a crime?"
  • Washington v. Foos
    E41
    Washington v. FoosReverend Randall Foos says it was just an unfortunate accident when his car hit and killed 19-year-old Sara Casey as she rode her bicycle. But a civil suit revealed more than the eye could see...or couldn't, that turned this accident into a crime.
  • Oregon v. Worthington
    E42
    Oregon v. WorthingtonWhen 15-month-old Ava Worthington became ill with a cold, her parents Carl and Raylene did what they always did - relied on the tenets of the Followers of Christ church, a Pentecostal sect that insisted the power of prayer was the only cure she needed. When Ava died, prosecutors didn't find it to be a matter of faith, they considered it a crime.
  • Oregon v. Beagley
    E43
    Oregon v. BeagleyProsecutors said the death of 16-year-old Neil Beagley was completely preventable; so much so his parents were charged with criminally negligent homicide. As members of the Followers of Christ Church they, believed unwavering faith was the only thing Neil needed, just as they did months earlier when their granddaughter died under similar circumstances and her parents were charged with the very same crime.
  • Colorado v. Andrade
    E44
    Colorado v. AndradeFriends and family of Angie Zapata say she never hid from the men she dated that that she was a transgender woman. Michael Andrade claims she did and that the revelation drove him to brutally murder her. His resulting trial set a national precedent for prosecuting a hate crime against a transgender person.
  • Michigan v. Kevorkian
    E45
    Michigan v. KevorkianDr. Jack Kevorkian thought it was an act of mercy to help over 130 terminally ill patients die a peaceful, pain free death. Michigan prosecutors said it was murder and spent years trying to get a jury to agree with them.
  • Colorado v. Nelson
    E46
    Colorado v. NelsonPolice dispatcher Shawna Nelson thought she had committed the perfect crime when she shot her romantic rival Heath Garraus execution style, but she underestimated the abilities of the very police department she worked for to get to the bottom of the murder.
  • California v. Winslow
    E47
    California v. WinslowWith a beautiful wife, loving family and plenty of money in the bank, NFL star Kellen Winslow II seemingly had it all when he left the game behind. But then five women came forward to accuse him of rape and other sex crimes -- charges that could put Kellen Winslow in prison for the rest of his life.
  • Michigan v. Schmitz
    E48
    Michigan v. SchmitzScott Amendure thought the Jenny Jones Show was the perfect place to reveal to his friend Jonathan Schmitz that he had a crush on him. Three days later, Schmitz shot Amendure to death, but was it mental illness or homophobia that made Schmitz snap? And was he the only one responsible?

 

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