Watch Court TV Legendary Trials with Fubo
Plans start at $79.99/mo
Additional taxes, fees and regional restrictions may apply.
See the trials that captivated the world and made history! Join your favorite Court TV hosts, Vinnie Politan, Julie Grant, Michael Ayala, Ted Rowlands and Ashley Willcott, and witness all the dramatic moments streaming on Court TV Legendary Trials.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP39 "Defense's Final Remarks To Jurors"Jurors listened to the defense's closing arguments. Jade Janks' lead attorney poked holes in the state's case against her especially his main assertion that a homicide in Tom Merriman's death never even happened. Lead defense attorney Marc Carlos dismissed the state's two main claims against her during closing arguments. One, was that Merriman was murdered, and two, that his own stepdaughter collaborated with several men to try to drug, suffocate, and strangle him to death.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP40 "No Proof Of Murder"A murder plot makes no sense was what Marc Carlos, lead defense attorney, during closing arguments. The defense ripped the prosecution's case that Tom Merriman's death was part of a murder plot that involved his stepdaughter-neighbor and several men she tried to recruit as potential hitmen. The defense delivered the final phase of their closing arguments arguing that the state failed to prove not only that Janks was responsible in a premeditated murder but that a homicide even occurred.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Identifying DNA Profiles"The DNA expert tested key items he swabbed to show who was involved at the crime scene; according to the State, the physical evidence proved Ezra McCandless could not have killed Alex Woodworth in self-defense.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"EMT Style Pocket Knife"Alex Woodworth was stabbed with an "EMT style" pocket knife belonging to McCandless; it was later discovered the wounds on her were self-inflicted.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
S1, EP47 "Torn Clothes and Blood"The jury listens to more testimony about the torn clothing worn by Alex Woodworth and Ezra McCandless on the day of the murder; she says they ended up in a struggle over a knife in her back seat.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Ezra's Father Speaks"Ezra McCandless' father took the stand for the State; Ezra was living with her father in a different city at the time she killed Alex Woodworth; the prosecution hoped the jury would get a clear picture of an angry ex-girlfriend.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP5 "Ongoing Domestic Abuse"The allegations of abuse were crucial to the State's case against TikTok star-turned murder suspect Ali Abulaban. Before he was accused of shooting his wife, Ana, and her friend, Rayburn Barron, Ali was allegedly abusive toward Ana before their eventual separation. According to Ana's friends, she wanted to leave her husband. But she felt that she couldn't because divorce is discouraged in Filipino culture. Also, if she had divorced him, she could be deported, leaving her daughter with Ali.
TikTok Star Murder Trial
S1, EP6 "Rayburn Barron's Friend"Jurors learned about the physical abuse allegations against Ali Abulaban, along with accusations that he stalked his estrange wife Ana, and even spied on her. He was accused of first-degree murder in her death and that of her friend, Rayburn Barron. Friends of both victims gave the jury context as to what was actually going on in the home of Ali and Ana Abulaban. She chose to separate. But in the end, Ana would be shot to death and Ali was accused of her murder.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP165 "Alcohol And Hypothermia"The medical examiner on the stand said the manner of John O'Keefe's death was undetermined. Jurors learned that the cause of death involved multiple wounds, including skull fractures consistent with blunt-force trauma, along with hypothermia. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello went into the alcohol levels in O'Keefe's system when he passed away. According to Dr. Bello, his high alcohol level exacerbated the hypothermia as he was lying in the snow for hours during blizzard conditions.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP166 "Accident Or Homicide"Jurors saw autopsy photos as part of the state's case. On the stand was the medical examiner who did the full external body examination on John O'Keefe. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello's conclusion was that the manner of death was undetermined caused either by an accident or a homicide. During cross-examination, Karen Read's defense zeroed in on Dr. Bello's conclusion that one of O'Keefe's injuries was blunt force trauma. She admitted to jurors that a punch could explain the wounds found on his head.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP167 "State Rests Case"The State's final witness was still under cross-examination. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello testified that the injuries she examined on John O'Keefe's body could be consistent with both a hit-and-run as well as a severe beating involving blows to his head. Prosecutors finally rested their case against Karen read after two months of testimony. The spotlight now turned to her defense who tried to cast doubt on the State's case that she intentionally killed her boyfriend with her car.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP168 "The Snowplow Driver"A snowplow driver testified that he was working in the very area where John O'Keefe was found in the snow. But he told jurors, he did not see a body on the front lawn. Brian Loughran claimed to have passed the Albert home in the early morning hours the day John O'Keefe died. Not once, not twice, but three times... And he said there was not a body on the front lawn. His testimony contradicted the timeline of events presented by the State.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP169 "Large Dog Attack"The Defense's first expert witness testified. Dr. Marie Russell was a retired emergency medicine physician and forensic pathologist. Karen Read's attorneys hoped she would help show that the defendant had nothing to do with the death of John O'Keefe, her boyfriend. Dr. Russell was a retired doctor, a former police officer, and an expert on dog bites. She had reached out to the defense on her thoughts about what most likely happened to O'Keefe.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP170 "Different Analysis On The Cellphone Extraction"The State had more questions for the Defense's expert in the study of dog bites. Dr. Marie Russell contended that the wounds on John O'Keefe's body were consistent with a large dog attack. Next, the digital forensics examiner testifying for the Defense gave a different explanation about John O'Keefe's movements in the hours before he was found in the snow. This was based on the cell phone information collected during the murder investigation.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Officers Respond To A Traumatized Victim"Officers first treated Ezra McCandless as a traumatized victim when they arrived at the farmhouse where she had gone after killing Alex Woodworth. She was covered in his blood and barefoot in a stranger's home.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Computer Examiner Testiies"Investigators did a digitial forensic examination of Ezra McCandless's phone and computer. She was accused of luring Alex Woodworth, in a premeditated plot to kill him so she could get back with her ex-boyfriend.