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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.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP59 "Jailhouse Calls And Police Interviews"More jailhouse phone calls were played for the jury. After she was arrested for first-degree murder in her husband, Gary Farris's death, Melody called her lover, Rusty Barton, who was afraid the two of them would break up. So, what did Rusty know about the victim's remains being found in a burn pile on the Farris family farm? The State tried raised suspicion on his role with what he said on recorded police interviews played out in Court.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP60 "Two Girlfriends And An Open Marriage"Cross-Examination got personal with Melody Farris's lover during his testimony on the witness stand. While she was cheating on Gary, her husband, with a man named Rusty Barton, Rusty himself was cheating on Melody with another woman. Rusty told the jury that Melody blamed her two sons in killing Gary. This not-so-secret lover in the Farris's turbulent marriage wrapped up his testimony for jurors.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP33 "Physical And Mental Health Woes"Jurors heard about the mental and physical health issues of the defendant. Years before he killed Jennifer Fulford, Scott Nelson dealt with a range of serious health issues that included everything from poor memory and impaired verbal recall to coronary artery disease. Neuropsychologist Dr. Robert Ouaou faced cross-examination by the prosecution team. They wanted to play down that mental health woes was a mitigating factor to why and how Nelson committed this heinous crime.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP34 "The Neurological Evaluation"Scott Nelson's attorney brought in details of the neurological evaluation he underwent. While he was in jail on murder charges for the death of Jennifer Fulford, several mental health experts and medical doctors evaluated him for any and all issues. According to Dr. Mark Rubino, a neurologist, Nelson's medical history showed significant head injury and stroke. All this started from when Nelson was hit by a car as a little boy followed by numerous head injuries he sustained as a teenager.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP35 "Declining Cognitive Functions"Jurors learned more about Scott Nelson's apparently declining health which his defense wanted to highlight as a mitigating factor in his role in killing Jennifer Fulford. On the stand, was Dr. Mark Rubino, the neurologist who pointed out the fact that Nelson dealt with several concussions sustained from head injuries over the years. All this impaired his cognitive functioning. Next, a prison expert took the stand to enlighten jurors on Nelson's life as a federal prison inmate.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP36 "Federal Prison Records"Scott Nelson was in and out of prison throughout his adult years. A good chunk of that was in federal prison. He was convicted on charges of kidnapping, assault, substance abuse and bank robbery. An expert in federal prisons took the stand with detail records of Nelson's time as a prison inmate. Tim Gravette claimed 95% of Nelson's time behind bars included him being placed in special housing away from the general prison population.
Victim To Verdict
A-list actor Alec Baldwin was rehearsing a scene for his Western film 'Rust' when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed. Who loaded the live round in the prop gun? And are actors responsible for what happens when the crew tells them the prop gun is safe? Watch as Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial comes to a dramatic conclusion.
Victim To Verdict - The trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Hollywood star Johnny Depp's career suffered after his ex-wife Amber Heard wrote an op-ed claiming to be a victim of sexual violence. What followed was a civil trial that captured the attention of the public.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP47 "The Legal Assistant And The Affair"Jurors listened to testimony from the defendant's husband's assistant-turned-lover. Infidelity played a role in the turbulent marriage of the Farris'. Both sides allegedly committed long-term sexual affairs. Angela Phillips admitted to the jury that over time their relationship turned from professional to romantic. This became complicated when Phillips became friends with Melody and her daughters.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP48 "The Law Firm"According to Gary Farris' legal assistant, he believed his wife, Melody, was poisoning him. Angela Phillips noted how sick Gary was before he was killed. He kept getting spells that forced him to get checked by a doctor for possible poisoning. A co-worker and a good friend of Gary's took the stand. Patrick Clarke explained to jurors the capital contribution process for an equity partner in the law firm they worked at.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP21 "Defense Rests Their Case"Scott Nelson had more to tell jurors on what led to him killing Jennifer Fulford. On the stand, he did not deny his actions. Instead, he wanted to make clear his true motive in this kidnap, robbery, carjack, and murder. After his testimony, his defense team rested their case to jurors. Next was closing arguments. The jury would soon decide on Nelson's guilt in the kidnapping-murder of Jennifer Fulford. If they choose to convict him, these same jurors will decide if he faces the death penalty.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP22 "Murder Timeline"Prosecutors accusing Scott Nelson of intentionally murdering Jennifer Fulford gave their final remarks to jurors. In the State's closing arguments they laid out their timeline of events that began with a home invasion and ended with Fulford's remains left abandoned in a grassy field. A killer on the run was how the prosecutor put it in Scott Nelson's actions. If the jury convicted him for this murder, the State would then turn their evidence against him for why he should face the death penalty.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP23 "Intention To Rob And Kill"Scott Nelson's defense team delivered their closing arguments to jurors in his murder trial. His lawyer claimed Nelson never premeditated the suffocating and stabbing Death of Jennifer Fulford. Therefore, he argued this wasn't felony murder. But later, prosecutors reminded jurors that Scott Nelson brought and used duct tape and zip ties to intentionally rob and kill this innocent nanny. Jurors would have the last say on what was really on Nelson's mind before he attacked Fulford.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP24 "Verdict"After just four hours of deliberations, the jury rendered their verdict in Scott Nelson's role in Jennifer Fulford's death. Next, the life of a once homeless drifter and former-felon-turned-murderer was now in the hands of these jurors. The death penalty phase was underway and this same jury who convicted Nelson of murder would decide if he should be executed by the state of Florida.
Accomplice to Murder, With Vinnie Politan
S2, EP11 "VT v. Durenleau: Last Call at Veronica's Tavern"In the peaceful village of Essex Junction, Vermont, Michael Durenleau's life is cut short with a knife through the heart in the darkness behind Veronica's Tavern after celebratory drinks with his wife Rebecca.
Accomplice to Murder, With Vinnie Politan
S2, EP12 "MI v. Vander Ark - Monsters In Plain Sight"In a case that shocked the nation, a mother and son stand trial for the unthinkable; Shanda Vander Ark, once a promising law clerk, now faces murder charges in the death of her own child.