Episode 5, The Scottsboro Boys. A series of trials, appeals, and Supreme Court rulings that greatly impacted the start of the Civil Rights Movement. If you're a history buff like my husband, you'll enjoy this in depth coverage of the Scottsboro Boys trials.

Sources:

https://famous-trials.com/scottsboroboys/1598-weemsv-state

https://famous-trials.com/scottsboroboys/1542-pat1935

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/287/45/

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_acct.html

https://www.famous-trials.com/scottsboroboys/1601-chronology

https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/the-saga-of-the-scottsboro-boys

The final part of this three-part series, we talk closing arguments, the verdict, the sentencing, and more. Was this a case of a woman who defended herself? Or a woman who was a cold-blooded serial killer? Let me know your thoughts at crimetoconviction@gmail.com or in our Facebook Group Crime to Conviction.

Sources:

https://www.courttv.com/trials/florida-v-aileen-wuornos-1992/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jylmk_T9V2o

https://people.com/who-is-aileen-wuornos-adoptive-mom-11842322

TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT

Part Two of this three-part series, we discuss the evidence of 6 other murders by Aileen Wuornos, two men who claim to have survived interactions with Wuornos, and Aileen Wuornos herself takes the stand and we hear her side of the story regarding what happened to Richard Mallory.

Source: https://www.courttv.com/trials/florida-v-aileen-wuornos-1992/

Part One of this three-part series, we examine the evidence surrounding the death of Richard Mallory and the investigation that led authorities to Aileen Wuornos. From crime scene details to witness statements and forensic findings, prosecutors believed the evidence pointed to premeditated murder - while Aileen claimed she was fighting for her life.

***TRIGGER WARNING: CHILD VICTIMS***

In 1977, three girls were murdered at Camp Scott in Locust Grove, Oklahoma.

This episode breaks down what happened, the evidence, and the case against Gene Leroy Hart - focusing on one question - What can actually be proven?

Sources:

girlscoutmurders.com

https://www.oscn.net/dockets/GetCaseInformation.aspx?db=mayes&number=CRF-1977-00131&cmid=5570965

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/21/archives/trial-in-girl-scout-slayings-is-delayed-by-allegations-of-a-book.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/31/archives/convict-acquitted-in-death-of-3-girl-scouts-mother-bursts-into.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/05/archives/prisoner-acquitted-in-sex-slayings-dies-gene-leroy-hart-cleared-in.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/17/archives/suspect-called-unsure-whether-he-killed-girl-scouts-end-for.html