Taking the Stand

Stay-at-home mom Danielle Redlick was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence in the death of her husband, pro sports executive Michael Redlick. After holding on to her account of the night of January 11, 2019 for nearly three years, Danielle finally takes the witness stand, and her story takes a turn. What will the jury think of Danielle waiting nearly 11 hours to call 911 and her claims of abuse?

When an entire family is found in a decaying pile of bodies by the side of a Florida road, the hunt is on to find what police fear might be two more victims, 28-year-old Adam Matos and his 4-year-old autistic son Tristan. Adam and his son are found alive, launching a bizarre investigation where Adam claims he acted in self-defense after being attacked by his ex-girlfriend's new love. That defense devolved into accidently killing his ex-girlfriend, her parents, and the new boyfriend--and then living with the bodies for several days. Will baby-faced Adam be able to convince the jury that the grizzly scene police found at the home is really a result of self-defense? And how will he explain selling the family's dogs and ordering pizza post massacre? His calm demeanor and explanation for every bizarre detail may just win him his freedom.

A romance author writes about how to murder a husband, and then kills her spouse. It might sound like the plot of a novel, but it happened in Oregon in 2018. Nancy Crampton Brophy, 72, shot and killed her husband, Daniel Brophy, on June 2, 2018 at the now-closed Oregon Culinary Institute, where he was a well-respected instructor. She was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in September 2018, and was found guilty in May 2022 after a seven-week trial. She was sentenced to life in prison.

Curtis Reeves stands accused of murdering Chad Oulson over popcorn at a matinee movie. The defense claims he acted in self defense--that Oulson was the aggressor and Reeves reasonably felt his life was in danger. The state's prosecutors argue that Reeves was short-tempered and unjustified in the shooting. At stake for the 79 year old is life in prison. Will he be able to convince the jury he feared for his life? Or will the jury believe he killed Chad Oulson in anger?

When renowned snake-breeder Ben Renick is found dead in his snake facility, law enforcement assume he is a victim of one of his deadly snakes... until the coroner finds bullet casings hidden behind shelves. Three years of investigation eventually lead police to Ben's wife, Lynlee Renick. Lynlee takes the stand to confess that she was present the day her husband got murdered but claims her innocence and points the finger at her ex-boyfriend, Michael Humphrey, and reveals that Ben was anything but the loving husband everyone assumed.

When a young college student disappears on her evening run, investigators scour her small town searching for her. And when her accused attacker, Cristhian Bahena Rivera takes the stand, the story becomes more complicated than they could've ever imagined. Who will the jury believe?

Joshua Aide, a former Marine, is on trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend's father, as well as her attempted murder and that of a family friend. He claims he was ambushed by the three who were plotting to kill him and cash in on his life insurance policy. Will he be able to convince the jury he acted in self defense and avoid life in prison?