In January 2015, a call of an unconscious female came into the Santa Clara County Sheriff's office in Palo Alto, California. Deputies responded to a fraternity house on the Stanford campus and found an unresponsive woman who had been sexually assaulted, lying on the ground outside, behind a dumpster. The suspect was a freshman at Stanford, and the trial and sentencing that followed would make national news.

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In August 2026, the trial started for Lindsay Clancy, who is alleged to have killed her three children. The Prosecution told the jury it was premeditated murder, while the Defense said she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and couldn’t be held criminally responsible.

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On April 9, 2016, a road rage shooting took place in New Orleans, Louisiana that would claim the life of former NFL star Will Smith. With conflicting stories from both sides, what would happen during the trial of the man accused of killing him?

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