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Trial 4

Innocent man. Guilty system.

  • 2020
  • Ended
  • Documentary · Crime · Reality
  • ~53m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 7.0/10

Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.

Latest: Limited Series · 2020

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  1. E1. Chapter 1: Execution-Style Murder

    Nov 11, 2020 · 52m

    In 1993, the execution-style killing of a Boston police officer sets off a frantic citywide search for suspects.

  2. E2. Chapter 2: Usual Suspects

    Nov 11, 2020 · 56m

    Police home in on a suspect, a 19-year-old named Sean K. Ellis. Boston journalists and cops recall another murder case that fanned racial tensions.

  3. E3. Chapter 3: Three Trials

    Nov 11, 2020 · 58m

    As Ellis and his lawyers recount his first jury trial, former jurors share their decision processes. A witness's statements are put to the test.

  4. E4. Chapter 4: Badge Of Shame

    Nov 11, 2020 · 54m

    Journalists expose corruption in the Boston Police Department, inspiring Ellis to seek a new trial and perhaps a new lawyer.

  5. E5. Chapter 5: Hidden Link

    Nov 11, 2020 · 54m

    Ellis' attorney, Rosemary Scapicchio, remains dogged in her pursuit of the missing documents that may hold the key to her client getting a new trial.

  6. E6. Chapter 6: A Taste Of Freedom

    Nov 11, 2020 · 54m

    Knowing it's his last chance, Ellis nervously prepares for a fourth murder trial. Also, an investigator searches for an old witness.

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