Trial Watch
Season 1 Episode 39 - Scam Artist Granny
The hosts of Trial Watch detail such invigorating cases as a scam artist from Florida with a history of feigning injuries to collect personal injury payout sums in the hundreds of thousands of dollars & duped famed personal injury attorney Melvin Belli, a family affair that resulted in a mother embezzling millions of dollars from her company in gifts for her daughter, and a father who sues the Boy Scouts of America claiming his sons have been unfairly rejected from the organization due to their not believing in God, and more.
Subtitles: English
Starring:Robb Weller & Lisa Specht
Directed by:C.F. Bien
Season 1
S01:E01 - Creative Punishments
Trials featured in today's episode include a judge sentencing a child abuser to forced birth control as a contingent of probation, a custody battle stretching from a besieged mother and her scheming husband who takes their sons to Pakistan without her consent, and a female car dealer whose termination at work she attributes to gender discrimination.
S01:E02 - Trapped in a Snow Storm
The latest installment in this law-based series features segments on victims of a snowstorm whose entrapment led to amputations, a Brooklyn anti-drug activist whose wife was brutally murdered in response to his hostility towards drug dealers, as well as pieces on debt management & Arsenio Hall's ill-fated diner. All this & more this week on trial Watch!
S01:E03 - Bubble Gum Blues
The latest installment in this law-based series features a woman in a sexless marriage who accidentally shot her husband to death when he entered the home under the cover of darkness, a farmer couple who attributes their operation's hardships to the local power utility, & the world bubblegum champion who was arrested for popping a bubble in court.
S01:E04 - Dungeons, Dragons and Murder
Today's episode of Trial Watch follows such contemporary issues as a schizophrenic man who committed murder whilst playing a game of Dungeons & Dragons and was sentenced to death, a neighborhood man who took matters into his own hands and shot into a car full of alleged drug dealers for what he claimed was the protection of his neighborhood, and a rising college athlete whose life is cut short and his family's future is left hanging in limbo.
S01:E05 - Psychotic Psychiatrist
The completely true law stories relayed in the latest episode depict an elderly psychiatrist known for a sketchy history involved in the hiring of a hitman and the sale of hard drugs, and two brothers involved with union organizers whose former president had placed an international hit on their lives.
S01:E06 - Ninja Bank Robbers
The hosts of Trial Watch dedicate this latest installment to segments on ninja-style bank robbers wreaking havoc on Albuquerque banks, and Brian Wilson's recent alleged brainwashing and hostage-like situation with an allegedly hostile live-in psychologist.
S01:E07 - Playing Ball
The latest installment of Trial Watch focuses on such gripping legal cases as a serial killer who put hits on his own family to redeem an insurance policy, a high school teacher encouraged by the football coach to cook a failing athlete's grades so that he is eligible to play ball, and a court entirely dedicated to dogs' and other domestic animals' alleged crimes.
S01:E08 - Parental Kidnapping
Trial Watch takes on a variety of legal cases including a fast car collision between two separately drunk drivers, and an American mother's year-long battle to retrieve her sons from their questionable father's unlawful abduction and resettlement in Pakistan.
S01:E09 - Don Juan, Con Man
Today's series of law-based segments include an 11-month-old baby allegedly killed by the inadvertent folly of shaken baby syndrome and who can be held liable, a con man with an infamous reputation for seducing and taking advantage of unassuming women before robbing them clean of everything they owned, a potential murder suspect who did not believe himself to be guilty yet acknowledged he was high on PCP the night of the crime and did not remember his whereabouts.
S01:E10 - Dog on Death Row
Cases covered in this episode of Trial Watch include a kidnapping and murder of a young boy in Nevada and the falsely accused suspect who had to fight to prove his alibi of being miles away on the day of the crime, a journalist who finds himself in over his head with a trial alleging his role in a prostitution ring after attempting to allegedly write a piece on the industry, and a dog who has to fight the legal system to be place on parole to avoid euthanasia.
S01:E11 - Date Night in Court
Legal cases included in this installment a shocking murder of a young boy that turns its small town upside down as investigators struggle to piece together the sketchy confessions of four young men alleged to have been present at the scene of the crime, a woman whose date turns sour and decided to sue her companion for allegedly not paying his fair share of the rendezvous, and an underage gambler who was denied a million dollar jackpot he won due to his age restriction.
S01:E12 - Little Rascals Go to Court, The
Take an in-depth look into such unbelievable trials as one of a man who knew of his best friend's illegalities, was therefor an accomplice, and conceited to kill himself, as well as segments on the now-adult child actors from international hit TV show The Little Rascals suing the owners of the rights to their show for unpaid royalties, and an adoptive step-father who denies any financial obligations to what is in reality his wife's daughter even after their separation.
S01:E13 - Poisoned Pills
Today's episode focuses on the legal cases of a woman who murdered her husband by tampering with his medications and proceeded to tamper with super market produce to do the same to indiscriminate strangers, a man whose murdered wife's family have slandered him and his name by accusing him, and a female concertgoer who is ejected and fined for using the men's restroom.
S01:E14 - Death of a War Hero
Today's package of legal cases include stories of a war veteran who returned home to Detroit only to be murdered on his first night home, an undercover officer whose assignment brought her inside a prison and allegedly caused traumatic stress, and a lawsuit brought by the company that produces Barbie dolls against a fellow toy company using its likeness to Barbie as a marketing ploy.
S01:E15 - Don't Take My Baby
Trial Watch includes a slew of interesting contemporary court cases, such as ones featuring a teenage couple who tries to reclaim their baby after they prematurely gave it up for adoption, a mother whose son's abrupt suicide strikes her as being a homicide disguised as a suicide, Joe Piscopo's ex-wife sues him for a cash percentage of his celebrity status, & a question of sex obligations by law in marriage.
S01:E16 - Mom Did It
The latest installment in this law-based series follows strange cases including a woman who goes to court after her ex refuses to pay for her medical school after she paid for his law school. As well as a son who pushes for a tougher investigation into his father's murder, despite his mother being the prime suspect! All of this & more in this episode of Trial Watch!
S01:E17 - Bring Marissa Home
Today's unusual legal cases include stories of a surrogate mother suing for the right to her biological child after the adoptive parents' marriage falls apart, and a bank robber who killed his apprehending FBI agent and fled the country to Mexico before being caught and sentenced.
S01:E18 - Menendez Tapes, The
Robin Leach hosts a special episode dedicated to Hollywood crime and the celebrity romanticism that comes when Hollywood goes on trial, featuring segments focusing on the infamous Menendez Brothers who brutally murdered their parents in cold blood out of selfish hatred, as well as the legal basis for paparazzi and their questionably unethical tactics, and even a woman whose investment in a commodity associated with Olivia Newton-John is putting her family's future in jeopardy.
S01:E19 - World's Greatest Stuntman
Robin Leach returns to the studio to guest host the week's worth of Hollywood-themed legal cases, including stories of Hollywood's most prominent stuntman's untimely death due to the alleged negligence of his production, a backup vocalist who accuses Paul Abdul and her record company of unfairly denying a ghost vocalist her earned royalties for her contributions, and Groucho Marx' widow who has been accused of swindling him out of his money in his final years.
S01:E20 - Goodfella
Robin Leach continues his guest hosting residency on Trial Watch with focused segments on the real life story behind the fictitious reenactment of the protagonist's life in the film Goodfellas, a photographer who claims Sylvester Stallone chased him at high speeds and threatened to injure or even kill him, and the voice actress of Bart Simpson suing her highly successful show for a share of the profits involving her voice's likeness.
S01:E21 - Lover's Lie, A
Robin Leach's residency as the host of Trial Watch continues with invigorating retellings of Hollywood court cases such as Rock Hudson's allegedly keeping his AIDS diagnosis a secret from his lover and potentially passing it along sexually, and a Grammy winner whose hefty purchase of a Detroit landmark is proven to have been in vein after the city demands they not demolish it as they wish,
S01:E22 - Trump: The Check Is in the Mail
Robin Leach leads another episode in this law-based series, focusing on such intriguing legal cases as Donald Trump's high profile divorce & refusal to pay his private investigator, a pregnant teenager and the burden of financial liability on the part of the parents (and grandparents), a famous Los Angeles club under scrutiny for alleged discrimination of fashion in its admittance and rejection of visitors, and more.
S01:E23 - Dapper Don, The
The latest installment in this law-based series follows gripping legal cases including John Gotti's complex and vicious history of alluding the US legal and justice systems, a famous singer whose poor management renders her indebted and bankrupt and the legal basis surrounding Marilyn Monroe's untimely death.
S01:E24 - Child Stars on Trial
The latest installment on Trial Watch includes such gripping true legal cases as Joseph Kennedy's alleged manipulation and staging of a fake child molestation so that he may take control of the wrongfully accused's business empire, the notorious and sometimes sad realities of child stars' lives post-stardom, and even a judge who moonlights as an amateur boxer.
S01:E25 - Tabloid Talk
Trial Watch's subjects of focus today include the ethics of tabloids, a famous country singer caught in the middle of a messy divorce and custody battle with her ex-husband, a ring man's last will inexplicably excluding his children whilst leaving his fortune's entirety to his young wife, the legality of a parody commercial with respect to intellectual property, and more.
S01:E26 - Kennedys, The: Naming Names
This Hollywood-themed episode of Trial Watch discusses such chilling true crimes as Ted Kennedy's nephew's alleged rape of a young woman in a Kennedy family home, a soldier whose immigrant wife finds herself in over her head in what Is essentially a hostage situation of a relationship, and more.
S01:E27 - Death in the Twilight Zone
Trial Watch details a number of intricate legal cases including a drunk driving accident that killed the son of founder of the California chapter of MADD a fatal accident on a movie set that placed explosives only a few feet from illegally hired child actors who were killed in the dangerous stunt, a town at odds with a local Native American who owns a domesticated wolf that has allegedly caused damage in the town.
S01:E28 - Murder for Mother
This episode of Trial Watch focuses on legal cases featuring a tumultuous marriage which ended with a woman paying for someone to murder her spouse in cold blood, a famous Kennedy family compound that has allegedly infringed on Native Americans' access to their ancestral lands, and the story of Donnie Wahlberg's run-in with the law when he allegedly committed arson in a hotel.
S01:E29 - Trip of Terror
The latest installment of Trial Watch details the surroundings behind celebrities and their copyrighted privacy, a travel agency that finds itself in hot water after a boat tour it assisted in booking ended in flames and injuries, and more.
S01:E30 - Kill to Survive
The trials included in today's episode of Trial Watch details the court case of a battered woman who allegedly murdered her husband of twenty-seven years in his sleep, and the jury verdict of not-guilty that ultimately acquitted her on the grounds that she was suffering from mental illness brought on by her abusive marriage.
S01:E31 - Dark Inheritance
The trials featured in this latest installment of Trial Watch include one of a son alleging he accidentally shot his father whilst trying to apprehend a home intruder in the dark, a mobile court on wheels that is changing our conception of what a court can be, and the story of a man who quit his high paying job to avoid paying his ex-wife substantial alimony.
S01:E32 - Pizza Connection
The hosts of Trial Watch dedicate this episode to a variety of legal cases including a pizza place known for its mob ties that serves as a midpoint for heroin being smuggled from Sicily, a woman and her lover whose remorseless murder of her husband finds them sentenced to prison for murder, and more.
S01:E33 - Witch Hunt
Today's content on Trial Watch includes a trial concerning a middle aged couple who are accused of molesting their own child as well as her child's friends based on the testimonies of a potentially untrustworthy teacher, in a high profile case that made it all the way to the state Supreme Court. This plus more on Trial Watch...
S01:E34 - Blood Feud
The stories detailed in the latest installment of Trial Watch depict a family on the run from a murder plot against them who are protected from the alleged scheme by FBI intervention, an arson committed in a college town that is traced back to two best friends, and more.
S01:E35 - Abuse of the Airwaves
The captivating cases detailed in the latest episode of Trial Watch include those of a murderer who confesses to his crime on a radio confession show which sparks a national investigation and manhunt, a woman who is murdered with little to no viable suspects or traces of one until neighboring brothers accuse their father of committing the crime, and more.
S01:E36 - Toughest Judge in America
Robb Weller and Lisa Speech are back at it again, from the story of America's toughest judge, Ellen Morphonios, who has been known to given the maximum sentence available to criminals, including 1,000 years! As well as a who woman died on the operating table, but what at first seemed like a tragic accident, becomes more complicated when her doctor was her husband, who had just taken out a massive life insurance policy on her, though her husband claims she killed herself!
S01:E37 - Life on the Front Page
The trials included in today's Trial Watch feature Ted Kennedy's nephew's alleged rape of a woman he had just met and its effect on Palm Beach the strange case of Pamela Smart, who convinced several high school students to murder her husband and the local media market's fascination with the scandal, and a student prank on a teacher that resulted in a teacher's hallucinations and erratic behavior via poison.
S01:E38 - Klanbuster
Legal stories depicted in this latest episode of Trial Watch include a southern lawyer, famous for directly going after the infamous Ku Klux Klan, a mock trial team that demonstrates the interesting mechanics of running a functional trial with students, and more.
S01:E39 - Scam Artist Granny
The hosts of Trial Watch detail such invigorating cases as a scam artist from Florida with a history of feigning injuries to collect personal injury payout sums in the hundreds of thousands of dollars & duped famed personal injury attorney Melvin Belli, a family affair that resulted in a mother embezzling millions of dollars from her company in gifts for her daughter, and a father who sues the Boy Scouts of America claiming his sons have been unfairly rejected from the organization due to their not believing in God, and more.
S01:E40 - Beauty Is a Beast
The cases in today's episode of Trial Watch cover segments on a model who breached her contract with her management and allegedly lost them considerable due money, an airline under scrutiny and potentially a civil suit for sex discrimination for mandating female employees begin wearing makeup, a televangelist accused of swindling his constituents out of hefty sums of money in the name of God, and more.
S01:E41 - Bundle of Bills
The hosts of Trial Watch delve into the complex legal histories of use cases as a couple who to their surprise becomes pregnant even after a sterilization operation, a father who is taken to court by the local board of education for providing his son with food from out of school for lunch, a family suing their county for the right to own a domesticated pig in spite of county ordinances, and a lawsuit between Energizer and Coors for alleged intellectual copyright infringement.
S01:E42 - Death for Sale
The lawsuits included in this latest installment of Trial Watch feature a hitman hired via ad in a military magazine and the lawsuit aimed at the magazine for allegedly facilitating the eventual fatal hit, Vanilla Ice's infamous lawsuit for his allegedly stealing countless elements of other peoples' songwriting, and more.
S01:E43 - Billionaire Behind Bars
Trial Watch continues its unparalleled journalism into the legal world with unbelievable real life cases including a rising businessman who is on trial for murdering a conman who framed him out of millions of dollars, a long and convoluted case that resulted in the young star being sentenced to prison, though questions still linger.
S01:E44 - Keeping Away From the Joneses
This installment of Trial Watch explores the fascinating case of a Small town land feud, which ended in a fatal shooting, & then followed by a lengthy murder trial with a big time lawyer working pro bono for defense. As well as the former lover of Rock Hudson suing his estate, for their failure to disclose his AIDS diagnosis to him, & more.
S01:E45 - Dad on the Run
The chilling true crime stories on tonight's Trial Watch feature a woman slain with nearly all evidence and testimony implicating her infamously abusive husband, a hospital accused of implementing rules essentially keeping doctors on-call 24 hours a day, and a team fighting for the right to expand undersea exploration.
S01:E46 - Break Up to Make Up
The hosts of Trial Watch bring you up to date on the word's most exciting modern trials, this time including Joan Collins' lengthy trial with her ex-husband of fourteen months (who was fourteen years her junior) over alimony payment, as well as similar stories of celebrity marriages ending on acrimonious terms and the financial disputes that followed, including, Joe Piscopo! As well as a segment on a southern couple who have been married and divorced four separate times.
S01:E47 - Laura's Law
The trials included in tonight's Trial Watch focus on a husband obsessed with a "Guns N' Roses" song about murder, partially inspired him to kill his wife. What seems like an open & shut case becomes more complicated when his temporary insanity seems to work. This causes, a potential shift in how the law treats insanity cases from now on. Also featured is the story of a divorced couple caught in a vicious fight for allegedly unpaid child support.
S01:E48 - Burning Down the House
The hosts of Trial Watch close out their exciting series with detailed exposes on topical trials including a woman whose house burns down before her insurance accuses and endorses the investigation of her and her family for the fire (which might have feasibly ended her in prison for life), a report on small claims court and how it differs from normal court, and a teacher whose job comes under fire due to the inconveniences stemming from her dyslexia.
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