Accused: Guilty or Innocent?
Accused: Guilty or Innocent?

Accused: Guilty or Innocent?

2020 7 Seasons 62 Episodes ⭐ 8.1 Documentary

An intimate account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial – all solely from the perspective of the accused, their legal team and family members.

An intimate account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial – all solely from the perspective of the accused, their legal team and family members.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Wife Killer or Self-Defense?

A man shoots his wife, and the crime is caught on camera; questions are asked if the act was a cold-blooded murder or a

EP 2

Attempted Murder or Protective Mother?

After years of caring for a sick child, a mother may be hiding a terrible secret; accused of attempting to murder her so

EP 3

One Punch Assault or Self-Defense?

A young man who witnesses a brutal attack intervenes and throws a punch; questions are asked if the act was justified, o

EP 4

Cold Case Killer or Innocent Teenage Girl?

A murder remains unsolved for 10 years; police finally have a suspect, but the accused would have been 13 years old at t

EP 5

Deadly Driver or Tragic Accident?

A terrible car crash leaves a father dead and his son horribly injured, while the driver of the other car is miraculousl

EP 6

Murdered His Mother or Falsely Accused? (Part 1)

A family is divided after the murder of a beloved grandmother; facing life in prison, a son must prove his innocence.

EP 7

Murdered His Mother or Falsely Accused? (Part 2)

Accused of shooting his mother, a son stands trial for murder and his family testifies for the prosecution.

EP 1

Best Friend Killing or Self-Defense?

A retired coal miner shoots his best friend to death after a Christmas outing takes a terrible turn. Accused of manslaug

EP 2

Killer Ex-Wife or Self-Defense?

When a man is shot dead in rural Montana, his ex-wife is accused of murder. She says that she shot him in self-defense a

EP 3

Careless Shooter or Child Protector?

A young man intervenes in a family dispute. Armed with an AK-47, he fires two warning shots as he tries to protect a chi

EP 4

Abusive Father or Birth Trauma?

A new father is accused of child abuse after taking his son to the hospital.

EP 5

Road Rage Shooting or Stand Your Ground?

A road rage encounter on a highway leaves one man with serious injuries and the other facing life in prison. The accused

EP 1

Deadly Veteran or Self-Protection

A US veteran shoots a wanted fugitive in the back.

EP 2

Stabbed My Neighbor or Protected Myself?

A man is slashed with a knife in his kitchen by his neighbor, but there are no eyewitnesses and both men give different

EP 3

Failed My Child or Innocent Mother

A mother finds her child cold and her boyfriend nowhere to be seen. When the child dies and the boyfriend is found hange

EP 4

Killed My Husband or Defended Myself

After years of domestic abuse, a woman shoots her husband to death.

EP 5

Careless Adult or Swimming Pool Tragedy?

After a child is injured in a swimming pool, the man looking after her is charged with aggravated child abuse.

EP 6

Wife Killer or Medically Insane?

When a woman is stabbed to death by her husband of three decades, his defense argues that he was insane at the time of t

EP 7

Jealous Shooter or Innocent Fall Guy?

A tattoo artist is shot in his home. The case goes cold until two informants identify a young photojournalist as the sho

EP 8

Teenage Killer or Mistaken Identity?

A fight between teenagers leads to an 18-year-old being killed by a single gunshot to the chest. Eyewitnesses claim that

EP 9

Killed My Wife or Staircase Fall?

When a mother is found fighting for her life at the bottom of the stairs of her home, suspicion falls on her firefighter

EP 10

Murdered My Tenant or Self-Defense?

When a landlord shoots a problem tenant dead in Florida, police and prosecutors act swiftly--charging the landlord with

EP 1

Screwdriver Stabbing or Defending My Family?

A young man stabs another man who assaulted his brother and attempted to steal from their family-run gas station. Was it

EP 2

Murder Mastermind or Innocent Witness?

Police reopen the cold case of a young marine who was killed in a hotel room, and they charge the woman who was with him

EP 3

Killer Driver or Medical Emergency?

A man falls asleep while driving and kills a construction worker on the road.

EP 4

Masked Attacker or Mistaken Identity?

A traveling nurse is pulled over for a traffic violation in New Mexico and is arrested for felony burglary that she carr

EP 5

Reckless Driver or Tragic Accident?

A woman faces life in prison when a passenger in the car she is driving is killed after she collides with an 18-wheel tr

EP 6

Killer Mom or Innocent Parent?

EP 7

Nightclub Murder or Self-Defense Shooting?

An argument erupts outside a Florida nightclub; one man is killed and another is charged with murder.

EP 1

Protective Mother or Vigilante Murderer?

When a mother learns her daughter has been abused by the teenager’s estranged father, the police are called. But, befo

EP 2

Killer Biker or Self-Defense Shooter?

A violent argument between two men erupts at a busy grocery store. One is shot dead and the other faces a murder charge.

EP 3

Reckless Driver or Blameless Mother?

A mother wakes from a coma to learn her worst nightmare has come true. Six weeks earlier, she had been involved in a mul

EP 4

Machete Attacker or Innocent Girlfriend?

A heated argument turns terrifying as a woman is threatened by her boyfriend. Waiting at a gas station after calling 911

EP 5

Road Rage Vigilante or Family Protector?

In the chaos after a car crash, a veteran shoots out the tire of another driver’s vehicle. Now he is facing up to 20 y

EP 6

Breakup Homicide or Shot in Self-Defense?

EP 7

Killed My Mother Or Innocent Driver?

A tragic car crash leads to the death of an 89-year-old woman; now, her daughter, who was behind the wheel, is blamed wi

EP 8

Angry Shooter Or Hammer Attack Defense?

After police respond to a shooting in Chicago, a man is arrested and charged. He claims that he was attacked with a hamm

EP 9

Party Killer or Innocent Bystander?

A Louisiana trail-ride dance party is cut short when shots ring out. A man dies and his daughter's partner - who was sta

EP 10

After the Verdict: Collin and Lindsay

Two years ago, Collin Quint reluctantly accepted a plea deal after being accused of shaking his baby. Following a short

EP 11

After the Verdict: Angel's Second Chance

Angel Bumpass spent three years in prison after being convicted for a murder she claimed she didn't commit. In 2022, she

EP 1

Murdered My Boss or Innocent Employee?

After a construction company boss is found shot dead in his office in 2005, no arrests are made. An employee helps polic

EP 2

Drive-thru Shooter or Defensive Dad?

A young father and his family come under attack at a busy drive-thru. Terrified of his aggravated assailant, and with hi

EP 3

Vengeful Shooter or Protective Father?

A 68-year-old father shoots and wounds his daughter's boyfriend when the couple arrive outside the family home; believin

EP 4

After the Verdict: Sakai

In 2018, 16-year-old Sakai French was charged with murdering an 18-year-old on school property. After years of denial, S

EP 5

Murderous Mother or Protective Parent?

A violent assault ends in a fatal stabbing when a young mother kills her boyfriend, in a bid to defend her child. Consid

EP 6

Neighbor Killer or Family Defender?

When a veteran and his young family are confronted by an angry neighbor, harsh words escalate to a fatal shooting. Is th

EP 7

Murdered My Parents or Innocent Son?

A former NFL player and his wife are shot dead in Houston while they sleep; with no signs of an intruder, suspicion fall

EP 8

Cold-Blooded Killer or Bereaved Teen?

Two Houston parents are shot dead as they sleep, and their teenage son stands accused of murder. The legal battle deepen

EP 1

Jealous Killer or Fearful Victim? - Part 1

A man suffers a violent beating by his ex-wife's new partner. The brawl ends with the attacker's killing. Did the accuse

EP 2

Jealous Killer or Fearful Victim? - Part 2

A violent confrontation sees a grandfather shoot and kill his estranged wife's partner.

EP 3

Killer Teen or Fatal Accident?

A 16-year-old girl shoots her boyfriend dead with a vintage gun when he plays a prank on her. Was this a tragic accident

EP 4

Self-Defense Stabbing or Road Rage Killer?

A young father stabs another driver to death during a road rage incident. Claiming that his young child and girlfriend h

EP 5

Violent Gunman or Brain Trauma Victim?

After a night out, a man awakes handcuffed to a hospital bed and blinded in one eye from a gunshot wound. He stands accu

EP 6

Cyberbully Victim or Vengeful Knife Killer?

A young mother is ambushed outside her home by a woman who has been threatening her online for months. A verbal assault

EP 7

After the Verdict: Taiz

n 2021, Taiz Cruz was accused of breaking into a house and assaulting the occupants. Having taken a plea deal, the 24-ye

EP 8

Killer Officer or Drive-by Victim?

Late night in the Bronx, an off-duty Correction Officer believes he's been shot at by the occupants of a vehicle. He ret

EP 9

Impulsive Shooter or Terrified Neighbor?

A violent confrontation between two neighbors over free firewood ends in a fatal shooting. The Prosecution believes the

EP 10

Deadly Ex-marine Or Family Defender?

When a Marine Corps veteran gets drawn into a domestic shoot out in El Paso, a 16-year-old boy is shot dead. Was the vet

EP 11

After The Verdict: Stanley / Jerry

After he's found guilty of murder, Stanley files an appeal. Can he succeed in getting a retrial, or will he spend the re

EP 12

Hit-and-run Or Tragic Accident?

A father of four crosses a busy Florida highway and is tragically struck by a car and killed. The driver, a 27-year-old

EP 13

Killer Mom Or Abuse Survivor? Part 1

A mother of three shoots her fiance dead claiming he was holding a gun to her head. She says he was abusive but, after t

EP 14

Killer Mom Or Abuse Survivor? Part 2

In the case of a mother of three charged with murdering her fiance, the legal case intensifies after she loses a Stand Y

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