Palace of Justice – A Conversation with Benjamin Ferencz

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Not Criminally Responsible

In 1992, a young man walked into a police station and said he wanted to turn himself in for a crime. When the police asked if there was someone at home who they could call, he said, “That’s who I killed. I killed my parents.” Mikita Brottman’s book is Couple Found Slain. Tickets ...  Show more

The Boyfriend Who Never Existed: Inside The "Bed Trick" Trial

Phoebe interviews author Izabella Scott about an unusual trial in England. One woman, referred to as Miss X, accused her best friend Gayle of posing as a man and tricking her into having a sexual relationship. But Gayle said there was no deception – and that Miss X knew who she w ...  Show more

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