Two Houston parents are shot dead as they sleep, and their teenage son stands accused of murder. The legal battle deepens as new evidence is discovered. A jury must decide: Is this a bereaved son or a parent killer?

A young man who witnesses a brutal attack intervenes and throws a punch; questions are asked if the act was justified, or if he should be sentenced to 20 years.

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

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

A 68-year-old father shoots and wounds his daughter's boyfriend when the couple arrive outside the family home; believing his daughter is trapped in an abusive relationship, he fires three shots to force the boyfriend to leave.

A violent assault ends in a fatal stabbing when a young mother kills her boyfriend, in a bid to defend her child. Considered innocent by police for four years, she was re-arrested and now faces up to 41 years in prison. Was she protecting her family or was this murder?

When a veteran and his young family are confronted by an angry neighbor, harsh words escalate to a fatal shooting. Is the accused and enraged murderer or a family defender?

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 justified act of self-defense.

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

A road rage encounter on a highway leaves one man with serious injuries and the other facing life in prison. The accused claims he fired his gun at the victim after he was attacked.

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

A US veteran shoots a wanted fugitive in the back.

After years of caring for a sick child, a mother may be hiding a terrible secret; accused of attempting to murder her son, she now fights for her freedom.

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

A retired coal miner shoots his best friend to death after a Christmas outing takes a terrible turn. Accused of manslaughter and facing 35 years in prison, this case sees the defense take on not just the prosecution--but the failing memory of the accused. Reckless homicide or self-defense?

A violent argument between two men erupts at a busy grocery store. One is shot dead and the other faces a murder charge. With the whole incident caught on CCTV, who will the jury believe was the aggressor?

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 after an assault, but with forensic evidence revealing a shot to the back of the head, what is the truth?

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

A Louisiana trail-ride dance party is cut short when shots ring out. A man dies and his daughter's partner - who was standing nearby - is accused. There was animosity between the men, but did the accused shoot the grandfather of his own child dead - or was it someone else?

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 at the time.

A painful breakup ends in tragedy when a Correctional Officer fatally wounds his ex-girlfriend. The Prosecution say he’s a reckless killer, but the Defense argues he was under attack and shot in self-defense.

After police respond to a shooting in Chicago, a man is arrested and charged. He claims that he was attacked with a hammer before reaching for his weapon. Will a jury believe he was the aggressor or is it a case of self-defense?

After a construction company boss is found shot dead in his office in 2005, no arrests are made. An employee helps police with their investigations. He says he'd been bound and gagged by a gang just before the shooting. But 14 years later police charge him with murder. Is he a cold-blooded murderer or an innocent employee?

A young father and his family come under attack at a busy drive-thru. Terrified of his aggravated assailant, and with his young baby and girlfriend also trapped in the car, he fires his gun and allegedly injures an innocent bystander. Was this a reckless shooting or justified self-defense?

In 2018, 16-year-old Sakai French was charged with murdering an 18-year-old on school property. After years of denial, Sakai finally admitted to the shooting, pleading guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter. Now, as he approaches a critical parole board hearing, Sakai's future hangs in the balance. Will he be released or face continued incarceration?