NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Wife Killer or Self-Defense?
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Attempted Murder or Protective Mother?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/29/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - One Punch Assault or Self-Defense?
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/6/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Cold Case Killer or Innocent Teenage Girl?
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/11/2020
A murder remains unsolved for 10 years; police finally have a suspect, but the accused would have been 13 years old at the time.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Deadly Driver or Tragic Accident?
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/19/2020
A terrible car crash leaves a father dead and his son horribly injured, while the driver of the other car is miraculously unharmed.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Murdered His Mother or Falsely Accused? (Part 1)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2020
A family is divided after the murder of a beloved grandmother; facing life in prison, a son must prove his innocence.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Murdered His Mother or Falsely Accused? (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/2020
Accused of shooting his mother, a son stands trial for murder and his family testifies for the prosecution.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Best Friend Killing or Self-Defense?
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/19/2021
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?
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Killer Ex-Wife or Self-Defense?
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/26/2021
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?
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Careless Shooter or Child Protector?
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/2/2021
A young man intervenes in a family dispute. Armed with an AK-47, he fires two warning shots as he tries to protect a child seeking help. The prosecution allege he took the law into his own hands. The defense argue that he did the right thing. Local hero or unlawful vigilante?
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - Abusive Father or Birth Trauma?
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/9/2021
A new father is accused of child abuse after taking his son to the hospital.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Road Rage Shooting or Stand Your Ground?
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/16/2021
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.
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6.0/102 votesLoading...#13 - Reckless Driver or Tragic Accident?
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2023
A woman faces life in prison when a passenger in the car she is driving is killed after she collides with an 18-wheel truck.
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7.0/102 votesLoading...#14 - Stabbed My Neighbor or Protected Myself?
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/2022
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.
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7.0/102 votesLoading...#15 - Killed My Husband or Defended Myself
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/2022
After years of domestic abuse, a woman shoots her husband to death.
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7.0/102 votesLoading...#16 - Careless Adult or Swimming Pool Tragedy?
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 6/23/2022
After a child is injured in a swimming pool, the man looking after her is charged with aggravated child abuse.
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7.0/102 votesLoading...#17 - Jealous Shooter or Innocent Fall Guy?
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/14/2022
A tattoo artist is shot in his home. The case goes cold until two informants identify a young photojournalist as the shooter. The accused insists he has an alibi and was miles away at the time.
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7.0/102 votesLoading...#18 - Teenage Killer or Mistaken Identity?
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/21/2022
A fight between teenagers leads to an 18-year-old being killed by a single gunshot to the chest. Eyewitnesses claim that a 16-year-old student pulled the trigger, but he insists he is innocent.
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7.0/102 votesLoading...#19 - Murdered My Tenant or Self-Defense?
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/4/2022
When a landlord shoots a problem tenant dead in Florida, police and prosecutors act swiftly--charging the landlord with murder. The landlord claims that the tenant was carrying a machete at the time of the shooting and threatened to kill him. With the landlord facing life in prison if found guilty, is this self-defense or murder?
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7.0/102 votesLoading...#20 - Masked Attacker or Mistaken Identity?
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/2/2023
A traveling nurse is pulled over for a traffic violation in New Mexico and is arrested for felony burglary that she carried out in her home state of Ohio.
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7.0/102 votesLoading...#21 - Killer Mom or Innocent Parent?
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/16/2023
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#22 - Reckless Driver or Blameless Mother?
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2023
A mother wakes from a coma to learn her worst nightmare has come true. Six weeks earlier, she had been involved in a multi-car smash at a busy junction. Tragically, her 5-year-old son is dead. Was the mother, who remembers nothing of the incident, speeding? And did she jump a red light? The Prosecution says she’s to blame and is charging her with manslaughter.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#23 - Killed My Mother Or Innocent Driver?
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2023
A tragic car crash leads to the death of an 89-year-old woman; now, her daughter, who was behind the wheel, is blamed with her death and faces a life behind bars; whether she's a carless driver or devastated crash survivor.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#24 - Murdered My Boss or Innocent Employee?
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2024
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?
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#25 - Drive-thru Shooter or Defensive Dad?
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2024
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?
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The Worst Episodes of Accused: Guilty or Innocent?
Every episode of Accused: Guilty or Innocent? ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Accused: Guilty or Innocent?!
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"Wife Killer or Self-Defense?" is the worst rated episode of "Accused: Guilty or Innocent?". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/20/2020. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Attempted Murder or Protective Mother?".