Court TV has announced their plans to cover some of the biggest trials in history including the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, as well as R. Kelly’s sex abuse case.
Scott Tufts, Court TV Senior Vice President, said:
Given the current news climate in our country at the moment, there are trials ahead that represent some of the biggest, most critical and relevant cases we’ve seen in modern history. Court TV will be there, bringing viewers unrivaled access and insight into those cases as well as all the other compelling trials on the docket.
See the list of trials slated to be covered by Court TV below:
The Death of George Floyd – Minnesota v. Chauvin et al
Four Minneapolis Police Officers will be tried in the death of George Floyd, the case which launched a national movement on race in America. Derek Chauvin, the man shown on video with his knee on Floyd’s neck, faces murder charges while three other officers are charged with aiding and abetting murder.
The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery – Georgia v. Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, William Bryan
Three white men are accused of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed African-American man who was shot while jogging through a south-Georgia neighborhood.
The R. Kelly Sex Abuse Case – U.S. v. Robert Sylvester Kelly
Entertainer R. Kelly, currently in a federal prison in Chicago, faces numerous racketeering and sex trafficking charges involving five women. With legal problems ignited by the television show “Surviving R. Kelly,” the singer is also facing additional state trials in Minnesota and Illinois.
The Case of The Doomsday Cult Mom – Idaho v. Lori Vallow & Idaho v. Chad Daybell
Lori Vallow and her husband, Chad Daybell, are facing charges after authorities discovered the bodies of their two children in their backyard. Daybell, a former gravedigger, has authored numerous doomsday books and is rumored to have built a cult-type following. Multiple other suspicious deaths surround the couple, including each of their previous spouses. Vallow currently faces two felony counts of conspiracy to destroy, alter or conceal evidence.
“The Jinx” Murder Trial – California v. Robert Durst
Robert Durst, a wealthy New York real-estate heir, faces first-degree murder charges in California as police allege Durst killed his longtime friend, Susan Berman. Authorities suspect Durst in the 1982 disappearance of his wife, Kathleen McCormack, and investigators believe that Durst, the subject of the HBO documentary, “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” killed Berman because she knew what happened to McCormack.
Do you plan to watch the Court TV trial coverage in any of these cases?
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