Taking the Stand

2022
TV-14
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Season 1 episodes (20)

1 JODI ARIAS (#101)
1/13/22
When a young Arizona businessman is found slaughtered in his bathroom, friends point police towards his on-again off-again ex-girlfriend.
2 AMBER GUYGER (#106)
1/20/22
When an off-duty Dallas police officer shoots a man in his own apartment, the jury will have to decide if it was murder or a tragic mistake. Amber Guyger takes the stand in her own defense to convince the jury not to lock her away for up to 99 years.
3 SCOTT NELSON (#115)
1/20/22
When a parolee is bounced from his job, he seeks retribution on a peaceful, unwitting community when he kidnaps, tortures and kills a mother and caregiver.
4 SHAYNA HUBERS (#108)
1/27/22
Shayna Hubers takes the stand to defend herself after she brutally murdered her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Ryan Poston. She willingly takes the stand to prove her actions were in self-defense, by showing Ryan's abusive side.
5 ERIC CAMPBELL (#103)
2/3/22
A shootout with police in West Virginia leads to the arrest of a 23-year-old Texas man, who is charged with savagely killing an elderly couple, robbing them and burning down their home.
6 LEON JACOB (#109)
2/10/22
Former Houston doctor Leon Jacob is currently serving a life sentence after being found guilty after he and his girlfriend, Valerie McDaniel, plotted the murder of his ex-girlfriend and Valerie's ex-husband.
7 SEAN FOLEY (#104)
2/17/22
Sean Foley stands accused in the shooting death of his girlfriend's step-father, Jimmy Shelton. After a booze-filled evening, Sean fatally shoots Jimmy on Jimmy's own back porch. Sean claims that Jimmy was the aggressor that night.
8 LIMON (#111)
2/17/22
When railroad mechanic Robert Limon is shot and killed by Jonathan Hearn, an investigation leads to Robert's widow--and spurs questions about her involvement in the crime. Sabrina Limon takes the stand.
9 LUKE VANHEMERT (#120)
2/17/22
When a university student and athlete is stabbed to death following a minor traffic incident, a 24-year-old fast food worker is indicted on a second-degree murder charge. Luke VanHemert takes the stand to address inconsistencies in his story.
10 GEORGE BURCH (#102)
6/2/21
George Burch stands accused of the brutal murder of Nicole VanderHeyden, a 31 year old mother of three. He willingly takes the stand to prove he is not guilty and provide the jury with an alternative suspect.
11 JAMES SCANDIRITO (#118)
6/2/21
When a son finds his father slumped over dead near a pile of cocaine, he dismembers the body to conceal the crime. James Scandirito, Jr. takes the stand to explain why he thought he had to dismember and bury what he claims was his already deceased father.
12 KATIE MAGBANUA (#112)
6/16/21
A beloved college professor is executed in Tallahassee, Florida and the suspects include a mother with two children, a violent gang member and a family of wealthy dentists.
13 CLAUDIA HOERIG (#107)
6/9/21
When a woman shoots her pilot husband and flees to Brazil, she sets off a long battle for her extradition and trial in the States.
14 TODD KENDHAMMER (#110)
6/9/21
What started out looking like a freak traffic accident soon becomes a suspected murder cover-up. Todd Kendhammer has to take the stand to convince a jury that he would never hurt the love of his life, his wife Barbara.
15 LINDSAY PARTIN (#117)
6/23/21
When 3-year-old Hannah Wesche dies of head trauma, the babysitter who cared for her is indicted for her murder. Lindsay Partin takes the stand to defend her innocence...and to try to explain several suspicious statements she gave to police detectives.
16 ROY OLIVER (#116)
6/23/21
A routine response to a noise complaint takes a devastating turn when Roy Oliver, a Dallas police officer, shoots and kills unarmed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards.
17 JESSICA GROVES (#105)
7/7/21
A couple from a small Ohio town are charged with eleven felonies, including the deaths of their infant son, whose injury riddled body was found in a well.
18 TODD MULLIS (#114)
7/7/21
An Iowa pig farmer stands accused of impaling his wife with a corn rake. The jury has to decide if it was cold-blooded murder or a tragic accident.
19 HENRY SEGURA (#119)
6/30/21
When a young mother and her three children are brutally murdered in their suburban Florida home, an ex-boyfriend is charged with the killings. The jury has to decide if this was a crime of passion or a professional hit ordered by the Cartel.
20 TAMMY MOORER (#113)
7/14/21
20 year old Heather Elvis went missing on December 18, 2013 and has never been found. Tammy Moorer, Heather's boyfriend's wife, is on trial for her kidnapping.

About this show

TAKING THE STAND tells the story of a crime from the unique lens of the accused as they take the witness stand. Hosted by Dan Abrams each episode will cover everything from first-hand defendant testimony, juxtaposed with the contentious cross examination.

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