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Cynthia Sommer's world was turned upside down when her 23-year-old husband Todd died; nearly five years later she was under arrest and accused of poisoning him.

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California v. Sommer

Rabbi Fred Neulander was a pillar of his Cherry Hill, New Jersey community - the founder of a synagogue, a father and a husband. Little did anyone know, he was also an adulterer, one capable of hiring a hitman to murder his own wife.

New Jersey v. Neulander

As shocking as the brutal double murder committed by vampire obsessed teenaged Rod Ferrell was, nobody expected him to plead guilty at the start of his trial, leaving just the monumental question of how young is too young for the death penalty.

Florida v. Ferrell

Mark Dippolito couldn't believe it when the police told him his new bride Dalia had hired a hitman to have him killed; he was even more surprised when she claimed in court that it was his idea.

Florida v. Dippolito

People couldn't imagine what made Erik and Lyle Menendez brutally murder their parents; the prosecution said it was greed and the defense said something much darker; a family secret that would shock and grip the nation.

California v. Lyle and Erik Menendez

William Coday fell in love with Columbian immigrant Gloria Gomez; when he lived in Germany, he'd thought he had a similar love; Gloria Gomez's life would come to a similarly brutal end.

Florida v. Coday

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When ex-con Scott Nelson looked at middle-aged nanny Jennifer Fulford he allegedly saw a target for his rage; Nelson had other plans when he entered the courtroom for his trial.

Florida v. Nelson

Aileen Wuornos sold her body to survive; this generated a deep-seeded rage for those who would pay for her services which allegedly resulted in the deaths of seven Florida men.

Florida v. Wuornos

Tommy Carlton owed his ex-wife Elizabeth $85,000 in back child support; so he allegedly paid a hit man $2,000 to make her go away permanently; the hit man was an undercover cop and Elizabeth helped stage her demise.

Florida v. Carlton

Off-duty Dallas police officer Amber Guyger found Botham Jean in her apartment; the only thing more shocking than the revelations of Botham Jean's murder was the act of forgiveness at the end of the trial.

Texas v. Guyger

While driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, Chante Mallard allegedly struck pedestrian Gregory Biggs, impaling him in the windshield; what she did and didn't do next, is what turned a terrible accident into a shocking case of murder.

Texas v. Mallard

Ten years after being found guilty of the murder of her husband, Susie Mowbray's conviction was overturned, and she would once again face a jury of her peers.

Texas v. Mowbray

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