Taking the Stand Season 4, Episode 1: Richard Acosta

Hannah Payne

Hannah Payne is on trial for the murder of Kenneth Herring, a motorist who fled an accident.

42 min

Darrin Lopez

Investigators discover there's much more to a shooting than a simple love triangle gone wrong.

42 min

Lori Phillips

A year after discovering her husband's frozen body in the driveway, Lori Phillips faces charges for his death; facing up to 25 years in prison, Lori has decided to testify, hoping to persuade the jury that she was fleeing from an abusive man.

42 min

Charlie Adelson

Charlie Adelson stands accused of hiring two hitmen to murder his ex-brother-in-law, Dan Markel, in order to free his sister from a nasty child custody dispute; according to Adelson, he's also a victim, claiming the hitmen extorted him.

42 min

Sasha Skare

Sasha Skare, 23, is on trial for the murder of her music producer and lover Martell DeRouen. She has turned down a plea deal and decided to take the stand to tell her side of the story--that she was abused, and the shooting was unintentional.

42 min

Steven Jones

After being sucker punched during a campus gathering, Northern Arizona University freshman Steven Jones shoots four fellow students, injuring three and killing one.

42 min

Richard Merritt

After 8 months on the run, disgraced personal-injury attorney Richard Merritt faces trial for the brutal murder of his 77-year-old mother, Shirley.

42 min

Steve Pankey

35 years after 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews disappeared from her home in Greeley, CO, her remains are recovered. Investigators charge former Idaho Gubernatorial candidate Steve Pankey with murder.

42 min

Demarcus Little

Active-duty Army Sergeant Demarcus Little is on trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Anitra Gunn.

42 min

Mauricio Guerrero

42 min