America's journey from a collection of colonies to a union of states has produced a whole cast of the famous and the infamous, the latter usually ending up on the wrong side of a jury. Join us as we walk through the pages of America's past to visit some of the most celebrated "trials of the century" which, if you believe the press, they all were.

10/28 - Monkey Shines: Evolution and creationism collided in a Dayton, Tennessee courtroom in the summer of 1925 as three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan threw the (good) book at celebrated agnostic Clarence Darrow.
11/4 - Snook Hooked: Ohio State University veterinary professor James Snook, a married man, was himself snookered if he thought he could get away with the murder of his paramour and student, 24-year-old Theora Hix.
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11/18 - A Sour Kraut: In March of 1932, someone climbed into the home of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, kidnapped his son for ransom and then killed the baby. Bruno Richard Hauptmann emerged as the only suspect and the press had a field day as his judge and jury.
11/25 - The Doctor is in: On July 3, 1954, well-known Cleveland area osteopath Sam Sheppard fell asleep at home, only to wake up to his wife's screams. Supposedly knocked unconscious by a mysterious intruder, he would awaken a second time to brand new screams - for his head, courtesy of the Cleveland Press.
12/2 - Charlie's Pride: Drifter, drug guru and career criminal Charles Manson could control his cult followers when he ordered them to wreak havoc at the home of Sharon Tate, but could not control their lips later in prison.
12/9 - Juice, Anyone?: The trial of former football legend, movie star and TV ad pitchman O.J. Simpson captivated the nation in the 1990s. Did jealousy drive Simpson to murder his ex-wife Nicole, and house visitor Ron Goldman the night of June 12, 1994? If so, we will never know now.