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Season 6 – Accused: Guilty or Innocent?

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Season 6 – Accused: Guilty or Innocent?

Apr 2024

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Crime

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"Accused: Guilty or Innocent?" is an intimate account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial as told by the perspective of the accused, their legal team and their family members. Each episode follows the person's journey through the planning of their legal defense, the trial, and in the end, the trial. With the evidence piling up, these emotional stores give a firsthand look at what it is like when freedom is on the line. The dramatic inside stories, as they unfold, of people facing trial for serious crimes they were alleged to have committed.

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Malcolm Brinkworth

Executive Producer

Xander Brinkworth

Executive Producer

Elaine Frontain Bryant

Executive Producer

Shelly Tatro

Executive Producer

Brad Holcman

Executive Producer

Episode 1

Aired Apr 4, 2024

Murdered My Boss or Innocent Employee?

After a construction company boss is found shot dead in his office in 2005, no arrests are made. An employee helps police with their investigations. He says he'd been bound and gagged by a gang just before the shooting. But 14 years later police charge him with murder. Is he a cold-blooded murderer or an innocent employee?

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Episode 2

Aired Apr 11, 2024

Drive-thru Shooter or Defensive Dad?

A young father and his family come under attack at a busy drive-thru; terrified of his aggravated assailant, and with his young baby and girlfriend also trapped in the car, he fires his gun and allegedly injures an innocent bystander.

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Episode 3

Aired Apr 18, 2024

Vengeful Shooter or Protective Father?

A 68-year-old father shoots and wounds his daughter's boyfriend when the couple arrives outside the family home; believing his daughter is trapped in an abusive relationship, he fires three shots to force the boyfriend to leave.

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Episode 4

Aired Apr 25, 2024

After the Verdict: Sakai

In 2018, 16-year-old Sakai French was charged with murdering an 18-year-old on school property; now, as he approaches a critical parole board hearing, Sakai's future hangs in the balance.

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Episode 5

Aired May 2, 2024

Murderous Mother or Protective Parent?

A violent assault ends in a fatal stabbing when a young mother kills her boyfriend, in a bid to defend her child; considered innocent by police for four years, she was re-arrested and now faces up to 41 years in prison.

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Episode 6

Aired May 9, 2024

Neighbor Killer or Family Defender?

A veteran and his young family get confronted by an angry neighbor, resulting in harsh words that escalate to a fatal shooting.

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Episode 7

Aired May 16, 2024

Murdered My Parents or Innocent Son?

A former NFL player and his wife are shot dead in Houston while they sleep; with no signs of an intruder, suspicion falls on their 16-year-old son; charged with capital murder and facing life in prison, their son faces an intense legal battle.

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Episode 8

Aired May 23, 2024

Cold-Blooded Killer or Bereaved Teen?

Two Houston parents are shot dead as they sleep, and their teenage son stands accused of murder; the legal battle deepens as new evidence is discovered.

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Episode 11

Aired May 22, 2025

After the Verdict: Stanley & Jerry

After he's found guilty of murder, Stanley files an appeal; acquitted of killing a man while driving recklessly, Jerry faces being sued.

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Executive Producer: Malcolm Brinkworth, Xander Brinkworth, Elaine Frontain Bryant, Shelly Tatro, Brad Holcman
Network: A&E
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date: Apr 4, 2024