Accused: Guilty or Innocent? Episode Rating Graph

Accused of shooting his mother, a son stands trial for murder and his family testifies for the prosecution.

When a woman is stabbed to death by her husband of three decades, his defense argues that he was insane at the time of the killing.

A fight between teenagers leads to an 18-year-old being killed by a single gunshot to the chest. Eyewitnesses claim that a 16-year-old student pulled the trigger, but he insists he is innocent.

A tragic car crash leads to the death of an 89-year-old woman; now, her daughter, who was behind the wheel, is blamed with her death and faces a life behind bars; whether she's a carless driver or devastated crash survivor.

A mother finds her child cold and her boyfriend nowhere to be seen. When the child dies and the boyfriend is found hanged, prosecutors may decide that she is to blame.

When a landlord shoots a problem tenant dead in Florida, police and prosecutors act swiftly--charging the landlord with murder. The landlord claims that the tenant was carrying a machete at the time of the shooting and threatened to kill him. With the landlord facing life in prison if found guilty, is this self-defense or murder?

When a veteran and his young family are confronted by an angry neighbor, harsh words escalate to a fatal shooting. Is the accused and enraged murderer or a family defender?

Two years ago, Collin Quint reluctantly accepted a plea deal after being accused of shaking his baby. Following a short sentence, he is preparing to reunite with his family. But the Prosecution has other ideas. Can they permanently terminate his rights as a father and send him back to prison?

A young man intervenes in a family dispute. Armed with an AK-47, he fires two warning shots as he tries to protect a child seeking help. The prosecution allege he took the law into his own hands. The defense argue that he did the right thing. Local hero or unlawful vigilante?

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.

A family is divided after the murder of a beloved grandmother; facing life in prison, a son must prove his innocence.

A tattoo artist is shot in his home. The case goes cold until two informants identify a young photojournalist as the shooter. The accused insists he has an alibi and was miles away at the time.

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. Was she protecting her family or was this murder?

A young man who witnesses a brutal attack intervenes and throws a punch; questions are asked if the act was justified, or if he should be sentenced to 20 years.

In 2018, 16-year-old Sakai French was charged with murdering an 18-year-old on school property. After years of denial, Sakai finally admitted to the shooting, pleading guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter. Now, as he approaches a critical parole board hearing, Sakai's future hangs in the balance. Will he be released or face continued incarceration?

A traveling nurse is pulled over for a traffic violation in New Mexico and is arrested for felony burglary that she carried out in her home state of Ohio.

Police reopen the cold case of a young marine who was killed in a hotel room, and they charge the woman who was with him at the time.

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?

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. A jury must decide: Is this a bereaved son or a parent killer?

A mother wakes from a coma to learn her worst nightmare has come true. Six weeks earlier, she had been involved in a multi-car smash at a busy junction. Tragically, her 5-year-old son is dead. Was the mother, who remembers nothing of the incident, speeding? And did she jump a red light? The Prosecution says she’s to blame and is charging her with manslaughter.

When a mother learns her daughter has been abused by the teenager’s estranged father, the police are called. But, before the investigation can gather speed, the father visits unexpectedly. A row ensues and the father is shot dead. Is she a mother protecting her children–or an angry killer?

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

After years of domestic abuse, a woman shoots her husband to death.

A man falls asleep while driving and kills a construction worker on the road.

A Louisiana trail-ride dance party is cut short when shots ring out. A man dies and his daughter's partner - who was standing nearby - is accused. There was animosity between the men, but did the accused shoot the grandfather of his own child dead - or was it someone else?

A man shoots his wife, and the crime is caught on camera; questions are asked if the act was a cold-blooded murder or a justified act of self-defense.

A new father is accused of child abuse after taking his son to the hospital.

After years of caring for a sick child, a mother may be hiding a terrible secret; accused of attempting to murder her son, she now fights for her freedom.