Taking the Stand - Season 4

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Richard Acosta

1 - Richard Acosta

Air Date: May 28, 2025

Richard Acosta, Jr. is being tried for murder, accused of being the getaway driver for his son.

Hannah Payne

2 - Hannah Payne

Air Date: June 4, 2025

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

Darrin Lopez

3 - Darrin Lopez

Air Date: June 11, 2025

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

Lori Phillips

4 - Lori Phillips

Air Date: June 18, 2025

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.

Charlie Adelson

5 - Charlie Adelson

Air Date: June 25, 2025

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.

Sasha Skare

6 - Sasha Skare

Air Date: July 2, 2025

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.

Steven Jones

7 - Steven Jones

Air Date: July 9, 2025

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

Richard Merritt

8 - Richard Merritt

Air Date: July 16, 2025

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.

Steve Pankey

9 - Steve Pankey

Air Date: July 18, 2025

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.

Demarcus Little

10 - Demarcus Little

Air Date: July 25, 2025

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

Mauricio Guerrero

11 - Mauricio Guerrero

Air Date: August 1, 2025