166) Most-Watched Court Trials in TV History

Which criminal trial throughout history was truly the 'Trial of the Century'? Nick and guest sidekick host, true crime podcaster Rebekah Sebastian, attempt to uncover the truth in this episode covering the trials that most captivated the world. It's the Top 10ish Most-Watched Criminal Court Trials in Television History, based on global viewership. PLUS: common themes among the Top 10, who got away with murder, being a public defender, factors that lead to a guilty verdict, serial killers, crazy tall hair, and MUCH more. IMAGES DISCUSSED: The crazy hair in court from #5: https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/phil_spector_paphotos_L140409_01-1.jpg #5's mugshot: https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2014/09/24/13/Phil-Spector.jpg?width=1200 ---------------------------------------------- Hear more from Rebekah on her podcasts, DIE-ALOGUE and CRIMINALITY. DIE-ALOGUE is a true crime podcast featuring interviews with experts in the true crime and criminal justice space; CRIMINALITY is a podcast for those of us who love reality TV, true crime, and want to hear all the juicy stories where the two genres intersect. Get more info and listen now at https://www.rebekahsebastian.com. EPISODES WE MENTIONED: Nick joins Rebekah to discuss the Top 10 Modern Cults You Probably Haven't Heard Of Interview with Kirk Nurmi, defense attorney for #1 Interview with Kathy Kleiner, survivor from #11 ---------------------------------------------- NEWSLETTER: https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletter REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/10ishPod YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/10ishpodcas TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/10ishpod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/10ishpod ---------------------------------------------- You could have been listening to this very episode EARLY and 100% AD-FREE as a 10ish Pod+ member. Sign up now to get future episodes before anyone else, with zero ads; you'll also get monthly bonus episodes not available anywhere else, free swag, and more. Get more info at https://www.10ishpod.com/plus. ---------------------------------------------- 10ish Podcast Theme Music: Hackbeat by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices