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That happened in halifax nova scottia in 2011. the cops decided they couldnt charge anybody and the family said she hanged herself last week. >> she wanted to be heard and wanted someone to believe her. no one did. >> well, now, somebody has. members was activist group anonymous claim told have tracked down the suspects and threatened to release names if the didnt do some action. they also did that in a rape case. cop in canada said they are reopening the parson case after they got credible new ...

Their sex life and his predilections. is she lying on the stand and just dirtying up a victim who met his end so violently. or is that young woman truly innocent and fought for her life against a monster? dr. drew pinsky joins me to talk about the potential pitfalls of picks a defense like that. dr. drew, listen, shes fighting for her life. this is the most serious kind of justice that we can mete out upon somebody in a case like this. do you have any other choice, and isnt this a choice that ca...

Another says that a new incident of athlete crime emerges once every two days. that does not include crimes that were unreported in the media. critics of our sports culture often blame the leaders, the coaches, the steubenville football coach is known as a tough as nails known as a toughy who runs the team with an iron fist. according to to "new york times" he went "nose-to-nose with a times reporter when that reporter questioned him about the rape case." times says he threatened the reporter wi...

Defense team has spent thus far in trying to spare her from a guilty verdict and a death penalty. its upwards of $800,000, as our team has found out. when that kind of money is spent on a defense, you would think that the prosecutors would match that or best that, because the burden is on the prosecutors to get a conviction. do they? do they have those budgets? whats the stat there when it comes to how much they have in their arsenal? >> you know, ashleigh, this is one prosecutor who is trying t...

Worthy of killing. i want to bring in julie christopher, who used to work with -- i beg your pardon, we lost our connection to julie. she was one of the friends of travis alexander who could have given us a feel for what its like to sit in that courtroom and hear this about her friend. vinnie politan with hln joins us now. you saw him lay out the crime scene in that mock bedroom/bathroom area. vinnie, this is one of those questions, and if youre a defense attorney, you need to weigh exactly what...

Are three women on death row, she would be the fourth, if jury determined she is convicted and sentenced to death. one of those womens case was just overturned. but just think about how rare it is to have a woman on death row in this particular state, and its going to cost money. >> well, yeah. women on death row is a rarity. women being tried is a rarity. women being convicted, perhaps, is the greatest rarity in all of these scenarios. jean casarez, youll stay with us throughout this. and ive g...

Project for victims of sexual and physical abuse. she worries about the impact for accusers. >> the focus is on the girls, as if whatever went on here was their fault. and i think the focus needs to be on the perpetrators. alleged perpetrators. >> reporter: as for all the social media chatter, area parents just shake their heads. >> i dont think theyve stopped to consider the lives that theyre hurting. >> i dont think its appropriate for kids to be expressing their thoughts on something that eit...

Seriously, delete it. on august 14th mays sent this text to an unnamed friend. i got reno, he took care of it. and blank aint going to happen even if they did take it to court like he was joking about it so im not worried. joining us from denver is kathy redman, shes the founder of the national coalition against violent athletes and she speaks from experience. she says she was twice raped by a football player while she was a student at the university of nebraska. and dr. dre also remains with us...

>> normally there would be a wall here, thats part of it, the other part is, imagine, shes about 55". shes jumping up on this, see these shelves, see how they tip, shes grabbing the gun and still maneuvering to get into the next room -- >> while hes chasing her. and when youre actually in the scene, so much smaller. everything would happen so much quicker. to me, it makes her story less credible. thats just my interpretation, having been inside this recreation. >> well, ill tell you what, theyre...

...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. almost from the first day, high school and college athletes take to the field that they are treated as special and kings of the hill who can do no wrong. i think many can agree on that. especially true for elite sports, like football, basketball, lacrosse, soccer and its just as true in the pro ranks. our sports-obsessed culture fuels the hero worship ...