A dream team of famous attorneys converges on an Idaho courtroom in 1907. Idaho’s best lawyers — James Hawley and William Borah — matched wits with Chicago’s Clarence Darrow and Denver’s Edmund Richardson. Reenactments chronicle the trial of William D. “Big Bill” Haywood, accused of masterminding former Gov. Frank Steunenburg’s assassination.
Assassination: Idaho's Trial of the Century
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Chronicle the trial of the man accused of masterminding a former governor's assassination. (56m 46s)
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