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Session 30: Terri Schiavo
When a Florida woman’s right to die became a national obsession, one congresswoman found herself at the center of a political storm. In this explosive true crime episode, we unravel the Terri Schiavo case—where law, life, and ideology collided—and trace how a young Debbie Wasserman Schultz emerged from the chaos with a career-defining stand. Was it compassion, calculation… or both?
Session 29: Kari's Law
She thought calling 9-1-1 would save her life. But the call never made it through—because she didn’t know she had to dial ‘9’ first. In a quiet Texas hotel room, Kari Hunt Dunn met a brutal end at the hands of her estranged husband, while her 9-year-old daughter tried—and failed—to get help. She dialed 9-1-1 four times… and got nothing.
Her murder shocked a nation. But it also exposed a deadly flaw in America's phone systems. What happened next turned tragedy into legislation.
Sessions 27 & 28: Abscam
A conman, a fake Arab sheikh, and a yacht full of FBI agents take on Congress—what happens next brings down a U.S. Senator, six Representatives, and a bulk of New Jersey politicians.
Uncover the wild true story of Abscam, the undercover sting that turned greed into gold-standard evidence. You won’t believe who took the bait.
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