Episode 1: Butchered Innocence, Part One

200753 minsColor
Rémy Burkel, Director
Peabody and Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Denis Poncet and Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (THE STAIRCASE, MURDER ON A SUNDAY MORNING) present a revealing look at American justice in a documentary series set in the Las Vegas courts. Watch the brand new two-part episode "GLADYS' CHOICE" this month.

The opening episode follows the penalty hearing for Beau Maestas, a teenage meth addict who murdered a drug dealer’s daughter. As the district attorney seeks the death penalty, Maestas’s defense attorneys try to persuade the jury to consider the case’s mitigating circumstances. Remy Burkel directs.
TV Rating TV14
Adult Language, Adult Content
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Cast & Crew
Director Rémy Burkel
Producer Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Producer Denis Poncet
Screenwriter Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Screenwriter Denis Poncet
Cinematographer Isabelle Razavet
Actor Beau Maestas
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