A crime of insanity

A crime of insanity

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In 1994 a paranoid schizophrenic man, Ralph Tortorici, took a class of college students hostage, threatening and wounding one of them. Using excerpts from the actual trial, as well as interviews with Tortorici's father and brother, the defense attorney, chief assistant district attorney, the pr...

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Corporate Authors: WGBH Educational Foundation, PBS Video
Other Authors: Murdock, David, Navasky, Miri, O'Connor, Karen (Karen Ann)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, 2006
Subjects:
Tortorici, Ralph, > 1968-1999.
Trials (Kidnapping) > New York (State)
Trials (Assault and battery) > New York (State)
Trials (Attempted murder) > New York (State)
Insanity (Law) > United States.
Crime > legislation & jurisprudence.
Insanity Defense.
New York.
United States.
Documentary television programs.
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Summary:In 1994 a paranoid schizophrenic man, Ralph Tortorici, took a class of college students hostage, threatening and wounding one of them. Using excerpts from the actual trial, as well as interviews with Tortorici's father and brother, the defense attorney, chief assistant district attorney, the prosecutor, psychiatric experts, and the presiding judge, this documentary examines the ethical dilemmas surrounding the insanity defense.
Item Description:Documentary.
"FRL72105."
Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Produced by David Murdock, Miri Navasky, and Karen O'Connor; written by David Murdock and Miri Navasky; editor, Michele Green.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Originally broadcast on as an episode of Frontline, PBS, Oct. 17, 2002.

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