Infant Murder Case, Rape Trial of Former NFL Star To Be First Two Live, Gavel-to-Gavel Trials on the New Court TV As Iconic Network Returns May 8
May 07, 2019
"ATLANTA, May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A murder trial reminiscent of the Casey Anthony case and the rape trial of a former top NFL player will be the first two trials to air live, gavel-to-gavel on the new Court TV, which launches across multiple platforms on May 8 at 9:00 a.m. ET....
In addition, the judge who presided over the Casey Anthony murder trial, Belvin Perry, will appear live, in studio on Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan on the network's first day, at 6:00 p.m. (ET), while R. Kelly's lawyer Steve Greenberg will be Court TV lead anchor Politan's in studio guest on Closing Arguments on Fri. May 10.
Court TV's first live trial coverage will be a murder case just outside of Atlanta: In October of 2017, Christopher McNabb and Cortney Bell called 911 to report their newborn baby, Caliyah, missing from their home. McNabb went on television and tearfully begged and pleaded for his daughter's return. The following day, Caliyah's body was found. Prosecutors later said the body was wrapped in clothing and placed in a bag belonging to McNabb and that the baby had died due to blunt force trauma to the head. McNabb was arrested and charged with the murder; Bell was charged with the same crime three months later.
The second trial Court TV will air live in its entirety will be California v. Kellen Winslow II, a former NFL Player who is accused of multiple rapes in San Diego, California.
Court TV is also planning wall-to-wall coverage of the rape trial of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein in New York later this year. Court TV has helped lead the charge for media access in the courtroom for that trial...."
Infant Murder Case, Rape Trial of Former NFL Star To Be First Two Live, Gavel-to-Gavel Trials on the New Court TV As Iconic Network Returns May 8