A crime of insanity
(DVD Video)
Contributors
Published
[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Video, [2006].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
More Details
Published
[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Video, [2006].
Format
DVD Video
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Documentary.
General Note
"FRL72105".
Creation/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 Event
Originally broadcast on as an episode of Frontline, PBS, Oct. 17, 2002.
Description
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.
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DVD.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Library - DVD Collection | KF224.T67C75 2006 | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Crime -- New York (State) -- legislation & jurisprudence.
Insanity (Law) -- United States.
Insanity defense -- United States.
Tortorici, Ralph, -- 1968-1999.
Trials (Assault and battery) -- New York (State)
Trials (Attempted murder) -- New York (State)
Trials (Kidnapping) -- New York (State)
Video recordings.
Insanity (Law) -- United States.
Insanity defense -- United States.
Tortorici, Ralph, -- 1968-1999.
Trials (Assault and battery) -- New York (State)
Trials (Attempted murder) -- New York (State)
Trials (Kidnapping) -- New York (State)
Video recordings.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Murdock, D., Navasky, M., & O'Connor, K. (. e. (2006). A crime of insanity . PBS Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murdock, David, Miri. Navasky and Karen (Film editor) O'Connor. 2006. A Crime of Insanity. PBS Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murdock, David, Miri. Navasky and Karen (Film editor) O'Connor. A Crime of Insanity PBS Video, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Murdock, David., Miri Navasky, and Karen (Film editor) O'Connor. A Crime of Insanity PBS Video, 2006.
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