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ASSASSINATION: IDAHO'S TRIAL OF THE CENTURY

TV-G · 1 × 60 min

Producer: Idaho Public Television

ASSASSINATION: IDAHO'S TRIAL OF THE CENTURY combines re-enactments, stills, expert commentary and archival footage to piece together one of the most famous criminal trials in United States history. In the summer of 1907, the long-simmering tensions between trade unionists and capitalists finally played out in an Idaho courtroom when "Big Bill" Haywood, the secretary-treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners, stood charged with orchestrating the murder of former governor Frank Steunenberg. The three-month trial thrust Idaho into the national spotlight, as two of the West's sharpest legal minds, criminal lawyer James Hawley and newly elected United States Senator William Borah, clashed with legendary defense attorney Clarence Darrow in a "struggle for the soul of America."

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Idaho Public Television

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Idaho Public Television

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1 / 60

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TV-G

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02/01/2024 to 02/28/2029

Available in US, US Territories, Canada

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Bruce Reichert Idaho Public Television Phone: 208-373-7220 Email: bruce.reichert@idahoptv.org Web: www.idahoptv.org