Trials usually begin with a few guarantees that it will be speedy, impartial, and ruled

on by a jury of peers.

But even when the rule of the law is followed to a T, the end result of a trial can sometimes

throw everyone for a loop.

Today, we'll walk you through some crazy court cases that ended in acquittal, even though

all of the evidence seemed to point in the other direction.

It definitely applies to the cases at the top slots on our list, including a case that

has become known as the trial of the century.

Hey, all you weirdos, welcome to Crime Countdown, a Spotify original from Parkast, Anash.

And I'm Alaina.

Every week we'll highlight ten fascinating stories of history's most engaging and unsettling

crimes, all picked by the Parkast Research Guots.

This episode we're counting down the top ten astonishing acquittals.

Equittals can be an amazing thing, or they can be the worst thing in the entire world.

Yeah.

And I think we've all seen our fair share of both, but the worst part is that it's completely

out of our hands.

So when it goes wrong, it feels completely helpless.

You're like, I can't do anything.

This person just gets to leave.

That's the thing.

And it's like, you just don't know what to do with yourself.

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