November 14, 1881: Trial for Presidential Assassin Begins

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🗓️ 14 November 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Charles J. Guiteau went on trial for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield. It was the first high-profile case where the insanity plea was seriously considered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.6	Today is Saturday, November 14th, 2020.
0:38.3	On this day in 1881, Charles J. Gittow's trial for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield began.
0:52.3	Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast. Today we're covering the
1:00.5	preposterous court proceedings that followed Charles Gatow's assassination of U.S. President
1:06.3	James Garfield, becoming the first high-profile case where the insanity plea was seriously considered.
1:13.0	Let's go back to Washington, D.C. on the morning of November 14, 1881.
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