Idaho Public Television Specials

Assassination: Idaho's Trial of the Century

Special | 56m 49s  | Video has closed captioning.

A dream team of famous attorneys, James Hawley and William Borah comes to a Boise courtroom in 1907 to match wits with Chicago's Clarence Darrow and Denver's Edmund Richardson. Re-enactment scenes play out the drama of "Big Bill" Haywood, accused of masterminding the assassination of former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg.

Aired: 11/15/07

Rating: TV-G

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Idaho Public Television Specials is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV.