The Trials of Claus von Bülow

Guilty or not guilty? You be the judge. Danish-born aristocrat Claus von Bulow made headlines in the mid-`80s, when he was accused of trying to murder his hypoglycemic wife, Sunny von Bulow, by injecting her with a deadly dose of insulin. Prosecutors were convinced von Bulow wanted to murder his wealthy wife in order to inherit millions of dollars and marry his longtime mistress, Alexandra Isles, a former soap opera actress. In February 1982, von Bulow stood trial on national television for the attempted murder of his wife. The state`s case rested on circumstantial evidence: a mysterious black bag filled with drugs; a maid`s observations; and testimony from Sunny`s two grieving children from her previous marriage. On March 16, 1982, von Bulow was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison. However, the businessman decided to fight back and hired high-powered Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz to appeal his case.