Frontline: A Crime of Insanity

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In 1994, Ralph Tortorici, a 26-year-old New York psychology student, took a college class hostage. A paranoid schizophrenic who was convinced the government had planted tracking devices in his body, he was charged with assault, kidnapping, and attempted murder. His mental illness was apparent, but not how the courts should deal with him. FRONTLINE examines the controversial case in interviews with his family, defense attorney, prosecutor, and judge
Intro: A Crime of Insanity (1:14)
Albany Campus Shooting (2:37)
Tortorici Fit for Trial? (2:36)
Prosecuting Ralph Tortorici (2:56)
Ralph's Psychiatric History (3:00)
Prosecution Psychiatric Expert (2:41)
Demonstrating Psychotic Behavior (3:02)
Not Fit for Trial? (2:07)
Orchestrating a Trial (3:53)
January 3, 1996 (2:39)
Tortorici on Trial (3:56)
Prosecuting Arguments (4:04)
Closing Arguments (2:24)
Ralph Tortorici Verdict (3:34)
Tortorici Sentencing (4:24)
Sullivan Correctional Facility (3:25)
Coleman Questions Everything (3:49)
Credits: A Crime of Insanity (2:25)

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