This week we are discussing the case of 21-year-old schoolteacher Edith Maxwell from rural Virginia who was accused of killing her father, Trigg. The prosecution charged her with first-degree murder, but Edith claimed she acted in self-defense. The case became a nationwide media sensation, sparking widespread public interest and debate.

 

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