[tucci] i have driven in italy quite a bit. but i did say to one guy when i was doing a movie, i said, it s very interesting, people don t really stop at stop lights that much. and he goes, no, no, no. the stop light is just a suggestion. there s nowhere on earth quite like tuscany. the land is idyllic, the art is divine and the food is out of this world. [tucci] oh my god. it just melts in your mouth. [laughs] i m stanley tucci, i m fascinated by my italian heritage. so, i m traveling across italy to discover how the food, in each of this country s twenty regions, is as unique as the people and their past. the creations of famous tuscans are known the world over. michelangelo, i think if he were to come back today, he d be able to walk around florence. it hasn t changed. but it s the hands of the ordinary people. [chef] we fold it like this. .that have crafted the incredible food here. it s like a christmas in your mouth, yeah. this is a place built on human ingenuity, m
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someone over to be saying, this is our violent crime advocate. i was steeling myself for it already because of the massive police presence. they said they believed he had been murdered. craig rideout, father of seven, cared deeply about his kids. he was a loving man. provider, warm. so, it was puzzling and alarming when he vanished. to say craig is not here. here i said that s weird. i didn t know what was. happening i know something is wrong. i don t know how wrong. a disturbing discovery in the basement. blood articles found on the walls. he appeared there was some kind of ambush. revelations about craig s wife. craig didn t want to believe there was a romantic relationship between them. it became painfully obvious that there was. and in the park, two young men acting strangely. they identified alexander rideout. the victims to ? the victims to. finally, a string of security videos would lay their the bone chilling truth. a diabolical plan
they made us a family. not only did she raise these children and have quite an accomplished corporate career, dinner 50, she would do it. but, in the wee hours of a winter night. i found them at the base of the stairs. kathleen peterson, dead. was this a fall, or was this murder? a mystery we covered for more than a decade comes to a shattering and. it did not look like a fall. michael peterson, under suspicion, then, a bombshell revelation about another woman from his past. this was on the floor, and there was a puddle of blood under the staircase. appear today the same, way to minnesota shaded with one of the? odds yes, what are the odds? a trial, one expert this is the scene. would make a slam dunk case for peterson s guilt. the tourist or captivated by his testimony. but were his dramatic experience legit? it is designed to get a result, does not scientifical. michael peterson on the quest that might finally lead to the truth.
dollars. they were spending money like they were drunken sailors. now lyle and erik menendez face the death penalty, first-degree murder. greedy rich kids kill ozzie and harriet on a sunday night in beverly hills, and there s much more to the story than that. the courtroom at the l.a. superior courthouse in van nuys was actually a very tiny courtroom, and so there were a dozen media people that got to see the trial in the courtroom every day. writer dominic dunn appeared to hear opening statements. i m just a writer here covering this. i had just gotten out of school and started as a cub reporter at this legal newspaper. i got one of the seats in the courtroom. there were the lawyers and the brothers. my editors and i knew from the get-go that it was going to be captivating as [bleep]. okay, now opening statements by the prosecution. thank you, your honor, and good morning. the only time i ve ever thrown up during a trial was right before opening statement