American Experience - Season 3 Episode 6 : Insanity on Trial 2024
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On July 2, 1881, Charles Julius Guiteau shot and fatally wounded President James A. Garfield in the lobby of the Baltimore & Potomac train station in Washington, D.C. As sensational as the assassination itself was, Guiteau's trial lasted over three months and became a very public battle over the meaning of insanity. Was it hereditary? Did it show on a man's face?
- Released: Jan 01, 1970
- Runtime: 00:55:14 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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- Network: PBS
