Some defendants claim madness to escape justice — but how many were telling the truth? Join us as we count down the most controversial insanity pleas in courtroom history, featuring cases where psychiatrists clashed, juries deliberated, and the line between genuine illness and calculated deception became almost impossible to draw. Which plea do you think was real? Let us know in the comments!
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0:00 Introduction to insanity
0:25 Vincent Gigante
1:42 Anthony and William Esposito
2:33 Arthur Shawcross
3:43 Lorena Bobbitt
5:01 Jonathan Schmitz
6:31 Steven Steinberg
7:21 John Wayne Gacy
8:32 Ruth Anne Aron
9:18 Ian Brady
10:29 Kenneth Bianchi
