Trial by Media Subway Vigilante (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 61 min | Documentary, Crime

Trial by Media

Subway Vigilante (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 61 min | Documentary, Crime

Bernhard Goetz shoots four black teenagers on a New York City subway in 1984. His claim of self-defense sets off a controversial, tabloid-fueled trial.

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Curtis Sliwa Self - Founder, Guardian Angels (as Curtis Silwa) Self - Founder, Guardian Angels (as Curtis Silwa) See fewer	The Siege (1998)
Steve Dunleavy Self - Reporter, New York Post Self - Reporter, New York Post See fewer	So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
Mark Baker Self - Defense Attorney, Bernie Goetz Self - Defense Attorney, Bernie Goetz See fewer	Trial by Media (2020)
Richard Feldman Self - Lobbyist, National Rifle Association Self - Lobbyist, National Rifle Association See fewer	Trial by Media (2020)
Al Sharpton Self - Civil Rights Activist Self - Civil Rights Activist See fewer	Mr. Deeds (2002)
Ron Kuby Self - Attorney, Darrell Cabey Self - Attorney, Darrell Cabey See fewer	The Siege (1998)
Barry Allen Self - Shooting Victim (archive footage) Self - Shooting Victim (archive footage) See fewer	Aftermath with William Shatner (2010)
Jimmy Breslin Self - Columnist, New York Daily News (archive footage) Self - Columnist, New York Daily News (archive footage) See fewer	Summer of Sam (1999)
Darrell Cabey Self - Shooting Victim (archive footage) Self - Shooting Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Shirley Cabey Self - Mother of Darrell Cabey (archive footage) Self - Mother of Darrell Cabey (archive footage) See fewer
Troy Canty Self - Shooting Victim (archive footage) Self - Shooting Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Alfonse D'amato Self - Senator, New York (archive footage) Self - Senator, New York (archive footage) See fewer	The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Richard Dillon Self - Chief, NYPD (archive footage) Self - Chief, NYPD (archive footage) See fewer
Cathy Dwyer Self - Waitress (archive footage) Self - Waitress (archive footage) See fewer
Rudy Giuliani Self - Mayor, New York City (archive footage) Self - Mayor, New York City (archive footage) See fewer	Anger Management (2003)
Bernhard Goetz Self - The Subway Vigilante (archive footage) Self - The Subway Vigilante (archive footage) See fewer	Silver Night (2005)
Darnay Hoffman Self - Civil Attorney, Bernie Goetz (archive footage) Self - Civil Attorney, Bernie Goetz (archive footage) See fewer	Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey? (2016)
Roy Innis Self - Chairman, C.O.R.E. (archive footage) Self - Chairman, C.O.R.E. (archive footage) See fewer	Romeo und Julia '70 (1969)
Ed Koch Self - Mayor, New York City (archive footage) Self - Mayor, New York City (archive footage) See fewer	We Own the Night (2007)
Mark Lesly Self - Juror (archive footage) Self - Juror (archive footage) See fewer	The Wanderers (1979)
Robert McGowan Self - New York City Police (archive footage) Self - New York City Police (archive footage) See fewer
James Moseley Self - Juror (archive footage) Self - Juror (archive footage) See fewer	The Confessions of Bernhard Goetz (1987)
Gabe Pressman Self - Reporter, WNBC (archive footage) Self - Reporter, WNBC (archive footage) See fewer	WNBC-TV News (1941)
James Ramseur Self - Shooting Victim (archive footage) Self - Shooting Victim (archive footage) See fewer	Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
Ronald Reagan Self - President (archive footage) Self - President (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Geraldo Rivera Self - Reporter (archive footage) Self - Reporter (archive footage) See fewer	Contact (1997)
Barry Slotnick Self - Defense Attorney, Bernie Goetz (archive footage) Self - Defense Attorney, Bernie Goetz (archive footage) See fewer	William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (2009)
Barbara Walters Self - News Host (archive footage) Self - News Host (archive footage) See fewer	The Barbara Walters Summer Special (1976)
Gregory Waples Self - Prosecutor (archive footage) Self - Prosecutor (archive footage) See fewer