What makes murder a crime? This course explores the legal evolution of murder and of the adversarial murder trial. Each week students examine a different type of murder - infanticide, domestic murder, serial killings - using coroners’ records, trial transcripts, police files, popular broadsides, newspaper reports, and other relevant primary sources.

Prerequisite(s): 2.0 courses in History at the 2200-level or above or permission of the department.

Extra Information: 2 hours.