The trial ended up narrowly defining what treason ... The verdict: “We of the jury say that Aaron Burr is not proved to be guilty under this indictment by any evidence submitted to us.

Aaron Burr had traveled West just six months before to carve out his own empire. Now, he would return East to stand trial for treason. Nearly 200 years later, the exact details of what became ...

“First of all, people have to understand, we once had a former vice president, Aaron Burr, who was put on trial in a criminal case. He was acquitted of treason in 1806. But we’ve never had a ...

Novel by Lauren Willig is based on the true story of the first recorded murder trial in the U.S. What fueled the constant public attention on the case was the involvement of Alexander Hamilton and ...

Aaron Burr had traveled West just six months before to carve out his own empire. Now, he would return East to stand trial for treason. Nearly 200 years later, the exact details of what became ...