The trial of the man accused in one of South Florida’s most horrific child abuse cases has stretched over 13 years.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Thomas Hixon, attorney Gail Levine, election law expert Juan-Carlos Planes and state Sen. Tracie Davis.

The trial of Scot Peterson, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Officer who did not go in, is a window into how different the rules are between the court of public opinion and the court of law.

More than five years after former Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Scot Peterson was accused of taking cover instead of taking action during the Parkland school massacre, his trial is set to begin.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, journalist Marc Caputo, Florida schoolteacher Jenna Barbee, Miami-Dade Courts Chief Judge Nushin Sayfie, and veteran prosecutor Gail Levine.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, journalist Marc Caputo, Florida schoolteacher Jenna Barbee, Miami-Dade Courts Chief Judge Nushin Sayfie, and veteran prosecutor Gail Levine.

Next week our community’s collective scar will once again open as another trial begins involving the mass murder at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Senior High School five years ago.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis.

On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that makes it easier for someone to be sentenced to death in Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for change to Florida’s death penalty law.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney are joined by attorney and legal analyst Gail Levine, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, congressional candidate Joe Budd, congressional candidate Robert Asencio and Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Jose Dotres.

The verdict in the Parkland school shooting trial penalty phase was life with no parole for the young man who staged a murder rampage at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Senior High School.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney welcome Miami-Dade School Board members Marta Perez and Dr. Steve Gallon, Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, professor and political analyst Sean Forman and attorney and legal analyst Gail Levine.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney welcome Miami-Dade School Board members Marta Perez and Dr. Steve Gallon, Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, professor and political analyst Sean Forman and attorney and legal analyst Gail Levine.

It was a gut-wrenching week in the penalty phase of the Parkland shooting trial.

With the Parkland school shooter’s case in mind, a former prosecutor with experience in death penalty cases said the perfect juror is someone who is willing to listen, think — and follow the law and “not necessarily their heart.”

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg speak to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, former prosecutor Gail Levine and congressional candidates Barbara Sharief, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Dale Holness.

Late last week we saw and finally heard from Nikolas Cruz, the 23-year-old gunman who confessed to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February of 2018.

Alexis Vila Perdomo and Roberto Isaac were on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Camilo Salazar on June 1, 2011. Isaac was found guilty of second-degree murder, as well as conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Salazar's body was found dumped near the Everglades on June 2, 2011, a day after he was reported missing by his wife. Miami-Dade police officers discovered Salazar's body badly beaten, his hands bound behind his back and his pelvic area burned. Earlier in the day, a cellphone expert placed Isaac and Marin together near the location of Salazar's dumped body.

Alexis Vila Perdomo and Roberto Isaac are on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Camilo Salazar on June 1, 2011. Salazar's body was found dumped near the Everglades on June 2, 2011, a day after he was reported missing by his wife. Miami-Dade police officers discovered Salazar's body badly beaten, his hands bound behind his back and his pelvic area burned. Earlier in the day, a cellphone expert placed Isaac and Marin together near the location of Salazar's dumped body. Vila Perdomo faces charges for conspiracy to commit murder, while Isaac faces murder charges.