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The George Zimmerman verdict will be examined in a new Oxygen series called The Jury Speaks.

The four-night program focuses on headline-making verdicts, starts with the Michael Jackson and O.J. Simpson cases, and concludes with Robert Durst. The jurors appear on camera and discuss the process of reaching the verdict.

The Zimmerman episode will premiere at 9 p.m. July 24. In 2013, a six-member jury found the Neighborhood Watch volunteer not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager, in Sanford.

Oxygen provided this preview and explained which jurors are taking part: Hear from Madelin Rivera, Amy Tronolone, Christine Barry, Lauren Germain and David Ramirez as they justify the hardest decision of their lives, and recount the unforgiving criticism they received in the wake of their verdict that divided a nation.

First up: The Jury Speaks: Michael Jackson at 9 p.m. July 22. Jurors explain why they found the singer not guilty of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor. The Oxygen preview: But now, after the emergence of new accusers and hard truths about Jacksons troubled childhood and tragic death, do they stand by their decision today?

The Jury Speaks: O.J. Simpson debuts at 9 p.m. July 23. Jurors discuss how 10 months of sequestration, isolation and stress affected the verdict. The former football star was found not guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

The Jury Speaks: Robert Durst debuts at 9 p.m. July 25. In 2003, the Manhattan real estate scion was found not guilty of murder. Jurors react to Dursts being caught on tape, in 2015, saying, I killed them all. The jurors explain how they would vote now with new information.

A fifth episode, The Jury Speaks: Robert Blake will be available on VOD starting July 23. Four jurors discuss finding the actor not guilty of the first-degree murder of his wife.

The series will allow viewers to hear straight from the people whose decisions ignited controversy and sparked a heated debate at the water coolers and in homes across America, said Rod Aissa, executive vice president for original programming and development at Oxygen Media.

The Jury Speaks is produced by Glass Entertainment Group.

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