Presiding over the trial that acquitted the white police chief who blinded Black soldier Isaac Woodard in 1946 shook Judge Waties Waring. He began to seek out civil rights cases to rule on with an eye to taking down segregation nationwide. THE BLINDING OF ISAAC WOODARD premieres Tue Mar 30 at 9/8c → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/blinding-isaac-woodard | American Experience | PBS

Kate Waring was a vibrant young woman from Charleston, South Carolina, known for her adventurous spirit and kindness. In 2009, she vanished without a trace after spending time with two people she considered close friends. What unfolded was a story of ultimate betrayal. Authorities discovered that her so-called friends, Ethan Mack and Heather Kamp, had lured her in, attacked her, and stuffed her into a suitcase while she was still alive. That suitcase was then submerged, ending her life in one of