Nancy Grace

Fueled by her fiancé's murder in 1979, the New York University-trained prosecutor began her career trying felony cases in Georgia during the 1990s before she transitioned to television host opposite celebrity lawyer Johnnie Cochran on CourtTV. In 2001, Grace secured her own show, "Closing Arguments" (CourtTV, 2001-07), where she covered daily U.S. court proceedings, preparing her for a second program, "Nancy Grace" (CNN, 2005-11). The network …