American Justice

Épisode 8 - The Great Midwest Gangs

11 février 1996

In the Depression-torn dust bowl of the 1930s, a new kind of desperado is born. Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, and Bonnie & Clyde become as well-known and admired as movie stars. Bill Kurtis narrates their murderous rise and deadly fall

Épisode 10 - Jonestown Massacre

7 octobre 1992

The 1978 mass suicide of followers of Rev. Jim Jones, a cult leader who founded Jonestown in Guyana for the work of his People's Temple. Also: the murder of Rep. Leo J. Ryan, who was investigating allegations made by temple members.

Épisode 11 - John Wayne Gacy: Mass Murderer

16 décembre 1992

Épisode 26 - Target: Mafia (Unions and the Mob)

22 septembre 1993

Mobsters in the labor movement; Socks Lanza; Jimmy Hoffa; Willie Bioff and Hollywood; Murder Incorporated.

Épisode 27 - Target: Mafia (The Prohibition Years)

8 septembre 1993

"Target: Mafia" studies crime during Prohibition. Examined: Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt's efforts to curtail bootlegging; battles between ethnic gangs.

Épisode 28 - Target: Mafia (Birth of the American Mafia)

15 septembre 1993

Examining "The Birth of the American Mafia," from its origins in Sicily to mob activity during Prohibition. Included: the roles of Al Capone and Charles "Lucky" Luciano; rivalry among Italian, Irish and Jewish gangs.

Épisode 29 - Target: Mafia (Gangbusters)

29 septembre 1993

Profiling "gangbusters" such as Harry Anslinger, first commissioner of the Bureau of Narcotics; and Thomas E. Dewey, who successfully prosecuted Charles "Lucky" Luciano on charges of running a prostitution ring.

Épisode 30 - Target: Mafia (Empire of Crime)

6 octobre 1993

"Empire of Crime" examines mob activity during World War II; the murder of Benjamin Siegel; nightclubs, casinos and racetracks linked to organized crime.

Épisode 31 - The Rosenbergs

17 novembre 1993

The trial and executions of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, convicted in 1951 of conspiracy to commit espionage. Included: footage from a mock trial held by the American Bar Association; comments from Rosenberg attorney Marshall Perlin.

Épisode 20 - The Attica Riot: Chaos Behind Bars

14 septembre 1994

A report on the 1971 riot at Attica Correctional Facility in New York focuses on the state's handling of the crisis, called "one of the most infamous massacres in American history." Included: comments from mediators and former inmates; footage of the rebellion and its aftermath.

Épisode 21 - Private Eyes

21 septembre 1994

“The Private Eyes” examines the growing number of private security companies, and what can happen when “rogue” guards are on patrol. Interviewed: a New York security-company executive; and Hubert Williams of the Police Foundation, who says of the often-underpaid guards: “You get what you pay for.”

Épisode 22 - Prostitution, Sex and the Law

19 octobre 1994

Examining attitudes toward prostitution, and its effect on practitioners and society. Interviewed: one-time "Mayflower Madam" Sydney Biddle Barrows; Norma Jean Almodovar, the author of Cop to Call Girl; and Stanford University legal historian Lawrence Friedman.

Épisode 27 - The Defenders

4 décembre 1996

Judging the effectiveness of publicly funded defense lawyers for poor and indigent defendants.

Épisode 28 - Mafia Story aka the showdown

8 décembre 1996

Chronicling the power struggles between New York's Gambino family and rival clans. Included: the conflicts among top Gambino bosses that culminated in the 1985 murder of Paul Castellano on the order of John Gotti.

Épisode 2 - Narcs

22 janvier 1997

Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration battle those who grow, process and distribute illegal drugs both inside and outside the U.S.

Épisode 3 - Eyewitness

29 janvier 1997

Cases in which misidentification by eyewitnesses resulted in wrongful convictions.

Épisode 4 - The Amy Fisher Story

23 mars 1997

"The Amy Fisher Story" recounts the 1992 case of the Long Island teenager who allegedly had an affair with a married man and then was convicted of trying to kill his wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco (Mrs Buttafuoco is interviewee).

Épisode 5 - Roberts, Witney and Duddy

27 avril 1996

The 1966 murders of three British police officers---Harry Roberts, John Duddy, John Witney---at the hands of three thugs are recalled.

Épisode 6 - Presumed Guilty

21 mai 1997

A report on the 1983 abduction, rape and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico, a case in which two men were convicted and sentenced to death but were later cleared 12 years after they were placed on death row.

Épisode 7 - Profilers

21 mai 1997

A look at profiling as a criminal-investigation tool and how it is increasingly used by law-enforcement agencies.

Épisode 8 - Rise and Fall of the Jewish Mobster

28 mai 1997

Recalling such Jewish crime figures as Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky and Arthur Flegenheimer (a k a Dutch Schultz). Interviewees include lawyers who defended and prosecuted Lansky, and authors Albert Fried, Sidney Zion and Robert Rockaway.

Épisode 9 - Great Train Robbery

29 juin 1997

The infamous 1963 “Great Train Robbery” of a mail train in England is recalled.

Épisode 10 - Crime Family

13 août 1997

A look at the Genovese clan of New York City, reputed to be one of the most powerful crime families in America. Included: interviews with a godson of patriarch Vito Genovese, reporters, defense attorneys, prosecutors and other law-enforcement officials.

Épisode 11 - Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder

3 septembre 1997

"The Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder" examines the 1980 trial of Jean Harris for the shooting death of her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower. Included: interviews with Harris, her defense attorney and other trial participants.

Épisode 12 - Von Bulow: A Wealth of Evidence

17 septembre 1997

Examining the two trials plus one successful appeal of Claus von Bulow, accused of attempting to murder his wife, Sunny, with insulin injections. Interviewed: von Bulow, his children, Alan Dershowitz, and other attorneys.

Épisode 13 - Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

22 octobre 1997

"The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot" examines the conspiracy by Wanda Holloway, the mother of a high-school cheerleader, to have another cheerleader's mother murdered. Interviewed: the intended victim; trial attorneys; and a forensic psychologist.

Épisode 14 - Preppie Murder

19 novembre 1997

"The Preppie Murder" examines the trial of Robert Chambers for the Central Park slaying of a young woman, Jennifer Levin, in 1986. Included: Chambers' videotape statement, plus interviews with the victim's mother and friends, jurors, attorneys and reporters.

Épisode 15 - The Donnie Brasco Story

26 novembre 1997

An account of how FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone, a.k.a. Donnie Brasco, infiltrated the New York mob in the late 1970s. The undercover operation became the subject of a 1997 feature film starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. Pistone discusses the operation, various mobsters and the strain on his family.

Épisode 16 - Murder 'In Cold Blood'

17 décembre 1997

"Murder In Cold Blood" examines the 1959 slaughter of the Clutters, a Kansas farming family memorialized in Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." Included: comments from family friends; graphic crime-scene photos.

Épisode 2 - Pizza Connection

28 janvier 1998

A report on the U.S. Government's battle to break up a mob drug operation through a mammoth FBI investigation leading to Sicily, Zurich, the Midwest and New York City pizzerias. Included: interviews with FBI agents, attorneys, drug-enforcement agents and Italian government officials.

Épisode 3 - The John Lennon Assassination

25 février 1998

Retracing the steps of John Lennon's confessed killer Mark David Chapman, who shot the ex-Beatle on Dec. 8, 1980. Included: interviews with police, doctors who tried to save Lennon, and Chapman's attorneys.

Épisode 4 - L.A. Mob

11 mars 1998

The history of organized crime in Los Angeles, including its connections to Hollywood. Key figures such as Jack Dragna and Jimmy "The Weasel" Fratianno are profiled. Also: attempts by law-enforcement officials to curtail mob activity. Interviewed: former police chief Daryl Gates; a former FBI agent; mob insiders; journalists.

Épisode 5 - False Witness

22 avril 1998

The case of a convicted rapist who was pardoned when his alleged victim recanted her testimony. Included: interviews with Illinois governor James Thompson, attorneys, detectives, a polygraph examiner.

Épisode 6 - Spree Killers

6 mai 1998

Examining the case of Nebraska teenagers Charles Starkweather and Carol Ann Fugate, who killed 10 people in the 1950s and inspired the 1974 film “Badlands.” Included: the capture, trial and execution of Starkweather.

Épisode 7 - Framed

27 mai 1998

The case of Clarence Brandley, a west Texas man wrongfully convicted of a 1980 murder and sentenced to death. Included: alleged collusion between police, prosecutors and judges; legal appeals and two stays of execution; Brandley's second trial and release from Death Row. Interviewed: Brandley, his attorneys, the judge from the first trial, a private investigator, Brandley's brother.

Épisode 8 - Dead Woman Walking: The Karla Faye Tucker Story

1 juillet 1998

The story of Karla Faye Tucker, the Texas woman who converted to Christianity while on death row. Included: her conviction and execution for two 1983 murders. Interviewed: Tucker's sister, her spiritual advisor, a victim's husband, attorneys.

Épisode 9 - Hunting Bambi: The Laurie Bembenek Story

8 juillet 1998

The case of Lawrencia “Bambi” Bembenek, the former Milwaukee police officer whose conviction for the 1981 murder of her then-husband's first wife was overturned in 1992. Bembenek escaped from prison in 1990, but was recaptured in Canada.

Épisode 10 - Charles Whitman: Austin Sniper

2 août 1998

Profiling Charles Whitman, who killed more than a dozen people during a shooting spree from the University of Texas tower on Aug. 1, 1966.

Épisode 11 - Marriage and Murder

12 août 1998

The stories of three people accused of murdering their spouses are chronicled. Included: the trials of Debra Hartmann, Steven Steinberg and Charline Brundidge. Interviewed: attorneys, investigators and a psychiatrist.

Épisode 12 - Hunt for the Unabomber

7 octobre 1998

The story of how the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, was captured following 17 years of sending mail bombs. Included: how Kaczynski's brother turned him in after reading his "manifesto" in the newspaper. Interviewed: FBI officials, friends of Kaczynski, attorneys.

Épisode 13 - Green Beret Murder Mystery

14 octobre 1998

The case of Jeffrey MacDonald, a doctor and former Green Beret captain convicted of the murder of his family, is chronicled. Interviewed: MacDonald, investigators, attorneys, relatives of the deceased.

Épisode 14 - Heidi Fleiss

19 octobre 1998

The story of Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss is chronicled. Fleiss is interviewed about her call-girl business and the sting operation that led to her prosecution. Included: her 1994 trial for pandering and cocaine possession; her Federal trial for tax evasion and money laundering.

Épisode 15 - High Crimes and Misdemeanors

28 octobre 1998

Examining the impeachment process, placing it in historical context and looking at the case against President Clinton. Interviewed: Watergate prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste; political scientist Alan Lichtman; former Federal Judge Alcee Hastings.

Épisode 16 - Death Row Prostitute: Aileen Wuornos

18 novembre 1998

Featured: the case of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute sentenced to death for a series of Florida highway murders. Included: the police investigation; Wuornos's first trial; videotape of her confession and trial testimony.

Épisode 17 - Selena: Murder of a Star

2 décembre 1998

The 1995 murder of Tejano singer Selena, and the subsequent trial of her associate Yolanda Saldivar, is chronicled. Interviewed: Selena's father, attorneys, an eyewitness.

Épisode 18 - Fall From Grace

23 décembre 1998

Chronicling the celebrity trials of sportscaster Marv Albert, former congressman Mel Reynolds and one-time Miss America Bess Myerson. Interviewed: attorneys Roy Black and Raoul Felder.

Épisode 19 - A Civil Action

30 décembre 1998

A 1982 civil lawsuit brought by residents of Woburn, Mass., following the leukemia-related deaths of 5 children is examined. Interviewed: the plaintiffs, attorneys, and judge in the case.

Épisode 6 - Leonard Lake and Charles Ng

21 février 1999

The story of how a serial killer and his wealthy accomplice were apprehended is chronicled using video footage, photographs and interviews.

Épisode 7 - Body in the Trunk Murders

7 mars 1999

Three murders---each involving women's remains found in railway baggage---that took place in England during the 1920s and '30s are detailed.

Épisode 8 - Gary Heidnik and Jeffrey Dahmer

7 mars 1999

Serial killers Gary Heidnik and Jeffrey Dahmer are profiled. Included: comparisons of common elements of their crime sprees, such as cooking their victims.

Épisode 9 - A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story

24 mars 1999

The case of homicidal divorcée Betty Broderick is chronicled. Included: her marriage to Dan Broderick, their divorce, the murder of Dan and his second wife, and the two ensuing trials.

Épisode 10 - Gaston Dominici and the Drummond Murders

4 avril 1999

A look at the case of a family murdered while on vacation in France and the local farmer suspected in the mysterious crime.

Épisode 11 - Judge Joe Peel

11 avril 1999

A report on the 1955 disappearance of a Florida judge and his wife.

Épisode 12 - A Murder in Greenwich: The Martha Moxley Case

21 avril 1999

Recalling the 1975 murder of Connecticut teen Martha Moxley. Included are comments from former L.A. police detective Mark Fuhrman, who wrote a book about the crime.

Épisode 13 - John Duffy: Railway Killer

9 mai 1999

Profiling John Duffy, the convicted British murderer and rapist, who earned the nickname of “Railway Killer” because he used the train to escape from the scene of the crimes. Included: how “profiling” was used to help capture him; footage of the crime scenes.

Épisode 14 - Ma Barker and Other Public Enemies

9 mai 1999

A look at the criminal activities of Ma Barker and her gangster sons. Included: reenactments of their crimes; archival footage.

Épisode 15 - Henry Lee Lucas

23 mai 1999

Profiles the case of Henry Lee Lucas, who confessed to murdering women and whose victims may have numbered in the hundreds, giving him the notorious distinction of being America's most prolific serial killer.

Épisode 16 - Butch Defeo

6 juin 1999

The case of Ronald ("Butch") DeFeo Jr., an Amityville, New York, man convicted in 1975 of the murders of his parents and four siblings. The house in which the murders were committed later became the subject of speculation that it was "haunted."

Épisode 17 - Graham Young: Compulsive Poisoner

6 juin 1999

Profiling Graham Young, the infamous British killer, who was obsessed with poison from his youth. Young was finally caught after the deaths of several colleagues at the factory where he worked, and his life was the subject of the 1995 film “The Young Poisoner's Handbook.”

Épisode 18 - Justice Denied: The Hurricane Carter Story

14 juin 1999

Examining the case of boxer Hurricane Carter and his friend John Artis, who in 1967 were wrongly convicted of a 1966 triple homicide. Artis was eventually paroled in 1981, while Carter's conviction was finally overturned in 1985. Included: comments from Artis, Carter and their attorneys.

Épisode 19 - Justice Denied: Trial and Error

16 juin 1999

Examining two cases in which wrongly accused people were imprisoned because their trials were mishandled. Included: Florida farmer James Richardson, who spent 21 years in prison until his conviction was overturned in 1989; Chicago residents Perry Cobb and Darby Tillis, who were tried for the same crime for a record five times.

Épisode 20 - The Perfect Murder: The Shannon Mohr Story

30 juin 1999

The 1980 murder of a Michigan woman, whose killer was caught because of her family's efforts.

Épisode 21 - Body of Evidence: The Tom Capano Trial

7 juillet 1999

Examining the 1996 murder of Delaware secretary Anne Marie Fahey. Prosecutors built up a case against prime suspect Thomas Capano, Fahey's former lover, despite the lack of a body, through physical evidence and testimony provided by two of Capano's brothers and another of Capano's mistresses.

Épisode 22 - Justice Denied: The Wrong Place, the Wrong Time

21 juillet 1999

The case of Leah Bundy, a New York woman convicted and sent to prison on drug charges, but who claimed, along with boyfriend Christopher Clemente, that the drugs belonged to Clemente's brother. Included: William Kunstler's defense of Clemente.

Épisode 27 - Drowning in Lies: The Trial of Edward Post

22 septembre 1999

The case of Edward Post, a New Orleans businessman who pled guilty in 1995 to the 1986 murder of his wife, Julie. Post had been convicted of first-degree murder twice before, but both verdicts had been reversed on appeal.

Épisode 28 - Rape in Connecticut: The Alex Kelly Story

29 septembre 1999

The case of Alex Kelly, a high-school athlete who fled the country for Europe just before his 1987 rape trial. Kelly surrendered to authorities in 1995, and was convicted in 1997.

Épisode 29 - Duty, Honor...and Murder

6 octobre 1999

The 1995 murder of Adrienne Jones, a high-school student shot to death by David Graham, with whom she'd allegedly had a fling. Graham and his girlfriend, Diane Zamora, were convicted of the murder in 1998. The pair were found out after Zamora confided the crime to classmates at the Naval Academy.

Épisode 30 - It's Not My Fault: Strange Defenses

27 octobre 1999

Examining criminal cases in which unusual defenses were employed. Lawyer Alan Dershowitz analyzes why the defenses succeeded and discusses the potentially dangerous precedents that were set.

Épisode 31 - Vigilante Dad

3 novembre 1999

The case of Ken Arrasmith, an Idaho man who, in 1995, gunned down a couple who had allegedly sexually abused Arrasmith's daughter. Arrasmith was convicted of their murders in 1996.

Épisode 32 - Donald Merrett: The Murderous Buccaneer

7 novembre 1999

“The Murderous Buccaneer” chronicles the life and career of John Donald Merrett. Included: the “not proven” verdict at his matricide trial, his drug smuggling and his suicide after he was considered to be a suspect in the murders of his wife and mother-in-law.

Épisode 33 - Sister Against Sister: The Twin Murder Plot

24 novembre 1999

Recalling the attempted 1996 murder of California resident Sunny Han by men hired by Sunny's identical twin sister, Gina. Gina received a 26-year sentence for the crime.

Épisode 34 - Payback for a Bully

8 décembre 1999

Examining the 1993 murder of Florida man Bobby Kent. The crime was planned and carried out by seven of Kent's friends, who claimed Kent was a bully. Included are comments from author Jim Schutze and Kent's former girlfriend.

Épisode 5 - Death Row Radical: Mumia Abu-Jamal

23 février 2000

The case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a radio journalist and former member of the Black Panthers who was convicted in 1982 of the 1981 murder of police officer Daniel Faulkner.

Épisode 6 - Gainesville Murderer

23 février 2000

Chronicling the hunt for the killer of five college students at the University of Florida in Gainesville. After one suspect was cleared, the police captured Danny Rolling, who was convicted of the August 1990 murders in 1994.

Épisode 7 - Getting Away with Murder

15 mars 2000

Examining the 1988 murder of a Kentucky woman named Brenda Schaefer. The prime suspect, her fiancé, was tried but acquitted of the crime in 1991, despite the testimony of a former girlfriend who led police to the body.

Épisode 8 - Murder in a College Town

22 mars 2000

Recalling the 1990 killings of five students at the University of Florida in Gainesville. All five were murdered within a 48-hour period, and their killer, Danny Rolling, was convicted in 1994.

Épisode 9 - The Life and Death of Teena Brandon

29 mars 2000

Recalling the 1993 rape and murder of Teena Brandon, a Nebraska teen who, it was revealed, had been posing as a male named Brandon Teena. Teena's story was told in the 1999 film “Boys Don't Cry.”

Épisode 10 - Dancing, Drugs and Murder

12 avril 2000

The case of Michael Alig, the infamous Manhattan party promoter who in 1997 was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Angel Melendez, one of Alig's “club kids.” The documentary recalls how Alig kept the body in his apartment for a week, then dismembered it and threw it into the Hudson River.

Épisode 11 - The Trial of Louise Woodward

19 avril 2000

A recap of the 1997 trial of Louise Woodward, the British au pair accused of causing the death of eight-month-old Matthew Eappen. Woodward was initially convicted of second-degree murder, but the verdict was later changed to involuntary manslaughter.

Épisode 12 - Deadly Magnolia

10 mai 2000

A look at the crimes of Patricia Allanson, whose desire to lead an upscale life led to the murders of her husband Tom's parents (a crime for which he was wrongly convicted) and the attempted poisonings of his grandparents.

Épisode 13 - Oil, Money and Murder

24 mai 2000

The case of Cullen Davis, a wealthy Texan acquitted of two murders after an alleged 1976 shooting spree. He was later found innocent on a separate murder-for-hire charge. Included are comments from Davis, his former wife, Priscilla, and his defense attorney, Richard Haynes.

Épisode 14 - The Killer Within

7 juin 2000

The case of Kathy Bonney, a Virginia woman murdered at the hands of her father, Tom Bonney. Bonney was found guilty in 1988, but his conviction was overturned in 1992 on appeal, pending a competency hearing.

Épisode 15 - Donald Hume

11 juin 2000

The case of Donald Hume, notorious British double murderer. After serving a sentence for being an accessory in a 1949 killing, Hume committed a murder in Switzerland that earned him a life sentence.

Épisode 16 - Kill Thy Neighbor

21 juin 2000

Recalling the case of a Florida man convicted in 1991 of the poisoning death of a neighbor, with whom he'd been feuding. George Trepal, an amateur chemist, had injected the family's soft drinks with a lethal substance.

Épisode 17 - The Wife Who Knew Too Much

5 juillet 2000

Recalling the 1992 murder of Sara Tokars, a young mother whose husband, Fred, hired a hit man to kill her, allegedly to prevent her from testifying against him regarding a money-laundering scheme.

Épisode 18 - When a Child Kills

9 août 2000

“When a Child Kills.” A report on Nathaniel Abraham, who at age 13 became the youngest American to be tried as an adult for first-degree murder, a crime he committed at age 11. Included: an interview with Abraham's mother.

Épisode 19 - Free to Murder Again

16 août 2000

A look at convicted Texas killer Kenneth Allen McDuff, who was sentenced to death for murdering three people, later paroled, then sent back to death row and executed for killing again.

Épisode 20 - The California Killing Field

20 septembre 2000

The prosecution of California serial killer Charles Ng is recalled. Ng avoided prosecution through legal loopholes for over a dozen years, but was later convicted of murdering 11 people.

Épisode 21 - DeFeo and Benson: Inheritance Killers

1 octobre 2000

Two cases in which money was the motive for the murders of family members: the DeFeo case in Amityville, N.Y., and the Benson case in Florida.

Épisode 22 - Murder on a Reservation

17 octobre 2000

The case of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who is serving two consecutive life sentences for the 1975 murder of two FBI agents on the Oglala Lakota Indian reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D.

Épisode 23 - Dangerous Medicine

28 novembre 2000

The case of Dr. Bruce Rowan, who killed his wife in 1998 but was found innocent by reason of insanity.

Épisode 24 - Dr. Buck Ruxton

10 décembre 2000

An examination of a 1935 murder case in Scotland involving Dr. Buck Ruxton, who killed and dismembered his wife and maid and was executed for the crime.

Épisode 25 - A Family Secret: The Death of Lisa Steinberg

19 décembre 2000

A look at the 1987 case of Lisa Steinberg, a 6-year-old who died as a result of abuse from her adoptive father, Joel Steinberg, who is serving a prison sentence for the crime.

Épisode 26 - Why O.J. Simpson Lost (the Civil Trial)

4 février 2000

An account of how and why OJ Simpson lost the civil ligation.

Épisode 3 - William Joyce, Lord Haw Haw

4 mars 2001

Profiling William Joyce, the former deputy leader of the British Union of Fascists, who fled to Germany to work for the Nazis until he was captured in 1945 and hanged.

Épisode 4 - The Atlanta Child Murders

7 mars 2001

A look at the “Atlanta Child Murders,” in which 29 blacks, mostly boys, were slain between 1979 and '81. Also: controversy surrounding the conviction of Wayne Williams for the murders.

Épisode 5 - The Erin Brockovich Story

14 mars 2001

A profile of Erin Brockovich, whose involvement in the landmark legal battle with the Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation was the basis of the film starring Julia Roberts. Included: interviews with Brockovich, lawyer Ed Masry and plaintiffs in the case.

Épisode 6 - Who Wants to Kill a Millionaire?

11 avril 2001

An investigation into the 1998 death of millionaire Lonnie Binion, who was a member of a Las Vegas gaming family.

Épisode 7 - Dealing with the Devil

25 avril 2001

Examining the case of Marion Pruett, who went on a killing spree while in the Government witness-protection program. Included: interviews with his victims' relatives.

Épisode 8 - Matthew Shepard

23 mai 2001

An examination of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming, where the 21-year-old gay student was beaten and tied to a fence, discovered 18 hours later and died five days afterwards. Included: interviews with Shepard's mother; and the prosecuting and defending attorneys in the trial that convicted Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney.

Épisode 9 - A Son's Confession

6 juin 2001

An examination of the case of Peter Reilly, whose 1974 conviction for murdering his mother was later overturned.

Épisode 10 - Lying Eyes

20 juin 2001

An examination of the case of Ronald Cotton, who served 11 years for a 1984 rape conviction until DNA tests proved his innocence.

Épisode 11 - Sir Harry Oakes & the Bahamas Murder Mystery

22 juillet 2001

The unsolved 1943 murder of Sir Harry Oakes. Included: his son-in-law's arrest; and suspected Mafia involvement.

Épisode 12 - Shotgun Justice

25 juillet 2001

The case of Michael Pardue, who was released from prison after serving 27 years on flawed murder convictions and after three escapes.

Épisode 13 - Raised on Hate

8 août 2001

A profile of Chevie Kehoe, a white supremacist who engaged in criminal behavior in his quest to form an Aryan People's Republic. Included: the robbery-murder of an Arkansas family in 1996.

Épisode 14 - Shattered Innocence: The Fells Acres Abuse Case

8 août 2001

Examining the 1984 child-abuse case at the Fells Acres Day School in Malden, Mass., where 10 children were abused.

Épisode 15 - The City-Killer Gangs

9 septembre 2001

A chronicle of the rise of major crime syndicates in America.

Épisode 16 - Marijuana and Murder

19 septembre 2001

The case of David Ronald Chandler, who, in 1991, became the first person sentenced to death under the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act, but whose sentence was commuted to life by former President Clinton on his last day in office.

Épisode 17 - The Boy Who Saw Too Much

10 octobre 2001

A report on the 1999 killing of 8-year-old witness Leroy Brown Jr. to keep him from testifying in a murder case.

Épisode 18 - Conspiracy to Kill: The Rae Carruth Story

17 octobre 2001

A report on the case of former NFL player Rae Carruth, who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1999 killing of his pregnant girlfriend.

Épisode 19 - Like Mother, Like Son: Sante and Kenny Kimes

14 novembre 2001

A report on mother and son killers Sante and Kenny Kimes

Épisode 20 - The Disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair

28 novembre 2001

A chronicle of how the 1995 disappearance of American Atheists leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair, along with her son and granddaughter, was discovered to be a murder.

Épisode 21 - Eliminating the Competition

12 décembre 2001

Examined: the 1998 murder of Tennessee state representative Tommy Burks by political opponent Byron Looper.

Épisode 22 - Death in a Small Town

19 décembre 2001

The case of Alvin Ridley, who was acquitted in 1999 of charges that he killed his wife in 1997. Host:

Épisode 4 - Driven to Kill

6 mars 2002

The case of Joseph McLaughlin, who was convicted in 1998 of plotting to murder his wife in Boston in 1989

Épisode 5 - Who Is the Lipstick Killer?

20 mars 2002

The case of 1940s serial killer William Heirens, known as “The Lipstick Killer,” is recalled.

Épisode 7 - An Execution in Doubt

24 avril 2002

A report on the controversy surrounding the proposed reopening of the case of Roger Keith Coleman, who was executed in 1992 for the rape-murder of his sister-in-law in 1981.

Épisode 10 - The Witness and the Hitman

19 juin 2002

Recalling how murder witness Bob Lowe's life changed when he testified and the accused, Harry Aleman, was acquitted.

Épisode 13 - We, the Jury: 10th Anniversary Show

7 août 2002

The 10th anniversary show explores the role of the jury through recollections of high-profile trials and commentary from jurors who served in them. Included: Jack Kevorkian's trial in 1994; the O.J. Simpson trial (1995); and the 1998 trial of Dana Ewell, who planned the 1992 murder of his family.

Épisode 17 - In the Hands of a Child

30 octobre 2002

The case of LaCresha Murray, whose 1996 conviction of infanticide was dismissed in 2001. Murray was 11-years-old at the time of the infant's death.

Épisode 2 - The Andrea Yates Story

15 janvier 2003

Recalling the case of Andrea Yates, the Texas housewife convicted in 2002 of drowning her five children in the bathtub.

Épisode 4 - A Questionable Doctor

5 mars 2003

Recalling the case of Dr. L. Stan Naramore, whose 1996 murder conviction was overturned in 1998.

Épisode 10 - Mail Order Murder

4 juin 2003

Recalling the 2000 murder of mail-order bride Anastasia Solovieva and the first-degree murder conviction of her husband, Indle Gifford King Jr.

Épisode 11 - The Corcoran Eight

11 juin 2003

Recalling the 1994 investigation into allegations by Corcoran State Prison guards that fellow officers staged gladiator-style fights between inmates.

Épisode 12 - The Central Park Jogger Case: What Went Wrong?

16 juillet 2003

A report on the Central Park Jogger case and the overturning of the convictions of the five men initially charged with the crime following a 2002 confession by Matias Reyes that he was the lone rapist.

Épisode 13 - Murder Online

23 juillet 2003

Recalling the 1999 murder of Bruce Miller as part of a conspiracy between his wife and her lover, who met online.

Épisode 14 - The San Francisco Dog Mauling

6 août 2003

Recalling the 2001 death of Diane Whipple, who was killed by two dogs outside of her San Francisco apartment. Neighbors Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel, who were caring for the dogs, were convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

Épisode 15 - Mystery at Sea

13 août 2003

The case of Alvin Latham, who was acquitted of charges that he murdered a man who died during a shipwreck.

Épisode 16 - Don't Mess with Texas

27 août 2003

A case involving a man convicted of murdering a Texas Ranger over 25 years ago. Included: legal aspects of his crime and punishment.

Épisode 17 - Shots in the Dark

10 septembre 2003

The case of murderer Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, who was convicted of killing a deputy sheriff in 2000.

Épisode 18 - The Wells Fargo Heist

24 septembre 2003

A 1994 robbery-murder involving an armored car is recalled.

Épisode 19 - Mistaken Identity

8 octobre 2003

Recalling the wrongful-conviction case of Terence Garner, who spent more than four years in prison for a robbery and shooting he didn't commit.

Épisode 20 - The Yosemite Killer

29 octobre 2003

The case of serial killer Cary Stayner, who murdered individuals at Yosemite National Park in 1999.

Épisode 21 - Blood Brothers: The Derek and Alex King Case

12 novembre 2003

The case of brothers Alex and Derek King who pled to third-degree murder in the death of their father, Terry King.

Épisode 22 - Murder on the Boardwalk

26 novembre 2003

The case of Kosta Fotopoulos, sentenced to life for the 1989 murders of two teens.

Épisode 23 - For Love or Money

10 décembre 2003

The case of Celeste Beard Johnson, convicted of orchestrating the 1999 murder of her husband, Texas millionaire Steven Beard Jr.

Épisode 24 - What the Girl Saw

10 décembre 2003

Examining the case of Clarence Elkins, convicted of the 1998 murder of his mother-in-law and rape of his niece. The niece, who testified against her uncle, has since recanted her statement.

Épisode 25 - Another Man's Crime

24 décembre 2003

A wrongful-conviction case is examined.

Épisode 1 - A Deadly Dose

7 janvier 2004

The case of Brian Eftenoff, who was convicted in 2001 of murdering his wife in 1999 by forcing her to ingest cocaine.

Épisode 2 - Case of Robert Blake

4 février 2004

An examination of the case against Robert Blake, the actor accused of murdering his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, in May 2001. Included: profiles of the victim and the accused. Among those commenting: L.A. Times reporter Jean Guccione; author Dennis McDougal (“Blood Cold”); and the victim's sister, Margerry Bakley.

Épisode 4 - The Happy Face Killer

10 mars 2004

The case of serial killer Keith Jesperson, dubbed “The Happy Face Killer,” who received a life sentence for the murders of eight women.

Épisode 5 - Playing with Fire

17 mars 2004

A death resulting from arson and the case against the suspect are examined.

Épisode 7 - The Excedrin Killings

21 avril 2004

Recalling the case of Stella Nickell, who was convicted in 1988 of murdering her husband and a woman using cyanide-laced Excedrin.

Épisode 8 - A Soldier's Secret

5 mai 2004

Recalling the 1999 beating death of Pfc. Barry Winchell, a supposedly gay soldier assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Épisode 9 - Blood Relations

12 mai 2004

The 1995 murders of sisters Martha Parmer Durrett and Lindar Parmer Harrison are recalled.

Épisode 10 - Sins of a Priest: The John Geoghan Story

26 mai 2004

Recalling the case of pedophile priest John Geoghan, who was killed in 2003 while serving a prison sentence.

Épisode 11 - Under Suspicion: The Case of Catherine Shelton

9 juin 2004

The case of a lawyer accused of being involved in a murder.

Épisode 12 - Thrill Killers

23 juin 2004

Recalling the case of Erika and Benjamin Sifrit, convicted of murdering a Virginia couple who were vacationing in Ocean City, Md., in 2002.

Épisode 14 - The Black Widower

14 juillet 2004

Recalling the case of Gerald Hand, who was sentenced to death for the 2002 murders of his fourth wife and a longtime friend. Hand is also suspected in the deaths of his first two wives.

Épisode 16 - Murder in Paradise

4 août 2004

The case of Dana Ireland, who was murdered in 1991 by three men who were convicted in 2000.

Épisode 19 - The Doctor's Wife

29 septembre 2004

The murders of a doctor and his wife are recalled.

Épisode 21 - The Bully of Toulon

20 octobre 2004

The case of Curtis Thompson, sentenced to death for killing three people in 2002 during a shooting spree, is examined.

Épisode 24 - The Susan Smith Story: A Mother's Confession

10 novembre 2004

A report on Susan Smith outlines the South Carolina woman's 1994 murder of her two sons, her fictitious story of a carjacking at gunpoint, and her subsequent confession and trial. Included: interviews with defense and prosecution attorneys, the trial judge, jurors and the victims' grandfather.

Épisode 26 - Love Triangle

24 novembre 2004

The case of Michael Fletcher, sentenced to life in prison in 1999 for the second-degree murder of his pregnant wife, Leann. Included: interviews with Fletcher, his defense attorney and the assistant prosecutor.

Épisode 27 - Serial Wife

1 décembre 2004

The murder of a husband is recalled.

Épisode 28 - The Wrath of Mrs. Jones

8 décembre 2004

The case of Linda Jones, convicted of the murder-for-hire of her husband in 1995.

Épisode 30 - The Perfect Wife

29 décembre 2004

The case of Roger Scaggs, a Texas businessman who was convicted in 1998 of murdering his wife.

Épisode 2 - A Warrant to Kill

16 février 2005

The murder of a woman by off-duty former sheriff's deputy Joseph Kent McGowen in 1992 is recalled.

Épisode 3 - Countdown to an Execution

16 mars 2005

Following the efforts of attorney Juliet Yackel that led to death-row inmate Darnell Williams' sentence being commuted to life without parole. Williams was on death row for the 1986 murder of an elderly couple.

Épisode 4 - The Brit and the Bodybuilder

6 avril 2005

Recalling the 1997 murder of Farah Fratta after her husband hired a hitman.

Épisode 5 - Murder in the Court

27 avril 2005

An examination of violence in courtrooms includes a meeting between three Texas judges who were attacked.

Épisode 6 - What Happened to Carrie Culberson?

25 mai 2005

The case of Carrie Culberson, who disappeared in 1996. Her boyfriend, Vincent Doan, was convicted of her murder, but the body was never found.

Épisode 7 - Bad Medicine

26 mai 2005

Notorious cases of bad medicine, including a physician and a nurse who were convicted of murdering patients, and a cosmetic surgeon who was, host Bill Kurtis says, “one of the most sued doctors in U.S. history.” Also examined: malpractice-suit cap laws; the Georgia Medical Board's “tough approach to bad medicine.”

Épisode 8 - A Confession in Question

15 juin 2005

The case of Martin Tankleff, convicted of murdering his parents in 1988.

Épisode 9 - The Bridge Murders

9 juillet 2005

The case of Tom Cummins, who was wrongfully suspected of the rape and murder of his two cousins in 1991. Four men were later convicted of the crime. Cummins is interviewed.

Épisode 10 - The Brothers Kimble

23 juillet 2005

The case of Ted Kimble, who was sentenced to 107 years in prison in 1999 for arranging to have his wife murdered by his brother, Ronnie Lee Kimble. Included: interviews with the siblings.

Épisode 11 - Hamptons Murder Mystery

13 août 2005

The case of Daniel Pelosi, convicted in 2004 of the 2001 murder of Theodore Ammon, the rich, estranged husband of his lover. Included: interviews with Pelosi and two jurors from the trial.

Épisode 12 - The Deer Hunting Murder

20 août 2005

A death thought to be a hunting accident that later raised investigators' suspicions is recalled.

Épisode 13 - Blood on the Staircase

10 septembre 2005

Examining the case of author Michael Peterson, who was convicted in 2003 of the 2001 murder of his wife, Nortel Networks executive Kathleen Peterson.

Épisode 14 - Lies of a Friend

1 octobre 2005

The case of George Lewis, convicted for the 1984 rape and murder of Karen Gregory, in Gulfport, Fla. Included: an interview with Lewis.

Épisode 15 - Palm Beach Law

10 décembre 2005

Examining the professional and personal lives of two women who run an all female law office in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Épisode 1 - Friends Til the End

20 août 2021

When 19-year-old aspiring artist Sarah Stern goes missing just weeks before Christmas 2016, investigators initially suspect she may have died by suicide or run away from home. Then, in January 2017, one of Sarah’s former high school classmates comes forward with chilling information that leads to an undercover police sting and the shocking arrests of two very familiar faces. Armed with a bombshell, caught-on-tape confession from one of the suspects and the damning testimony of the other, Monmouth County, New Jersey prosecutors face the uphill task of trying to secure a murder conviction without a body for only the second time in the state’s history. Features interviews include Sarah’s father, detectives and prosecutors, along with complete access to archival materials detailing the search and the undercover sting operation.

Épisode 2 - Poisonous Hearts

27 août 2021

On July 20, 2015, beloved 60-year-old chiropractor Mary Yoder falls violently ill and is rushed to the hospital. Two days later, she dies, leaving her family and friends in a state of stunned disbelief. When Mary’s autopsy report reveals she didn’t die of natural causes, and police receive a series of suspicious letters, they realize they’ve got a murder on their hands. Their ensuing investigation leads to allegations of an eyebrow-raising affair, a suspicious letter, and a surprise arrest. And while Mary’s accused killer maintains her innocence, it takes two different trials to determine her fate. In-depth insights from the prosecutor detail how an investigation into an unusual death turned into a murder case, and how digital forensic evidence tied the suspect to the crime.

Épisode 3 - Shots Fired

3 septembre 2021

On October 20, 2014, white Chicago PD Officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shoots 17-year-old African American Laquan McDonald in an act that he and the Chicago PD called “self-defense.” However, when freelance journalist Jamie Kalven gets word from a source that there is more to the story, his search for the truth uncovers a disturbing cover-up. Through his efforts, as well as the efforts of fellow journalists and activists, officials are finally forced to release the police dash cam footage from that fateful night. Public uproar results in Officer Van Dyke’s arrest on first-degree murder charges, and in the midst of a media circus, the case goes to trial.

Épisode 4 - The Bad Doctor

10 septembre 2021

On the outside, veterinarian Valerie McDaniel and her boyfriend Leon Jacob look like they have it all. But in February 2014, Houston police receive a tip from a conscientious bail bondsman that a murder-for-hire plot is in the works and a woman’s life may be in danger. What ensues is a high-pressure police sting operation, the performance of an investigator’s career, a staged kidnapping, and a shocking suicide that leads to an explosive trial in which the defendant’s own words come back to haunt him. Features interviews with the bail bondsmen who tipped off police, the cop who went undercover to protect the lives of the intended victims, as well as prosecutors and defense attorneys and actual footage from the undercover sting operation.

Épisode 5 - Death by Text

17 septembre 2021

When 18-year-old Conrad Roy is found asphyxiated in his pickup truck, his death is quickly ruled a suicide. But as detectives retrace Conrad’s final moments, a trail of texts left behind on his cellphone reveal a toxic teenage romance between him and 17-year-old Michelle Carter, turning the investigation upside down. But in an unprecedented case, in which Michelle stands accused of Conrad’s murder and prosecutors allege that her words were deadly weapons, there is no state law to lean on. Up against 317 pages of damning text messages, the defense must rely on an unusual defense to convince the judge of Michelle’s innocence.

Épisode 6 - Killer Catfish

24 septembre 2021

On November 13, 2012, 37-year-old single mother Cari Farver mysteriously vanishes into thin air. In the days and months that follow, Cari’s loved ones receive a string of increasingly strange texts from her, indicating she is alive and well, but apparently hell bent on harassing her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend. By the time police piece together the shocking, twisted truth behind her disappearance, one woman is dead, and another woman stands accused of her murder. But with no body, no weapon, and no witness to the crime, prosecutors must try and secure a conviction based on a trail of texts and emails. Features in-depth interview with Dave Kroupa, Cari’s love interest at the time she disappeared and the focus of the perpetrator’s deadly obsession.

Épisode 7 - Fame, Football, Fatality

25 mars 2022

In a murder case that makes headlines around the globe, a professional football player stands accused of killing his friend in cold blood.

Épisode 8 - Loved to Death

1 avril 2022

When a hostile online feud turns deadly, detectives’ hunt for a mysterious CIA operative leading to the discovery of a jaw-dropping and vengeful catfishing scheme.

Épisode 9 - Money, Lies and Murder

8 avril 2022

Model and mother Samira Frasch loved the spotlight, but when her glamorous life ends unexpectedly in her mansion pool, investigators turn their eyes toward the web of heated relationships surrounding her family.

Épisode 10 - Judge, Jury and Executioner

15 avril 2022

A string of murders targeting prominent law officials leaves a small Texas town gripped in fear and investigators in a race against time to stop the killer before he strikes again.

Épisode 11 - In the Company of a Killer

22 avril 2022

Prosecutors attempt to persuade a jury to send a man to prison based solely on circumstantial evidence after a woman is found brutally murdered in her workplace with a lack of DNA evidence and a long list of potential suspects.

Épisode 12 - A Family Vanished

29 avril 2022

After a devoted mother and her two children vanish suddenly, investigators work to expose the truth behind why they never came home

Épisode 13 - Bad Blood

6 mai 2022

When a brutal triple-homicide case with alleged ties to witchcraft heads to trial, questions about religious bias and the real motive-to-kill take centre stage.

Épisode 14 - A Tragic Night in Dallas

13 mai 2022

When a white off-duty police officer, Amber Guyger, kills an unarmed black man, Botham Jean, in his own home in Dallas, racial tensions and calls for justice rise.

Épisode 1 - The Monster in Muskegon

20 août 2022

A third victim bravely unveils a killer hiding in plain sight, which finally helps solve two cases involving the murders of abducted women.

Épisode 2 - A Dangerous Calling

20 août 2022

When an up-and-coming defense attorney is murdered in her office, her colleagues vow to seek justice and "make this right."

Épisode 3 - Justice for April

27 août 2022

A child murderer brutally kills a young girl in the woods, which leaves small-town detectives scared of what may follow, so they take advantage of a chance encounter and a digital trail to locate and apprehend the killer.

Épisode 4 - Internal Affairs

27 août 2022

When a local deputy sheriff's pregnant daughter is shot and killed in her bed, the search for answers gets personal as investigators suspect a killer close to home.

Épisode 5 - The Enemy Within

3 septembre 2022

After a woman is found stabbed to death in her home, investigators spend eight years trying to locate her killer, and by using an undercover sting operation, they discover a dark world filled with lies, betrayal and terror.

Épisode 6 - Strangers Online

10 septembre 2022

When a 13-year-old girl goes missing and is found murdered, virtual evidence she leaves behind leads to two shocking arrests.

Épisode 7 - Sleeping With the Enemy

17 septembre 2022

When an Army Sergeant is gunned down at home on New Year's Eve, investigators are at a loss on who would harm the beloved family man, until fellow soldiers in his unit confess shocking secrets to solve his murder.

Épisode 8 - A Deadly Con

24 septembre 2022

When an Ohio man emerges from a remote forest with a bullet lodged in his arm having survived a murder attempt, investigators uncover a deadly scheme to lure men with an online job posting only to kill them for financial gain.

Épisode 9 - Hiding in Plain Sight

30 septembre 2022

A relentless detective leaves no stone unturned until the entire truth behind a young woman's brutal death is exposed and everyone responsible for taking her life is brought to justice.

Épisode 1 - Outlaws

1 janvier 1997