American Justice

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1993
1993x1
Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald: The Green Beret Killer
Episode overview
Examining the case in which a man's wife and children were brutally murdered, he claimed, by drug-crazed hippies.
1993x2
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Episode overview
Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi official captured by Israeli agents in 1960 and taken to Israel to be tried for war crimes.
1993x3
City Killer Gangs
Episode overview
Organized crime during the Prohibition era, including profiles of Al Capone, Bugs Moran and Lucky Luciano. Brooklyn DA Charles J. Hynes joins host Bill Kurtis.
1993x4
Jean Harris
Episode overview
The case of Jean Harris, the former headmistress convicted of murdering her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, in 1980.
1993x5
Howard Hughes Biography Hoax
Episode overview
Recalling a hoax in the 1970s involving an alleged authorized biography of Howard Hughes by Clifford Irving.
1993x6
Charles Starkweather
Episode overview
Charles Starkweather, executed in 1959 for committing 11 murders.
1993x7
Richard Speck
Episode overview
The case of Richard Speck, who was convicted of the 1966 murders of eight nurses and student nurses in Chicago.
1993x8
Wayne Williams
Episode overview
Wayne Williams, convicted of two of the Atlanta child murders that terrorized the city between 1979 and 1981.
1993x9
Mafia Wars
Episode overview
Examining the battles waged against gangland families by the Gambino organized-crime family, led by “Boss of Bosses” Paul Castellano, until his 1985 assassination that was masterminded by John Gotti.
1993x10
Bonnie and Clyde
Episode overview
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, whose string of robberies and killings made them two of the most notorious criminals of the 1930s.
1993x11
Target: Mafia (The Prohibition Years)
Episode overview
"Target: Mafia" studies crime during Prohibition. Examined: Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt's efforts to curtail bootlegging; battles between ethnic gangs.
1993x12
Target: Mafia (Birth of the American Mafia)
Episode overview
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.
1993x13
Target: Mafia (The Kennedys and the Mob)
Episode overview
"The Kennedys and the Mob" examines efforts by President Kennedy and his brother Robert to curtail mob activity; the possible link between JFK's assassination and organized crime.
1993x26
Target: Mafia (Unions and the Mob)
Episode overview
Mobsters in the labor movement; Socks Lanza; Jimmy Hoffa; Willie Bioff and Hollywood; Murder Incorporated.
1993x29
Target: Mafia (The Kennedys and the Mob)
Episode overview
"The Kennedys and the Mob" examines efforts by President Kennedy and his brother Robert to curtail mob activity; the possible link between JFK's assassination and organized crime.
1993x14
Target: Mafia (Gangbusters)
Episode overview
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.
1993x15
Target: Mafia Secrets Unveiled aka Empire of Crime
Episode overview
"Empire of Crime" examines mob activity during World War II; the murder of Benjamin Siegel; nightclubs, casinos and racetracks linked to organized crime.
1993x16
Mobfathers Part 1
Episode overview
A three-part history of mob activity in Philadelphia. Part 1 shows how Nicodemo Scarfo gained power by supplying concrete to the growing casino industry in Atlantic City.
1993x17
Mobfathers Part 2
Episode overview
Part 2 of a three-part history of mob activity in Philadelphia concerns local and Federal government investigations of Nicodemo Scarfo, which led to his imprisonment. Included: Scarfo's operations---from Philadelphia to Florida.
1993x18
Mobfathers Part 3
Episode overview
Conclusion. Examining connections between the Sicilian Mafia and the U.S., and the influence of the incarcerated Nicodemo Scarfo on crime in Philadelphia.
1993x19
Mike Tyson Rape on Trial
Episode overview
Examining highly publicized rape cases, including the 1992 conviction of Mike Tyson for the rape of a beauty-pageant contestant; and the 1983 gang-rape case in New Bedford, Mass., that inspired the 1988 movie "The Accused."
1993x20
Jeffrey Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial Killer
Episode overview
A graphic account of the crimes of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer who became, his attorney Gerald Boyle says, "the embodiment of evil." Included: footage from Dahmer's trial; comments from experts on serial murder.
1993x21
The Rosenbergs
Episode overview
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.
1993x22
Fire Starters
Episode overview
Examining two arson cases: the 1990 blaze at the Happy Land club in the Bronx, which claimed 87 lives; and the 1944 Hartford Circus fire, in which 168 people were killed. Included: retired firefighter Rick Davey, who investigated the Hartford fire.
1993x23
Alcatraz: Escaping America's Toughest Prison
Episode overview
A history of Alcatraz recalls some of the prison's most spectacular breakout attempts, including one that inspired the film "Escape from Alcatraz." Also: the maximum-security prison at Marion, Ill.
1993x24
KKK: Hate Crimes in America
Episode overview
Racially motivated crimes in the U.S., such as the murders of three civil-rights workers in Mississippi, and the 1988 beating death of an Ethiopian student in Oregon. Included: comments from attorney Morris Dees.
1993x25
Vigilante Justice
Episode overview
Cases of vigilantism in the U.S., including the 1984 Bernhard Goetz subway shooting in New York City; the 1984 murder of an alleged child molester; and the 1987 torching of a Detroit crack house.