American Justice

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Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald: The Green Beret Killer
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Examining the case in which a man's wife and children were brutally murdered, he claimed, by drug-crazed hippies.
2x2
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
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Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi official captured by Israeli agents in 1960 and taken to Israel to be tried for war crimes.
2x3
City Killer Gangs
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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.
2x4
Jean Harris
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The case of Jean Harris, the former headmistress convicted of murdering her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, in 1980.
2x5
Howard Hughes Biography Hoax
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Recalling a hoax in the 1970s involving an alleged authorized biography of Howard Hughes by Clifford Irving.
2x6
Charles Starkweather
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Charles Starkweather, executed in 1959 for committing 11 murders.
2x7
Richard Speck
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The case of Richard Speck, who was convicted of the 1966 murders of eight nurses and student nurses in Chicago.
2x8
Wayne Williams
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Wayne Williams, convicted of two of the Atlanta child murders that terrorized the city between 1979 and 1981.
2x9
Mafia Wars
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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.
2x10
Bonnie and Clyde
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Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, whose string of robberies and killings made them two of the most notorious criminals of the 1930s.
2x27
Target: Mafia (The Prohibition Years)
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2x28
Target: Mafia (Birth of the American Mafia)
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2x29
Target: Mafia (Gangbusters)
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2x30
Target: Mafia (Empire of Crime)
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2x16
Mobfathers Part 1
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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.
2x17
Mobfathers Part 2
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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.
2x18
Mobfathers Part 3
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Conclusion. Examining connections between the Sicilian Mafia and the U.S., and the influence of the incarcerated Nicodemo Scarfo on crime in Philadelphia.
2x19
Rape on Trial: Mike Tyson
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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."
2x20
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.
2x31
The Rosenbergs
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2x22
Fire Starters
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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.
2x23
Alcatraz: Escaping America's Toughest Prison
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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.
2x24
KKK: Hate Crimes in America
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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.
2x25
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.