American Justice (Temporada 5)

Hosted by Bill Kurtis, American Justice looks at groundbreaking criminal cases, presenting viewers with an inside look at the case through the eyes of those directly involved, ranging from law enforcement officers to the victims.

  • Poster for Cop Killers

    Cop Killers (Episodio 1)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-01-17

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Notorious recent cases provide the focus for an examination of cop killings and what can be done to protect those in uniform.

  • Poster for The Chicago Mob

    The Chicago Mob (Episodio 2)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-02-07

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Chicago crime bosses; Al Capone; Anthony "Joe Batters" Accardo; Sam Giancana; Gus Alex.

  • Poster for The Sam Sheppard Story

    The Sam Sheppard Story (Episodio 3)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-02-15

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Dr. Sam Sheppard is convicted of murder in 1954 and retried in the '60s.

  • Poster for Murder in the Family

    Murder in the Family (Episodio 4)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-03-06

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: The cases of the Freeman brothers and Jeffrey Howarth highlight an examination of murder in the family.

  • Poster for Vegas and the Mob

    Vegas and the Mob (Episodio 5)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-04-10

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: How Bugsy Siegel and others built a glittering gambling mecca from barren desert; includes an interview with former casino manager Frank Rosenthal.

  • Poster for Long Island Railroad Massacre

    Long Island Railroad Massacre (Episodio 6)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-04-24

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: In 1993 Colin Ferguson methodically shoots passengers aboard a Long Island Railroad commuter

  • Poster for Bounty Hunters

    Bounty Hunters (Episodio 7)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-05-11

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Bail bondsmen hire bounty hunters to capture fugitives.

  • Poster for The Pamela Smart Story

    The Pamela Smart Story (Episodio 8)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-05-25

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Schoolteacher Pamela Smart enlists a student to kill her husband.

  • Poster for John Wayne Gacy: Buried Secrets

    John Wayne Gacy: Buried Secrets (Episodio 9)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-06-05

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: John Wayne Gacy's lawyers discuss the man, the crimes and the case now that his execution has lifted the constraints of their attorney-client privilege.

  • Poster for When Cops Kill

    When Cops Kill (Episodio 10)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-06-19

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Technology creates police weapons designed to stun rather than kill.

  • Poster for Hot Pursuit

    Hot Pursuit (Episodio 11)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-07-17

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Strict departmental policies govern high-speed police chases.

  • Poster for Great Crimes & Trials: John Christie of Rillington Place

    Great Crimes & Trials: John Christie of Rillington Place (Episodio 12)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-07-28

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: In the 1950s, England reels over the case of serial killer John Christie.

  • Poster for Denis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer

    Denis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Episodio 13)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-08-18

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: A British serial killer lures young men to his apartment and dismembers them.

  • Poster for Mob Hit Men

    Mob Hit Men (Episodio 14)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-08-21

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Interviews with Nicholas "The Crow" Caramandi, former hit men and other experts highlight an examination of the mob hit man. Host: Bill Kurtis.

  • Poster for Bamber Family Murders

    Bamber Family Murders (Episodio 15)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-08-25

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Recalling the Bamber family murder case, considered by some to be almost the perfect crime.

  • Poster for Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker

    Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker (Episodio 16)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-09-01

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Richard Ramirez rapes, mutilates and tortures more than 25 California victims.

  • Poster for The Menendez Murders

    The Menendez Murders (Episodio 17)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-09-04

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Three juries consider the murder cases against Erik and Lyle Menendez.

  • Poster for Hammersmith Murders: Jack the Stripper

    Hammersmith Murders: Jack the Stripper (Episodio 18)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-09-22

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: The murders of six prostitutes end with a man's suicide.

  • Poster for I Confess

    I Confess (Episodio 19)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-09-25

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Confessions play a part in three unique criminal cases; coercion; admissibility.

  • Poster for James Hanratty: A6 Murder

    James Hanratty: A6 Murder (Episodio 20)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-09-29

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: After James Hanratty is hanged for a murder, a man confesses to the crime.

  • Poster for To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives

    To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives (Episodio 21)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-10-02

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Profiling the lives of men and women who choose to work as homicide detectives.

  • Poster for Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

    Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa (Episodio 22)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-10-06

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: The twisted career and mysterious disappearance of the union boss.

  • Poster for Caryl Chessman

    Caryl Chessman (Episodio 23)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-10-13

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Clever criminal who spent the last 12 years of his crusading against execution.

  • Poster for The McKay Kidnapping

    The McKay Kidnapping (Episodio 24)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-10-20

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: The cruel story of mistaken identity in the Muriel McKay kidnapping case.

  • Poster for Black Panther

    Black Panther (Episodio 25)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-10-20

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: A woman is kidnapped and murdered after inheriting a fortune.

  • Poster for Free to Kill: The Polly Klaas Murder

    Free to Kill: The Polly Klaas Murder (Episodio 26)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-10-23

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: The case of Polly Klaas highlights an examination of repeat offenders who are set loose upon society.

  • Poster for Kennedy Assassination

    Kennedy Assassination (Episodio 27)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-11-17

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Theories abound concerning President Kennedy's death.

  • Poster for Massacre of the Tsar

    Massacre of the Tsar (Episodio 28)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-11-17

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: The controversial story of the 1918 murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his family

  • Poster for Death Row Women

    Death Row Women (Episodio 29)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-11-20

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: How society ultimately copes with the prospect of executing a woman.

  • Poster for Neville Heath: The Lady Killer

    Neville Heath: The Lady Killer (Episodio 30)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-11-24

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: Englishman Neville Heath was hanged for murder.

  • Poster for The Defenders

    The Defenders (Episodio 31)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-12-04

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: The United States is the only country to provide free legal counsel for poor defendants.

  • Poster for Rise of the Mafia

    Rise of the Mafia (Episodio 32)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-12-08

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: An examination of the Gambino crime family and its bloody 30-year war with the other gangland families of New York.

  • Poster for The Great Midwest Gangs

    The Great Midwest Gangs (Episodio 33)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-02-10

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: 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.

  • Poster for The Kidnappers

    The Kidnappers (Episodio 34)

    Fecha de emisión: 1996-03-09

    Duración: 43 min

    Sinopsis: For bigger payoffs, criminals turn from bank robbery to kidnapping.

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