American Justice

Season 1

Bill Kurtis hosts this documentary series that profiles criminal cases involving high profile murders, serial killers, and organized crime. Each episode culminating with the justice dispensed by the American legal system in each case.

Where to Watch Season 1

11 Episodes

  • Jonestown Massacre
    E1
    Jonestown MassacreThe 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.
  • Boston Strangler
    E2
    Boston StranglerThe police investigation of "The Boston Strangler," who murdered 13 women from 1962 to 1964. Included: techniques such as psychic consultation and hypnosis.
  • Murph the Surf
    E3
    Murph the SurfProfiling Jack Murphy, a.k.a. "Murph the Surf," who was convicted of stealing the Star of India sapphire and other precious gems from New York's American Museum of Natural History in 1964.
  • The Hillside Stranglers
    E4
    The Hillside StranglersProfiling the case of two American serial killers who terrorized Los Angeles between October 1977 and February 1978, with their nicknames originating from the fact that many of the victims' bodies were discovered on the sides of the Hollywood Hills.
  • Ted Bundy
    E5
    Ted BundyProfiling the case of Ted Bundy, who was executed in 1989 for several murders and who was suspected of killing 25 women in six states.
  • John Wayne Gacy: Mass Murderer
    E6
    John Wayne Gacy: Mass Murderer
  • Vigilante Justice
    E7
    Vigilante Justice
  • The Great Midwest Gangs
    E8
    The Great Midwest GangsIn 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
  • The Kidnappers
    E9
    The KidnappersBy the mid-1930s, law enforcement is outgunned and uncoordinated. The Barkers become the First Family of Kidnapping, going after rich industrialists and their families, until J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI start cracking down, in Episode "The Kidnappers". #AmericanJustice Subscribe for more from American Justice and other great A&E shows:
  • Jonestown Massacre
    E10
    Jonestown Massacre
  • John Wayne Gacy: Mass Murderer
    E11
    John Wayne Gacy: Mass Murderer

 

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