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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 American Justice • Seizoen 2

25 Episodes

  • Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald: The Green Beret Killer
    A1
    Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald: The Green Beret KillerExamining the case in which a man's wife and children were brutally murdered, he claimed, by drug-crazed hippies.
  • The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
    A2
    The Trial of Adolf EichmannAdolf Eichmann, the Nazi official captured by Israeli agents in 1960 and taken to Israel to be tried for war crimes.
  • City Killer Gangs
    A3
    City Killer GangsOrganized crime during the Prohibition era, including profiles of Al Capone, Bugs Moran and Lucky Luciano. Brooklyn DA Charles J. Hynes joins host Bill Kurtis.
  • Jean Harris
    A4
    Jean HarrisThe case of Jean Harris, the former headmistress convicted of murdering her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, in 1980.
  • Howard Hughes Biography Hoax
    A5
    Howard Hughes Biography HoaxRecalling a hoax in the 1970s involving an alleged authorized biography of Howard Hughes by Clifford Irving.
  • Charles Starkweather
    A6
    Charles StarkweatherCharles Raymond Starkweather was an American spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming between December 1957 and January 1958, when he was 19 years old. He killed ten of his victims between January 21 and January 29, 1958, the date of his arrest.
  • Richard Speck
    A7
    Richard SpeckThe case of Richard Speck, who was convicted of the 1966 murders of eight nurses and student nurses in Chicago.
  • Wayne Williams
    A8
    Wayne WilliamsWayne Williams, convicted of two of the Atlanta child murders that terrorized the city between 1979 and 1981.
  • Mafia Wars
    A9
    Mafia WarsExamining 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.
  • Bonnie and Clyde
    A10
    Bonnie and ClydeBonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, whose string of robberies and killings made them two of the most notorious criminals of the 1930s.
  • Target: Mafia (The Prohibition Years)
    A11
    Target: Mafia (The Prohibition Years)Profiling crime during Prohibition. Examining Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt's efforts to curtail bootlegging; battles between ethnic gangs.
  • Target: Mafia (Birth of the American Mafia)
    A12
    Target: Mafia (Birth of the American Mafia)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.
  • Target: Mafia (The Kennedys and the Mob)
    A13
    Target: Mafia (The Kennedys and the Mob)"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.
  • Target: Mafia (Gangbusters)
    A14
    Target: Mafia (Gangbusters)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.
  • Target: Mafia Secrets Unveiled aka Empire of Crime
    A15
    Target: Mafia Secrets Unveiled aka Empire of Crime"Empire of Crime" examines mob activity during World War II; the murder of Benjamin Siegel; nightclubs, casinos and racetracks linked to organized crime.
  • Mobfathers Part 1
    A16
    Mobfathers Part 1A 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.
  • Mobfathers Part 2
    A17
    Mobfathers Part 2Part 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.
  • Mobfathers, Part 3
    A18
    Mobfathers, Part 3Part 3 of a three-part history of mob activity in Philadelphia. [Part 3 of 3] examines connections between the Sicilian Mafia and the U.S., and the influence of the incarcerated Nicodemo Scarfo on crime in Philadelphia.
  • Mike Tyson Rape on Trial
    A19
    Mike Tyson Rape on TrialExamining 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."
  • Jeffrey Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial Killer
    A20
    Jeffrey Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial KillerA 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.
  • The Rosenbergs
    A21
    The RosenbergsThe 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.
  • Fire Starters
    A22
    Fire StartersExamining 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.
  • Alcatraz: Escaping America's Toughest Prison
    A23
    Alcatraz: Escaping America's Toughest PrisonA history of Alcatraz recalls some of the prison's most spectacular breakout attempts, including one that inspired the film "Escape from Alcatraz." Included: the maximum-security prison at Marion, Ill.
  • KKK: Hate Crimes in America
    A24
    KKK: Hate Crimes in AmericaRacially 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.
  • Vigilante Justice
    A25
    Vigilante JusticeCases 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.

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