American Justice
Season 8
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 8
34 Episodes
- The Larry Flynt Story: Hustling the First AmendmentE2
The Larry Flynt Story: Hustling the First AmendmentA chronicle of the legal battles of publisher Larry Flynt. Included: Flynt v. Falwell, a libel suit heard by the U.S. Supreme Court; Flynt's conversion to Christianity; and the shooting that left him wheelchair-bound. Interviewed: Flynt, his brother Jimmy, his attorneys, Rev. Jerry Falwell. - John Duffy: Railway KillerE13
John Duffy: Railway KillerProfiling John Duffy, the convicted British murderer and rapist, who earned the nickname of “Railway Killer” because he used the train to escape from the scene of the crimes. Included: how “profiling” was used to help capture him; footage of the crime scenes. - Graham Young: Compulsive PoisonerE17
Graham Young: Compulsive PoisonerProfiling Graham Young, the infamous British killer, who was obsessed with poison from his youth. Young was finally caught after the deaths of several colleagues at the factory where he worked, and his life was the subject of the 1995 film “The Young Poisoner's Handbook.” - Justice Denied: The Hurricane Carter StoryE18
Justice Denied: The Hurricane Carter StoryExamining the case of boxer Hurricane Carter and his friend John Artis, who in 1967 were wrongly convicted of a 1966 triple homicide. Artis was eventually paroled in 1981, while Carter's conviction was finally overturned in 1985. Included: comments from Artis, Carter and their attorneys. - Justice Denied: Trial and ErrorE19
Justice Denied: Trial and ErrorExamining two cases in which wrongly accused people were imprisoned because their trials were mishandled. Included: Florida farmer James Richardson, who spent 21 years in prison until his conviction was overturned in 1989; Chicago residents Perry Cobb and Darby Tillis, who were tried for the same crime for a record five times. - Justice Denied: The Wrong Place, the Wrong TimeE22
Justice Denied: The Wrong Place, the Wrong TimeThe case of Leah Bundy, a New York woman convicted and sent to prison on drug charges, but who claimed, along with boyfriend Christopher Clemente, that the drugs belonged to Clemente's brother. Included: William Kunstler's defense of Clemente. - Till Death Do Us Part: The Barbara Stager StoryE25
Till Death Do Us Part: The Barbara Stager StoryThe case of Barbara Stager, a North Carolina woman who was convicted in 1989 of the 1988 shooting death of her second husband, Russ. Stager claimed the killing was accidental, but hindering her defense were similarities in the deaths of her first and second husbands; and an incriminating tape recorded by Russ shortly before his demise. - Jonesboro Schoolyard AmbushE26
Jonesboro Schoolyard AmbushRecalling the 1998 school shootings in Jonesboro, Ark., in which two boys opened fire, killing four students and one teacher. The boys were tried as juveniles, which inspired Arkansas to pass tougher laws regarding crimes committed by children. - Drowning in Lies: The Trial of Edward PostE27
Drowning in Lies: The Trial of Edward PostThe case of Edward Post, a New Orleans businessman who pled guilty in 1995 to the 1986 murder of his wife, Julie. Post had been convicted of first-degree murder twice before, but both verdicts had been reversed on appeal. - Duty, Honor...and MurderE29
Duty, Honor...and MurderThe 1995 murder of Adrienne Jones, a high-school student shot to death by David Graham, with whom she'd allegedly had a fling. Graham and his girlfriend, Diane Zamora, were convicted of the murder in 1998. The pair were found out after Zamora confided the crime to classmates at the Naval Academy. - Donald Merrett: The Murderous BuccaneerE32
Donald Merrett: The Murderous Buccaneer“The Murderous Buccaneer” chronicles the life and career of John Donald Merrett. Included: the “not proven” verdict at his matricide trial, his drug smuggling and his suicide after he was considered to be a suspect in the murders of his wife and mother-in-law.