American Justice: Season 2

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Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald: The Green Beret Killer

Apr 14, 1993

Examining the case in which a man's wife and children were brutally murdered, he claimed, by drug-crazed hippies.

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The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

Apr 21, 1993

Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi official captured by Israeli agents in 1960 and taken to Israel to be tried for war crimes.

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City Killer Gangs

Apr 28, 1993

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.

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Jean Harris

May 9, 1993

The case of Jean Harris, the former headmistress convicted of murdering her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, in 1980.

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Howard Hughes Biography Hoax

Jun 16, 1993

Recalling a hoax in the 1970s involving an alleged authorized biography of Howard Hughes by Clifford Irving.

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Charles Starkweather

Jun 23, 1993

Charles Starkweather, executed in 1959 for committing 11 murders.

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Richard Speck

Jun 30, 1993

The case of Richard Speck, who was convicted of the 1966 murders of eight nurses and student nurses in Chicago.

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Wayne Williams

Jul 28, 1993

Wayne Williams, convicted of two of the Atlanta child murders that terrorized the city between 1979 and 1981.

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Mafia Wars

Aug 11, 1993

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 mastermi

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Bonnie and Clyde

Sep 1, 1993

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, whose string of robberies and killings made them two of the most notorious criminals of the 1930s.

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Target: Mafia (The Prohibition Years)

Sep 8, 1993

Profiling crime during Prohibition. Examining Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt's efforts to curtail bootlegging; battles between ethnic gangs.

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Target: Mafia (Birth of the American Mafia)

Sep 15, 1993

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 amon

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Target: Mafia (The Kennedys and the Mob)

Sep 22, 1993

Examining efforts by President Kennedy and his brother Robert to curtail mob activity; the possible link between JFK's assassination and organized crime.

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Target: Mafia (Gangbusters)

Sep 29, 1993

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

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Target: Mafia (Empire of Crime)

Oct 6, 1993

Examining mob activity during World War II; the murder of Benjamin Siegel; nightclubs, casinos and racetracks linked to organized crime.

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Mobfathers, Part 1

Oct 13, 1993

A three-part history of mob activity in Philadelphia. [Part 1 of 3] shows how Nicodemo Scarfo gained power by supplying concrete to the growing casino industry in Atlantic City.

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Mobfathers, Part 2

Oct 20, 1993

Part 2 of a three-part history of mob activity in Philadelphia. [Part 2 of 3] concerns local and Federal government investigations of Nicodemo Scarfo, which led to his imprisonment

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Mobfathers, Part 3

Oct 27, 1993

Part 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 Ni

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Rape on Trial

Nov 3, 1993

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.,

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Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial Killer

Nov 10, 1993

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; comment

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The Rosenbergs

Nov 17, 1993

Back to the 1950's and an era of the "Red Scare" to examine the evidence against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg that led to their conviction of espionage and ultimately both of their e

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Fire Starters

Nov 24, 1993

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:

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Alcatraz: Escaping America's Toughest Prison

Dec 1, 1993

A 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 p

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KKK: Hate Crimes in America

Dec 15, 1993

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: com

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Vigilante Justice

Dec 29, 1993

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 Detro

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The Showdown

Oct 27, 1993

From the mid to late 70's and throughout the 80's America's war on crime takes a toll on the Mafia. American Justice takes a look at some mob figures and leaders during those years

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Target: Mafia: Secrets Unveiled

Oct 20, 1993

Crime summit at Apalachin; Castellano seizes Gambino's power.