American Justice
US television program
| American Justice | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Towers Productions |
| Presented by | Bill Kurtis (1992–2005) Dennis Haysbert (2021–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 255 (original series) 23 (current series) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sharon Scott Laura Fleury Tiff Winton[1] |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company | Category 6 Media[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | A&E Network |
| Release | September 15, 1992 (1992-09-15) – September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30) |
American Justice is an American criminal justice television program airing on the A&E Network. From 1992–2005, the show was hosted by television reporter Bill Kurtis. The show features interesting or notable cases, such as the murder of Selena, Scarsdale Diet doctor murder, the Hillside Stranglers, Matthew Shepard, and the Wells Fargo heist, with the stories told by key players, such as police, lawyers, victims, and the perpetrators themselves. More than 250 episodes were produced in the original series, making it the longest-running documentary justice show on cable.
The original series' final new episode aired on December 10, 2005. A new version debuted on August 20, 2021, with actor Dennis Haysbert replacing Kurtis as narrator.[2]
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | October 7, 1992 (1992-10-07) | December 16, 1992 (1992-12-16) | |
| 2 | 25 | February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13) | December 29, 1993 (1993-12-29) | |
| 3 | 26 | January 5, 1994 (1994-01-05) | December 14, 1994 (1994-12-14) | |
| 4 | 24 | January 4, 1995 (1995-01-04) | December 23, 1995 (1995-12-23) | |
| 5 | 32 | January 17, 1996 (1996-01-17) | December 8, 1996 (1996-12-08) | |
| 6 | 18 | January 19, 1997 (1997-01-19) | December 17, 1997 (1997-12-17) | |
| 7 | 19 | January 7, 1998 (1998-01-07) | December 30, 1998 (1998-12-30) | |
| 8 | 34 | January 5, 1999 (1999-01-05) | December 8, 1999 (1999-12-08) | |
| 9 | 26 | January 5, 1999 (1999-01-05) | January 27, 2001 (2001-01-27) | |
Season 1 (1992)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Jonestown Massacre" | October 7, 1992 (1992-10-07) | |
| 2 | 2 | "The Boston Strangler" | November 4, 1992 (1992-11-04) | |
| 3 | 3 | "Murph the Surf" | November 11, 1992 (1992-11-11) | |
| 4 | 4 | "The Hillside Stranglers" | November 18, 1992 (1992-11-18) | |
| An examination of the infamous case of serial killers Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, who murdered 10 young women and girls in Los Angeles in 1977 and 1978. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Ted Bundy" | December 2, 1992 (1992-12-02) | |
| 6 | 6 | "John Wayne Gacy: Mass Murderer" | December 16, 1992 (1992-12-16) | |
| The bizarre case of the successful businessman and volunteer parade clown who raped and murdered 33 young men and boys after luring them to his home in suburban Chicago. | ||||
Season 2 (1993)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald: The Green Beret Killer" | February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13) | |
| 8 | 2 | "The Trial of Adolf Eichmann" | February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13) | |
| 9 | 3 | "City Killer Gangs" | April 28, 1993 (1993-04-28) | |
| 10 | 4 | "Jean Harris" | April 28, 1993 (1993-04-28) | |
| Covers the case of school headmistress Jean Harris, who was accused of murdering her lover, "Scarsdale Diet" author Dr. Herman Tarnower. | ||||
| 11 | 5 | "Howard Hughes Biography Hoax" | April 28, 1993 (1993-04-28) | |
| 12 | 6 | "Charles Starkweather" | June 23, 1993 (1993-06-23) | |
| 13 | 7 | "Richard Speck" | June 30, 1993 (1993-06-30) | |
| 14 | 8 | "Wayne Williams" | July 28, 1993 (1993-07-28) | |
| 15 | 9 | "Mafia Wars" | August 11, 1993 (1993-08-11) | |
| 16 | 10 | "Bonnie and Clyde" | August 11, 1993 (1993-08-11) | |
| 17 | 11 | "Mafia (The Prohibition Years)" | September 8, 1993 (1993-09-08) | |
| 18 | 12 | "Mafia (Birth of the American Mafia)" | September 15, 1993 (1993-09-15) | |
| 19 | 13 | "Mafia (The Kennedys and the Mob)" | September 22, 1993 (1993-09-22) | |
| 20 | 14 | "Target: Mafia (Gangbusters)" | September 29, 1993 (1993-09-29) | |
| 22 | 15 | "Target: Mafia (Empire of Crime)" | October 6, 1993 (1993-10-06) | |
| 23 | 16 | "Mobfathers: Part 1" | October 13, 1993 (1993-10-13) | |
| 24 | 17 | "Mobfathers: Part 2" | October 20, 1993 (1993-10-20) | |
| 25 | 18 | "Mobfathers: Part 3" | October 27, 1993 (1993-10-27) | |
| 26 | 19 | "Mike Tyson: Rape on Trial" | November 3, 1993 (1993-11-03) | |
| 27 | 20 | "Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial Killer" | November 10, 1993 (1993-11-10) | |
| 28 | 21 | "The Rosenbergs" | November 17, 1993 (1993-11-17) | |
| 29 | 22 | "Fire Starters" | November 24, 1993 (1993-11-24) | |
| 30 | 23 | "Alcatraz: Escaping America's Toughest Prison" | December 1, 1993 (1993-12-01) | |
| 31 | 24 | "KKK: Hate Crimes in America" | December 1, 1993 (1993-12-01) | |
| 32 | 25 | "Vigilante Justice" | December 29, 1993 (1993-12-29) | |
Season 3 (1994)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | "Mass Murder: An American Tragedy" | January 5, 1994 (1994-01-05) | |
| 34 | 2 | "Hostage Takers" | January 12, 1994 (1994-01-12) | |
| 35 | 3 | "The Wrong Man" | January 19, 1994 (1994-01-19) | |
| 36 | 4 | "The Great Brinks Heist" | January 19, 1994 (1994-01-19) | |
| 37 | 5 | "Fugitives" | February 2, 1994 (1994-02-02) | |
| 38 | 6 | "Death Penalty" | February 9, 1994 (1994-02-09) | |
| 39 | 7 | "Juvenile Justice" | February 23, 1994 (1994-02-23) | |
| 40 | 8 | "Mob Rats" | March 2, 1994 (1994-03-02) | |
| Looks at Joseph Valachi, the first Mafioso to break the code of silence, and Sammy Gravano, who helped convict the Gambino family boss. | ||||
| 41 | 9 | "War Crimes" | March 30, 1994 (1994-03-30) | |
| 42 | 10 | "Satan: Rituals and Abuse" | April 6, 1994 (1994-04-06) | |
| 43 | 11 | "Lorena Bobbitt: Women and Violence" | April 13, 1994 (1994-04-13) | |
| Examines the highly charged issue of battered women. Do they have the right to respond with violence, and under what circumstances? Will the acquittal of Lorena Bobbitt lead to an "open season" on men? And why are women increasingly involved in drug and gang activity? | ||||
| 44 | 12 | "Prison Justice" | April 20, 1994 (1994-04-20) | |
| 45 | 13 | "Pleading Insane" | May 4, 1994 (1994-05-04) | |
| 46 | 14 | "Cops on Trial" | May 4, 1994 (1994-05-04) | |
| Examines how police are treated as defendants and the types of sentences they face; and reveals research results that show that police and the general public are held to different standards of justice. | ||||
| 47 | 15 | "Fighting Words: The First Amendment" | June 1, 1994 (1994-06-01) | |
| 48 | 16 | "Jim Bakker: Crime in the Name of God" | June 15, 1994 (1994-06-15) | |
| 49 | 17 | "Reginald Denny: Jury Under Siege" | July 13, 1994 (1994-07-13) | |
| 50 | 18 | "Attack at Waco" | August 3, 1994 (1994-08-03) | |
| The story of the tragic assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Texas and the subsequent efforts to determine the facts and assign blame. | ||||
| 51 | 19 | "Sex, Lies and Harassment" | August 17, 1994 (1994-08-17) | |
| 52 | 20 | "Gangbusters" | September 7, 1994 (1994-09-07) | |
| 53 | 21 | "The Attica Riot: Chaos Behind Bars" | September 14, 1994 (1994-09-14) | |
| 54 | 22 | "Private Eyes" | September 21, 1994 (1994-09-21) | |
| 55 | 23 | "Prostitution, Sex and the Law" | October 19, 1994 (1994-10-19) | |
| From the street-corner hooker to the high-class Hollywood call girl, this episode examines how the sellers of sex are brought to justice. | ||||
| 56 | 24 | "The Sting" | November 23, 1994 (1994-11-23) | |
| 57 | 25 | "Riot: the Chicago Conspiracy Trial" | November 30, 1994 (1994-11-30) | |
| Examination of the turbulent events behind the 1968 anti-war riots in Chicago which led to the "Conspiracy to Commit Riot" trials of the famed Chicago Seven. | ||||
| 58 | 26 | "Divorce Wars" | December 14, 1994 (1994-12-14) | |
| Examines how divorce has changed from the days when women were considered the legal "property" of their husbands to today's high-stakes divorce contests, typified by the battle between Donald and Ivana Trump. | ||||
Season 4 (1995)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 1 | "The Quiz Show Scandal and Other Frauds" | January 3, 1995 (1995-01-03) | |
| Examines the game-show scam involving distinguished professor Charles Van Doren. | ||||
| 60 | 2 | "Kidnapped" | January 4, 1995 (1995-01-04) | |
| A look at the cases of biathlete Kari Swenson in Montana and Exxon executive Sidney Reso in New Jersey, and examines just how effective law enforcement authorities are in investigating and negotiating tense kidnap situations. | ||||
| 61 | 3 | "Godfathers vs. The Law" | January 11, 1995 (1995-01-11) | |
| Profiles of top gangsters and the lawmen who have risked their lives to defeat the underworld. | ||||
| 62 | 4 | "Celebrities on Trial" | February 8, 1995 (1995-02-08) | |
| 63 | 5 | "Spies: Betraying a Nation" | February 25, 1995 (1995-02-25) | |
| 64 | 6 | "Defending the Mob" | March 15, 1995 (1995-03-15) | |
| A look at the career of Frank Ragano, attorney to Florida mob boss Santo Trafficante, Jr. and corrupt Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa. | ||||
| 65 | 7 | "Witness Protection" | March 29, 1995 (1995-03-29) | |
| Interviews with several gangsters, who reveal what their lives are like after getting plastic surgery, new identities, legitimate jobs, and moving into new neighborhoods. | ||||
| 66 | 8 | "Bad Medicine" | April 19, 1995 (1995-04-19) | |
| Includes a nurse suspected of killing babies in her hospital's pediatric intensive care unit; a doctor charged with nine counts of second degree murder; and the owner of the "Personal Best" plastic surgery centers who was accused of allowing his chauffeur to perform medical duties and was hit with 212 malpractice suits. | ||||
| 67 | 9 | "Mob Ladies" | May 10, 1995 (1995-05-10) | |
| Features Virginia Hill, who helped Bugsy Siegel build Las Vegas, Arlyne Weiss-Brickman, who trafficked in heroin even while working as an FBI informer, and "Mafia Princess" Antoinette Giancana, who professes great love for her father, mob boss Sam Giancana. | ||||
| 68 | 10 | "Lights! Camera! Courtroom!" | May 24, 1995 (1995-05-24) | |
| Features Virginia Hill, who helped Bugsy Siegel build Las Vegas, Arlyne Weiss-Brickman, who trafficked in heroin even while working as an FBI informer, and "Mafia Princess" Antoinette Giancana, who professes great love for her father, mob boss Sam Giancana. | ||||
| 69 | 11 | "Autopsy" | June 14, 1995 (1995-06-14) | |
| 70 | 12 | "Hired Guns" | June 28, 1995 (1995-06-28) | |
| Includes the case of a corrupt businessman who had his partner murdered and a millionaire who arranged to have his wife killed to avoid splitting his fortune with her in divorce proceedings. | ||||
| 71 | 13 | "Cruel and Unusual" | July 5, 1995 (1995-07-05) | |
| Includes: Henry Young, who was kept in the "Dark Hole" of Alcatraz; Tommy Ortiz, who was beaten by prison guards wearing lead-filled gloves; and John Evans, whose body was charred in the electric chair. | ||||
| 72 | 14 | "Military Justice" | August 9, 1995 (1995-08-09) | |
| 73 | 15 | "Stalkers: Deadly Obsession" | August 16, 1995 (1995-08-16) | |
| 74 | 16 | "Undercover Infiltrators" | September 6, 1995 (1995-09-06) | |
| 75 | 17 | "Baby Snatchers" | September 13, 1995 (1995-09-13) | |
| 76 | 18 | "Jailhouse Lawyers" | September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20) | |
| 77 | 19 | "Assassins" | October 11, 1995 (1995-10-11) | |
| 78 | 20 | "LAPD" | October 25, 1995 (1995-10-25) | |
| 79 | 21 | "Bombers" | November 8, 1995 (1995-11-08) | |
| 80 | 22 | "Deadly Force" | December 13, 1995 (1995-12-13) | |
| 81 82 | 23 24 | "Why O.J. Simpson Won Why O. J. Simpson Lost: The Civil Trial" | December 23, 1995 (1995-12-23) | |
| This 2 hour special showing both O.J. Simpson's Murder trial (which he won) and his Civil trial (which he lost). | ||||
Season 5 (1996)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 1 | "Cop Killers" | January 17, 1996 (1996-01-17) | |
| Includes the murder of Texas State Trooper Bill Davidson by Ronald Ray Howard, who claimed gangster rap music by Tupac Shakur encouraged him to shoot the officer, and the execution of rookie cop Eddie Bryne by members of a drug gang, while he sat in his patrol car guarding the home of a drug witness in Queens, New York. | ||||
| 83 | 2 | "The Chicago Mob" | February 7, 1996 (1996-02-07) | |
| Includes segments on Al "Scarface" Capone, Anthony "Joe Batters" Accardo, and Sam "Mooney" Giancana. | ||||
| 84 | 3 | "The Sam Sheppard Story" | February 15, 1996 (1996-02-15) | |
| Dr. Sam Sheppard is convicted of murdering his wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard, in 1954 and was acquitted for the murder ten years later. | ||||
| 85 | 4 | "Murder in the Family" | March 6, 1996 (1996-03-06) | |
| 86 | 5 | "Vegas and the Mob" | April 10, 1996 (1996-04-10) | |
| Features an interview with Frank Rosenthal, a former casino manager who was the basis of Robert De Niro's character in the movie Casino. | ||||
| 87 | 6 | "The Long Island Railroad Massacre" | April 24, 1996 (1996-04-24) | |
| A look at the mass murder committed by Colin Ferguson on board a New York commuter train in December 1993. Includes Ferguson's bizarre attempts to defend himself at his trial. | ||||
| 88 | 7 | "Bounty Hunters" | May 11, 1996 (1996-05-11) | |
| 89 | 8 | "Crime of Passion: The Pamela Smart Story" | May 25, 1996 (1996-05-25) | |
| Explores the dark side of passion by examining the case of Pamela Smart who seduced her lover, a 15-year-old, into killing her husband. | ||||
| 90 | 9 | "John Wayne Gacy: Buried Secrets" | June 5, 1996 (1996-06-05) | |
| 91 | 10 | "When Cops Kill" | June 19, 1996 (1996-06-19) | |
| 92 | 11 | "Hot Pursuit" | July 17, 1996 (1996-07-17) | |
| 93 | 12 | "Great Crimes & Trials: John Christie of Rillington Place" | July 28, 1996 (1996-07-28) | |
| 94 | 13 | "Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer" | August 18, 1996 (1996-08-18) | |
| 95 | 14 | "Mob Hit Men" | August 21, 1996 (1996-08-21) | |
| 96 | 15 | "Bamber Family Murder" | August 25, 1996 (1996-08-25) | |
| 97 | 16 | "Richard Ramirez: Night Stalker" | September 1, 1996 (1996-09-01) | |
| 98 | 17 | "Menendez Murders" | September 4, 1996 (1996-09-04) | |
| 99 | 18 | "Hammersmith Murders" | September 22, 1996 (1996-09-22) | |
| 100 | 19 | "I Confess" | September 25, 1996 (1996-09-25) | |
| 101 | 20 | "James Hanratty: A6 Murder" | September 29, 1996 (1996-09-29) | |
| 102 | 21 | "To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives" | October 2, 1996 (1996-10-02) | |
| 103 | 22 | "The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa" | October 6, 1996 (1996-10-06) | |
| 104 | 23 | "Caryl Chessman" | October 13, 1996 (1996-10-13) | |
| 105 | 24 | "The McKay Kidnapping" | October 20, 1996 (1996-10-20) | |
| 106 | 25 | "Black Panther" | October 20, 1996 (1996-10-20) | |
| 107 | 26 | "Free to Kill: The Polly Klaas Murder" | October 23, 1996 (1996-10-23) | |
| 108 | 27 | "Kennedy Assassination" | November 17, 1996 (1996-11-17) | |
| 109 | 28 | "The Massacre of the Tsar" | November 17, 1996 (1996-11-17) | |
| 110 | 29 | "Death Row Women" | November 20, 1996 (1996-11-20) | |
| 111 | 30 | "Neville Heath: The Lady Killer" | November 24, 1996 (1996-11-24) | |
| 112 | 31 | "The Defenders" | December 4, 1996 (1996-12-04) | |
| 113 | 32 | "Mafia Story aka the showdown" | December 8, 1996 (1996-12-08) | |
Season 6 (1997)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 1 | "The Yorkshire Ripper" | January 19, 1997 (1997-01-19) | |
| 115 | 2 | "Narcs" | January 22, 1997 (1997-01-22) | |
| 116 | 3 | "Eyewitness" | January 29, 1997 (1997-01-29) | |
| 117 | 4 | "Amy Fisher Story" | March 23, 1997 (1997-03-23) | |
| 118 | 5 | "Roberts, Witney and Duddy" | April 27, 1997 (1997-04-27) | |
| 119 | 6 | "Night Stalker" | April 30, 1997 (1997-04-30) | |
| 120 | 7 | "Profilers" | April 30, 1997 (1997-04-30) | |
| 121 | 8 | "Presumed Guilty" | May 21, 1997 (1997-05-21) | |
| Features the Jeanine Nicarico murder case and how Rolando Cruz was falsely convicted and imprisoned for the murder until a man named Brian Dugan later confessed to the murder. | ||||
| 122 | 9 | "Rise and Fall of the Jewish Mobsters" | May 28, 1997 (1997-05-28) | |
| 123 | 10 | "The Great Train Robbery" | June 29, 1997 (1997-06-29) | |
| 124 | 11 | "Crime Family" | August 13, 1997 (1997-08-13) | |
| 125 | 12 | "The Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder" | September 3, 1997 (1997-09-03) | |
| 126 | 13 | "Von Bülow: A Wealth of Evidence" | September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17) | |
| An examination of snooty, aristocratic Claus von Bülow and if he attempted to murder his wife. | ||||
| 127 | 14 | "Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot" | October 22, 1997 (1997-10-22) | |
| Probes the bizarre case of Wanda Holloway, who would stop at nothing—including murder—to get her daughter on the cheerleading squad. | ||||
| 128 | 15 | "The Preppie Murder" | November 19, 1997 (1997-11-19) | |
| A probe of the death of young Jennifer Levin, who was killed in New York City's Central Park by Robert Chambers, a handsome prep-school graduate | ||||
| 129 | 16 | "The Donnie Brasco Story" | November 19, 1997 (1997-11-19) | |
| The true story of Joe Pistone, the FBI agent who risked his life to infiltrate a ruthless New York Mafia family and gather evidence against several crime bosses | ||||
| 130 | 17 | "Crime of Passion: The Pamela Smart Story" | December 3, 1997 (1997-12-03) | |
| 131 | 18 | "Murder 'In Cold Blood'" | December 17, 1997 (1997-12-17) | |
Season 7 (1998)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 1 | "Most Wanted" | January 7, 1998 (1998-01-07) | |
| 133 | 2 | "The Pizza Connection" | January 28, 1998 (1998-01-28) | |
| The story of how the FBI, the DEA and Italy's Polizia di Stato, among other agencies, busted one of the largest drug rings ever involving both the Sicilian and American Mafias importing $1.65 billion USD worth of heroin into the United States between 1975 and 1984. The exploding case led investigators from sidewalk pizzerias in New York, Philadelphia and the Midwest to Zurich's financial districts and Gaetano Badalamenti, a former member of the Sicilian Mafia Commission. Resulted in the longest trial in American judicial history as 22 defendants were tried for approximately 17 months from 1985 to 1987. | ||||
| 134 | 3 | "The John Lennon Assassination" | February 25, 1998 (1998-02-25) | |
| 135 | 4 | "L.A. Mob" | March 11, 1998 (1998-03-11) | |
| 136 | 5 | "False Witness" | April 22, 1998 (1998-04-22) | |
| The strange case of Gary Dotson, who wasn't released from prison even when the woman who accused him of rape admitted that she'd been lying. | ||||
| 137 | 6 | "Spree Killer" | May 6, 1998 (1998-05-06) | |
| A look at the crimes and capture of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, teenage lovers who murdered 10 people in the 1950s. | ||||
| 138 | 7 | "Framed" | May 27, 1998 (1998-05-27) | |
| The shocking story of Clarence Brandley, an innocent man who was convicted of murder and spent seven years on death row before being cleared. | ||||
| 139 | 8 | "Dead Woman Walking: The Karla Faye Tucker Story" | July 1, 1998 (1998-07-01) | |
| Recalls the controversial life and death of the first woman executed in Texas since 1984. | ||||
| 140 | 9 | "Hunting Bambi: The Laurie Bembenek Story" | July 8, 1998 (1998-07-08) | |
| The case of beautiful ex-cop Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek, who escaped after spending nine years in prison for the murder of her husband's ex-wife. | ||||
| 141 | 10 | "Charles Whitman: Austin Sniper" | August 2, 1998 (1998-08-02) | |
| 142 | 11 | "Marriage and Murder" | August 13, 1997 (1997-08-13) | |
| An examination of three cases where husbands and wives have murdered their spouses. Features Charlene Brundidge, who killed her husband, then later won clemency because she was an abused wife. | ||||
| 143 | 12 | "Green Beret Murder Mystery" | August 12, 1998 (1998-08-12) | |
| Former Green Beret, Jeffrey R. MacDonald, appeals his conviction for the murders of his wife and children. | ||||
| 144 | 13 | "Hunt for the Unabomber" | October 7, 1998 (1998-10-07) | |
| 145 | 14 | "The Heidi Fleiss Story" | October 19, 1998 (1998-10-19) | |
| An exclusive interview with incarcerated madam Heidi Fleiss reveals her thoughts on her past employment and eventual conviction. | ||||
| 146 | 15 | "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" | October 28, 1998 (1998-10-28) | |
| 147 | 16 | "Death Row Prostitute: Aileen Wuornos" | November 18, 1998 (1998-11-18) | |
| Aileen Wuornos, self-described "highway hooker," may be the first woman to fit the profile of a serial killer. | ||||
| 148 | 17 | "Selena: Murder of a Star" | December 2, 1998 (1998-12-02) | |
| 149 | 18 | "Fall from Grace" | December 23, 1998 (1998-12-23) | |
| 150 | 19 | "A Civil Action" | December 30, 1998 (1998-12-30) | |
Season 8 (1999)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 1 | "The Sinatra Kidnapping" | January 5, 1999 (1999-01-05) | |
| In 1963, kidnappers get a $240,000 ransom for Frank Sinatra Jr. | ||||
| 152 | 2 | "The Larry Flynt Story: Hustling the First Amendment" | January 20, 1999 (1999-01-20) | |
| Hustler publisher, Larry Flynt, wins a Supreme Court ruling on the First Amendment. | ||||
| 153 | 3 | "Mark Chapman" | February 7, 1999 (1999-02-07) | |
| 154 | 4 | "A Teenage Murder Mystery" | February 17, 1999 (1999-02-17) | |
| Examines the murder of 16-year-old Laurie Show, whose last words led to the arrest of Lisa Michelle Lambert. | ||||
| 155 | 5 | "Leonard Lake and Charles Ng" | February 21, 1999 (1999-02-21) | |
| 156 | 6 | "Leopold and Loeb" | February 21, 1999 (1999-02-21) | |
| 157 | 7 | "Body in the Trunk Murders" | March 7, 1999 (1999-03-07) | |
| 158 | 8 | "Gary Heidnik and Jeffrey Dahmer" | March 7, 1999 (1999-03-07) | |
| 159 | 9 | "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story" | March 24, 1999 (1999-03-24) | |
| Elisabeth Anne Broderick murders her ex-husband and his new wife in 1989; after her husband leaves her for a younger woman. | ||||
| 160 | 10 | "Gaston Dominici and the Drummond Murders" | April 4, 1999 (1999-04-04) | |
| 161 | 11 | "Judge Joe Peel" | April 11, 1999 (1999-04-11) | |
| 162 | 12 | "A Murder in Greenwich: The Martha Moxley Case" | April 21, 1999 (1999-04-21) | |
| The murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley gains worldwide attention in 1975 as the murder suspect, Michael Skakel, is the nephew of Ethel Skakel Kennedy, the widow of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. | ||||
| 163 | 13 | "John Duffy: Railway Killer" | May 9, 1999 (1999-05-09) | |
| 164 | 14 | "Ma Barker and Other Public Enemies" | May 9, 1999 (1999-05-09) | |
| 165 | 15 | "Myth Of A Serial Killer: The Henry Lee Lucas Story" | May 23, 1999 (1999-05-23) | |
| 166 | 16 | "Graham Young: The Compulsive Poisoner" | June 6, 1999 (1999-06-06) | |
| 167 | 17 | "Butch Defeo" | June 6, 1999 (1999-06-06) | |
| 168 | 18 | "Justice Denied: The Hurricane Carter Story" | June 14, 1999 (1999-06-14) | |
| Boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was wrongfully convicted of triple murder and served 19 years in prison before his conviction was overturned in 1985. | ||||
| 169 | 19 | "Justice Denied: Trial and Error" | June 16, 1999 (1999-06-16) | |
| 170 | 20 | "The Perfect Murder: The Shannon Mohr Story" | June 30, 1999 (1999-06-30) | |
| The marriage of David Davis and Shannon Mohr comes to an abrupt end when Shannon is killed in what was believed to have been a horseback-riding accident. | ||||
| 171 | 21 | "Body of Evidence: The Tom Capano Trial" | July 7, 1999 (1999-07-07) | |
| The story of the former Delaware prosecutor, Thomas Capano, who was sentenced to death for the murder of his ex-lover, Anne Marie Fahey. | ||||
| 172 | 22 | "Justice Denied: The Wrong Place, the Wrong Time" | July 21, 1999 (1999-07-21) | |
| The story of the former Delaware prosecutor, Thomas Capano, who was sentenced to death for the murder of his ex-lover, Anne Marie Fahey. | ||||
| 173 | 23 | "Who Killed the Candy Heiress? The Helen Brach Story" | August 4, 1999 (1999-08-04) | |
| 174 | 24 | "Lethal Injection: The Hospital Murders" | August 11, 1999 (1999-08-11) | |
| 175 | 25 | "Till Death Do Us Part: The Barbara Stager Story" | August 25, 1999 (1999-08-25) | |
| 176 | 26 | "The Jonesboro Schoolyard Ambush" | August 25, 1999 (1999-08-25) | |
| 177 | 27 | "Drowning In Lies: The Trial Of Edward Post" | September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22) | |
| After a mistrial and a successful appeal, Edward Post pleads guilty to murdering his wife during his third trial. | ||||
| 178 | 28 | "Rape in Connecticut: The Alex Kelly Story" | September 29, 1999 (1999-09-29) | |
| 179 | 29 | "Duty, Honor and Murder" | October 6, 1999 (1999-10-06) | |
| 180 | 30 | "It's Not My Fault: Strange Defenses" | October 27, 1999 (1999-10-27) | |
| 181 | 31 | "Vigilante Dad" | November 4, 1999 (1999-11-04) | |
| 182 | 32 | "Donald Merrett: The Murderous Buccaneer" | November 7, 1999 (1999-11-07) | |
| 183 | 33 | "Sister Against Sister: The Twin Murder Plot" | November 24, 1999 (1999-11-24) | |
| 184 | 34 | "Payback for a Bully" | December 8, 1999 (1999-12-08) | |
Season 9 (2000)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | 1 | "Blueprint for Murder" | January 5, 2000 (2000-01-05) |
| 186 | 2 | "Roy Fontaine: Deadly Butler" | January 16, 2000 (2000-01-16) |
| 187 | 3 | "A Parent's Nightmare" | February 3, 2000 (2000-02-03) |
| 188 | 4 | "Dr. John Bodkin Adams" | February 20, 2000 (2000-02-20) |
| 189 | 5 | "Death Row Radical: Mumia Abu-Jamal" | February 23, 2000 (2000-02-23) |
| 190 | 6 | "Gainesville Murderer" | February 23, 2000 (2000-02-23) |
| 191 | 7 | "Getting Away with Murder" | March 15, 2000 (2000-03-15) |
| 192 | 8 | "Murder in a College Town" | March 22, 2000 (2000-03-22) |
| 193 | 9 | "The Life and Death of Teena Brandon" | March 22, 2000 (2000-03-22) |
| 194 | 10 | "Dancing, Drugs and Murder" | April 13, 2000 (2000-04-13) |
| 195 | 11 | "The Trial of Louise Woodward" | April 13, 2000 (2000-04-13) |
| 196 | 12 | "Deadly Magnolia: Patricia Allanson" | May 11, 2000 (2000-05-11) |
| 197 | 13 | "Oil, Money and Murder" | May 24, 2000 (2000-05-24) |
| 198 | 14 | "The Killer Within" | June 7, 2000 (2000-06-07) |
| 199 | 15 | "Donald Hume" | June 11, 2000 (2000-06-11) |
| 200 | 16 | "Kill Thy Neighbor" | June 21, 2000 (2000-06-21) |
| 201 | 17 | "The Wife Who Knew Too Much" | July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) |
| 202 | 18 | "When a Child Kills" | August 9, 2000 (2000-08-09) |
| 203 | 19 | "Free to Murder Again" | August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16) |
| 204 | 20 | "The California Killing Field" | September 20, 2000 (2000-09-20) |
| 205 | 21 | "DeFeo and Benson: Inheritance Killers" | October 1, 2000 (2000-10-01) |
| 206 | 22 | "Murder on a Reservation" | October 17, 2000 (2000-10-17) |
| 207 | 23 | "Dangerous Medicine" | October 28, 2000 (2000-10-28) |
| 208 | 24 | "Dr. Buck Ruxton" | October 17, 2000 (2000-10-17) |
| 209 | 25 | "Family Secret: The Death of Lisa Steinberg" | October 17, 2000 (2000-10-17) |
| 210 | 26 | "Trial and Error" | January 27, 2001 (2001-01-27) |
References
- ^ a b Nakamura, Reid (August 5, 2021). "A&E Revives 'Cold Case Files,' 'American Justice' (Videos)". The Wrap. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ^ Priola, Victoria (August 20, 2021). "'American Justice' Season 30 Premieres on A&E: How to Watch, Stream for Free, Channel, Trailer". MassLive.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
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- American Justice at IMDb
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