American Justice

Season 1

6 episodes · Oct 6, 1992

A look at groundbreaking criminal cases, presenting viewers with an inside look at the case through the eyes of those directly involved, ranging from law enforcement officers to the victims.

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  • S1E1

    The Kennedys and the Mob

    Oct 7, 199243m

    The 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.

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  • S1E2

    Boston Strangler

    Nov 4, 199243m

    The police investigation of "The Boston Strangler," who murdered 13 women from 1962 to 1964. Included: techniques such as psychic consultation and hypnosis.

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  • S1E3

    Murph the Surf

    Nov 11, 199243m

    Profiling 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.

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  • S1E4

    The Hillside Stranglers

    Nov 18, 199243m

    Profiling 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.

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  • S1E5

    Ted Bundy

    Dec 2, 199243m

    Profiling the case of Ted Bundy, who was executed in 1989 for several murders and who was suspected of killing 25 women in six states.

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  • S1E6

    John Wayne Gacy

    Dec 16, 199243m

    Profiling the case of John Wayne Gacy Jr., who was convicted in 1980 of murdering 33 young men and boys and who was executed by the state of Illinois in 1994.

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