Season 5
34 episodes · Jan 17, 1996
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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- S5E1
Cop Killers
Jan 17, 199643mNotorious recent cases provide the focus for an examination of cop killings and what can be done to protect those in uniform.
- S5E2
The Chicago Mob
Feb 7, 199643mChicago crime bosses; Al Capone; Anthony "Joe Batters" Accardo; Sam Giancana; Gus Alex.
- S5E3
The Sam Sheppard Story
Feb 15, 199643mDr. Sam Sheppard is convicted of murder in 1954 and retried in the '60s.
- S5E4
Murder in the Family
Mar 6, 199643mThe cases of the Freeman brothers and Jeffrey Howarth highlight an examination of murder in the family.
- S5E5
Vegas and the Mob
Apr 10, 199643mHow Bugsy Siegel and others built a glittering gambling mecca from barren desert; includes an interview with former casino manager Frank Rosenthal.
- S5E6
Long Island Railroad Massacre
Apr 24, 199643mIn 1993 Colin Ferguson methodically shoots passengers aboard a Long Island Railroad commuter
- S5E8
The Pamela Smart Story
May 25, 199643mSchoolteacher Pamela Smart enlists a student to kill her husband.
- S5E9
John Wayne Gacy: Buried Secrets
Jun 5, 199643mJohn Wayne Gacy's lawyers discuss the man, the crimes and the case now that his execution has lifted the constraints of their attorney-client privilege.
- S5E10
When Cops Kill
Jun 19, 199643mTechnology creates police weapons designed to stun rather than kill.
- S5E12
Great Crimes & Trials: John Christie of Rillington Place
Jul 28, 199643mIn the 1950s, England reels over the case of serial killer John Christie.
- S5E13
Denis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer
Aug 18, 199643mA British serial killer lures young men to his apartment and dismembers them.
- S5E14
Mob Hit Men
Aug 21, 199643mInterviews with Nicholas "The Crow" Caramandi, former hit men and other experts highlight an examination of the mob hit man. Host: Bill Kurtis.
- S5E15
Bamber Family Murders
Aug 25, 199643mRecalling the Bamber family murder case, considered by some to be almost the perfect crime.
- S5E16
Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker
Sep 1, 199643mRichard Ramirez rapes, mutilates and tortures more than 25 California victims.
- S5E17
The Menendez Murders
Sep 4, 199643mThree juries consider the murder cases against Erik and Lyle Menendez.
- S5E18
Hammersmith Murders: Jack the Stripper
Sep 22, 199643mThe murders of six prostitutes end with a man's suicide.
- S5E19
I Confess
Sep 25, 199643mConfessions play a part in three unique criminal cases; coercion; admissibility.
- S5E20
James Hanratty: A6 Murder
Sep 29, 199643mAfter James Hanratty is hanged for a murder, a man confesses to the crime.
- S5E21
To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives
Oct 2, 199643mProfiling the lives of men and women who choose to work as homicide detectives.
- S5E22
Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
Oct 6, 199643mThe twisted career and mysterious disappearance of the union boss.
- S5E23
Caryl Chessman
Oct 13, 199643mClever criminal who spent the last 12 years of his crusading against execution.
- S5E24
The McKay Kidnapping
Oct 20, 199643mThe cruel story of mistaken identity in the Muriel McKay kidnapping case.
- S5E25
Black Panther
Oct 20, 199643mA woman is kidnapped and murdered after inheriting a fortune.
- S5E26
Free to Kill: The Polly Klaas Murder
Oct 23, 199643mThe case of Polly Klaas highlights an examination of repeat offenders who are set loose upon society.
- S5E27
Kennedy Assassination
Nov 17, 199643mTheories abound concerning President Kennedy's death.
- S5E28
Massacre of the Tsar
Nov 17, 199643mThe controversial story of the 1918 murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his family
- S5E29
Death Row Women
Nov 20, 199643mHow society ultimately copes with the prospect of executing a woman.
- S5E30
Neville Heath: The Lady Killer
Nov 24, 199643mEnglishman Neville Heath was hanged for murder.
- S5E31
The Defenders
Dec 4, 199643mThe United States is the only country to provide free legal counsel for poor defendants.
- S5E32
Rise of the Mafia
Dec 8, 199643mAn examination of the Gambino crime family and its bloody 30-year war with the other gangland families of New York.
- S5E101
The Great Midwest Gangs
Feb 10, 199643mIn the Depression-torn dust bowl of the 1930s, a new kind of desperado is born. Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, and Bonnie & Clyde become as well-known and admired as movie stars.
- S5E102
The Kidnappers
Mar 9, 199643mFor bigger payoffs, criminals turn from bank robbery to kidnapping.