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Episode 1: Cop Killers
1996-01-1743 min
Notorious recent cases provide the focus for an examination of cop killings and what can be done to protect those in uniform.
Season guide
American Justice Season 5 — Episodes and Where to Watch
34 episodes · first aired 1996-01-17
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.
Episode guide
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Episode 2: The Chicago Mob
1996-02-0743 min
Chicago crime bosses; Al Capone; Anthony "Joe Batters" Accardo; Sam Giancana; Gus Alex.
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Episode 3: The Sam Sheppard Story
1996-02-1543 min
Dr. Sam Sheppard is convicted of murder in 1954 and retried in the '60s.
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Episode 4: Murder in the Family
1996-03-0643 min
The cases of the Freeman brothers and Jeffrey Howarth highlight an examination of murder in the family.
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Episode 5: Vegas and the Mob
1996-04-1043 min
How Bugsy Siegel and others built a glittering gambling mecca from barren desert; includes an interview with former casino manager Frank Rosenthal.
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Episode 6: Long Island Railroad Massacre
1996-04-2443 min
In 1993 Colin Ferguson methodically shoots passengers aboard a Long Island Railroad commuter
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Episode 7: Bounty Hunters
1996-05-1143 min
Bail bondsmen hire bounty hunters to capture fugitives.
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Episode 8: The Pamela Smart Story
1996-05-2543 min
Schoolteacher Pamela Smart enlists a student to kill her husband.
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Episode 9: John Wayne Gacy: Buried Secrets
1996-06-0543 min
John 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.
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Episode 10: When Cops Kill
1996-06-1943 min
Technology creates police weapons designed to stun rather than kill.
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Episode 11: Hot Pursuit
1996-07-1743 min
Strict departmental policies govern high-speed police chases.
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Episode 12: Great Crimes & Trials: John Christie of Rillington Place
1996-07-2843 min
In the 1950s, England reels over the case of serial killer John Christie.
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Episode 13: Denis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer
1996-08-1843 min
A British serial killer lures young men to his apartment and dismembers them.
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Episode 14: Mob Hit Men
1996-08-2143 min
Interviews with Nicholas "The Crow" Caramandi, former hit men and other experts highlight an examination of the mob hit man. Host: Bill Kurtis.
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Episode 15: Bamber Family Murders
1996-08-2543 min
Recalling the Bamber family murder case, considered by some to be almost the perfect crime.
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Episode 16: Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker
1996-09-0143 min
Richard Ramirez rapes, mutilates and tortures more than 25 California victims.
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Episode 17: The Menendez Murders
1996-09-0443 min
Three juries consider the murder cases against Erik and Lyle Menendez.
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Episode 18: Hammersmith Murders: Jack the Stripper
1996-09-2243 min
The murders of six prostitutes end with a man's suicide.
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Episode 19: I Confess
1996-09-2543 min
Confessions play a part in three unique criminal cases; coercion; admissibility.
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Episode 20: James Hanratty: A6 Murder
1996-09-2943 min
After James Hanratty is hanged for a murder, a man confesses to the crime.
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Episode 21: To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives
1996-10-0243 min
Profiling the lives of men and women who choose to work as homicide detectives.
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Episode 22: Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
1996-10-0643 min
The twisted career and mysterious disappearance of the union boss.
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Episode 23: Caryl Chessman
1996-10-1343 min
Clever criminal who spent the last 12 years of his crusading against execution.
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Episode 24: The McKay Kidnapping
1996-10-2043 min
The cruel story of mistaken identity in the Muriel McKay kidnapping case.
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Episode 25: Black Panther
1996-10-2043 min
A woman is kidnapped and murdered after inheriting a fortune.
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Episode 26: Free to Kill: The Polly Klaas Murder
1996-10-2343 min
The case of Polly Klaas highlights an examination of repeat offenders who are set loose upon society.
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Episode 27: Kennedy Assassination
1996-11-1743 min
Theories abound concerning President Kennedy's death.
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Episode 28: Massacre of the Tsar
1996-11-1743 min
The controversial story of the 1918 murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his family
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Episode 29: Death Row Women
1996-11-2043 min
How society ultimately copes with the prospect of executing a woman.
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Episode 30: Neville Heath: The Lady Killer
1996-11-2443 min
Englishman Neville Heath was hanged for murder.
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Episode 31: The Defenders
1996-12-0443 min
The United States is the only country to provide free legal counsel for poor defendants.
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Episode 32: Rise of the Mafia
1996-12-0843 min
An examination of the Gambino crime family and its bloody 30-year war with the other gangland families of New York.
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Episode 101: The Great Midwest Gangs
1996-02-1043 min
In 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.
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Episode 102: The Kidnappers
1996-03-0943 min
For bigger payoffs, criminals turn from bank robbery to kidnapping.
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