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Aftermath with William Shatner - Episode Guide

Season 1

Bernhard Goetz

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Aug 2, 2010

Bernhard Goetz

In this episode of Aftermath, William Shatner sits down with Bernard Goetz, known to many as the Subway Vigilante. After years of silence on the subject, Goetz now talks openly of the day in 1984 when he shot four African American teenagers on the New York City subway.

DC Sniper Victims

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Aug 9, 2010

DC Sniper Victims

In this episode of Aftermath, William Shatner sits down with Paul LaRuffa, Kellie Adams, and Caroline Seawell, all survivors of the DC sniper shootings that terrorized the Capital Beltway area in 2002. Each shares an intimate and compelling personal story of endurance, triumph, and for one, misery and sadness.

Mary Kay Letourneau

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Aug 16, 2010

Mary Kay Letourneau

In this episode of Aftermath, William Shatner sits down with Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau as they share intimate details of their infamous case of teacher/student romance... when 6th grade instructor Mary and 13 year old Vili fell in love.

Jessica Lynch

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Aug 23, 2010

Jessica Lynch

In this episode of Aftermath, William Shatner sits down with Jessica Lynch, ambushed in Iraq before becoming the first US POW to be successfully rescued since World War II. While recovering from her injuries, Jessica learns that the military PR machine has spun her into a Rambo-like character, glorified her as a hero and embellished her actions.

Ruby Ridge

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2010

Ruby Ridge

In this episode of Aftermath, William Shatner sits down with Sara Weaver, daughter of Randy and Vicki Weaver, survivalists with extreme political and religious views. Sara shares the tragic story of the 10-day siege in 1992 when her family's rural Idaho compound was surrounded by hundreds of Federal agents. When it was all over three would lose their lives

The Unabomber

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Sep 6, 2010

The Unabomber

In this episode of Aftermath, William Shatner sits down with David Kaczynski, brother of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski who engaged in a bombing spree that lasted nearly two decades, taking three lives and injuring dozens more.

Season 2

Ed Smart--Bringing Home Elizabeth

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jul 5, 2011

Ed Smart--Bringing Home Elizabeth

Ed Smart lived every parent's worst nightmare--the abduction of a child. But when Smart's 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth was kidnapped at knifepoint in 2002, the nightmare turned even more horrible when suspicion fell on Smart and his family themselves.

Baby Jessica--Robbie & Casey O' Donnell

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jul 12, 2011

Baby Jessica--Robbie & Casey O' Donnell

When 18-month-old "Baby Jessica" fell down an abandoned well in 1987, the world was riveted by the efforts of the rescue team that included fireman Robert O'Donnell. But the overwhelming media attention left O'Donnell feeling hollowed-out and betrayed, and his life spiraled downward.

The Pentagon Papers--Daniel Ellsberg

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jul 19, 2011

The Pentagon Papers--Daniel Ellsberg

When defense expert Daniel Ellsberg worked on a secret government study in 1969 about the Vietnam War, he realized that American leaders were lying to the public, they knew it was not a winnable war. Ellsberg decided to secretly copy the study and give it the nation's top newspapers. The "Pentagon Papers" became a national scandal.

Chilean Mine Rescuer: Jeff Hart

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jul 26, 2011

Chilean Mine Rescuer: Jeff Hart

When 33 miners were trapped in a Chilean mine, a desperate call went out to Jeff Hart, asking him to assemble a team and fly 10,000 miles to Chile to save the men. Hart and his crew had spent their entire working lives drilling for oil and water, but now they were drilling to save lives.

The Mayflower Madam: Sydney Biddle Barrows

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Aug 2, 2011

The Mayflower Madam: Sydney Biddle Barrows

It was the most notorious sex scandal of the 1980s: the arrest of Sydney Biddle Barrows--a blue-blood debutante, a descendant of the Mayflower, a name in the Social Register... and a Madam of a high-priced call girl service. William Shatner talks with Ms. Barrows to find out how a high-society dame found herself working the underground sex scene.

The Insider: Jeffrey Wigand

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Aug 9, 2011

The Insider: Jeffrey Wigand

He's been called "The Man Who Knew Too Much" -- Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, a top scientist for a top tobacco company, who became the first insider who blew the whistle on Big Tobacco: what they knew about the deadly addictiveness of nicotine, and how many millions of dollars they spent covering that information up.

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