American Justice - Episode Guide

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1992

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1992

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1992

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1992

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Dec 2, 1992

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1992

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1993

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Apr 21, 1993

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Apr 28, 1993

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: May 9, 1993

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jun 16, 1993

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jun 23, 1993

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jun 30, 1993

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Jul 28, 1993

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Aug 11, 1993

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Sep 1, 1993

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Sep 8, 1993

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Sep 15, 1993

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Sep 22, 1993

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1993

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Oct 6, 1993

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Oct 13, 1993

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Oct 20, 1993

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1993

Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Nov 3, 1993

Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Nov 10, 1993

Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1993

Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1993

Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: Dec 1, 1993

Episode: 2x24 | Airdate: Dec 15, 1993

Episode: 2x25 | Airdate: Dec 29, 1993

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1994

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1994

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1994

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1994

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1994

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1994

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Feb 23, 1994

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Mar 2, 1994

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1994

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Apr 6, 1994

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Apr 13, 1994

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: May 4, 1994

Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: May 18, 1994

Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Jun 1, 1994

Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Jun 15, 1994

Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Jul 13, 1994

Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Aug 3, 1994

Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Aug 17, 1994

Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Sep 7, 1994

Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Sep 14, 1994

Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: Sep 21, 1994

Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1994

Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1994

Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1994

Episode: 3x25 | Airdate: Dec 14, 1994

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Jan 3, 1995

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Jan 11, 1995

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1995

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1995

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Mar 15, 1995

Intriguing profile of men who use the law to defend the kingpins of organized crime. Includes a look at the career of Frank Ragano, attorney to Florida mob boss Santo Trafficante and corrupt Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa.

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Mar 29, 1995

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Apr 4, 1995

A look at the growing crime of kidnapping. Focuses on 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.

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: May 10, 1995

Women and organized crime; Virginia Hill and Bugsy Siegel; Arlyne Weiss Brickman; Marianne DelGiorno; Antoinette Giancana.

Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: May 24, 1995

Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Jun 14, 1995

Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Jun 28, 1995

Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jul 5, 1995

Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Aug 9, 1995

Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Aug 16, 1995

Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Sep 6, 1995

Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Sep 13, 1995

Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Sep 20, 1995

Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Oct 11, 1995

Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1995

Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1995

Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Dec 13, 1995

Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Dec 23, 1995

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1996

A special place in history is reserved for those that murder policemen. They are hunted and remembered by fellow officers. Their deeds often merit stiffer penalties and unforgiving jurors. A&E explores the most notorious of this lot in the one-hour American Justice

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1996

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Feb 15, 1996

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Mar 6, 1996

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Apr 10, 1996

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Apr 24, 1996

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: May 11, 1996

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: May 25, 1996

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Jun 5, 1996

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Jun 19, 1996

Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Jul 17, 1996

Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Aug 18, 1996

Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Aug 21, 1996

Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Aug 25, 1996

Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Sep 1, 1996

Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Sep 4, 1996

Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Sep 22, 1996

Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1996

Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1996

Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1996

Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: Oct 6, 1996

Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: Oct 20, 1996

Episode: 5x23 | Airdate: Oct 23, 1996

Episode: 5x24 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1996

Episode: 5x25 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1996

Episode: 5x26 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1996

Episode: 5x27 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1996

Episode: 5x28 | Airdate: Dec 8, 1996

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1997

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Jan 22, 1997

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Jan 29, 1997

American Justice examines cases where eyewitness accounts can sometimes lead to innocent people being wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. Detailed are some of the reasons why eyewitness testimony is not always reliable.

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Mar 23, 1997

Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Apr 27, 1997

Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: May 21, 1997

Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: May 21, 1997

Bill Kurtis hosts this focus on the investigative tool known as "profiling". Several cases are discussed here.

Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: May 28, 1997

Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Jun 29, 1997

Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Aug 13, 1997

Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Sep 3, 1997

Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Sep 17, 1997

Did snooty, aristocratic Claus von Bulow attempt to murder his wife? We'll explore the explosive case, which went to trial three times. Von Bulow lawyer Alan Dershowitz and prosecutor Stephen Famiglietti are interviewed.

Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1997

Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1997

Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1997

Episode: 6x16 | Airdate: Dec 17, 1997

Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1998

Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1998

Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1998

Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1998

Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Apr 22, 1998

Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: May 6, 1998

Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: May 27, 1998

Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Jul 1, 1998

Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Jul 8, 1998

Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Aug 2, 1998

Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Aug 12, 1998

Episode: 7x12 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1998

Episode: 7x13 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1998

Episode: 7x14 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1998

Episode: 7x15 | Airdate: Oct 28, 1998

Episode: 7x16 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1998

Episode: 7x17 | Airdate: Dec 2, 1998

Episode: 7x18 | Airdate: Dec 23, 1998

Episode: 7x19 | Airdate: Dec 30, 1998

Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1999

Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Jan 20, 1999

Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1999

Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1999

Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1999

Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1999

Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1999

Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1999

Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Mar 24, 1999

Elisabeth Anne "Betty" Broderick (born November 7, 1947) is an American former suburban housewife convicted of the November 5, 1989 murders of her ex-husband, Daniel T. Broderick III, and his second wife, Linda (Kolkena) Broderick.

Episode: 8x10 | Airdate: Apr 4, 1999

Episode: 8x11 | Airdate: Apr 11, 1999

Episode: 8x12 | Airdate: Apr 21, 1999

A bludgeoning kills a Connecticut girl; suspects include Kennedy nephews.

Episode: 8x13 | Airdate: May 9, 1999

Episode: 8x14 | Airdate: May 9, 1999

Episode: 8x15 | Airdate: May 23, 1999

Episode: 8x16 | Airdate: Jun 6, 1999

Episode: 8x17 | Airdate: Jun 6, 1999

Episode: 8x18 | Airdate: Jun 14, 1999

Episode: 8x19 | Airdate: Jun 16, 1999

Episode: 8x20 | Airdate: Jun 30, 1999

Episode: 8x21 | Airdate: Jul 7, 1999

Episode: 8x22 | Airdate: Jul 21, 1999

Episode: 8x23 | Airdate: Aug 4, 1999

Episode: 8x24 | Airdate: Aug 11, 1999

Episode: 8x25 | Airdate: Aug 25, 1999

Episode: 8x26 | Airdate: Sep 1, 1999

Episode: 8x27 | Airdate: Sep 22, 1999

Episode: 8x28 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1999

Episode: 8x29 | Airdate: Oct 6, 1999

David Graham and Diane Zamora were two teenagers who were intensely devoted to each other during high school and had both joined the U.S Naval Academy in Annapolis. While at the academy, Diane confides in roommates that her and David had murdered Adrianne Jones while they were in high school in Mansfield, TX.

Episode: 8x30 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1999

It is the attorney's job to create a defense strategy for their client; it is the judge's place to decide whether or not it is a worthy argument. Over the years, some truly unusual defenses have been put forth by innovative lawyers; some have carried the day. Alan Dershowitz, famed trial attorney and author of Abuse Excuses, leads us through three cases that illustrate the bizarre extremes and potential traps of STRANGE DEFENSES.

Episode: 8x31 | Airdate: Nov 3, 1999

Episode: 8x32 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1999

Episode: 8x33 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1999

Episode: 8x34 | Airdate: Dec 8, 1999

The story of the murder of Bobby Kent, a seemingly popular student and ideal son who was lured to a remote area by seven of his friends and murdered. The killers claimed that Bobby had been a ruthless bully who had beaten and tormented them.

Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2000

Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2000

Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2000

Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2000

Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2000

Episode: 9x06 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2000

Episode: 9x07 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2000

In 1988 Mel Ignatow committed a cruel and sadistic torture-murder in Louisville, KY. And he got away with it thanks to the "Double Jeopardy" law.

Episode: 9x08 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2000

Episode: 9x09 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2000

Episode: 9x10 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2000

Episode: 9x11 | Airdate: Apr 19, 2000

Episode: 9x12 | Airdate: May 10, 2000

Behind the facade of a quintessential perfect Southern Belle beats the heart of a killer--and she is on the loose. Newlyweds Tom and Patricia Allanson seemed to have a bright future ahead of them. But just months after their 1974 wedding, Tom's parents were found murdered in their home, the first chapter in the dark saga of the DEADLY MAGNOLIA.

Episode: 9x13 | Airdate: May 24, 2000

Episode: 9x14 | Airdate: Jun 7, 2000

Episode: 9x15 | Airdate: Jun 11, 2000

Episode: 9x16 | Airdate: Jun 21, 2000

A female detective, working undercover, gathers the evidence needed to convict a man who killed a neighbor by putting poison in her Coca-Cola.

Episode: 9x17 | Airdate: Jul 5, 2000

Story of high-profile Atlanta lawyer, Fred Tokars, who hired a gunman to murder his wife in front of their two young children.

Episode: 9x18 | Airdate: Aug 9, 2000

Episode: 9x19 | Airdate: Aug 16, 2000

The notorious case of Kenneth McDuff, the most infamous sexual predator in Texas history, who was sent to death row for three murders, released because of prison overcrowding, and then raped and killed two more women.

Episode: 9x20 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2000

Episode: 9x21 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2000

Episode: 9x22 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2000

Episode: 9x23 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2000

Episode: 9x24 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2000

Episode: 9x25 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2000

An in-depth account of the horrifying case of child abuse that stunned the nation. Attorney Joel Steinberg was convicted of manslaughter in the death of "adopted" daughter Lisa after charges were dropped against Lisa's adoptive mother, Hedda Nussbaum, who claimed that Steinberg had also abused her. Includes an interview with Nussbaum, plus a detailed look at the family's dysfunctional life.

Episode: 10x01 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2001

Episode: 10x02 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2001

Episode: 10x03 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2001

Episode: 10x04 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2001

Episode: 10x05 | Airdate: Mar 14, 2001

Episode: 10x06 | Airdate: Apr 11, 2001

Episode: 10x07 | Airdate: Apr 25, 2001

While in the government witness protection program in 1981, Marion "Mad Dog" Pruett goes on a crime spree across several states. AKA Sonny Pearson while in the witness protection program he committed a series of robberies and at least five murders that included his wife Pamela Sue Barker. American Justice looks this case and examines how many blamed the government for allowing this to happen while on their watch.

Episode: 10x08 | Airdate: May 23, 2001

Episode: 10x09 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2001

Episode: 10x10 | Airdate: Jun 20, 2001

Episode: 10x11 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2001

Episode: 10x12 | Airdate: Jul 25, 2001

Examining the case of Michael Pardue, convicted of 3 murders in 1973 Alabama.

Episode: 10x13 | Airdate: Aug 8, 2001

Episode: 10x14 | Airdate: Aug 8, 2001

Episode: 10x15 | Airdate: Sep 9, 2001

Episode: 10x16 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2001

Episode: 10x17 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2001

An 8 year old boy was brutally killed in order to hide his testimony for witnessing murder.

Episode: 10x18 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2001

Episode: 10x19 | Airdate: Nov 14, 2001

Episode: 10x20 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2001

Episode: 10x21 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2001

Episode: 10x22 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2001

Episode: 11x01 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2002

Episode: 11x02 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2002

Episode: 11x03 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2002

Episode: 11x04 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2002

Episode: 11x05 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2002

The controversial case of William Heirens, the "Lipstick Killer" convicted of murdering two women and a 6-year-old girl in Chicago in the late 1940s. He's been jailed ever since, but insists that he's innocent. We'll explore the troubling case, from the near-hysteria of the media coverage to the inconsistencies in the physical evidence used to wring a confession from Heirens.

Episode: 11x06 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2002

Episode: 11x07 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2002

Episode: 11x08 | Airdate: Jun 5, 2002

Episode: 11x09 | Airdate: Jun 12, 2002

Episode: 11x10 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2002

Episode: 11x11 | Airdate: Jul 10, 2002

Tim Boczkowski is accused of murdering his first wife in a bathtub and his second wife in a hot tub. Included in this episode are interviews with Tim's children Randy, Sandy, and Todd.

Episode: 11x12 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2002

Episode: 11x13 | Airdate: Aug 7, 2002

Episode: 11x14 | Airdate: Sep 4, 2002

Episode: 11x15 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2002

Episode: 11x16 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2002

Episode: 11x17 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2002

Episode: 11x18 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2002

Recalling the case of Thurman Martin, who was murdered in 1997 by his two relatives, who claimed the crime was commited as revenge for years of abuse

Episode: 12x01 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2003

Episode: 12x02 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2003

Episode: 12x03 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2003

Kathleen Bush earned the nation's sympathy and admiration as she struggled to care for her grievously sick child. 8 year-old Jennifer was afflicted, her mother claimed, with a variety of complaints, including a rare intestinal condition that had required over 200 hospital stays and nearly 40 surgeries.

Episode: 12x04 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2003

Episode: 12x05 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2003

The small town of Waurika, Okla. is rocked by the sexual assault and murder of a 16 year old girl at the hands of three of her acquaintances. American Justice examines the case with interviews from her mother and one of the accused.

Episode: 12x06 | Airdate: Apr 2, 2003

Episode: 12x07 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2003

Episode: 12x08 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2003

Episode: 12x09 | Airdate: May 28, 2003

Episode: 12x10 | Airdate: Jun 4, 2003

Episode: 12x11 | Airdate: Jun 11, 2003

Episode: 12x12 | Airdate: Jul 16, 2003

Episode: 12x13 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2003

Episode: 12x14 | Airdate: Aug 6, 2003

A look at the sensational case of Diane Whipple, who was mauled to death by her neighbors' dog. When the judge threw out the 2nd-degree murder conviction of one of the dogs' owners, questions were raised about how fair American justice can be when a case receives intense media coverage.

Episode: 12x15 | Airdate: Aug 13, 2003

Episode: 12x16 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2003

Episode: 12x17 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2003

Episode: 12x18 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2003

Episode: 12x19 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2003

Episode: 12x20 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2003

Episode: 12x21 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2003

The shocking story of how two young boys were led to kill their father, and the unique way that the State of Florida delivered justice in the case.

Episode: 12x22 | Airdate: Nov 26, 2003

Episode: 12x23 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2003

Episode: 12x24 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2003

A man is imprisoned for rape and murder based on the testimony of a 6-year-old girl.

Episode: 12x25 | Airdate: Dec 24, 2003

When an innocent Rhode Island police officer was convicted of murder, he had no idea that his salvation would lie, not in DNA or the court system, but in the conscience of a man he'd never met.

Episode: 13x01 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2004

Episode: 13x02 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2004

Episode: 13x03 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2004

Episode: 13x04 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2004

Episode: 13x05 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2004

Episode: 13x06 | Airdate: Apr 7, 2004

Episode: 13x07 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2004

Episode: 13x08 | Airdate: May 5, 2004

Episode: 13x09 | Airdate: May 12, 2004

Episode: 13x10 | Airdate: May 26, 2004

Episode: 13x11 | Airdate: Jun 9, 2004

Episode: 13x12 | Airdate: Jun 23, 2004

Episode: 13x13 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2004

Episode: 13x14 | Airdate: Jul 14, 2004

Episode: 13x15 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2004

Episode: 13x16 | Airdate: Aug 4, 2004

Episode: 13x17 | Airdate: Aug 18, 2004

Lionel Tate was a 170-pound, 12-year-old boy who played rough one day with his friend, 48-pound, 6-year-old Tiffany Eunick. When Tiffany died from injuries, Lionel claimed that he only used wrestling holds that he'd seen on TV. But prosecutors charged Lionel with first-degree murder. Would the jury believe that Tiffany died of innocent child's play--or would they put Lionel behind bars? Interviewees include defense attorney James Lewis, who used the controversial "wrestling defense" strategy

Episode: 13x18 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2004

In November 1995, close friends Halima Jones and Ruby Joyner went out shopping together in Peachtree City, Georgia, but never came home. An all-out manhunt was launched, and four days later, an abandoned mini-van was found in the long-term parking lot at Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport, with the dead bodies of Halima and Ruby inside.

Episode: 13x19 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2004

Episode: 13x20 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2004

Episode: 13x21 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2004

Episode: 13x22 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2004

A look at the shocking case of 15-year-old Valessa Robinson, who was accused of killing her mother Vicki after she objected to Valessa's wild lifestyle of drugs and sex. We examine the relationship between the mother and daughter to determine how and why a young girl could take part in her own mother's brutal death.

Episode: 13x23 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2004

The 1995 murder of former Los Angeles Raiders cheerleader Linda Sobek by photographer Charles Rathbun is recalled.

Episode: 13x24 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2004

The case of Susan Smith who murdered her two young boys is examined. In 1994 the 23 year old mother from South Carolina claimed that she had been the victim of a carjacking and the perpetrator had taken off with her two young boys still in the car. It is later discovered that there was no carjacking and that she had in fact rolled her car into a lake while her children were still strapped in the car.

Episode: 13x25 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2004

Jeff Zack is shot dead at a gas station in broad daylight, execution style. There are no fingerprints, no weapon, and no witnesses that could even come close to identifying the assailant. When police begin to dig into the victim's background, they find a long laundry list of enemies and criminal behavior, including involvement in a teen prostitution ring.

Episode: 13x26 | Airdate: Nov 24, 2004

The story of Michigan lawyer Michael Fletcher, who was charged with murdering his pregnant wife, Leann, so he could carry on an affair with a high-ranking judge. The highly publicized trial, with its tales of sex, guns, and politics involving the very people who uphold American Justice, shocked the public right down to the verdict.

Episode: 13x27 | Airdate: Dec 1, 2004

Episode: 13x28 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2004

Episode: 13x29 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2004

In the tiny town of Exeter, Va. in 1993, Merry Pease claims that her husband Dennis had shot her before he turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. However, investigators don't agree with Merry's story and she is charged with murder. American Justice looks at this case and why it spent 10 years in the Virginia legal system before Pease was finally convicted.

Episode: 13x30 | Airdate: Dec 29, 2004

Episode: 14x01 | Airdate: Jan 26, 2005

Episode: 14x02 | Airdate: Feb 16, 2005

Episode: 14x03 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2005

Episode: 14x04 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2005

Episode: 14x05 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2005

Episode: 14x06 | Airdate: May 25, 2005

Episode: 14x07 | Airdate: May 26, 2005

Episode: 14x08 | Airdate: Jun 15, 2005

Episode: 14x09 | Airdate: Jun 9, 2005

Tom Cummins and his two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry were out for a night of fun. By morning, the two girls had been raped and pushed to their deaths from the Chain of Rocks bridge in St. Louis. Tom blamed four mysterious attackers, but police had a very different theory.

Episode: 14x10 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2005

Episode: 14x11 | Airdate: Aug 13, 2005

Episode: 14x12 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2005

Episode: 14x13 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2005

Episode: 14x14 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2005

Episode: 14x15 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2005

Episode: 15x01 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2021

When 19-year-old aspiring artist Sarah Stern goes missing just weeks before Christmas 2016, investigators initially suspect she may have died by suicide or run away from home. Then, in January 2017, one of Sarah's former high school classmates comes forward with chilling information that leads to an undercover police sting and the shocking arrests of two very familiar faces. Armed with a bombshell, caught-on-tape confession from one of the suspects and the damning testimony of the other, Monmouth County, New Jersey prosecutors face the uphill task of trying to secure a murder conviction without a body for only the second time in the state's history. Features interviews include Sarah's father, detectives and prosecutors, along with complete access to archival materials detailing the search and the undercover sting operation.

Episode: 15x02 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2021

On July 20, 2015, beloved 60-year-old chiropractor Mary Yoder falls violently ill and is rushed to the hospital. Two days later, she dies, leaving her family and friends in a state of stunned disbelief. When Mary's autopsy report reveals she didn't die of natural causes, and police receive a series of suspicious letters, they realize they've got a murder on their hands. Their ensuing investigation leads to allegations of an eyebrow-raising affair, a suspicious letter, and a surprise arrest. And while Mary's accused killer maintains her innocence, it takes two different trials to determine her fate. In-depth insights from the prosecutor detail how an investigation into an unusual death turned into a murder case, and how digital forensic evidence tied the suspect to the crime.

Episode: 15x03 | Airdate: Sep 3, 2021

On October 20, 2014, white Chicago PD Officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shoots 17-year-old African American Laquan McDonald in an act that he and the Chicago PD called "self-defense". However, when freelance journalist Jamie Kalven gets word from a source that there is more to the story, his search for the truth uncovers a disturbing cover-up. Through his efforts, as well as the efforts of fellow journalists and activists, officials are finally forced to release the police dash cam footage from that fateful night. Public uproar results in Officer Van Dyke's arrest on first-degree murder charges, and in the midst of a media circus, the case goes to trial.

Episode: 15x04 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2021

On the outside, veterinarian Valerie McDaniel and her boyfriend Leon Jacob look like they have it all. But in February 2014, Houston police receive a tip from a conscientious bail bondsman that a murder-for-hire plot is in the works and a woman's life may be in danger. What ensues is a high-pressure police sting operation, the performance of an investigator's career, a staged kidnapping, and a shocking suicide that leads to an explosive trial in which the defendant's own words come back to haunt him. Features interviews with the bail bondsmen who tipped off police, the cop who went undercover to protect the lives of the intended victims, as well as prosecutors and defense attorneys and actual footage from the undercover sting operation.

Episode: 15x05 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2021

When 18-year-old Conrad Roy is found asphyxiated in his pickup truck, his death is quickly ruled a suicide. But as detectives retrace Conrad's final moments, a trail of texts left behind on his cellphone reveal a toxic teenage romance between him and 17-year-old Michelle Carter, turning the investigation upside down. But in an unprecedented case, in which Michelle stands accused of Conrad's murder and prosecutors allege that her words were deadly weapons, there is no state law to lean on. Up against 317 pages of damning text messages, the defense must rely on an unusual defense to convince the judge of Michelle's innocence.

Episode: 15x06 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2021

After a single mother mysteriously disappears, her loved ones receive strange texts from her, which seem to suggest that she is alive and well, and before the police can determine the truth behind the situation, one woman is found dead

Episode: 15x07 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2022

In a murder case that makes headlines around the globe, a professional football player stands accused of killing his friend in cold blood.

Episode: 15x08 | Airdate: Apr 1, 2022

When a hostile online feud turns deadly, detectives' hunt for a mysterious CIA operative leading to the discovery of a jaw-dropping and vengeful catfishing scheme.

Episode: 15x09 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2022

Model and mother Samira Frasch loved the spotlight, but when her glamorous life ends unexpectedly in her mansion pool, investigators turn their eyes toward the web of heated relationships surrounding her family.

Episode: 15x10 | Airdate: Apr 15, 2022

A string of murders targeting prominent law officials leaves a small Texas town gripped in fear and investigators in a race against time to stop the killer before he kills again.

Episode: 15x11 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2022

Prosecutors attempt to persuade a jury to send a man to prison based solely on circumstantial evidence after a woman is found brutally murdered in her workplace with a lack of DNA evidence and a long list of potential suspects.

Episode: 15x12 | Airdate: Apr 29, 2022

After a devoted mother and her two children vanish suddenly, investigators work to expose the truth behind why they never came home.

Episode: 15x13 | Airdate: May 6, 2022

A triple-homicide case heads to trial and raises questions about witchcraft, religious bias, and the criminal's actual motive to kill.

Episode: 15x14 | Airdate: May 13, 2022

When a white off-duty police officer, Amber Guyger, kills an unarmed black man, Botham Jean, in his own home in Dallas, racial tensions and calls for justice rise.

Episode: 16x01 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2022

A third victim bravely unveils a killer hiding in plain sight, which finally helps solve two cases involving the murders of abducted women.

Episode: 16x02 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2022

When an up-and-coming defense attorney is murdered in her office, her colleagues vow to seek justice and "make this right."

Episode: 16x03 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2022

A child murderer brutally kills a young girl in the woods, which leaves small-town detectives scared of what may follow, so they take advantage of a chance encounter and a digital trail to locate and apprehend the killer.

Episode: 16x04 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2022

When a local deputy sheriff's pregnant daughter is shot and killed in her bed, the search for answers gets personal as investigators suspect a killer close to home.

Episode: 16x05 | Airdate: Sep 3, 2022

After a woman is found stabbed to death in her home, investigators spend eight years trying to locate her killer, and by using an undercover sting operation, they discover a dark world filled with lies, betrayal and terror.

Episode: 16x06 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2022

When a 13-year-old girl goes missing and is found murdered, virtual evidence she leaves behind leads to two shocking arrests.

Episode: 16x07 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2022

When an Army Sergeant is gunned down at home on New Year's Eve, investigators are at a loss on who would harm the beloved family man, until fellow soldiers in his unit confess shocking secrets to solve his murder.

Episode: 16x08 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2022

When an Ohio man emerges from a remote forest with a bullet lodged in his arm having survived a murder attempt, investigators uncover a deadly scheme to lure men with an online job posting only to kill them for financial gain.

Episode: 16x09 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2022

A relentless detective leaves no stone unturned until the entire truth behind a young woman's brutal death is exposed and everyone responsible for taking her life is brought to justice.