Noor Amiry
Director
American Justice (1992)
Season 3
Hosted by Bill Kurtis, American Justice looks 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.
Released Oct. 8, 1992
Episode 45 min
17+
Genres: Crime, Documentary, History
Keywords: imdb.true-crime, tmdb.death-penalty, tmdb.court-case, tmdb.homicide, tmdb.detective, tmdb.murder, tmdb.prison-sentence + 13 more, tmdb.true-crime, tmdb.prosecutor, tmdb.defense-attorney, tmdb.life-sentence, tmdb.criminal-investigation, tmdb.murder-trial, tmdb.murder-suspect, tmdb.criminal-justice-system, imdb.american-justice, imdb.american-court, imdb.american-criminal, imdb.felony, imdb.american-law
Watch Providers: Hulu, A&E Crime Central Apple TV Channel, Philo
Production Companies: Tower Productions
Network: A&E
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Mass Murder: An American Tragedy
Charles Whitman kills his mother and wife, then fires from a University of Texas tower.
Jan. 5, 1994, midnight
S3E2 - The Hostage Takers
Prominent cases show how police deal with hostage situations.
Jan. 12, 1994, midnight
S3E3 - The Wrong Man
Profiles of people who have been falsely accused and imprisoned.
Jan. 19, 1994, midnight
S3E4 - Great Heists
In 1950 the Brinks robbery nets $2.8
Jan. 26, 1994, midnight
S3E5 - Fugitives
How the American legal system deals with fugitives, focusing on John List, a killer who eluded the FBI for more than a decade.
Feb. 2, 1994, midnight
S3E6 - Death Penalty
Capital punishment; Caryl Chessman; Gary Gilmore; Sister Helen Prejean ministers to death-row inmates.
Feb. 9, 1994, midnight
S3E7 - Juvenile Justice
Youthful offenders; teens shoot British tourist.
Feb. 23, 1994, midnight
S3E8 - Mob Rats
Joseph Valachi and Peter Maas are featured in this look at mobsters who turn against fellow criminals and help law enforcement agencies convict them.
March 2, 1994, midnight
S3E10 - War Crimes
Nuremberg, My Lai and other war-crime trials.
March 30, 1994, midnight
S3E11 - Satan, Rituals and Abuse
Cases of psychological manipulation.
April 6, 1994, midnight
S3E12 - Lorena Bobbitt: Women and Violence
Increasing violence in society; battered women.
April 13, 1994, midnight
S3E13 - Prison Justice
Violence and behavior codes in America's prisons.
April 20, 1994, midnight
S3E14 - Pleading Insane
John Hinckley Jr.; Daniel Sickles kills Francis Scott Key's son; the McNaughton rule; Kimberly Martin.
May 4, 1994, midnight
S3E15 - Cops on Trial
Frank Serpico and Robert Leuci uncover corruption in the New York Police Department.
May 18, 1994, midnight
S3E16 - Fighting Words: The First Amendment
The Supreme Court broadly defines free speech; Nazis march in Skokie, Ill.
June 1, 1994, midnight
S3E17 - Jim Bakker: Crime in the Name of God
Con artists who use religion for gain.
June 15, 1994, midnight
S3E18 - The Great Brink's Heist
In one of the most daring robberies in history, the 1950 Brink's robbery netted thieves more than $2.7 million.
July 6, 1994, midnight
S3E19 - Reginald Denny: Jury Under Siege
Media pressure, fear and prejudice may affect jury decisions.
July 13, 1994, midnight
S3E20 - Attack at Waco
How the authorities may have misjudged David Koresh and the situation at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.
Aug. 3, 1994, midnight
S3E21 - Sex, Lies and Harassment
The Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas case brings sexual-harassment issues under scrutiny.
Aug. 17, 1994, midnight
S3E22 - Gangbusters
New York gang moves into Boston; Iowa street gang is implicated in a murder.
Sept. 7, 1994, midnight
S3E23 - The Attica Riot: Chaos Behind Bars
Prison uprisings; 1971 Attica riot; New Mexico State Penitentiary.
Sept. 14, 1994, midnight
S3E24 - Private Eyes
Private investigators are the cowboys of law enforcement.
Sept. 21, 1994, midnight
S3E25 - Prostitution: Sex and the Law
Profiling the lives of street-corner hookers and high-class Hollywood call girls and examining how they are brought to justice.
Oct. 19, 1994, midnight
S3E26 - The Sting
Sting operations; Marion Barry; John DeLorean.
Nov. 23, 1994, midnight
S3E27 - Riot: The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
Events leading up to Chicago's 1968 anti-war riots; the "conspiracy to commit riot" trials.
Nov. 30, 1994, midnight
S3E28 - Divorce Wars
An examination of the evolution of divorce in the United States.
Dec. 14, 1994, midnight
Network: A&E
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 45 min.
Released: Oct. 8, 1992
Last Air Date: Sept. 30, 2022, midnight
Next Air Date: Dec. 22, 2094, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 17+
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