William Shatner sits down with Sara Weaver, daughter of Randy Weaver and his wife Vicki, 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.

Ruby Ridge

William Shatner

The Unabomber

Jessica Lynch

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.

Bernhard Goetz

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.

DC Sniper Victims

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.

Mary Kay Letourneau

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.

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.

William Shatner re-examines some of the biggest national news stories of the past two decades to find out how the lives of the people directly affected by these events have changed forever. Shatner gains exclusive access to the newsmakers -- heroes, villains, victims, family members and law enforcement -- at the heart of the stories, including those of Jessica Lynch, Bernard Goetz, Mary Kay Letourneau and the DC snipers, to separate the fact from the fiction, with archival footage and re-enactments helping to round out the storytelling.

Ruby Ridge

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