American Justice

The Best Episodes of American Justice

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Every episode of American Justice ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of American Justice!

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...
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  1. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #1 - The Hillside Stranglers

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    Profiling the case of two American serial killers who terrorized Los Angeles between October 1977 and February 1978, with their nicknames originating from the fact that many of the victims' bodies were discovered on the sides of the Hollywood Hills.

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  2. 7.5/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial Killer

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    S2:E20

    A graphic account of the crimes of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer who became, his attorney Gerald Boyle says, "the embodiment of evil." Included: footage from Dahmer's trial; comments from experts on serial murder.

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  3. 7.4/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Donnie Brasco

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    S6:E16

    An account of how FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone, a.k.a. Donnie Brasco, infiltrated the New York mob in the late 1970s. The undercover operation became the subject of a 1997 feature film starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. Pistone discusses the operation, various mobsters and the strain on his family.

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    #4 - The Kennedys and the Mob

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    The 1978 mass suicide of followers of Rev. Jim Jones, a cult leader who founded Jonestown in Guyana for the work of his People's Temple. Also: the murder of Rep. Leo J. Ryan, who was investigating allegations made by temple members.

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    #5 - Boston Strangler

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    The police investigation of "The Boston Strangler," who murdered 13 women from 1962 to 1964. Included: techniques such as psychic consultation and hypnosis.

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    #6 - Murph the Surf

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    Profiling Jack Murphy, a.k.a. "Murph the Surf," who was convicted of stealing the Star of India sapphire and other precious gems from New York's American Museum of Natural History in 1964.

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    #7 - Ted Bundy

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    Profiling the case of Ted Bundy, who was executed in 1989 for several murders and who was suspected of killing 25 women in six states.

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    #8 - John Wayne Gacy

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    Profiling the case of John Wayne Gacy Jr., who was convicted in 1980 of murdering 33 young men and boys and who was executed by the state of Illinois in 1994.

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    #9 - Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald: The Green Beret Killer

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    Examining the case in which a man's wife and children were brutally murdered, he claimed, by drug-crazed hippies.

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    #10 - The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

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    Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi official captured by Israeli agents in 1960 and taken to Israel to be tried for war crimes.

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    #11 - City Killer Gangs

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    Organized crime during the Prohibition era, including profiles of Al Capone, Bugs Moran and Lucky Luciano. Brooklyn DA Charles J. Hynes joins host Bill Kurtis.

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    #12 - Jean Harris

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    The case of Jean Harris, the former headmistress convicted of murdering her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, in 1980.

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    #13 - Howard Hughes Biography Hoax

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    Recalling a hoax in the 1970s involving an alleged authorized biography of Howard Hughes by Clifford Irving.

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    #14 - Charles Starkweather

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    Charles Starkweather, executed in 1959 for committing 11 murders.

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    #15 - Richard Speck

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    The case of Richard Speck, who was convicted of the 1966 murders of eight nurses and student nurses in Chicago.

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    #16 - Wayne Williams

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    Wayne Williams, convicted of two of the Atlanta child murders that terrorized the city between 1979 and 1981.

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    #17 - Mafia Wars

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    S2:E9

    Examining the battles waged against gangland families by the Gambino organized-crime family, led by "Boss of Bosses" Paul Castellano, until his 1985 assassination that was masterminded by John Gotti.

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    #18 - Bonnie and Clyde

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    Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, whose string of robberies and killings made them two of the most notorious criminals of the 1930s.

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    #19 - Target: Mafia (The Prohibition Years)

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    Profiling crime during Prohibition. Examining Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt's efforts to curtail bootlegging; battles between ethnic gangs.

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    #20 - Target: Mafia (Birth of the American Mafia)

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    Examining the birth of the American mafia from its origins in Sicily to mob activity during Prohibition. Included: the roles of Al Capone and Charles "Lucky" Luciano; rivalry among Italian, Irish and Jewish gangs.

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    #21 - Target: Mafia (The Kennedys and the Mob)

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    Examining efforts by President Kennedy and his brother Robert to curtail mob activity; the possible link between JFK's assassination and organized crime.

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    #22 - Target: Mafia (Gangbusters)

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    S2:E14

    Profiling "gangbusters" such as Harry Anslinger, first commissioner of the Bureau of Narcotics; and Thomas E. Dewey, who successfully prosecuted Charles "Lucky" Luciano on charges of running a prostitution ring.

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    #23 - Target: Mafia (Empire of Crime)

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    S2:E15

    Examining mob activity during World War II; the murder of Benjamin Siegel; nightclubs, casinos and racetracks linked to organized crime.

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    #24 - Mobfathers, Part 1

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    A three-part history of mob activity in Philadelphia. [Part 1 of 3] shows how Nicodemo Scarfo gained power by supplying concrete to the growing casino industry in Atlantic City.

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    #25 - Mobfathers, Part 2

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    Part 2 of a three-part history of mob activity in Philadelphia. [Part 2 of 3] concerns local and Federal government investigations of Nicodemo Scarfo, which led to his imprisonment. Included: Scarfo's operations —from Philadelphia to Florida.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Hillside Stranglers" is the best rated episode of "American Justice". It scored 8/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/18/1992. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial Killer".