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The Best Episodes of American Justice

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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...
  1. Background image for The Great Train Robbery
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    #1 - The Great Train Robbery

    S6:E11

    In 1963 a gang nets over one million pounds in a British train robbery.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Crime Family
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Crime Family

    S6:E12

    Interviews help profile Vito Genovese, whose crime family became one of the most ruthless and powerful in America

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Wife Who Knew Too Much
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #3 - The Wife Who Knew Too Much

    S9:E17

    High-profile lawyer Fred Tokars allegedly hired a gunman to murder his wife so he could collect $2 million in insurance money.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for A Model Murder
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #4 - A Model Murder

    S13:E23

    Linda Sobek, a pretty, vivacious Los Angeles model turns up missing after a photo shoot; the police investigation leads to photographer Charles Rathbun, who, after much back-and-forth, says he killed her by accident.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for A Warrant to Kill
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #5 - A Warrant to Kill

    S14:E2

    A deputy sheriff's dispute with a Texas woman ends in her death.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Murder in Paradise
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Murder in Paradise

    S13:E16

    Men serving time for the rape and murder of a young woman in Hawaii maintain their innocence.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Deadly Magnolia
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Deadly Magnolia

    S9:E12

    After serving time for several murder attempts, a woman is free on parole.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Death in a Small Town
    8.2/10(20 votes)

    #8 - Death in a Small Town

    S10:E22

    The tale of Alvin Ridley who was suspected of murder after his wife, who no one knew existed for 30 years, allegedly died in her sleep.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The California Killing Field
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #9 - The California Killing Field

    S9:E20

    Charles Ng and Leonard Lake, responsible for a series of crimes, lived on a property where police found mutilated corpses.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Serial Wife
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Serial Wife

    S13:E28

    Several of a Colorado woman's 10 husbands die under mysterious circumstances.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Hillside Stranglers
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #11 - The Hillside Stranglers

    S1:E4

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Life and Death of Teena Brandon
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #12 - The Life and Death of Teena Brandon

    S9:E9

    The life of Teena Brandon, a drifter who lived as a man, is the basis for the movie "Boys Don't Cry."

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for The Trial of Louise Woodward
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #13 - The Trial of Louise Woodward

    S9:E11

    The young British nanny cared for Matthew Eappen, who died aged eight months. The case gripped the world and she was convicted of manslaughter.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Justifiable Homicide?
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Justifiable Homicide?

    S11:E18

    Two men on trial for killing an elderly man claim that he had abused his family for decades.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Murder & Mrs. B.
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Murder & Mrs. B.

    S13:E15

    A teacher is accused of recruiting teens to kill her husband.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Confession in Question
    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Confession in Question

    S14:E6

    A man recants his partial confession to the murder of his parents.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for A Family Vanished
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #17 - A Family Vanished

    S15:E12

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Hamptons Murder Mystery
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Hamptons Murder Mystery

    S14:E9

    An electrician is convicted of bludgeoning an investment banker to death.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Fame, Football, Fatality
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Fame, Football, Fatality

    S15:E7

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Dealing With the Devil
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Dealing With the Devil

    S10:E8

    A killer goes on a murder spree while in the witness-protection program.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Friends Til the End
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #21 - Friends Til the End

    S15:E1

    When 19-year-old aspiring artist Sarah Stern goes missing just weeks before Christmas 2016, investigators initially suspect she may have committed suicide or run away from

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Killer Catfish
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Killer Catfish

    S15:E6

    In 2012, 37-year-old single mother Cari Farver mysteriously vanishes into thin air; by the time police piece together the shocking, twisted truth behind her disappearance, one woman is dead and another woman stands accused of her murder.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for The Bad Doctor
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #23 - The Bad Doctor

    S15:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Poisonous Hearts
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Poisonous Hearts

    S15:E2

    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; Mary's autopsy report reveals she didn't die of natural causes.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Money, Lies and Murder
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Money, Lies and Murder

    S15:E9

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Great Train Robbery" is the best rated episode of "American Justice". It scored 9/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/29/1997. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Crime Family".