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The Best Episodes of American Justice Season 2

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The Best Episodes of American Justice Season 2

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

    S2:E1

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

    S2:E2

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - City Killer Gangs

    S2:E3

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Jean Harris

    S2:E4

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Howard Hughes Biography Hoax

    S2:E5

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

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    Director:Unknown
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    #6 - Charles Starkweather

    S2:E6

    Charles Starkweather, executed in 1959 for committing 11 murders.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #7 - Richard Speck

    S2:E7

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

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    Director:Unknown
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    #8 - Wayne Williams

    S2:E8

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Mafia Wars

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Bonnie and Clyde

    S2:E10

    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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    Director:Unknown
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    #11 - Target: Mafia (The Prohibition Years)

    S2:E11

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

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    Director:Unknown
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    #12 - Target: Mafia (Birth of the American Mafia)

    S2:E12

    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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    Director:Unknown
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    #13 - Target: Mafia (The Kennedys and the Mob)

    S2:E13

    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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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - Target: Mafia (Gangbusters)

    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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    Director:Unknown
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    #15 - Target: Mafia (Empire of Crime)

    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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    Director:Unknown
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    #16 - Mobfathers, Part 1

    S2:E16

    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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    #17 - Mobfathers, Part 2

    S2:E17

    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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    #18 - Mobfathers, Part 3

    S2:E18

    Part 3 of a three-part history of mob activity in Philadelphia. [Part 3 of 3] examines connections between the Sicilian Mafia and the U.S., and the influence of the incarcerated Nicodemo Scarfo on crime in Philadelphia.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #19 - Rape on Trial

    S2:E19

    Examining highly publicized rape cases, including the 1992 conviction of Mike Tyson for the rape of a beauty-pageant contestant; and the 1983 gang-rape case in New Bedford, Mass., that inspired the 1988 movie "The Accused."

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial Killer
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    #20 - Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial Killer

    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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    Director:Unknown
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    #21 - The Rosenbergs

    S2:E21

    Back to the 1950's and an era of the "Red Scare" to examine the evidence against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg that led to their conviction of espionage and ultimately both of their executions in 1953.

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    #22 - Fire Starters

    S2:E22

    Examining two arson cases: the 1990 blaze at the Happy Land club in the Bronx, which claimed 87 lives; and the 1944 Hartford Circus fire, in which 168 people were killed. Included: retired firefighter Rick Davey, who investigated the Hartford fire.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #23 - Alcatraz: Escaping America's Toughest Prison

    S2:E23

    A history of Alcatraz recalls some of the prison's most spectacular breakout attempts, including one that inspired the film "Escape from Alcatraz." Included: the maximum-security prison at Marion, Ill.

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    #24 - KKK: Hate Crimes in America

    S2:E24

    Racially motivated crimes in the U.S., such as the murders of three civil-rights workers in Mississippi, and the 1988 beating death of an Ethiopian student in Oregon. Included: comments from attorney Morris Dees.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #25 - Vigilante Justice

    S2:E25

    Cases of vigilantism in the U.S., including the 1984 Bernhard Goetz subway shooting in New York City; the 1984 murder of an alleged child molester; and the 1987 torching of a Detroit crack house.

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    Director:Unknown
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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald: The Green Beret Killer" is the best rated episode of "American Justice" season 2. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/14/1993. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Trial of Adolf Eichmann".