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The Best Episodes of American Justice Season 3

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Every episode of American Justice Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Justice Season 3!

The Best Episodes of American Justice 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...
  1. Background image for Mass Murder: An American Tragedy
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    #1 - Mass Murder: An American Tragedy

    S3:E1

    Charles Whitman kills his mother and wife, then fires from a University of Texas tower.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - The Hostage Takers

    S3:E2

    Prominent cases show how police deal with hostage situations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - The Wrong Man

    S3:E3

    Profiles of people who have been falsely accused and imprisoned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Great Heists

    S3:E4

    In 1950 the Brinks robbery nets $2.8

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Fugitives

    S3:E5

    How the American legal system deals with fugitives, focusing on John List, a killer who eluded the FBI for more than a decade.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Death Penalty

    S3:E6

    Capital punishment; Caryl Chessman; Gary Gilmore; Sister Helen Prejean ministers to death-row inmates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Juvenile Justice

    S3:E7

    Youthful offenders; teens shoot British tourist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Mob Rats

    S3:E8

    Joseph Valachi and Peter Maas are featured in this look at mobsters who turn against fellow criminals and help law enforcement agencies convict them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - War Crimes

    S3:E10

    Nuremberg, My Lai and other war-crime trials.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Satan, Rituals and Abuse

    S3:E11

    Cases of psychological manipulation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Lorena Bobbitt: Women and Violence

    S3:E12

    Increasing violence in society; battered women.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Prison Justice

    S3:E13

    Violence and behavior codes in America's prisons.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Pleading Insane

    S3:E14

    John Hinckley Jr.; Daniel Sickles kills Francis Scott Key's son; the McNaughton rule; Kimberly Martin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - Cops on Trial

    S3:E15

    Frank Serpico and Robert Leuci uncover corruption in the New York Police Department.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - Fighting Words: The First Amendment

    S3:E16

    The Supreme Court broadly defines free speech; Nazis march in Skokie, Ill.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Jim Bakker: Crime in the Name of God

    S3:E17

    Con artists who use religion for gain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - The Great Brink's Heist

    S3:E18

    In one of the most daring robberies in history, the 1950 Brink's robbery netted thieves more than $2.7 million.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - Reginald Denny: Jury Under Siege

    S3:E19

    Media pressure, fear and prejudice may affect jury decisions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - Attack at Waco

    S3:E20

    How the authorities may have misjudged David Koresh and the situation at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - Sex, Lies and Harassment

    S3:E21

    The Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas case brings sexual-harassment issues under scrutiny.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - Gangbusters

    S3:E22

    New York gang moves into Boston; Iowa street gang is implicated in a murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - The Attica Riot: Chaos Behind Bars

    S3:E23

    Prison uprisings; 1971 Attica riot; New Mexico State Penitentiary.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #23 - Private Eyes

    S3:E24

    Private investigators are the cowboys of law enforcement.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - Prostitution: Sex and the Law

    S3:E25

    Profiling the lives of street-corner hookers and high-class Hollywood call girls and examining how they are brought to justice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - The Sting

    S3:E26

    Sting operations; Marion Barry; John DeLorean.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Mass Murder: An American Tragedy" is the best rated episode of "American Justice" season 3. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/5/1994. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Hostage Takers".