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The Best Episodes of American Justice Season 3

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. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #1 - Pleading Insane

    S3:E14

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

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    #2 - Mass Murder: An American Tragedy

    S3:E1

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

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    #3 - The Hostage Takers

    S3:E2

    Prominent cases show how police deal with hostage situations.

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    #4 - The Wrong Man

    S3:E3

    Profiles of people who have been falsely accused and imprisoned.

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    #5 - Great Heists

    S3:E4

    In 1950 the Brinks robbery nets $2.8

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    #6 - 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.

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    #7 - Death Penalty

    S3:E6

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

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    #8 - Juvenile Justice

    S3:E7

    Youthful offenders; teens shoot British tourist.

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    #9 - 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.

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    #10 - War Crimes

    S3:E10

    Nuremberg, My Lai and other war-crime trials.

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    #11 - Satan, Rituals and Abuse

    S3:E11

    Cases of psychological manipulation.

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    #12 - Lorena Bobbitt: Women and Violence

    S3:E12

    Increasing violence in society; battered women.

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    #13 - Prison Justice

    S3:E13

    Violence and behavior codes in America's prisons.

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    #14 - Cops on Trial

    S3:E15

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

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    #15 - Fighting Words: The First Amendment

    S3:E16

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

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

    S3:E17

    Con artists who use religion for gain.

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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.

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    #18 - Reginald Denny: Jury Under Siege

    S3:E19

    Media pressure, fear and prejudice may affect jury decisions.

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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.

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    #20 - Sex, Lies and Harassment

    S3:E21

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

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    #21 - Gangbusters

    S3:E22

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

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    #22 - The Attica Riot: Chaos Behind Bars

    S3:E23

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

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    #23 - Private Eyes

    S3:E24

    Private investigators are the cowboys of law enforcement.

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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.

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    #25 - The Sting

    S3:E26

    Sting operations; Marion Barry; John DeLorean.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Pleading Insane" is the best rated episode of "American Justice" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/4/1994. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Mass Murder: An American Tragedy".