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The Best Episodes of American Justice Season 5

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The Best Episodes of American Justice Season 5

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. 8.2/10(18 votes)

    #1 - The Pamela Smart Story

    S5:E8

    Schoolteacher Pamela Smart enlists a student to kill her husband.

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  2. 8.2/10(11 votes)

    #2 - To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives

    S5:E21

    Profiling the lives of men and women who choose to work as homicide detectives.

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  3. 8.0/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Vegas and the Mob

    S5:E5

    How Bugsy Siegel and others built a glittering gambling mecca from barren desert; includes an interview with former casino manager Frank Rosenthal.

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  4. 8.0/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Long Island Railroad Massacre

    S5:E6

    In 1993 Colin Ferguson methodically shoots passengers aboard a Long Island Railroad commuter

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  5. 7.4/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Cop Killers

    S5:E1

    Notorious recent cases provide the focus for an examination of cop killings and what can be done to protect those in uniform.

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  6. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Free to Kill: The Polly Klaas Murder

    S5:E26

    The case of Polly Klaas highlights an examination of repeat offenders who are set loose upon society.

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  8. 7.3/10(11 votes)

    #7 - The Sam Sheppard Story

    S5:E3

    Dr. Sam Sheppard is convicted of murder in 1954 and retried in the '60s.

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  9. 5.6/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Mob Hit Men

    S5:E14

    Interviews with Nicholas "The Crow" Caramandi, former hit men and other experts highlight an examination of the mob hit man. Host: Bill Kurtis.

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    #9 - The Chicago Mob

    S5:E2

    Chicago crime bosses; Al Capone; Anthony "Joe Batters" Accardo; Sam Giancana; Gus Alex.

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    #10 - Murder in the Family

    S5:E4

    The cases of the Freeman brothers and Jeffrey Howarth highlight an examination of murder in the family.

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    #11 - Bounty Hunters

    S5:E7

    Bail bondsmen hire bounty hunters to capture fugitives.

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    #12 - John Wayne Gacy: Buried Secrets

    S5:E9

    John Wayne Gacy's lawyers discuss the man, the crimes and the case now that his execution has lifted the constraints of their attorney-client privilege.

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    #13 - When Cops Kill

    S5:E10

    Technology creates police weapons designed to stun rather than kill.

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    #14 - Hot Pursuit

    S5:E11

    Strict departmental policies govern high-speed police chases.

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    #15 - Great Crimes & Trials: John Christie of Rillington Place

    S5:E12

    In the 1950s, England reels over the case of serial killer John Christie.

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    #16 - Denis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer

    S5:E13

    A British serial killer lures young men to his apartment and dismembers them.

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    #17 - Bamber Family Murders

    S5:E15

    Recalling the Bamber family murder case, considered by some to be almost the perfect crime.

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    #18 - Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker

    S5:E16

    Richard Ramirez rapes, mutilates and tortures more than 25 California victims.

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    #19 - The Menendez Murders

    S5:E17

    Three juries consider the murder cases against Erik and Lyle Menendez.

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    #20 - Hammersmith Murders: Jack the Stripper

    S5:E18

    The murders of six prostitutes end with a man's suicide.

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    #21 - I Confess

    S5:E19

    Confessions play a part in three unique criminal cases; coercion; admissibility.

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    #22 - James Hanratty: A6 Murder

    S5:E20

    After James Hanratty is hanged for a murder, a man confesses to the crime.

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    #23 - Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

    S5:E22

    The twisted career and mysterious disappearance of the union boss.

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    #24 - Caryl Chessman

    S5:E23

    Clever criminal who spent the last 12 years of his crusading against execution.

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    #25 - The McKay Kidnapping

    S5:E24

    The cruel story of mistaken identity in the Muriel McKay kidnapping case.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Pamela Smart Story" is the best rated episode of "American Justice" season 5. It scored 8.2/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/25/1996. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives".