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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 Kennedys and the Mob
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    #1 - The Kennedys and the Mob

    S1:E1

    The 1978 mass suicide of followers of Rev. Jim Jones, a cult leader who founded Jonestown in Guyana for the work of his People's Temple. Also: the murder of Rep. Leo J. Ryan, who was investigating allegations made by temple members.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Boston Strangler

    S1:E2

    The police investigation of "The Boston Strangler," who murdered 13 women from 1962 to 1964. Included: techniques such as psychic consultation and hypnosis.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Murph the Surf

    S1:E3

    Profiling Jack Murphy, a.k.a. "Murph the Surf," who was convicted of stealing the Star of India sapphire and other precious gems from New York's American Museum of Natural History in 1964.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Ted Bundy

    S1:E5

    Profiling the case of Ted Bundy, who was executed in 1989 for several murders and who was suspected of killing 25 women in six states.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - John Wayne Gacy

    S1:E6

    Profiling the case of John Wayne Gacy Jr., who was convicted in 1980 of murdering 33 young men and boys and who was executed by the state of Illinois in 1994.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - 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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  8. Background image for The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
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    #7 - 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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    #8 - 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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    #9 - 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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    #10 - 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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    #11 - Charles Starkweather

    S2:E6

    Charles Starkweather, executed in 1959 for committing 11 murders.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - 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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    #14 - 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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    #15 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - 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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    #17 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - 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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    #20 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - 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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    Director:Unknown
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    #22 - 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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    Director:Unknown
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    #23 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - 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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Kennedys and the Mob" is the worst rated episode of "American Justice". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/7/1992. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Boston Strangler".