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American Justice (1992) is a crime, documentary web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch American Justice online in HD.

American Justice — Storyline

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 directly involved, ranging from law enforcement officers to the victims.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Noor Amiry
• Starring: Bill Kurtis

American Justice — Series Details

American Justice — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: The Kennedys and the Mob (1992-10-07) — 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 w
• E2: Boston Strangler (1992-11-04) — The police investigation of "The Boston Strangler," who murdered 13 women from 1962 to 1964. Included: techniques such as psychic consultation and hypnosis.
• E3: Murph the Surf (1992-11-11) — 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
• E4: The Hillside Stranglers (1992-11-18) — Profiling the case of two American serial killers who terrorized Los Angeles between October 1977 and February 1978, with their nicknames originating from the fact that many of the
• E5: Ted Bundy (1992-12-02) — 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.
• E6: John Wayne Gacy (1992-12-16) — 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.

Season 2

• E1: Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald: The Green Beret Killer (1993-04-14) — Examining the case in which a man's wife and children were brutally murdered, he claimed, by drug-crazed hippies.
• E2: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1993-04-21) — Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi official captured by Israeli agents in 1960 and taken to Israel to be tried for war crimes.
• E3: City Killer Gangs (1993-04-28) — 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.
• E4: Jean Harris (1993-05-09) — The case of Jean Harris, the former headmistress convicted of murdering her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, in 1980.
• E5: Howard Hughes Biography Hoax (1993-06-16) — Recalling a hoax in the 1970s involving an alleged authorized biography of Howard Hughes by Clifford Irving.
• E6: Charles Starkweather (1993-06-23) — Charles Starkweather, executed in 1959 for committing 11 murders.
• E7: Richard Speck (1993-06-30) — The case of Richard Speck, who was convicted of the 1966 murders of eight nurses and student nurses in Chicago.
• E8: Wayne Williams (1993-07-28) — Wayne Williams, convicted of two of the Atlanta child murders that terrorized the city between 1979 and 1981.
• E9: Mafia Wars (1993-08-11) — 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 mastermi
• E10: Bonnie and Clyde (1993-09-01) — Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, whose string of robberies and killings made them two of the most notorious criminals of the 1930s.
• E11: Target: Mafia (The Prohibition Years) (1993-09-08) — Profiling crime during Prohibition. Examining Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt's efforts to curtail bootlegging; battles between ethnic gangs.
• E12: Target: Mafia (Birth of the American Mafia) (1993-09-15) — 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 amon
• E13: Target: Mafia (The Kennedys and the Mob) (1993-09-22) — Examining efforts by President Kennedy and his brother Robert to curtail mob activity; the possible link between JFK's assassination and organized crime.
• E14: Target: Mafia (Gangbusters) (1993-09-29) — 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
• E15: Target: Mafia (Empire of Crime) (1993-10-06) — Examining mob activity during World War II; the murder of Benjamin Siegel; nightclubs, casinos and racetracks linked to organized crime.
• E16: Mobfathers, Part 1 (1993-10-13) — 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.
• E17: Mobfathers, Part 2 (1993-10-20) — 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
• E18: Mobfathers, Part 3 (1993-10-27) — 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 Ni
• E19: Rape on Trial (1993-11-03) — 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.,
• E20: Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial Killer (1993-11-10) — 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; comment
• E21: The Rosenbergs (1993-11-17) — 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 e
• E22: Fire Starters (1993-11-24) — 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:
• E23: Alcatraz: Escaping America's Toughest Prison (1993-12-01) — 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 p
• E24: KKK: Hate Crimes in America (1993-12-15) — 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: com
• E25: Vigilante Justice (1993-12-29) — 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 Detro
• E101: The Showdown (1993-10-27) — From the mid to late 70's and throughout the 80's America's war on crime takes a toll on the Mafia. American Justice takes a look at some mob figures and leaders during those years
• E102: Target: Mafia: Secrets Unveiled (1993-10-20) — Crime summit at Apalachin; Castellano seizes Gambino's power.

Season 3

• E1: Mass Murder: An American Tragedy (1994-01-05) — Charles Whitman kills his mother and wife, then fires from a University of Texas tower.
• E2: The Hostage Takers (1994-01-12) — Prominent cases show how police deal with hostage situations.
• E3: The Wrong Man (1994-01-19) — Profiles of people who have been falsely accused and imprisoned.
• E4: Great Heists (1994-01-26) — In 1950 the Brinks robbery nets $2.8
• E5: Fugitives (1994-02-02) — How the American legal system deals with fugitives, focusing on John List, a killer who eluded the FBI for more than a decade.
• E6: Death Penalty (1994-02-09) — Capital punishment; Caryl Chessman; Gary Gilmore; Sister Helen Prejean ministers to death-row inmates.
• E7: Juvenile Justice (1994-02-23) — Youthful offenders; teens shoot British tourist.
• E8: Mob Rats (1994-03-02) — Joseph Valachi and Peter Maas are featured in this look at mobsters who turn against fellow criminals and help law enforcement agencies convict them.
• E10: War Crimes (1994-03-30) — Nuremberg, My Lai and other war-crime trials.
• E11: Satan, Rituals and Abuse (1994-04-06) — Cases of psychological manipulation.
• E12: Lorena Bobbitt: Women and Violence (1994-04-13) — Increasing violence in society; battered women.
• E13: Prison Justice (1994-04-20) — Violence and behavior codes in America's prisons.
• E14: Pleading Insane (1994-05-04) — John Hinckley Jr.; Daniel Sickles kills Francis Scott Key's son; the McNaughton rule; Kimberly Martin.
• E15: Cops on Trial (1994-05-18) — Frank Serpico and Robert Leuci uncover corruption in the New York Police Department.
• E16: Fighting Words: The First Amendment (1994-06-01) — The Supreme Court broadly defines free speech; Nazis march in Skokie, Ill.
• E17: Jim Bakker: Crime in the Name of God (1994-06-15) — Con artists who use religion for gain.
• E18: The Great Brink's Heist (1994-07-06) — In one of the most daring robberies in history, the 1950 Brink's robbery netted thieves more than $2.7 million.
• E19: Reginald Denny: Jury Under Siege (1994-07-13) — Media pressure, fear and prejudice may affect jury decisions.
• E20: Attack at Waco (1994-08-03) — How the authorities may have misjudged David Koresh and the situation at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.
• E21: Sex, Lies and Harassment (1994-08-17) — The Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas case brings sexual-harassment issues under scrutiny.
• E22: Gangbusters (1994-09-07) — New York gang moves into Boston; Iowa street gang is implicated in a murder.
• E23: The Attica Riot: Chaos Behind Bars (1994-09-14) — Prison uprisings; 1971 Attica riot; New Mexico State Penitentiary.
• E24: Private Eyes (1994-09-21) — Private investigators are the cowboys of law enforcement.
• E25: Prostitution: Sex and the Law (1994-10-19) — Profiling the lives of street-corner hookers and high-class Hollywood call girls and examining how they are brought to justice.
• E26: The Sting (1994-11-23) — Sting operations; Marion Barry; John DeLorean.
• E27: Riot: The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (1994-11-30) — Events leading up to Chicago's 1968 anti-war riots; the "conspiracy to commit riot" trials.
• E28: Divorce Wars (1994-12-14) — An examination of the evolution of divorce in the United States.

Season 4

• E1: The Quiz-Show Scandals and Other Frauds (1995-01-03) — Quiz-show scandals of the '50s; Clifford Irving's "biography" of Howard Hughes; Tawana Brawley.
• E2: Kidnapped (1995-01-04) — The abductions of biathlete Kari Swenson and Exxon executive Sidney Reso are used to explore how law enforcement agencies respond to kidnappings.
• E3: Godfathers vs. the Law (1995-01-11) — The FBI adapts methods to catch racketeers; "most-wanted" list; wiretapping.
• E4: Celebrities on Trial (1995-02-08) — Celebrity and equal justice; director John Landis; James Brown; Zsa Zsa Gabor; Christian Brando..
• E5: Spies: Betraying a Nation (1995-02-25) — Espionage and national security; Walker family spy ring; Jonathan Pollard and Israel; double agents.
• E6: Defending the Mob (1995-03-15) — Frank Ragano defends Santo Trafficante, Jimmy Hoffa; Bruce Cutler defends John Gotti.
• E7: Witness Protection (1995-03-29) — Witnesses gain new identities in return for testimony.
• E8: Bad Medicine (1995-04-19) — Convicted murderer Genene Jones is one of a breed of medical professional who harm rather than heal their patients.
• E9: Mob Ladies (1995-05-10) — Women and organized crime; Virginia Hill and Bugsy Siegel; Arlyne Weiss Brickman; Marianne DelGiorno; Antoinette Giancana.
• E10: Lights, Camera … Courtroom (1995-05-24) — Publicity and high-profile cases; Scopes trial; Lindbergh case
• E11: Autopsy (1995-06-14) — Medical examiners and forensics experts solve difficult
• E12: Hired Guns (1995-06-28) — A businessman has his partner killed; a millionaire has his wife murdered.
• E13: Cruel and Unusual (1995-07-05) — Although specifically prohibited by the United States Constitution, instances of cruel and unusual punishment still occur.
• E14: Military Justice (1995-08-09) — Courts-martial of Eddie Slovik, Bobby Garwood and Clayton Lonetree.
• E15: Stalkers: Deadly Obsession (1995-08-16) — The cases of John Lennon, Theresa Saldana and others illustrate the seriousness of stalking, which was not recognized as a crime until
• E16: Undercover: The Infiltrators (1995-09-06) — Stings: escort service; money laundering; judicial corruption; art forgery.
• E17: Baby Snatchers (1995-09-13) — Infant abduction: kidnapper profiles; baby-selling.
• E18: Jailhouse Lawyers (1995-09-20) — Prison inmates become legal experts.
• E19: Assassins (1995-10-11) — Profiles of three assassins: Sirhan Sirhan; James Earl Ray; Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme.
• E20: LAPD (1995-10-25) — Profile of the Los Angeles Police Department from the 1950s to the present.
• E21: Bombers (1995-11-08) — Bombs: Unabomber; George Matesky, New York's Mad Bomber; World Trade Center.
• E22: Deadly Force (1995-12-13) — A review of controversial cases raises questions about citizens or suspects dying at the hands of law enforcement officials.
• E23: Why O.J. Simpson Won (1995-12-23) — A play-by-play chronicle and legal dissection of the O.J. Simpson case and its impact on the judicial system.

Season 5

• E1: Cop Killers (1996-01-17) — Notorious recent cases provide the focus for an examination of cop killings and what can be done to protect those in uniform.
• E2: The Chicago Mob (1996-02-07) — Chicago crime bosses; Al Capone; Anthony "Joe Batters" Accardo; Sam Giancana; Gus Alex.
• E3: The Sam Sheppard Story (1996-02-15) — Dr. Sam Sheppard is convicted of murder in 1954 and retried in the '60s.
• E4: Murder in the Family (1996-03-06) — The cases of the Freeman brothers and Jeffrey Howarth highlight an examination of murder in the family.
• E5: Vegas and the Mob (1996-04-10) — How Bugsy Siegel and others built a glittering gambling mecca from barren desert; includes an interview with former casino manager Frank Rosenthal.
• E6: Long Island Railroad Massacre (1996-04-24) — In 1993 Colin Ferguson methodically shoots passengers aboard a Long Island Railroad commuter
• E7: Bounty Hunters (1996-05-11) — Bail bondsmen hire bounty hunters to capture fugitives.
• E8: The Pamela Smart Story (1996-05-25) — Schoolteacher Pamela Smart enlists a student to kill her husband.
• E9: John Wayne Gacy: Buried Secrets (1996-06-05) — 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.
• E10: When Cops Kill (1996-06-19) — Technology creates police weapons designed to stun rather than kill.
• E11: Hot Pursuit (1996-07-17) — Strict departmental policies govern high-speed police chases.
• E12: Great Crimes & Trials: John Christie of Rillington Place (1996-07-28) — In the 1950s, England reels over the case of serial killer John Christie.
• E13: Denis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (1996-08-18) — A British serial killer lures young men to his apartment and dismembers them.
• E14: Mob Hit Men (1996-08-21) — Interviews with Nicholas "The Crow" Caramandi, former hit men and other experts highlight an examination of the mob hit man. Host: Bill Kurtis.
• E15: Bamber Family Murders (1996-08-25) — Recalling the Bamber family murder case, considered by some to be almost the perfect crime.
• E16: Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker (1996-09-01) — Richard Ramirez rapes, mutilates and tortures more than 25 California victims.
• E17: The Menendez Murders (1996-09-04) — Three juries consider the murder cases against Erik and Lyle Menendez.
• E18: Hammersmith Murders: Jack the Stripper (1996-09-22) — The murders of six prostitutes end with a man's suicide.
• E19: I Confess (1996-09-25) — Confessions play a part in three unique criminal cases; coercion; admissibility.
• E20: James Hanratty: A6 Murder (1996-09-29) — After James Hanratty is hanged for a murder, a man confesses to the crime.
• E21: To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives (1996-10-02) — Profiling the lives of men and women who choose to work as homicide detectives.
• E22: Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa (1996-10-06) — The twisted career and mysterious disappearance of the union boss.
• E23: Caryl Chessman (1996-10-13) — Clever criminal who spent the last 12 years of his crusading against execution.
• E24: The McKay Kidnapping (1996-10-20) — The cruel story of mistaken identity in the Muriel McKay kidnapping case.
• E25: Black Panther (1996-10-20) — A woman is kidnapped and murdered after inheriting a fortune.
• E26: Free to Kill: The Polly Klaas Murder (1996-10-23) — The case of Polly Klaas highlights an examination of repeat offenders who are set loose upon society.
• E27: Kennedy Assassination (1996-11-17) — Theories abound concerning President Kennedy's death.
• E28: Massacre of the Tsar (1996-11-17) — The controversial story of the 1918 murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his family
• E29: Death Row Women (1996-11-20) — How society ultimately copes with the prospect of executing a woman.
• E30: Neville Heath: The Lady Killer (1996-11-24) — Englishman Neville Heath was hanged for murder.
• E31: The Defenders (1996-12-04) — The United States is the only country to provide free legal counsel for poor defendants.
• E32: Rise of the Mafia (1996-12-08) — An examination of the Gambino crime family and its bloody 30-year war with the other gangland families of New York.
• E101: The Great Midwest Gangs (1996-02-10) — In the Depression-torn dust bowl of the 1930s, a new kind of desperado is born. Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, and Bonnie & Clyde become as well-known and admired as movie stars
• E102: The Kidnappers (1996-03-09) — For bigger payoffs, criminals turn from bank robbery to kidnapping.

Season 6

• E1: The Yorkshire Ripper (1997-01-19) — Chronicling the case of the Yorkshire Ripper, a serial killer who preyed upon young women (some of them prostitutes) in the 1970s. A manhunt led to the arrest of Peter Sutcliffe, w
• E2: Narcs (1997-01-22) — The DEA uses informants and undercover agents in a war against drugs.
• E3: Eyewitness (1997-01-29) — Five cases where eyewitness identification played a vital role illustrate its fallibility.
• E4: The Amy Fisher Story (1997-03-23) — Teenage Amy Fisher shoots the wife of her lover Joey Buttafuoco.
• E5: Roberts, Witney and Duddy (1997-04-27) — British manhunt results in the 1966 capture of John Duddy, John Witney and Harry Roberts.
• E6: Night Stalker (1997-04-30) — Serial killer Richard Ramirez surprises his victims in their homes.
• E7: Profilers (1997-05-21) — Profiling as a valued tool in criminal investigation.
• E8: Presumed Guilty (1997-05-21) — After 10 years, the murder convictions of Rolando Cruz and Alex Hernandez are overturned.
• E9: The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Mobster (1997-05-28) — "Dopey Benny" Fein; Abe "Kid Twist" Reles; Dutch Schultz; Meyer Lansky; Bugsy Siegel.
• E10: Jewish Mobsters (1997-05-28) — Immigration and organized crime; Meyer Lansky; Bugsy Siegel; Moe Dalitz; Dutch Schultz.
• E11: The Great Train Robbery (1997-06-29) — In 1963 a gang nets over one million pounds in a British train robbery.
• E12: Crime Family (1997-08-13) — Interviews help profile Vito Genovese, whose crime family became one of the most ruthless and powerful in America
• E13: The Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder (1997-09-03) — The scandalous story of school headmistress Jean Harris, accused of murdering her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, author of "The Scarsdale Diet.".
• E14: Von Bulow: A Wealth of Evidence (1997-01-05) — The mysterious case of Claus von Bulow, accused and acquitted twice of the attempted murder of his
• E17: Donnie Brasco (1997-11-26) — An account of how FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone, a.k.a. Donnie Brasco, infiltrated the New York mob in the late 1970s. The undercover operation became the subject of a 1997 feature f
• E18: Crime of Passion: The Pamela Smart Story (1997-12-03) — The story of Pamela Smart, convicted of having her teenage lover kill her husband, explores the darker side of passion.
• E101: Outlaws (1997-01-01) — Story of the Old West's most murderous villains, including the James Younger gang, the first real bank robbers in America; the Dalton Brothers; and, Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does American Justice have? 16 season(s) with 209 episodes.

Who created American Justice? Noor Amiry.

Where can I watch American Justice? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.