American Justice
A look 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.
- 1992-2022
- 16 seasons
- A&E Home Video
- Documentary, Suspense
- TV-PG
A look 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.
Season 13 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 2004
Episode 1
A Deadly Dose
Wed, Jan 7, 2004 60 mins
After a night of partying with a friend, 42 year old Brian Eftenoff of Phoenix, AR comes home to find his 30 year old wife Judi unconscious and near death. She dies minutes later despite efforts to revive her. After an investigation police make Brian their prime suspect, believing that he forced his wife to take a lethal dose of cocaine. American Justice takes and in-depth look at the case, including a telephone interview with Eftenoff from prison.
Episode 2
Case of Robert Blake
Wed, Feb 4, 2004 60 mins
An examination of the case against Robert Blake, the actor accused of murdering his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, in May 2001. Included: profiles of the victim and the accused. Among those commenting: L.A. Times reporter Jean Guccione; author Dennis McDougal ("Blood Cold"); and the victim's sister, Margerry Bakley.
Episode 3
Murder by Mercedes
Wed, Feb 18, 2004 45 mins
Through interviews and actual footage of the trial American Justice details the case in which Texas dentist Clara Harris used her Mercedes to run over and kill her husband David Lynn Harris on July 24, 2002.
Episode 4
The Happy Face Killer
Wed, Mar 10, 2004 60 mins
Between 1990 and 1995 a long haul truck driver named Keith Jesperson was known to have killed eight women in five states, strangling prostitutes that he would pick up while on the road. He became known as "The Happy Face Killer" because he would draw a smiley face on his letters to the media and police.
Episode 5
Playing with Fire
Wed, Mar 17, 2004 60 mins
In 1986 Kenneth Richey is accused of arson and murder when 2 year old Cynthia Collins dies in an apartment fire. It was believed that the ex-girlfriend in the apartment directly below the victims was the intended target. Even though Richey fiercely proclaimed his innocence, he was convicted and sentenced to death. American Justice looks at this case that garnered a lot of public support for Richey.
Episode 6
Traces in Blood
Wed, Apr 7, 2004 60 mins
Recalling the 1999 murder of Girly Chew Hossencofft by her estranged husband, Diazien Hossencofft, and his girlfriend, Linda Henning.
Episode 7
The Excedrin Killings
Wed, Apr 21, 2004 60 mins
Recalling the case of Stella Nickell, who was convicted in 1988 of murdering her husband and a woman using cyanide-laced Excedrin.
Episode 8
A Soldier's Secret
Wed, May 5, 2004 60 mins
Recalling the 1999 beating death of Pfc. Barry Winchell, a supposedly gay soldier assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky.
Episode 9
Blood Relations
Wed, May 12, 2004 60 mins
The 1995 murders of sisters Martha Parmer Durrett and Lindar Parmer Harrison are recalled.
Episode 10
Sins of a Priest: The John Geoghan Story
Wed, May 26, 2004 60 mins
Recalling the case of priest John Geoghan, who was killed in 2003 while serving a prison sentence.
Episode 11
Under Suspicion: The Case of Catherine Shelton
Wed, Jun 9, 2004 60 mins
The case of a lawyer accused of being involved in a murder.
Episode 12
Thrill Killers
Wed, Jun 23, 2004 60 mins
A young couple is murdered while vacationing in Ocean City, Maryland. Investigators soon learn that another young married couple by the name of Benjamin and Erika Sifrit are involved. American Justice chronicles the events of this case in which the Sifrit's were convicted of murder in what was being called a "thrill killing".
Episode 13
Stacey's Story
Wed, Jul 7, 2004 44 mins
On July 3rd, 1990, 18 year old Stacey Lannert shoots and kills her father as he is laying on the couch. She claims that she did it because of years of sexual abuse by her father. Prosecutors disagree, believing it was for financial gain because she stood to inherit almost $500,000 from her father.
Episode 14
The Black Widower
Wed, Jul 14, 2004 60 mins
Recalling the case of Gerald Hand, who was sentenced to death for the 2002 murders of his fourth wife and a longtime friend. Hand is also suspected in the deaths of his first two wives.
Episode 15
Murder and Mrs. B.
Wed, Jul 21, 2004 44 mins
On April 3rd, 1994 Rueben Borchardt is shot twice in the chest at his home in Jefferson, Wisconsin and dies a short time later. American Justice takes a look at what led investigators to charge his estranged wife Diane, who was a teachers aide, with hiring students to kill her husband.
Episode 16
Murder in Paradise
Wed, Aug 4, 2004 44 mins
On Christmas Eve 1991 while riding her bike on the Big Island of Hawaii, Dana Ireland is run down, kidnapped, brutally beaten, raped, and then left for dead. The evidence, investigation, and convictions of Frank Pauline Jr., Ian and Shawn Schweitzer are examined.
Episode 17
Child's Play, Deadly Play
Wed, Aug 18, 2004 60 mins
13 year old Lionel Tate is convicted of 1st degree murder in the beating death of 6 year old Tiffany Eunick. Tate claimed that they were wrestling and that he had used professional wrestling moves on her that he had seen on television. The jury agreed with prosecutors that it was murder because her injuries were so severe, she had a lacerated liver, fractured skull and ribs. American Justice looks at this case that some claimed was innocent child's play.
Episode 18
Double Life, Double Murder
Wed, Sep 22, 2004 60 mins
On November 16th, 1995 investigators in Peachtree, Georgia receive a missing persons report for Halima Jones and Ruby Joyner. A couple days later they discover the bodies of these two women in a mini-van that was left at an airport. Their number one suspect is the husband of one of the dead women, and he is now missing. They soon discover that he was having an affair with the other dead woman that was with his wife. When captured he told a bizarre story of the crime that did not match the crime scene evidence. American Justice is there to sort out Lewis Joyner's story.
Episode 19
The Doctor's Wife
Wed, Sep 29, 2004 60 mins
After the deaths of prominent Mississippi cardiologist Dr. David Stephens and his Wife, investigators suspect a young nurse, who was having an affair with the doctor. American Justice examines this case.
Episode 20
Gangbusters: The Story of Al Capone
Sat, Oct 9, 2004 60 mins
The life of gangster Al Capone is chronicled including his takeover of bootlegging and vice operations, his ordering of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, his conviction for tax evasion in 1931 and subsequent imprisonment.
Episode 21
The Bully of Toulon
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 60 mins
The case of Curtis Thompson, sentenced to death for killing three people in 2002 during a shooting spree, is examined.
Episode 22
Daughter Dearest
Wed, Oct 27, 2004 60 mins
On June 28th, 1998 49 year old Vicki Robinson is murdered in Tampa, FL by her 15 year old daughter Valessa and her 19 year old friends Adam Davis, and Jon Whispel. Robinson and Davis were lovers and Vicki Robinson had been trying to discourage their relationship. After the murder all three teenagers went on the run across country, but they were finally apprehended by authorities in Texas. American Justice examines how a loving mother of two paid the ultimate price for trying to be a good mother to a troubled daughter.
Episode 23
A Model Murder
Sun, Oct 3, 2004 44 mins
In 1995 Linda Sobek, a young and beautiful former NFL cheerleader with a promising modeling career is sexually assaulted and murdered by a professional photographer while on a shooting location. The case against Charles Rathbun for this crime is examined.
Episode 24
The Susan Smith Story: A Mother's Confession
Wed, Nov 10, 2004 60 mins
The case of Susan Smith who murdered her two young boys is examined. In 1994 the 23 year old mother from South Carolina claimed that she had been the victim of a carjacking and the perpetrator had taken off with her two young boys still in the car. It is later discovered that there was no carjacking and that she had in fact rolled her car into a lake while her children were still strapped in the car.
Episode 25
Who Whacked Zack
Wed, Nov 17, 2004 60 mins
On June 16th,2001 Jeff Zack is shot to death while sitting in his vehicle at a gas station in Akron, Ohio. The ensuing murder investigation uncovers an affair with a local businessman's wife and a motive for murder. American Justice looks at the case.
Episode 26
Love Triangle
Wed, Nov 24, 2004 60 mins
Michael Fletcher, an up and coming lawyer in the state of Michigan, is accused of murdering his pregnant wife so that he can be with a beautiful judge that he is having an affair with. American Justice takes and in depth look at this case.
Episode 27
Serial Wife
Wed, Dec 1, 2004 44 mins
In 1995, Jill Coit is convicted of murdering Gerald Boggs in Steamboat Springs, Co. Coit and Boggs had been married for only seven days when Boggs found out she was still married to someone else and had the marriage annulled. American Justice interviews Jill Coit from prison about the murder.
Episode 28
The Wrath of Mrs. Jones
Wed, Dec 8, 2004 44 mins
Linda Jones is convicted of orchestrating the murder of Jack Jones, her husband of 30 years after she discovers that he is having an affair with an 18 year old girl. American Justice interviews Linda Jones from prison about the crime and examines the entire case.
Episode 29
Accused in Appalachia
Wed, Dec 22, 2004 45 mins
In the tiny town of Exeter, Va. in 1993, Merry Pease claims that her husband Dennis had shot her before he turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. However, investigators don't agree with Merry's story and she is charged with murder. American Justice looks at this case and why it spent 10 years in the Virginia legal system before Pease was finally convicted.
Episode 30
The Perfect Wife
Wed, Dec 29, 2004 60 mins
The case of Roger Scaggs, a Texas businessman who was convicted in 1998 of murdering his wife.