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25 Episodes 1992 - 1992
Episode 1
Wed, Apr 14, 1993 30 mins
Examining the case in which a man's wife and children were brutally murdered, he claimed, by drug-crazed hippies.
Episode 2
Wed, Apr 21, 1993 60 mins
Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi official captured by Israeli agents in 1960 and taken to Israel to be tried for war crimes.
Episode 3
Wed, Apr 28, 1993 60 mins
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.
Episode 4
Sun, May 9, 1993 60 mins
The case of Jean Harris, the former headmistress convicted of murdering her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, in 1980. Host: Bill Kurtis.
Episode 5
Wed, Jun 16, 1993 60 mins
Recalling a hoax in the 1970s involving an alleged authorized biography of Howard Hughes by Clifford Irving. Host: Bill Kurtis.
Episode 6
Wed, Jun 23, 1993 60 mins
Charles Starkweather, executed in 1959 for committing 11 murders.
Episode 7
Wed, Jun 30, 1993 60 mins
The case of Richard Speck, who was convicted of the 1966 murders of eight nurses and student nurses in Chicago. Host: Bill Kurtis.
Episode 8
Wed, Jul 28, 1993 60 mins
Wayne Williams, convicted of two of the Atlanta child murders that terrorized the city between 1979 and 1981. Host: Bill Kurtis.
Episode 9
Wed, Aug 11, 1993 60 mins
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.
Episode 10
Wed, Sep 1, 1993 45 mins
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, whose string of robberies and killings made them two of the most notorious criminals of the 1930s.
Episode 11
Wed, Sep 8, 1993 60 mins
"Target: Mafia" studies crime during Prohibition. Examined: Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt's efforts to curtail bootlegging; battles between ethnic gangs. Bill Kurtis hosts.
Episode 12
Wed, Sep 15, 1993 60 mins
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. Host: Bill Kurtis.
Episode 13
Wed, Sep 22, 1993 60 mins
"The Kennedys and the Mob" examines efforts by President Kennedy and his brother Robert to curtail mob activity; the possible link between JFK's assassination and organized crime. Host: Bill Kurtis.
Episode 14
Wed, Sep 29, 1993 60 mins
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. Bill Kurtis hosts.
Episode 15
Wed, Oct 6, 1993 60 mins
"Empire of Crime" examines mob activity during World War II; the murder of Benjamin Siegel; nightclubs, casinos and racetracks linked to organized crime. Bill Kurtis hosts.
Episode 16
Wed, Oct 13, 1993 60 mins
A three-part history of mob activity in Philadelphia. Part 1 shows how Nicodemo Scarfo gained power by supplying concrete to the growing casino industry in Atlantic City. Host: Bill Kurtis.
Episode 17
Wed, Oct 20, 1993 60 mins
Part 2 of a three-part history of mob activity in Philadelphia concerns local and Federal government investigations of Nicodemo Scarfo, which led to his imprisonment. Included: Scarfo's operations---from Philadelphia to Florida. Host: Bill Kurtis.
Episode 18
Wed, Oct 27, 1993 60 mins
Conclusion. Examining connections between the Sicilian Mafia and the U.S., and the influence of the incarcerated Nicodemo Scarfo on crime in Philadelphia. Host: Bill Kurtis.
Episode 19
Wed, Nov 3, 1993 60 mins
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." Bill Kurtis hosts.
Episode 20
Wed, Nov 10, 1993 60 mins
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; comments from experts on serial murder. Bill Kurtis hosts..
Episode 21
Wed, Nov 17, 1993 60 mins
The trial and executions of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, convicted in 1951 of conspiracy to commit espionage. Included: footage from a mock trial held by the American Bar Association; comments from Rosenberg attorney Marshall Perlin. Bill Kurtis hosts.
Episode 22
Wed, Nov 24, 1993 60 mins
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: retired firefighter Rick Davey, who investigated the Hartford fire. Bill Kurtis hosts.
Episode 23
Wed, Dec 1, 1993 60 mins
A history of Alcatraz recalls some of the prison's most spectacular breakout attempts, including one that inspired the film "Escape from Alcatraz." Also: the maximum-security prison at Marion, Ill. Bill Kurtis hosts.
Episode 24
Wed, Dec 15, 1993 60 mins
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: comments from attorney Morris Dees. Bill Kurtis hosts.
Episode 25
Wed, Dec 29, 1993 60 mins
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 Detroit crack house. Bill Kurtis hosts.