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18 Episodes 1997 - 1997
Episode 1
Sun, Jan 19, 199760 mins
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, who was convicted of 13 murders in 1981.
Episode 2
Wed, Jan 22, 199760 mins
Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration battle those who grow, process and distribute illegal drugs both inside and outside the U.S.
Episode 3
Wed, Jan 29, 199760 mins
Cases in which misidentification by eyewitnesses resulted in wrongful convictions.
Episode 4
Sun, Mar 23, 199760 mins
Recounts the 1992 case of the Long Island teenager who allegedly had an affair with a married man and then was convicted of trying to kill his wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco (who is interviewed).
Episode 5
Sun, Apr 27, 199760 mins
The 1966 murders of three British police officers---Harry Roberts, John Duddy, John Witney---at the hands of three thugs are recalled.
Episode 6
Wed, Apr 30, 199760 mins
Serial killer Richard Ramirez surprises his victims in their homes.
Episode 7
Wed, May 21, 199760 mins
A look at profiling as a criminal-investigation tool and how it is increasingly used by law-enforcement agencies.
Episode 8
Wed, May 21, 199760 mins
The Jeanine Nicarico murder case of 1983 which led to the false imprisonment and conviction of Rolando Cruz for the murder until Brian Dugan confesses to the crime.
Episode 9
Wed, May 28, 199760 mins
Recalling such Jewish crime figures as Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky and Arthur Flegenheimer (a k a Dutch Schultz). Interviewees include lawyers who defended and prosecuted Lansky, and authors Albert Fried, Sidney Zion and Robert Rockaway.
Episode 10
Sun, Jun 29, 199760 mins
The infamous 1963 "Great Train Robbery" of a mail train in England is recalled.
Episode 11
Wed, Aug 13, 199760 mins
Chronicles the Genovese crime family from its inception in the Prohibition Era, led by Lucky Luciano through the 1930's, Costello in the 40's and 50's, Genovese in the 60's and 70's, then the Gambinos and finally the Gotti era of the 90's.
Episode 12
Wed, Sep 3, 199760 mins
Examines the 1980 trial of Jean Harris for the shooting death of her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower. Included: interviews with Harris, her defense attorney and other trial participants.
Episode 13
Wed, Sep 17, 199760 mins
The mysterious case of Claus von Bulow, accused and acquitted twice of the attempted murder of his wife.
Episode 14
Wed, Oct 22, 199760 mins
"The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot" examines the conspiracy by Wanda Holloway, the mother of a high-school cheerleader, to have another cheerleader's mother murdered. Interviewed: the intended victim; trial attorneys; and a forensic psychologist.
Episode 15
Wed, Nov 19, 199760 mins
Chronicles the sensational crime dubbed the Preppie Murder Case by the media due to the upper-class backgrounds of victim Jennifer Levin and the accused, Robert Chambers.
Episode 16
Wed, Nov 26, 199760 mins
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 film starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. Pistone discusses the operation, various mobsters and the strain on his family.
Episode 17
Wed, Dec 3, 199760 mins
The story of Pamela Smart, convicted of having her teenage lover kill her husband, explores the darker side of passion.
Episode 18
Wed, Dec 17, 199760 mins
Examines the 1959 slaughter of the Clutters, a Kansas farming family memorialized in Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." Included: comments from family friends; graphic crime-scene photos.