American Lawmen
American Lawmen explores the first policing of railroads, the mafia, the Everglades and lawless outposts across America. American Lawmen is the stories of policing seen through the eyes of the brave few who first picked up a badge.
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- Discovery Force Channel
- Suspense
American Lawmen explores the first policing of railroads, the mafia, the Everglades and lawless outposts across America. American Lawmen is the stories of policing seen through the eyes of the brave few who first picked up a badge.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Pinkerton and the Race to Save Lincoln
Wed, Feb 17, 2016 44 mins
Following the election of Abraham Lincoln, America's number one lawman Allan Pinkerton is hired to protect a strategic railroad from attack by Southern conspirators. There are rumors of a bomb that would prevent Lincoln from reaching Washington for his inauguration and put the Capitol in the hands of the South. But as Pinkerton goes undercover, the celebrated detective and his team of special agents uncover a hidden conspiracy to kill the president before he can take office.
Episode 2
Petrosino vs. The Mafia
Wed, Feb 24, 2016 44 mins
As New York City's first Italian-American detective, Joe Petrosino is determined to do whatever it takes to protect his people. And with the Mafia's ruthless stranglehold on the community, they desperately need his help. Using cutting-edge crime-fighting techniques, Petrosino and his undercover Italian squad are fearless pioneers in the fight against organized crime. But the harder they go after the mob, the more these intimidating thugs go on the offensive.
Episode 3
Melvin Purvis: The Gang Buster
Wed, Mar 2, 2016 44 mins
During the Great Depression, a violent crime wave is sweeping the nation. And it's up to the FBI's Melvin Purvis to lead a massive manhunt for the most dangerous men in America.
Episode 4
Sheriff Baker & the Everglades Blood Feud
Wed, Mar 9, 2016 44 mins
A lawless backwater on the East Coast's final frontier, the Florida Everglades are home to bank robbers, rumrunners, and cold-blooded killers. Sheriff Bob Baker is determined to clean up the county, but that means he's going to have to break up the infamous Ashley gang first. For more than a decade, John Ashley and his thugs have been terrorizing Palm Beach County. And their bloody feud with Baker has become a personal vendetta.
Episode 5
Dallas Stoudenmire: Hero of Hell Paso
Wed, Mar 16, 2016 44 mins
Lawlessness runs rampant in a notorious Texas outpost and it's up to legendary lawman Dallas Stoudenmire to tame the town known as 'Hell' Paso.
Episode 6
Jelly Bryce: The Perfect Shot
Wed, Mar 23, 2016 44 mins
With outlaws firing machine guns in the streets of Oklahoma City, sharpshooting legend Delf 'Jelly' Bryce is on a collision course with some of the most violent men in America.
Episode 7
Tom Smith: The Two-Fisted Marshal of Abilene
Wed, Mar 30, 2016 44 mins
Using his fists instead of a pistol, professional boxer turned frontier lawman Tom Smith is determined to clean up 'Hell on Earth'. This is the little known story of one of the greatest lawmen of the Wild West.
Episode 8
Thomas Tunney: The Spies of New York
Wed, Apr 6, 2016 44 mins
While the First World War rages on in Europe, a German terrorist cell is waging its own secret war on American soil. And when a New York City cop uncovers the plot, he must fight to save his country before it's too late.
