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12 Episodes 1999 - 2000
Episode 1
Tue, Jul 6, 1999 60 mins
The brutal 1995 murder of model Linda Sobek is recalled. A former L.A. Raiders cheerleader, Sobek was killed by photographer Charles Rathbun, who claimed it was accidental, but he was convicted of first-degree murder in 1996.
Episode 2
Tue, Jul 13, 1999 60 mins
Chronicling the 1996 rape and murder in Bermuda of teenage tourist Rebecca Middleton, a crime for which her suspected killer was set free. Included: her family's efforts to appeal the case; how the incident has affected Bermuda's reputation for safety.
Episode 3
Tue, Aug 17, 1999 60 mins
Chronicling the 1992 murder of Grady Stiles Jr., a carnival performer billed as Lobster Boy. Stiles' wife and stepson were convicted of hiring a hit man, but claimed he was physically abusive.
Episode 4
Tue, Aug 10, 1999 60 mins
The case of pornographic-film producer Jim Mitchell, who was convicted in 1991 for the shooting death of brother Artie, who was also his business partner. The documentary includes a look at Mitchell's high-powered defense.
Episode 5
Tue, Oct 12, 1999 60 mins
Recalling the 1985 death of Ana Mendieta, a Greenwich Village sculptor who fell out the window of her 34th-floor studio apartment. Her artist husband, Carl Andre, was acquitted of murder charges in 1988.
Episode 6
Mon, Mar 13, 2000 60 mins
Chronicling the 1999 closing of the Mustang Ranch, an infamous Nevada brothel. The documentary focuses on the financial difficulties faced by local residents.
Episode 7
Tue, Sep 21, 1999 60 mins
The 1993 murder of Joe Vogler, founder of the Alaska Independence Party, who disappeared after an argument with former convict Manfried West over a business deal. West was convicted of second-degree murder in 1995.
Episode 8
Tue, Oct 19, 1999 60 mins
Recalling the 1975 murder of Connecticut teen Martha Moxley.
Episode 9
Mon, Jan 3, 2000 60 mins
The case of Susan Cummings, a Virginia heiress who was convicted in 1998 of voluntary manslaughter in the 1997 murder of her boyfriend, Argentinian polo star Roberto Villegas. Cummings claimed that Villegas was abusive and that she'd killed him in self-defense.
Episode 10
Tue, Nov 16, 1999 60 mins
The 1981 murder of Skidmore, Mo., resident Ken McElroy. McElroy, known by many townspeople as a bully, was shot by unknown assailants in daylight in front of a crowd. The film recounts McElroy's offenses to his neighbors, and how the killing is reminiscent of "frontier justice" in the Old West.
Episode 11
Mon, Feb 21, 2000 60 mins
The case of Glenn Summerford, an Alabama preacher convicted in 1992 of trying to kill his wife by forcing her to put her hand in a tank filled with venomous snakes. Summerford's wife managed to survive after getting medical treatment.
Episode 12
Mon, Jan 17, 2000 60 mins
The 1994 beating death of Vickie Lander Beckham, the daughter of a South Carolina State Senator. Her husband, Stephen, was sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for hiring a hitman to carry out the murder.