Mass Murder: An American Tragedy

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Charles Whitman kills his mother and wife, then fires from a University of Texas tower.

The Hostage Takers

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Prominent cases show how police deal with hostage situations.

The Wrong Man

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Profiles of people who have been falsely accused and imprisoned.

Great Heists

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In 1950 the Brinks robbery nets $2.8

Fugitives

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How the American legal system deals with fugitives, focusing on John List, a killer who eluded the FBI for more than a decade.

Death Penalty

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Capital punishment; Caryl Chessman; Gary Gilmore; Sister Helen Prejean ministers to death-row inmates.

Juvenile Justice

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Youthful offenders; teens shoot British tourist.

Mob Rats

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Joseph Valachi and Peter Maas are featured in this look at mobsters who turn against fellow criminals and help law enforcement agencies convict them.

War Crimes

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Nuremberg, My Lai and other war-crime trials.

Satan, Rituals and Abuse

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Cases of psychological manipulation.

Lorena Bobbitt: Women and Violence

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Increasing violence in society; battered women.

Prison Justice

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Violence and behavior codes in America's prisons.

Pleading Insane

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John Hinckley Jr.; Daniel Sickles kills Francis Scott Key's son; the McNaughton rule; Kimberly Martin.

Cops on Trial

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Frank Serpico and Robert Leuci uncover corruption in the New York Police Department.

Fighting Words: The First Amendment

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The Supreme Court broadly defines free speech; Nazis march in Skokie, Ill.

Jim Bakker: Crime in the Name of God

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Con artists who use religion for gain.

The Great Brink's Heist

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In one of the most daring robberies in history, the 1950 Brink's robbery netted thieves more than $2.7 million.

Reginald Denny: Jury Under Siege

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Media pressure, fear and prejudice may affect jury decisions.

Attack at Waco

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How the authorities may have misjudged David Koresh and the situation at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.

Sex, Lies and Harassment

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The Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas case brings sexual-harassment issues under scrutiny.

Gangbusters

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New York gang moves into Boston; Iowa street gang is implicated in a murder.

The Attica Riot: Chaos Behind Bars

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Prison uprisings; 1971 Attica riot; New Mexico State Penitentiary.

Private Eyes

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Private investigators are the cowboys of law enforcement.

Prostitution: Sex and the Law

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Profiling the lives of street-corner hookers and high-class Hollywood call girls and examining how they are brought to justice.

The Sting

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Sting operations; Marion Barry; John DeLorean.

Riot: The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

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Events leading up to Chicago's 1968 anti-war riots; the "conspiracy to commit riot" trials.

Divorce Wars

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An examination of the evolution of divorce in the United States.