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    1. Cop Killers

    1996-01-17 · 43m

    Notorious recent cases provide the focus for an examination of cop killings and what can be done to protect those in uniform.

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    2. The Chicago Mob

    1996-02-07 · 43m

    Chicago crime bosses; Al Capone; Anthony "Joe Batters" Accardo; Sam Giancana; Gus Alex.

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    3. The Sam Sheppard Story

    1996-02-15 · 43m

    Dr. Sam Sheppard is convicted of murder in 1954 and retried in the '60s.

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    4. Murder in the Family

    1996-03-06 · 43m

    The cases of the Freeman brothers and Jeffrey Howarth highlight an examination of murder in the family.

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    5. Vegas and the Mob

    1996-04-10 · 43m

    How Bugsy Siegel and others built a glittering gambling mecca from barren desert; includes an interview with former casino manager Frank Rosenthal.

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    6. Long Island Railroad Massacre

    1996-04-24 · 43m

    In 1993 Colin Ferguson methodically shoots passengers aboard a Long Island Railroad commuter

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    7. Bounty Hunters

    1996-05-11 · 43m

    Bail bondsmen hire bounty hunters to capture fugitives.

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    8. The Pamela Smart Story

    1996-05-25 · 43m

    Schoolteacher Pamela Smart enlists a student to kill her husband.

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    9. John Wayne Gacy: Buried Secrets

    1996-06-05 · 43m

    John Wayne Gacy's lawyers discuss the man, the crimes and the case now that his execution has lifted the constraints of their attorney-client privilege.

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    10. When Cops Kill

    1996-06-19 · 43m

    Technology creates police weapons designed to stun rather than kill.

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    11. Hot Pursuit

    1996-07-17 · 43m

    Strict departmental policies govern high-speed police chases.

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    12. Great Crimes & Trials: John Christie of Rillington Place

    1996-07-28 · 43m

    In the 1950s, England reels over the case of serial killer John Christie.

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    13. Denis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer

    1996-08-18 · 43m

    A British serial killer lures young men to his apartment and dismembers them.

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    14. Mob Hit Men

    1996-08-21 · 43m

    Interviews with Nicholas "The Crow" Caramandi, former hit men and other experts highlight an examination of the mob hit man. Host: Bill Kurtis.

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    15. Bamber Family Murders

    1996-08-25 · 43m

    Recalling the Bamber family murder case, considered by some to be almost the perfect crime.

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    16. Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker

    1996-09-01 · 43m

    Richard Ramirez rapes, mutilates and tortures more than 25 California victims.

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    17. The Menendez Murders

    1996-09-04 · 43m

    Three juries consider the murder cases against Erik and Lyle Menendez.

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    18. Hammersmith Murders: Jack the Stripper

    1996-09-22 · 43m

    The murders of six prostitutes end with a man's suicide.

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    19. I Confess

    1996-09-25 · 43m

    Confessions play a part in three unique criminal cases; coercion; admissibility.

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    20. James Hanratty: A6 Murder

    1996-09-29 · 43m

    After James Hanratty is hanged for a murder, a man confesses to the crime.

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    21. To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives

    1996-10-02 · 43m

    Profiling the lives of men and women who choose to work as homicide detectives.

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    22. Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

    1996-10-06 · 43m

    The twisted career and mysterious disappearance of the union boss.

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    23. Caryl Chessman

    1996-10-13 · 43m

    Clever criminal who spent the last 12 years of his crusading against execution.

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    24. The McKay Kidnapping

    1996-10-20 · 43m

    The cruel story of mistaken identity in the Muriel McKay kidnapping case.

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    25. Black Panther

    1996-10-20 · 43m

    A woman is kidnapped and murdered after inheriting a fortune.

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    26. Free to Kill: The Polly Klaas Murder

    1996-10-23 · 43m

    The case of Polly Klaas highlights an examination of repeat offenders who are set loose upon society.

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    27. Kennedy Assassination

    1996-11-17 · 43m

    Theories abound concerning President Kennedy's death.

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    28. Massacre of the Tsar

    1996-11-17 · 43m

    The controversial story of the 1918 murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his family

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    29. Death Row Women

    1996-11-20 · 43m

    How society ultimately copes with the prospect of executing a woman.

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    30. Neville Heath: The Lady Killer

    1996-11-24 · 43m

    Englishman Neville Heath was hanged for murder.

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    31. The Defenders

    1996-12-04 · 43m

    The United States is the only country to provide free legal counsel for poor defendants.

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    32. Rise of the Mafia

    1996-12-08 · 43m

    An examination of the Gambino crime family and its bloody 30-year war with the other gangland families of New York.

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    101. The Great Midwest Gangs

    1996-02-10 · 43m

    In the Depression-torn dust bowl of the 1930s, a new kind of desperado is born. Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, and Bonnie & Clyde become as well-known and admired as movie stars.

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    102. The Kidnappers

    1996-03-09 · 43m

    For bigger payoffs, criminals turn from bank robbery to kidnapping.

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  • Bill Kurtis

    Bill Kurtis

    Self - Host

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