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American Justice

1992 – nowShow16 seasons · 209 episodesTV-14Returning

CrimeDocumentary
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.1
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.1

Summary

Hosted by Bill Kurtis, American Justice looks at groundbreaking criminal cases, presenting viewers with an inside look at the case through the eyes of those directly involved, ranging from law enforcement officers to the victims.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Background watch
  • Binge-friendly

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Keeps you guessing.

Not for laughs, romance or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Dated Historyin 231 titles"Vanished" had ended with the bodies of victims Cynthia Vanderheiden and Chevelle "Chevy" Wheeler still missing in spite of their killers being sent to prison.Courtroom Anticsin 79 titlesDownplayed in "For Love And Money": at Celeste Beard's murder trial, the normally seductively dressed Celeste was dressed conservatively with her hair pulled back, glasses, and on crutches with a leg…All 85 tropes

American Justice episodes

16 seasons · 209 episodes

  1. S1 E4 The Hillside Stranglers, 6.7
  1. S2 E6 Charles Starkweather, 5.8
  2. S2 E20 Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial Killer, 7.5
  1. S3 E14 Cops on Trial, 7.4
  2. S3 E18 Attack at Waco, 7.4
  1. S4 E23 Why O.J. Simpson Won, 7.9
  1. S5 E1 Cop Killers, 6.8
  2. S5 E3 The Sam Sheppard Story, 6.9
  3. S5 E5 Vegas and the Mob, 7.8
  4. S5 E6 Long Island Railroad Massacre, 7.7
  5. S5 E8 Crimes of Passion: The Pamela Smart Story, 8.2
  6. S5 E14 Mob Hit Men, 5.0
  1. S6 E15 Preppie Murder, 5.4
  2. S6 E16 The Donnie Brasco Story, 7.0
  1. S7 E2 Pizza Connection, 6.3
  2. S7 E6 Spree Killer, 7.6
  3. S7 E13 Hunt for the Unabomber, 7.0
  4. S7 E14 The Heidi Fleiss Story, 5.6
  5. S7 E16 Death Row Prostitute: Aileen Wuornos, 8.3
  6. S7 E17 Selena: Murder of a Star, 8.1
  1. S8 E4 A Teenage Murder Mystery, 7.2
  2. S8 E9 A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story, 7.8
  3. S8 E12 A Murder in Greenwich: The Martha Moxley Case, 7.9
  4. S8 E18 Justice Denied: The Hurricane Carter Story, 8.2
  5. S8 E19 The Perfect Murder: The Shannon Mohr Story, 8.2
  6. S8 E25 The Jonesboro Schoolyard Ambush, 7.9
  7. S8 E28 Duty, Honor and Murder, 8.4
  8. S8 E29 It's Not My Fault: Strange Defenses, 7.1
  9. S8 E33 Payback for a Bully, 8.3
  1. S9 E9 The Life and Death of Teena Brandon, 7.8
  2. S9 E10 Dancing, Drugs and Murder, 8.3
  3. S9 E11 The Trial of Louise Woodward, 7.6
  4. S9 E12 Deadly Magnolia: Patricia Allanson, 8.0
  5. S9 E16 Kill Thy Neighbor, 8.6
  6. S9 E17 The Wife Who Knew Too Much, 7.8
  7. S9 E19 Free to Murder Again, 7.2
  8. S9 E20 The California Killing Field, 8.1
  9. S9 E25 Family Secret: The Death of Lisa Steinberg, 8.2
  1. S10 E5 The Atlanta Child Murders, 8.1
  2. S10 E9 A Son's Confession, 8.4
  3. S10 E18 Conspiracy to Kill: The Rae Carruth Story, 8.2
  4. S10 E22 Death in a Small Town, 7.9
  1. S11 E1 Millions Of Reasons To Kill, 6.6
  2. S11 E2 A Mother's Story of Murder, 6.8
  3. S11 E3 The Girl in the Box, 8.3
  4. S11 E10 The Witness and the Hitman, 7.0
  5. S11 E12 The Monster Inside, 8.1
  6. S11 E15 Crib Death, 7.0
  7. S11 E18 Justifiable Homicide?, 8.1
  1. S12 E2 The Andrea Yates Story, 7.0
  2. S12 E3 A Mother's Betrayal, 6.9
  3. S12 E5 A Murder Before Homecoming, 8.6
  4. S12 E6 To Save Their Souls, 6.3
  5. S12 E9 Death of a Bride, 7.3
  6. S12 E12 The Central Park Jogger Case: What Went Wrong?, 8.2
  7. S12 E14 The San Francisco Dog Mauling, 8.4
  8. S12 E21 Blood Brothers: The Derek and Alex King Case, 7.8
  1. S13 E3 Murder by Mercedes, 7.5
  2. S13 E4 The Happy Face Killer, 7.0
  3. S13 E5 Playing with Fire, 6.6
  4. S13 E15 Murder and Mrs. B., 7.8
  5. S13 E16 Murder in Paradise, 8.4
  6. S13 E17 Child's Play, Deadly Play, 8.4
  7. S13 E21 The Bully of Toulon, 8.1
  8. S13 E23 A Model Murder, 8.0
  9. S13 E24 The Susan Smith Story: A Mother's Confession, 7.5
  10. S13 E26 Love Triangle, 7.4
  11. S13 E28 The Wrath of Mrs. Jones, 8.3
  12. S13 E29 Accused in Appalachia, 6.1
  1. S14 E1 The Scott Peterson Trial, 6.9
  2. S14 E2 A Warrant to Kill, 7.9
  3. S14 E4 The Brit and the Bodybuilder, 7.6
  4. S14 E6 What Happened to Carrie Culberson?, 8.0
  5. S14 E7 American Justice: Marty Tankleff, 6.6
  6. S14 E9 The Bridge Murders, 7.5
  7. S14 E11 Hamptons Murder Mystery, 8.3
  8. S14 E13 Blood on the Staircase, 8.3
  1. S15 E1 Friends Til the End, 7.4
  2. S15 E2 Poisonous Hearts, 7.1
  3. S15 E3 Shots Fired, 6.1
  4. S15 E4 The Bad Doctor, 7.1
  5. S15 E5 Death by Text, 6.3
  6. S15 E6 Killer Catfish, 7.3
  7. S15 E7 Fame, Football, Fatality, 7.9
  8. S15 E8 Loved to Death, 6.8
  9. S15 E9 Money, Lies and Murder, 7.3
  10. S15 E10 Judge, Jury and Executioner, 6.5
  11. S15 E11 In the Company of A Killer, 7.0
  12. S15 E12 A Family Vanished, 7.8
  13. S15 E13 Bad Blood, 7.0
  14. S15 E14 A Tragic Night in Dallas, 7.3
  1. S16 E3 Justice for April, 6.8
  2. S16 E4 Internal Affairs, 7.2
  3. S16 E5 The Enemy Within, 6.8
  4. S16 E7 Sleeping with the Enemy, 6.2
  5. S16 E8 A Deadly Con, 6.8
  6. S16 E9 Hiding in Plain Sight, 6.0

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