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S10.E1 ∙ Justice Denied: Trial and Error

Fri, Jan 26, 2001

Examining two cases in which wrongly accused people were imprisoned because their trials were mishandled. Included: Florida farmer James Richardson, who spent 21 years in prison until his conviction was overturned in 1989; Chicago residents Perry Cobb and Darby Tillis, who were tried for the same crime for a record five times.

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S10.E2 ∙ Hiding in Plain Sight: Tales of a Fugitive

Tue, Jan 30, 2001

An examination of the case of Howard Mechanic, who went into hiding, beginning in the '70s, to avoid a five-year sentence incurred during an anti-Vietnam War protest. He was arrested in 2000 in Arizona, where he was running for Scottsdale City Council.

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S10.E3 ∙ Mother on Death Row

Tue, Feb 20, 2001

A report on the case of Darlie Routier, who is on death row for the murder of her two sons in 1996.

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S10.E4 ∙ William Joyce, Lord Haw Haw

Sat, Mar 03, 2001

Profiling William Joyce, the former deputy leader of the British Union of Fascists, who fled to Germany to work for the Nazis until he was captured in 1945 and hanged.

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S10.E5 ∙ The Atlanta Child Murders

Tue, Mar 06, 2001

A look at the "Atlanta Child Murders," in which 29 blacks, mostly boys, were slain between 1979 and '81. Also: controversy surrounding the conviction of Wayne Williams for the murders.

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S10.E6 ∙ The Erin Brockovich Story

Tue, Mar 13, 2001

Residents of Hinkley, California learn that their drinking water supply is contaminated with high levels of Chromium VI and possibly making them sick. American Justice profiles Erin Brockovich who put herself at the forefront of the legal fight to hold Pacific Gas and Electric financially responsible for the claims of the residents of Hinkley.

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S10.E7 ∙ Who Wants to Kill a Millionaire?

Tue, Apr 10, 2001

An investigation into the 1998 death of millionaire Lonnie Binion, who was a member of a Las Vegas gaming family.

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S10.E8 ∙ Dealing with the Devil

Tue, Apr 24, 2001

While in the government witness protection program in 1981, Marion "Mad Dog" Pruett goes on a crime spree across several states. AKA Sonny Pearson while in the witness protection program he committed a series of robberies and at least five murders that included his wife Pamela Sue Barker. American Justice looks this case and examines how many blamed the government for allowing this to happen while on their watch.

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S10.E9 ∙ A Son's Confession

Tue, Jun 05, 2001

On September 28, 1973 Barbara Gibbon is brutally murdered in her Falls Village, Connecticut home. Immediately police focus on her 18 year old son Peter Reilly, and after 25 hours of interrogation Peter confesses to the crime. He was sentenced to 6 to 16 years for the murder of his mother, but with the help of an outraged community and playwright Arthur Miller, Reilly is granted a new trial and his conviction is overturned. American Justice examines this controversial case and interviews Peter Reilly who is now seeking DNA testing to clear his name.

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S10.E10 ∙ The Matthew Shepard Story

Tue, May 22, 2001

An examination of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming, where the 21-year-old gay student was beaten and tied to a fence, discovered 18 hours later and died five days afterwards. Included: interviews with Shepard's mother; and the prosecuting and defending attorneys in the trial that convicted Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney.

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S10.E11 ∙ Lying Eyes

Tue, Jun 19, 2001

An examination of the case of Ronald Cotton, who served 11 years for a 1984 rape conviction until DNA tests proved his innocence.

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S10.E12 ∙ Sir Harry Oakes & the Bahamas Murder Mystery

Sat, Jul 21, 2001

The unsolved 1943 murder of Sir Harry Oakes. Included: his son-in-law's arrest; and suspected Mafia involvement.

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S10.E13 ∙ Shotgun Justice

Tue, Jul 24, 2001

The case of Michael Pardue, who was released from prison after serving 27 years on flawed murder convictions and after three escapes.

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S10.E14 ∙ Raised on Hate

Tue, Aug 07, 2001

A profile of Chevie Kehoe, a white supremacist who engaged in criminal behavior in his quest to form an Aryan People's Republic. Included: the robbery-murder of an Arkansas family in 1996.

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S10.E15 ∙ Shattered Innocence: The Fells Acres Abuse Case

Tue, Aug 07, 2001

Examining the 1984 child-abuse case at the Fells Acres Day School in Malden, Mass., where 10 children were abused.

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S10.E16 ∙ Marijuana and Murder

Tue, Sep 18, 2001

Under provisions of the new Anti-Drug Abuse Act, commonly known as "The Drug Kingpin Law" signed into law by President Reagan in 1988, David Ronald Chandler became the first person to be placed on death row because of it. Chandler had allegedly ordered the death of another man in relation to his drug dealing activities making him eligible for the death penalty. American Justice examines the case of Chandler, an alleged marijuana grower and dealer from Piedmont, Alabama.

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S10.E17 ∙ The Boy Who Saw Too Much

Sun, Sep 09, 2001

A report on the 1999 killing of 8-year-old witness Leroy Brown Jr. to keep him from testifying in a murder case.

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S10.E18 ∙ Conspiracy to Kill: The Rae Carruth Story

Tue, Oct 16, 2001

He dazzled football fans with his fast moves and outstanding receptions-wide receiver Rae Carruth was a rising star in the NFL, and a local celebrity in Charlotte, North Carolina where he was the first round draft pick for the Carolina Panthers. But in 1999, it all came crashing down, when Rae Carruth was accused of masterminding the drive-by shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams. His lawyer claimed Rae Carruth had nothing to do with the shooting, that it was all the result of a drug deal gone bad. But a prosecutors said the victim herself told a different story, in a 911 tape and in notes written in the hospital-evidence the prosecution said made her the star witness in the trial of her accused killer. Conspiracy to Kill: The Rae Carruth Story details the sensational trial and includes an interview with the triggerman who confessed to the shooting while fingering Rae Carruth as the man who plotted the murder.

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S10.E19 ∙ Like Mother, Like Son: Sante and Kenny Kimes

Tue, Nov 13, 2001

A report on mother and son killers Sante and Kenny Kimes.

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S10.E20 ∙ The Disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair

Tue, Nov 27, 2001

A chronicle of how the 1995 disappearance of American Atheists leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair, along with her son and granddaughter, was discovered to be a murder.

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