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American Justice

CrimeDocumentary

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.

Oct 7, 199216 seasons209 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Bill Kurtis

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Seasons

Season 1

6 episodes

Premiered Oct 6, 1992

Season 2

27 episodes

Premiered Apr 13, 1993

Season 3

27 episodes

Premiered Jan 5, 1994

Season 4

23 episodes

Premiered Jan 2, 1995

Season 5

34 episodes

Premiered Jan 17, 1996

Season 6

17 episodes

Premiered Jan 19, 1997

Season 7

3 episodes

Season 8

7 episodes

Season 9

11 episodes

Premiered Jan 5, 2000

Season 10

3 episodes

Season 11

3 episodes

Season 12

6 episodes

Premiered Jan 8, 2003

Season 13

11 episodes

Premiered Jan 1, 2004

Season 14

8 episodes

Season 15

14 episodes

Premiered Aug 20, 2021

Season 16

9 episodes

Premiered Aug 20, 2022

Episodes

1–6 of 6

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Ep 1

The Kennedys and the Mob

Oct 7, 1992

43m

The 1978 mass suicide of followers of Rev. Jim Jones, a cult leader who founded Jonestown in Guyana for the work of his People's Temple. Also: the murder of Rep. Leo J. Ryan, who was investigating allegations made by temple members.

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Ep 2

Boston Strangler

Nov 4, 1992

43m

The police investigation of "The Boston Strangler," who murdered 13 women from 1962 to 1964. Included: techniques such as psychic consultation and hypnosis.

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Ep 3

Murph the Surf

Nov 11, 1992

43m

Profiling Jack Murphy, a.k.a. "Murph the Surf," who was convicted of stealing the Star of India sapphire and other precious gems from New York's American Museum of Natural History in 1964.

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Ep 4

The Hillside Stranglers

Nov 18, 1992

43m

Profiling the case of two American serial killers who terrorized Los Angeles between October 1977 and February 1978, with their nicknames originating from the fact that many of the victims' bodies were discovered on the sides of the Hollywood Hills.

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Ep 5

Ted Bundy

Dec 2, 1992

43m

Profiling the case of Ted Bundy, who was executed in 1989 for several murders and who was suspected of killing 25 women in six states.

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Ep 6

John Wayne Gacy

Dec 16, 1992

43m

Profiling the case of John Wayne Gacy Jr., who was convicted in 1980 of murdering 33 young men and boys and who was executed by the state of Illinois in 1994.