E1 - Cop Killers

Aired: January 17, 1996

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

E2 - The Chicago Mob

Aired: February 07, 1996

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

E3 - The Sam Sheppard Story

Aired: February 15, 1996

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

E4 - Murder in the Family

Aired: March 06, 1996

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

E5 - Vegas and the Mob

Aired: April 10, 1996

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

E6 - Long Island Railroad Massacre

Aired: April 24, 1996

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

E7 - Bounty Hunters

Aired: May 11, 1996

Bail bondsmen hire bounty hunters to capture fugitives.

E8 - The Pamela Smart Story

Aired: May 25, 1996

Schoolteacher Pamela Smart enlists a student to kill her husband.

E9 - John Wayne Gacy: Buried Secrets

Aired: June 05, 1996

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.

E10 - When Cops Kill

Aired: June 19, 1996

Technology creates police weapons designed to stun rather than kill.

E11 - Hot Pursuit

Aired: July 17, 1996

Strict departmental policies govern high-speed police chases.

E12 - Great Crimes & Trials: John Christie of Rillington Place

Aired: July 28, 1996

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

E13 - Denis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer

Aired: August 18, 1996

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

E14 - Mob Hit Men

Aired: August 21, 1996

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

E15 - Bamber Family Murders

Aired: August 25, 1996

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

E16 - Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker

Aired: September 01, 1996

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

E17 - The Menendez Murders

Aired: September 04, 1996

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

E18 - Hammersmith Murders: Jack the Stripper

Aired: September 22, 1996

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

E19 - I Confess

Aired: September 25, 1996

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

E20 - James Hanratty: A6 Murder

Aired: September 29, 1996

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

E21 - To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives

Aired: October 02, 1996

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

E22 - Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

Aired: October 06, 1996

The twisted career and mysterious disappearance of the union boss.

E23 - Caryl Chessman

Aired: October 13, 1996

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

E24 - The McKay Kidnapping

Aired: October 20, 1996

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

E25 - Black Panther

Aired: October 20, 1996

A woman is kidnapped and murdered after inheriting a fortune.

E26 - Free to Kill: The Polly Klaas Murder

Aired: October 23, 1996

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

E27 - Kennedy Assassination

Aired: November 17, 1996

Theories abound concerning President Kennedy's death.

E28 - Massacre of the Tsar

Aired: November 17, 1996

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

E29 - Death Row Women

Aired: November 20, 1996

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

E30 - Neville Heath: The Lady Killer

Aired: November 24, 1996

Englishman Neville Heath was hanged for murder.

E31 - The Defenders

Aired: December 04, 1996

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

E32 - Rise of the Mafia

Aired: December 08, 1996

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

E101 - The Great Midwest Gangs

Aired: February 10, 1996

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.

E102 - The Kidnappers

Aired: March 09, 1996

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