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An examination of four modern hoaxes, including the quiz-show scandals of the late 1950s, Clifford Irving's fraudulent biography of Howard Hughes, the so-cal... read more

Examining law-enforcement efforts to eliminate organized crime. This expanded edition traces the rise of New York's Gambino family, whose members included Ca... read more

"Do celebrities get equal justice?" asks Bill Kurtis in a report that looks at criminal cases involving well-known personalities. Included: the 1983 trial of... read more

Reviewing the cases of spies. Included: CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames; Jonathan Pollard, who spied for Israel; and John Walker, who sold secrets to the Soviets f... read more

Profiling lawyers who have defended those allegedly involved in organized crime. Included: Jimmy Hoffa's former lawyer, Frank Ragano. Also: a segment on mob-... read more

Profiles of participants in the Federal Witness Protection Program include a one-time "gangster in training" in New York's Gambino mob family who testified a... read more

Examining kidnapping cases, including the 1984 abduction of Olympic hopeful Kari Swenson by two mountain men; the 1992 kidnapping and murder of Exxon executi... read more

Revealing the pros and cons of being “married” to the mob. Included: interviews with Arlyne Weiss Brickman, and Beatrice Sedway, who says, according to host ... read more

A review of cameras in courtrooms, from the 1925 Scopes "monkey" trial through the O.J. Simpson case. Also included: 1935's Lindbergh kidnapping trial; the W... read more

Examining cases in which pathologists have unraveled murder mysteries. A pathologist “is the dead's advocate,” says King County (Wash.) medical examiner Dona... read more

Case studies of people who were murdered by contract killers include a New York journalist whose death was ordered by Colombian drug barons in 1992. Also: a ... read more

An examination of allegations of cruel and unusual punishment in the U.S., including a case in which an Alcatraz inmate charged that, in 1941, his harsh trea... read more

Military cases are examined. Included: the trials of Eddie Slovik, the only U.S. soldier executed for desertion during WWII; Vietnam POW Robert Garwood, conv... read more

Prominent stalking cases are explored, including John Lennon's murder by Mark David Chapman; actress Theresa Saldana's near-fatal encounter with a stalker; a... read more

Probing the world of covert investigation in "Undercover: The Infiltrators." Included: a case of suspected fraud; a DEA sting operation; and allegations of c... read more

Four women convicted of abducting infants are profiled, along with a couple involved in a baby-selling scheme. Those interviewed include one of the women, po... read more

The contributions and excesses of jailhouse inmates who become legal experts are examined. Interviewed: Jerry Rosenberg, the “dean of jailhouse lawyers”; and... read more

A study of assassins probes the cases of Sirhan Sirhan, who killed Sen. Robert Kennedy in 1968; Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, who attempted to shoot President Fo... read more

The legacy of the Los Angeles Police Department is examined in a review of some of its biggest cases since the 1950s---including the O.J. Simpson case. Inter... read more

An examination of notorious U.S. bombing incidents, including the case of Michael Stevens, who sent six bombs to members of the same family in 1993. Also: Ge... read more

An examination of incidents in which suspects or citizens have allegedly been killed by police, FBI or other government enforcers in the line of duty. Includ... read more