American Justice Season 6

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The Yorkshire Ripper Jan 19, 1997 Chronicling the case of the Yorkshire Ripper, a serial killer who preyed upon young women (some of them prostitutes) in the 1970s. A manhunt led to the arrest of Peter Sutcliffe, who was convicted of 13 murders in 1981.

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Narcs Jan 22, 1997 Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration battle those who grow, process and distribute illegal drugs both inside and outside the U.S.

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Eyewitness Jan 29, 1997 Cases in which misidentification by eyewitnesses resulted in wrongful convictions.

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Amy Fisher Story Mar 23, 1997 Recounts the 1992 case of the Long Island teenager who allegedly had an affair with a married man and then was convicted of trying to kill his wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco (who is interviewed).

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Roberts, Witney and Duddy Apr 27, 1997 The 1966 murders of three British police officers---Harry Roberts, John Duddy, John Witney---at the hands of three thugs are recalled.

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Presumed Guilty May 21, 1997 The Jeanine Nicarico murder case of 1983 which led to the false imprisonment and conviction of Rolando Cruz for the murder until Brian Dugan confesses to the crime.

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Profilers May 21, 1997 A look at profiling as a criminal-investigation tool and how it is increasingly used by law-enforcement agencies.

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Rise and Fall of the Jewish Mobster May 28, 1997 Recalling such Jewish crime figures as Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky and Arthur Flegenheimer (a k a Dutch Schultz). Interviewees include lawyers who defended and prosecuted Lansky, and authors Albert Fried, Sidney Zion and Robert Rockaway.

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Great Train Robbery Jun 29, 1997 The infamous 1963 "Great Train Robbery" of a mail train in England is recalled.

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The Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder Sep 3, 1997 Examines the 1980 trial of Jean Harris for the shooting death of her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower. Included: interviews with Harris, her defense attorney and other trial participants.

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Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot Oct 22, 1997 Examines the conspiracy by Wanda Holloway, the mother of a high-school cheerleader, to have another cheerleader's mother murdered. Interviewed: the intended victim; trial attorneys; and a forensic psychologist.

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Preppie Murder Nov 19, 1997 Chronicles the sensational crime dubbed the Preppie Murder Case by the media due to the upper-class backgrounds of victim Jennifer Levin and the accused, Robert Chambers.

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The Donnie Brasco Story Nov 26, 1997 An account of how FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone, a.k.a. Donnie Brasco, infiltrated the New York mob in the late 1970s. The undercover operation became the subject of a 1997 feature film starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. Pistone discusses the operation, various mobsters and the strain on his family.

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Murder 'In Cold Blood' Dec 17, 1997 Examines the 1959 slaughter of the Clutters, a Kansas farming family memorialized in Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." Included: comments from family friends; graphic crime-scene photos.