American Justice

The story of Kenneth McDuff, the only man in Texas history to be sentenced to death for murder, paroled, arrested and convicted of murder, and re-sent to death row. While it is confirmed he killed 9 people, he may have killed as many as 14.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On June 3rd, 1986 at a hotel in St. Louis, Edward and Julie Post are in town from New Orleans for a real estate convention. Julie Post drowns in the bathtub of their motel room while Edward goes out for an early morning jog. Investigators initially thought the drowning to be accidental. But as they learn of Edward Post's financial debt and the insurance money that he was going to collect from the death of his wife they take a much closer look, and discover what they believe is a motive for murder.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When 18-year-old Conrad Roy is found asphyxiated in his pickup truck, his death is quickly ruled a suicide. But as detectives retrace Conrad's final moments, a trail of texts left behind on his cellphone reveal a toxic teenage romance between him and 17-year-old Michelle Carter, turning the investigation upside down. But in an unprecedented case, in which Michelle stands accused of Conrad's murder and prosecutors allege that her words were deadly weapons, there is no state law to lean on. Up against 317 pages of damning text messages, the defense must rely on an unusual defense to convince the judge of Michelle's innocence.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Barbara Stager is convicted of murdering her second husband after being acquitted of killing her first.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How the double-jeopardy law prevented confessed killer Melvin Ignatow from serving time in the death of his fiance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the outside, veterinarian Valerie McDaniel and her boyfriend Leon Jacob look like they have it all. But in February 2014, Houston police receive a tip from a conscientious bail bondsman that a murder-for-hire plot is in the works and a woman's life may be in danger. What ensues is a high-pressure police sting operation, the performance of an investigator's career, a staged kidnapping, and a shocking suicide that leads to an explosive trial in which the defendant's own words come back to haunt him. Features interviews with the bail bondsmen who tipped off police, the cop who went undercover to protect the lives of the intended victims, as well as prosecutors and defense attorneys and actual footage from the undercover sting operation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

American Justice highlights the 1980 murder of Michigan woman Shannon Mohr, whose killer was caught because of her family's unwavering efforts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Candy heiress Helen Brach disappears without a trace in February 1977 and her former lover is later convicted in connection with her death.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After beloved 60-year-old chiropractor Mary Yoder falls violently ill and dies, her autopsy report reveals she didn't die of natural causes. Police soon realize it may be murder.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The case of a convicted rapist who was pardoned when his alleged victim recanted her testimony.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 1980, west Texas man Clarence Brandley was wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to death.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When 19-year-old aspiring artist Sarah Stern goes missing just weeks before Christmas 2016, investigators initially suspect she may have died by suicide or run away from home. Then, in January 2017, one of Sarah's former high school classmates comes forward with chilling information that leads to an undercover police sting and the shocking arrests of two very familiar faces. Armed with a bombshell, caught-on-tape confession from one of the suspects and the damning testimony of the other, Monmouth County, New Jersey prosecutors face the uphill task of trying to secure a murder conviction without a body for only the second time in the state's history. Features interviews include Sarah's father, detectives and prosecutors, along with complete access to archival materials detailing the search and the undercover sting operation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 1986, the sensational crime was dubbed the Preppie Murder Case by the media due to the upper-class backgrounds of victim Jennifer Levin and the accused, Robert Chambers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Newport, Rhode Island, 1980. The mysterious case of Claus von Bulow, a man accused and acquitted twice of the attempted murder of his wife, "Sunny". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On October 20, 2014, white Chicago PD Officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shoots 17-year-old African American Laquan McDonald in an act that he and the Chicago PD called “self-defense.” However, when freelance journalist Jamie Kalven gets word from a source that there is more to the story, his search for the truth uncovers a disturbing cover-up. Through his efforts, as well as the efforts of fellow journalists and activists, officials are finally forced to release the police dash cam footage from that fateful night. Public uproar results in Officer Van Dyke's arrest on first-degree murder charges, and in the midst of a media circus, the case goes to trial.

When a brutal triple-homicide case with alleged ties to witchcraft heads to trial, questions about religious bias and the real motive-to-kill take center stage.

The Ancient Aliens podcast explores the controversial theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for millions of years. From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode in this hit History series gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts, and grounded theories surrounding this age-old debate: Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? Check out this teaser for the new podcast, and listen to Ancient Aliens wherever you get your podcasts.

In 1994 the 23 year old mother from South Carolina, Susan Smith, claimed that she had been the victim of a carjacking and the perpetrator had taken off with her two young boys still in the car. It is later discovered that there was no carjacking and that she had in fact rolled her car into a lake while her children were still strapped in the car.

The case of Jeffrey MacDonald, a doctor and former Green Beret captain convicted of the murder of his family, is chronicled. Interviewed: MacDonald, investigators, attorneys, relatives of the deceased.

Examines the 1959 slaughter of the Clutters, a Kansas farming family memorialized in Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood."

A probe into the justice system's failure to protect society from career criminals. Focuses on the case of Richard Allen Davis who abducted and murdered 12-year-old Polly Klaas.

A quadruple murder in Virginia Beach bar leaves detectives mystified for years.

Through interviews with eye witnesses, American Justice details the case in which Texas dentist Clara Harris used her Mercedes to run over and kill her husband David Lynn Harris on July 24, 2002

On Christmas Eve 1991 while riding her bike on the Big Island of Hawaii, Dana Ireland is run down, kidnapped, brutally beaten, raped, and then left for dead.

18 year old Stacey Lannert shoots and kills her father as he is laying on the couch. She claims that she did it because of years of sexual abuse by her father. Prosecutors disagree, believing it was for financial gain because she stood to inherit almost $500,000.

Three cases of vigilantism in the U.S., the 1984 Bernhard Goetz subway shooting in New York City; the 1984 murder of an alleged child molester; and the 1987 torching of a Detroit crack house.

When a young couple is murdered while vacationing in Ocean City, Maryland, investigators soon learn that another young married couple by the name of Benjamin and Erika Sifrit are involved...

Details the thrill kills by Kosta Fotopoulos and Diedre Hunt, extramarital lovers, in 1989 Daytona, FL, while videotaping the crime. Includes offenses of blackmail, counterfeiting, and solicitation for murder of his wife.

After a night of partying with a friend, 42 year old Brian Eftenoff of Phoenix, AZ comes home to find his 30 year old wife Judi unconscious and near death. She dies minutes later despite efforts to revive her. After an investigation police make Brian their prime suspect, believing that he forced his wife to take a lethal dose of cocaine. American Justice takes and in-depth look at the case, including a telephone interview with Eftenoff from prison.

American Justice examines famous kidnapping cases. First, the 1984 abduction of world-class bi-athlete and Olympic hopeful Kari Swenson. Then the 1992 kidnapping of Exxon International executive Sidney Reso by Arthur and Irene Seale. And finally, the 1985 parental abduction of Paula and Jojo Palencia by their mother Susan.

In 1986 Kenneth Richey is accused of arson and murder when 2 year old Cynthia Collins dies in an apartment fire. Even though Richey fiercely proclaimed his innocence, he was convicted and sentenced to death.

American Justice takes a look at the stand off between the ATF and the Branch Davidians lasting 51 days and culminating in a fire and the deaths of nearly 80 people.

A look at the federal program of protecting and relocating witnesses through the stories of three infamous participants in the program, Dominic Montiglio, Billie Beetie and Salvatore 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano.

A profile of several women who were intimately involved with mob leaders. Included are Arlyne Weiss-Brinkman, Antoinette Giancana, and Virginia Hill.

A look into the murder for hire business. Includes a businessman looking to have his partner murdered, the cartel looking to avoid potential prosecution, and the mafia's infamous Murder, Inc.

When a woman is found brutally murdered in her workplace, a long list of suspects and a lack of DNA evidence means prosecutors must persuade a jury to send a man to prison based on circumstantial evidence alone.

The conclusion of American Justice's look at organized crime's involvement in the building of Las Vegas and how it has evolved over time.

A look at how organized crime built their, "Niagara Falls of money" in Las Vegas in the 1930's and 40's.

A string of murders targeting prominent law officials leaves a small Texas town gripped in fear and investigators in a race against time to stop the killer before he strikes again.

When two separate cases run cold for women who have been abducted and murdered, it takes the courage of a third unsuspecting victim, to unveil a killer hiding in plain sight.

Model and mother Samira Frasch loved the spotlight, but when her glamorous life ends unexpectedly in her mansion pool, investigators turn their eyes toward the web of heated relationships surrounding her family.

After a devoted mother and her two children vanish suddenly, investigators work to expose the truth behind why they never came home.

When a white off-duty police officer, Amber Guyger, kills an unarmed black man, Botham Jean, in his own home in Dallas, racial tensions and calls for justice rise. As Guyger claims self-defense, a team of prosecutors must convince the jury it was murder.

Small town detectives are frightened by what may come next after a young girl is brutally murdered in the woods; with a chance encounter and a digital trail, they must catch the child murderer at large.

When an up-and-coming defense attorney is murdered in her office, her colleagues vow to seek justice and "make this right."

A relentless detective leaves no stone unturned until the entire truth behind a young woman's brutal death is exposed and everyone responsible for taking her life is brought to justice.

When a local deputy sheriff's pregnant daughter is shot and killed in her bed, the search for answers gets personal, as investigators suspect a killer close to home.

When a loving wife and mother is found stabbed to death inside her home, a team of investigators dedicate eight years to finding her killer. Ultimately, an undercover sting operation uncovers a world of lies, betrayal, and terror.

When a 13-year-old girl goes missing and is found murdered, virtual evidence she leaves behind leads to two shocking arrests.

When an Army Sergeant is gunned down at home on New Year's Eve, investigators are at a loss on who would harm the beloved family man, until fellow soldiers in his unit confess shocking secrets to solve his murder.

When an Ohio man emerges from a remote forest with a bullet lodged in his arm having survived a murder attempt, investigators uncover a deadly scheme to lure men with an online job posting only to kill them for financial gain.