American Justice

The case of Merry Pease, a Virginia woman accused of orchestrating her husband’s murder in rural Appalachia. Through dramatic reenactments, witness testimony, and courtroom footage, American Justice explores her troubled marriage, alleged motives, and the community’s divided opinions, ultimately questioning whether justice was truly served in this gripping case.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

American Justice examines the 1992 case of Houston Deputy Sheriff Kent McGowen's longstanding dispute with Texan resident Susan White that ended with a death and a prison sentence.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 Farah Frattah, a Texas woman who was murdered after claiming that her husband, Bob, was a sexual deviant and a threat to their children's safety.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 1994, a high school study hall monitor, Diane Borchardt, hired three students to murder her husband amid a nasty divorce.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Examines the 1996 disappearance of Ohio woman, Carrie Culberson, the investigation into her abusive boyfriend Vincent Doan, and the community’s desperate search. Through interviews and evidence, it reveals the chilling details, legal battles, and enduring mystery surrounding Carrie’s fate.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The sudden death of infant Conor McInnerney sparks a shocking investigation. Dr. Eugene Turner is accused of smothering the child after a nurse claims to witness suspicious actions. Six weeks later, ER doctor Bruce Rowan—who treated Conor and supported the case against Turner—murders his wife during a psychotic break, citing trauma from the infant’s death. The episode explores how one tragic medical case spiraled into suspicion, scandal, and psychological collapse within a small-town hospital.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Philadelphia mob hit man Nicholas "the Crow" Caramandi turned against his former boss, Nicodemo Scarfo, after the bloody Scarfo-Riccobene war in the 1908's and early 90's.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On November 13, 2012, 37-year-old single mother Cari Farver mysteriously vanishes into thin air. In the days and months that follow, Cari’s loved ones receive a string of increasingly strange texts from her, indicating she is alive and well, but apparently hell bent on harassing her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend. By the time police piece together the shocking, twisted truth behind her disappearance, one woman is dead, and another woman stands accused of her murder. But with no body, no weapon, and no witness to the crime, prosecutors must try and secure a conviction based on a trail of texts and emails. Features in-depth interview with Dave Kroupa, Cari’s love interest at the time she disappeared and the focus of the perpetrator’s deadly obsession.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

American Justice examines the case of a Florida man convicted in 1991 of the poisoning death of a neighbor, with whom he'd been feuding. George Trepal, an amateur chemist, had injected the family's soft drinks with a lethal substance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After serving time for several murder attempts, a woman is free on parole.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In a murder case that makes headlines around the globe, professional football player Aaron Hernandez stands accused of killing his friend Odin Lloyd in cold blood.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 Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was serving two consecutive life sentences for the 1975 murder of two FBI agents on the Oglala Lakota Indian reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The story of former Texas oil millionaire, Cullen Davis, who murdered two people and hired a hitman to kill the judge in his divorce trial. However, his wealth won him acquittals in both cases.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When a hostile online feud turns deadly, detectives’ hunt for a mysterious CIA operative leading to the discovery of a jaw-dropping and vengeful catfishing scheme.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 for 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. 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 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Examines the 1959 slaughter of the Clutters, a Kansas farming family memorialized in Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A quadruple murder in Virginia Beach bar leaves detectives mystified for years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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, 2002See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A profile of several women who were intimately involved with mob leaders. Included are Arlyne Weiss-Brinkman, Antoinette Giancana, and Virginia Hill. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.