American Justice

Season 8

7 episodes · 5h 1m in all

A look at groundbreaking criminal cases, presenting viewers with an inside look at the case through the eyes of those directly involved, ranging from law enforcement officers to the victims.

Episodes

1. 19

   19. The Perfect Murder: The Shannon Mohr Story

   30 Jun 1999 · 43 min

   The marriage of David Davis and Shannon Mohr comes to an abrupt end when Shannon is killed in what was believed to have been a horseback-riding accident.

2. 20

   20. Body of Evidence: The Tom Capano Trial

   7 Jul 1999 · 43 min

   The story of the former Delaware prosecutor who was sentenced to death for the murder of his ex-lover.

3. 23

   23. Lethal Injection: The Hospital Murders

   11 Aug 1999 · 43 min

   Hospital worker Robert Diaz is convicted of killing 12 patients by giving them an overdose of a common heart-regulating drug.

4. 24

   24. Episode 24

   25 Aug 1999 · 43 min

   Barbara Stager is convicted of murdering her second husband after being acquitted of killing her first.

5. 25

   25. The Jonesboro Schoolyard Ambush

   1 Sept 1999 · 43 min

   An examination into the recent outbursts of violence in schools with a focus on the 1998 shooting spree in Jonesboro, Ark.

6. 27

   27. Rape in Connecticut: The Alex Kelly Story

   29 Sept 1999 · 43 min

   Former high-school wrestling star Alex Kelly spends eight years as a fugitive in Europe, charged with the rape of two teenage girls in 1986.

7. 33

   33. Payback for a Bully

   8 Dec 1999 · 43 min

   Murderers claim their victim was killed because he was a ruthless bully.