The BEST episodes of American Justice season 10
Every episode of American Justice season 10, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Justice season 10!
Outstanding Documentary focusing on Crime in America, and the American Criminal Justice System.
#1 - Shotgun Justice
Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/25/2001
The case of Michael Pardue, who was released from prison after serving 27 years on flawed murder convictions and after three escapes.
#2 - Death in a Small Town
Season 10 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/19/2001
The case of Alvin Ridley, who was acquitted in 1999 of charges that he killed his wife in 1997. Host:
#3 - Eliminating the Competition
Season 10 - Episode 21 - Aired 12/12/2001
Examined: the 1998 murder of Tennessee state representative Tommy Burks by political opponent Byron Looper.
#4 - The Disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Season 10 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/28/2001
A chronicle of how the 1995 disappearance of American Atheists leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair, along with her son and granddaughter, was discovered to be a murder.
#5 - Like Mother, Like Son: Sante and Kenny Kimes
Season 10 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/14/2001
A report on mother and son killers Sante and Kenny Kimes
#6 - Conspiracy to Kill: The Rae Carruth Story
Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/17/2001
A report on the case of former NFL player Rae Carruth, who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1999 killing of his pregnant girlfriend.
#7 - The Boy Who Saw Too Much
Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/10/2001
A report on the 1999 killing of 8-year-old witness Leroy Brown Jr. to keep him from testifying in a murder case.
#8 - Marijuana and Murder
Season 10 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/19/2001
The case of David Ronald Chandler, who, in 1991, became the first person sentenced to death under the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act, but whose sentence was commuted to life by former President Clinton on his last day in office.
#9 - The City-Killer Gangs
Season 10 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/9/2001
A chronicle of the rise of major crime syndicates in America.
#10 - Shattered Innocence: The Fells Acres Abuse Case
Season 10 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/8/2001
Examining the 1984 child-abuse case at the Fells Acres Day School in Malden, Mass., where 10 children were abused.
#11 - Raised on Hate
Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/8/2001
A profile of Chevie Kehoe, a white supremacist who engaged in criminal behavior in his quest to form an Aryan People's Republic. Included: the robbery-murder of an Arkansas family in 1996.
#12 - Mother on Death Row
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/21/2001
A report on the case of Darlie Routier, who is on death row for the murder of her two sons in 1996.
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Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/22/2001
The unsolved 1943 murder of Sir Harry Oakes. Included: his son-in-law's arrest; and suspected Mafia involvement.
#14 - Lying Eyes
Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/20/2001
An examination of the case of Ronald Cotton, who served 11 years for a 1984 rape conviction until DNA tests proved his innocence.
#15 - A Son's Confession
Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2001
An examination of the case of Peter Reilly, whose 1974 conviction for murdering his mother was later overturned.
#16 - Matthew Shepard
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/2001
An examination of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming, where the 21-year-old gay student was beaten and tied to a fence, discovered 18 hours later and died five days afterwards. Included: interviews with Shepard's mother; and the prosecuting and defending attorneys in the trial that convicted Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney.
#17 - Dealing with the Devil
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/25/2001
Examining the case of Marion Pruett, who went on a killing spree while in the Government witness-protection program. Included: interviews with his victims' relatives.
#18 - Who Wants to Kill a Millionaire?
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/11/2001
An investigation into the 1998 death of millionaire Lonnie Binion, who was a member of a Las Vegas gaming family.
#19 - The Erin Brockovich Story
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/14/2001
A profile of Erin Brockovich, whose involvement in the landmark legal battle with the Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation was the basis of the film starring Julia Roberts. Included: interviews with Brockovich, lawyer Ed Masry and plaintiffs in the case.
#20 - The Atlanta Child Murders
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/7/2001
A look at the “Atlanta Child Murders,” in which 29 blacks, mostly boys, were slain between 1979 and '81. Also: controversy surrounding the conviction of Wayne Williams for the murders.
#21 - William Joyce, Lord Haw Haw
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/4/2001
Profiling William Joyce, the former deputy leader of the British Union of Fascists, who fled to Germany to work for the Nazis until he was captured in 1945 and hanged.
#22 - Hiding in Plain Sight: Tales of a Fugitive
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/2001
An examination of the case of Howard Mechanic, who went into hiding, beginning in the '70s, to avoid a five-year sentence incurred during an anti-Vietnam War protest. He was arrested in 2000 in Arizona, where he was running for Scottsdale City Council.
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