The WORST episodes of City Confidential

#1 - Bad Medicine in Bangor

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 1/30/2002

In 1997, Dr. John Malmstrom is found dead of five gunshot wounds in his house, and his wife, Geraldine, is the main suspect when her alibi falls through and the murder weapon is discovered to belong to her family.

#2 - Rochester, NY: The Big Heist

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/23/2005

The high-tech town of Rochester is stunned when a priest, an ex-cop, and a former Irish Republican Army terrorist are implicated in a $7.4-million Brink's heist, the fifth largest armored car robbery in U.S. history.

#3 - Boston: Betrayal in Beantown

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/19/2000

Racial tension boils over when police believe a black man murdered a pregnant woman, Carole Stewart. Within days the truth is revealed and Carole's husband, Charles, stands accused instead.

#4 - Rock Springs: Deadly Draw in the Wild West

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/25/2000

An old fashion old west shootout or murder?

#5 - Gatlinburg: Smoky Mountain Nightmare

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/12/2000

#6 - Ruthton: Tragedy in the Heartland

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/11/2000

When 2 bankers are murdered in Ruthton, Minnesota1983 the small town is shocked. The case draws national attention to the farm crisises of the 1980s.

#7 - Gibsonton: The Last Side Show

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/16/1999

Grady Stiles, a circus act named "Lobster Boy",was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head in 1992. The police found out that his ex-wife Mary Theresa Herzog, her son Glenn Newman, Jr., and his friend Chris Wyant all plotted to kill Stiles for his alcoholism and abusive ways.

#8 - Greenwich: Who Killed Martha Moxley?

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/20/1999

A look at the case of the murder of Martha Moxley and the case that resounds today.

#9 - San Diego, CA: Badge of Dishonor

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/7/2003

The case of former California Highway Patrolman Craig Peyer, who was convicted of murdering college student Cara Knott in 1988. Narrator: Paul Winfield.

#10 - Los Angeles, CA: Silenced Partner

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/2/2003

Recalling the 1989 contract murder of strip-club owner Horace McKenna, whose hit was ordered by former business partner Michael Woods. Narrator: Paul Winfield.

#11 - Portland, ME: Unfriendly Fire

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/2003

A murder case in Portland, Maine, involving a tavern owner, is recalled. Paul Winfield narrates.

#12 - Miami Beach, FL: Smugglers & Speedboats

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/2003

Recalling the 1987 murder of powerboat pioneer Don Aronow, who was gunned down in Miami. Narrator: Paul Winfield.

#13 - Archer City: Under Suspicion

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/1/2003

Recalling the 1995 case of former Texas sheriff Presley L. Pippin Jr., convicted of raping Gail Bennett shortly after her 1990 arrest for shooting her husband. Narrator: Paul Winfield.

#14 - New London, Connecticut: Extreme Family Feud

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/20/2003

Bad blood between two feuding suburban families leads to murder, rocking New London, Conn.

#15 - Akron: Brother Against Brother

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/6/2001

In 1980, cosmetics magnate and millionaire Dean Milo was found dead in his mansion. The investigation eventually led police to a hitman and Dean's own brother, Fred.

#16 - Bigfork: Silent Night, Deadly Night

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/16/2001

In 1997, the body of Larry Streeter, a local building contractor, was found dead in the snow. After the police began looking for the murderer, they found that a local hero, Teddy Ernst, was behind the murder and led a dangerous secretive life.

#17 - Philadelphia: Double Dutch Bust

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/24/2000

A report on Larry Lavin, a one-time prominent Philadelphia dentist, who was convicted in 1986 of running a nationwide cocaine ring and was sentenced to 42 years in prison.

#18 - Atlantic City: The Mayor and the Mob

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2000

In the early 80's Michael Matthews worked with a mob boss, Nicodemo Scarfo, to win the mayoral election which led to a ring of corruption that forever changed Atlantic City.

#19 - Greenwood: The Devil and the Delta Blues

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/21/2000

#20 - Carlsbad:Danger in the Desert

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/12/2000

Carlsbad is divided over the outcome of popular politician and pharmacist Johnny Volpato's murder trail.

#21 - Skidmore: Frontier Justice

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/16/1999

Ken McElroy, who terrorized Skidmore, Missori, is finally killed by vigiante farmers who are fed up with his criminal ways.

#22 - Hermosa Beach: Missing in Paradise

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/5/1999

In 1995, Charles Rathburn, a freelance photographer, invited Linda Sobek, an aspiring model, on a photo shoot. Sobek never returned and the camera was turned on Rathburn after it was discovered that he was the one who killed her.

#23 - Soho: The Art of Murder

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/12/1999

In 1985, artist Ana Mendieta fell from a building while she and her husband fellow artist, Carl Andre, were fighting. Andre was arrested for the murder after it is discovered she had a desperate fear of heights and a bellman heard her pleading for her life.

#24 - Fairbanks: Mining for Murder

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/21/1999

A political activist mysteriously disappears after befriending a man and former convict who shared his distaste for government control. Could this man have been the killer, or could his outspoken nature have created another enemy?

#25 - San Francisco: Betrayal by the Sea

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/9/1999

The case of pornographic-film producer Jim Mitchell, who was convicted in 1991 for the shooting death of brother Artie, who was also his business partner. The documentary includes a look at Mitchell's high-powered defense.