Episode 1
Aired Sep 17, 1998
Kidnapped
A woman hires mercenaries to retrieve her abducted daughter; allegations about the father in Greece are disturbing.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 24, 1998
The Curse of Small Town U.S.A.
Communities battle against methamphetamine.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 1, 1998
Nature's Fury
Hurricane Georges ravages the Caribbean and the Gulf Coast.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 8, 1998
Save My Child
Two days and nights in a Cincinnati pediatric emergency room; burn victim; farm accident; pediatric emergency medicine as a new specialty.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 15, 1998
Breaking Point
A controversial program sends troubled teens to rehabilitation schools.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 22, 1998
Torn by Hate
Hate crimes; a fair housing advocate becomes a target; KKK rally in Pennsylvania; Imperial Wizard Jeff Berry; skinheads and class rage.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 3, 1998
A Family Accused
A Massachusetts family that ran a day-care center fights child-molestation convictions.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 5, 1998
Samantha's Choice
An abandoned 10-year-old goes to court for the right to choose her mother.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 12, 1998
Search for Immortality
Science and technology search for ways to make humans live longer.
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Episode 11
Aired Nov 18, 1998
My Father's Killer
A woman tries to save the man on death row who killed her father.
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Episode 12
Aired Nov 19, 1998
Cry Rape
Three girls accuse high-school seniors of statutory rape in Michigan.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 3, 1998
Surviving Divorce
Divorce's effect on families prompts innovations; the long-term impact on children.
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Episode 14
Aired Dec 10, 1998
Royals Among Us
The institution of royalty provokes gossip and speculation.
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Episode 15
Aired Dec 17, 1998
Whiz Kids
Gifted and talented teenagers graduate from college.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 7, 1999
The Killer Next Door
Examining the mental-illness defense of Donald Miller and the prosecution's fight to keep him in prison.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 14, 1999
Binge
From January: the effects of binge drinking among high-school and college students. Anchored by Dan Rather.
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Episode 18
Aired Jan 21, 1999
A Second Chance
Experimental cancer treatments show potential.
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Episode 19
Aired Jan 28, 1999
Expert Witness
This report focuses on the use of expert witnesses in criminal trials and the problems that arise when their testimony is inaccurate or completely false.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 4, 1999
My Daughter's Killer
A woman confronts the murderer of her daughter.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 11, 1999
A Time to Kill
17-year-old Sterling Barber is accused of murdering Gerald Douglas Wyatt, a church deacon; the Carnesville, Georgia teenager claimed that he acted in self-defense because Wyatt, known to be a predator, was trying to molest him.
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Episode 22
Aired Feb 18, 1999
Never Forget
Sgt. Rick Nagle investigates two Massachusetts murder cases.
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Episode 23
Aired Feb 22, 1999
Second Hand Man
New Zealand con man Clint Hallum scammed his way into receiving the world's first human hand transplant.
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Episode 24
Aired Feb 25, 1999
Obsessed
People who suffer phobias, including comic Howie Mandel's fear of germs and a boy who stays in the bathroom for months.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 4, 1999
Pain Killers
Dramatic surgical advances and aggressive drugs that can help control pain.
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Episode 26
Aired Apr 1, 1999
Strike It Rich
Individuals who are becoming wealthy through creative thinking, hard work and good fortune.
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Episode 27
Aired Apr 8, 1999
Justice for Jon-Benet
Interview with Jon-Benet Ramsey's parents; investigation of key evidence.
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Episode 28
Aired Apr 15, 1999
Ultimate Risk
Human test subjects tell of being abused in experiments conducted around the country.
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Episode 29
Aired Apr 22, 1999
Young Guns
Littleton, Colo., school shooting.
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Episode 30
Aired Apr 24, 1999
After the Tears
The investigation of the Columbine High School shooting massacre continues; influences of music, weapons and self-respect programs.
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Episode 31
Aired May 6, 1999
The Confession
Police coerce false confessions to the murder of Stephanie Crowe, 12.
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Episode 32
Aired May 13, 1999
Murder for Hire?
Authorities investigate the case of Sheila Bellush, murdered in front of her four babies.
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Episode 33
Aired May 27, 1999
Price of Perfection
The quest for perfection may lead to mental and physical disorders.
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Episode 34
Aired Jun 10, 1999
Class of 2000: Driven to Extremes
In the wake of the Columbine High School shooting, many wonder what makes teens turn violent.
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Episode 35
Aired Jun 24, 1999
Desperate Measures
People learn to heal themselves in extraordinary ways, beyond conventional medicine.
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Episode 36
Aired Jul 6, 1999
Wild Things
Running with the bulls in Pamplona; volcano in Hawaii; lightning; swimming with sharks; elephants orphaned by poachers.
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Episode 37
Aired Jul 8, 1999
Multiple Choice
Reproduction technology affects U.S. population as multiple births increase.
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Episode 38
Aired Jul 12, 1999
Murder, Madness, Insanity
Michael Hayes, found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, is revisited.
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Episode 39
Aired Jul 13, 1999
Against All Odds
Disabled climber Tom Whitaker establishes a climbing foundation.
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Episode 40
Aired Jul 15, 1999
Trouble Next Door
Fences could be the best remedy for feuding neighbors.
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Episode 41
Aired Jul 19, 1999
An American Tragedy
Developments in the search for John F. Kennedy Jr.'s plane.
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Episode 42
Aired Jul 20, 1999
Animal Magnetism
Unusual relationships between man and beast; woman's quest to save the orangutan in Indonesia; lions as pets; glider pilot leads birds' migration; scientists study penguins in Antarctica.
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Episode 43
Aired Jul 21, 1999
One Last Chance
Update revisits Juan Carlos Castro, ward of the state of Florida.
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Episode 44
Aired Jul 22, 1999
An American Tragedy
John F. Kennedy Jr.'s burial at sea; eyewitness testimony in court.
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Episode 45
Aired Jul 23, 1999
Dan Rather reports on the family service for John F. Kennedy Jr.
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Episode 46
Aired Aug 3, 1999
Mission Impossible
Intrepid but durable people; "human pyramid" Walter Guerrero; skier Picabo Street; female stunt-flier; Kenyan sprinters.
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Episode 47
Aired Aug 5, 1999
Sixth Sense
People want proof of paranormal abilities; bereavement counselors; psychics; regressive-therapy practitioners.
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Episode 48
Aired Aug 10, 1999
Dan Rather reports on the shooting at the North Valley Jewish Community Center in Granada Hills, Calif.
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Episode 49
Aired Aug 12, 1999
Teacher's Pet
The problem of teachers having sexual relations with students continues.
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Episode 50
Aired Aug 16, 1999
Verdict
Update: Two con artists remain incarcerated awaiting new murder trials.
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Episode 51
Aired Aug 19, 1999
Animal Intelligence
Animals demonstrate intelligence through communication and actions.
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Episode 52
Aired Aug 30, 1999
Missing
Updates on several missing people; Traci Rene Conrad; baby Kerri Mammini; Robert Kloak.
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Episode 53
Aired Sep 1, 1999
Truth & Consequences
Lying; tornado-prone town.
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Episode 54
Aired Sep 2, 1999
Courage
People reach extraordinary goals; deaf ballplayer; runner with a disability.
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Episode 55
Aired Sep 9, 1999
Breaking Point
A controversial program sends troubled teens to rehabilitation schools.
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Episode 56
Aired Sep 14, 1999
Zamperini
Louis Zamperini, 82, a former Olympian, spent five weeks lost at sea, then 43 days in captivity during World War II.
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Episode 57
Aired Sep 16, 1999
Nature's Fury
Hurricane Floyd threatens the Atlantic coastline; the course of Hurricane Floyd is charted.
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