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Season 16 – America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back

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Victims' rights and missing children's advocate John Walsh hosts the show dedicated to bringing criminals to justice. Each week the show features the stories of crime, and offers photos of the suspects in each case, asking viewers to call a tip line if they can offer any information that might help solve it.
America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back — Season 16

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 14, 2002 High Speed Crimes An officer pursues a motorist who is using hostages as shields; authorities believe a serial killer hunts in Baton Rouge, La.; John Walsh updates the story of fugitive Loren Key. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 21, 2002 Host John Walsh enlists viewer assistance in tracking and capturing fugitives. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 28, 2002 Protecting the Children Special Edition Child-safety experts teach children how to fight off an attacker and escape from harm. Host: John Walsh. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 17, 2002 John Walsh reports on the Beltway's serial sniper and rides along with law enforcement officers to assist in the manhunt. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 2, 2002 A churchgoer is accused of killing three of his tenants. Host: John Walsh. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 9, 2002 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' national explosive facility goes after accused bombers. Host: John Walsh. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 16, 2002 Broken Dreams A young reporter is found strangled to death in her apartment. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 23, 2002 John Walsh profiles female felons; a blackjack dealer is accused of killing her boyfriend; sisters reputedly murdered a young man. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 7, 2002 A dedicated police officer searches for a convicted murderer who escaped from the California Institute for Women in 1972. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 14, 2002 "America's Most Wanted" commemorates its 700th episode. Host: John Walsh. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 21, 2002 A hustler offers free accordion lessons to Latino children, then scams their families out of more than $1.5 million. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 28, 2002 A suspect is wanted for the attempted murder of a Miami police officer; a heart transplant recipient subdues a suspect at a meeting of senior citizens. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 4, 2003 John Walsh names his personal 10 most wanted fugitives from the past year, including alleged murderers, kidnappers, bomb makers and drug dealers. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 25, 2003 John Walsh reports on the search for a serial killer who is stalking women in Baton Rouge, La. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 1, 2003 Bad Girls 2 Special Edition A female fugitive is accused of kidnapping, torture and murder; a woman evades the law for 30 years after escaping from prison. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 15, 2003 Police search for suspect Timothy Joseph McGhee, a reputed L.A. gang leader who is wanted in connection with 14 murders. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 22, 2003 FBI's Ten Most Wanted Special Edition John Walsh profiles the fugitives on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 1, 2003 A suspect crashes through his victim's ceiling and proceeds to strangle him to death. Host: John Walsh. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 8, 2003 Obsessions Experts identify different types of obsessive behavior, from the fixation of a stalker to the predation of a serial killer. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 15, 2003 Teenager Elizabeth Smart is found after being abducted from her Utah home. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 22, 2003 A suspect shoots and kills three people during an armed robbery at a bowling alley in Littleton, Colo. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 29, 2003 Caught on Tape Crimes caught on camera; a pregnant woman is killed in a Georgia sports bar; convenience store shooting; a series of bank robberies. Details Episode 23 Aired Apr 5, 2003 The Fast and the Furious The manhunt for an alleged drug smuggler and street racer linked to the death of an innocent bystander in a Detroit crash. Details Episode 24 Aired Apr 12, 2003 Police say gang members shot and killed a 10-year-old girl at a christening ceremony. Details Episode 25 Aired Apr 19, 2003 An accused karaoke-singing killer is behind bars; the secret life of a businessman accused of killing his wife. Details Episode 26 Aired Apr 26, 2003 750th Capture Special Edition The series celebrates its part in the capture of the 750th fugitive; top captures and recoveries of 15 years. Details Episode 27 Aired May 3, 2003 Great Escapes: Alcatraz Three inmates escape from Alcatraz in 1962 and are never found; Randolph Dial escaped from prison with the help of the warden's wife; the remaining four escapees from the Madera County jail in California. Details Episode 28 Aired May 10, 2003 Bad Girls A woman allegedly tortures her 11-year-old daughter; viewers help capture a woman allegedly connected with a skinhead-related murder. Details Episode 29 Aired May 17, 2003 Left for Dead John Walsh tells of people left for dead who then became witnesses against their attackers; a victim of the Appleton attacker survives 23 stab wounds; a dog saves a girl who was stabbed and left in the woods. Details Episode 30 Aired May 24, 2003 Belonging to an American Indian unit of U.S. Customs, Shadow Wolves patrol the Mexican border looking for smugglers. Details Episode 31 Aired May 31, 2003 A suspect in the Baton Rouge serial killings; an alleged Miami hit man from the 1980s resurfaces in 1996 after a bank heist. Details Episode 32 Aired Jun 7, 2003 Highlights from tough cases; fugitive Shane Magan is wanted for firing at a sheriff's deputy; police bravery from Seattle. Details Episode 33 Aired Jun 14, 2003 A woman is killed by her salsa dance instructor. Host John Walsh. Details Episode 34 Aired Jun 21, 2003 After being abducted and sexually assaulted, a 24-year-old college student escapes and alerts the authorities, triggering a manhunt for her attacker. Details Episode 35 Aired Jun 28, 2003 Convicted in absentia, Max Factor heir Andrew Luster disappears in the middle of a rape trial but is later captured. Details Episode 36 Aired Jul 12, 2003 Fugitive William Peter Fischer is accused of killing his 19-year-old son, Billy, and Billy's friend, Nancy Hyer, in 1986. Details Episode 37 Aired Jul 19, 2003 Sisters Barbara and Tamara Dolinska are jailed in connection with "gypsy burglar" incidents involving wealthy homeowners. Details Episode 38 Aired Jul 26, 2003 Jamie "Six Fingers" Edwards is arrested in Antigua on the charge of murdering Benjamin Perez and extradited to the United States. Details Episode 39 Aired Aug 2, 2003 Viewer tips lead to the arrest of a man accused of stabbing his salsa partner to death with a screwdriver. Details Episode 40 Aired Aug 9, 2003 A police officer poses as a contract killer to snare suspects. Details Episode 41 Aired Aug 16, 2003 Craig Pritchert and his girlfriend, Nova Guthrie, are accused of robbing several banks. Details Episode 42 Aired Aug 23, 2003 Murder in the Bayou The murder of millionaire businessman Ray Guidry. Host: John Walsh. Details Episode 43 Aired Aug 30, 2003 James "Whitey" Bulger is accused of committing murders and violent crimes as head of an underworld gang in Boston. Details Episode 44 Aired Sep 6, 2003 The murder of federal prosecutor Tom Wales. Host: John Walsh. Details

Season Info

Executive Producer
Lance Heflin
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Reality, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 14, 2002