Episode 1
Aired Jan 10, 2005
Murder on a Reservation
Native American activist Leonard Peltier maintains his innocence as he serves consecutive life-sentences for murder.
Details
Episode 2
Aired Jan 12, 2005
The Trial of Louise Woodward
Teenage nanny Louise Woodward is convicted of second-degree murder, only to have the jury's verdict set aside by the judge.
Details
Episode 3
Aired Jan 13, 2005
The Life and Death of Teena Brandon
Drifter Teena Brandon dies with two others in a Nebraska farmhouse.
Details
Episode 4
Aired Jan 14, 2005
Murder In Cold Blood
Richard Hickock and Perry Smith murder the Clutter family in 1959 Kansas.
Details
Episode 5
Aired Jan 19, 2005
True Crime: Donnie Brasco
FBI Agent Joe Pistone infiltrates the Mafia.
Details
Episode 6
Aired Jan 21, 2005
Ottis Toole
Ottis Toole is suspected of killing 6-year-old Adam Walsh.
Details
Episode 7
Aired Jan 24, 2005
Brutal Revenge
A San Antonio businessman has his ex-wife murdered in front of her four babies.
Details
Episode 8
Aired Jan 31, 2005
The John Lennon Assassination
Mark David Chapman stalks and murders Beatle John Lennon.
Details
Episode 9
Aired Feb 11, 2005
The Manson Women
Hippie girls give unswerving loyalty to their crazed guru, Charles Manson.
Details
Episode 10
Aired Feb 15, 2005
Selena: Murder of a Star
Events leading to the murder of singer Selena; the case against Yolanda Saldivar.
Details
Episode 11
Aired Feb 17, 2005
The Central Park Jogger Case: What Went Wrong?
Five young men are exonerated after 13 years in prison when another man confesses.
Details
Episode 12
Aired Feb 17, 2005
Oil, Money and Murder
A Texas millionaire uses wealth to win acquittals when he is accused of murder.
Details
Episode 13
Aired Feb 17, 2005
Driven to Kill
A surprise witness helps to crack open a mysterious hit-and-run murder case.
Details
Episode 14
Aired Feb 18, 2005
The Cult Murders
A cult leader convinces his followers to conspire to murder five members of an Ohio family.
Details
Episode 15
Aired Feb 18, 2005
Under Suspicion: The Case of Catherine Shelton
A top criminal attorney is accused of murder.
Details
Episode 16
Aired Feb 22, 2005
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
A suburbanite murders her former husband and his new wife.
Details
Episode 17
Aired Feb 23, 2005
Rape in Connecticut: The Alex Kelly Story
Alex Kelly leaves the country before standing trial for rape.
Details
Episode 18
Aired Feb 28, 2005
Crib Death?
A woman accuses her ex-husband of murdering their baby.
Details
Episode 19
Aired Mar 1, 2005
Eliminating the Competition
When a Tennessee state senator is murdered, suspicion falls on his political opponent.
Details
Episode 20
Aired Mar 3, 2005
The Atlanta Child Murders
Wayne Williams' conviction of killing black Atlanta children remains controversial.
Details
Episode 21
Aired Mar 8, 2005
Caligula
Roman Emperor Caligula's reign is full of lunacy, murder and perverse sexuality.
Details
Episode 22
Aired Mar 11, 2005
Defending the Mob
Frank Ragano defends Santo Trafficante, Jimmy Hoffa; Bruce Cutler defends John Gotti.
Details
Episode 23
Aired Mar 15, 2005
Jim Jones
Pastor Jim Jones' paranoia results in mass suicide.
Details
Episode 24
Aired Mar 21, 2005
Who Killed the Candy Heiress? The Helen Brach Story
Heiress Helen Brach disappears without a trace in 1977.
Details
Episode 25
Aired Mar 24, 2005
A Murder Before Homecoming
A high-school homecoming king is implicated in the rape and murder of a cheerleader.
Details
Episode 26
Aired Mar 28, 2005
Dealing With the Devil
A killer goes on a murder spree while in the witness-protection program.
Details
Episode 27
Aired Apr 15, 2005
The Yorkshire Ripper
Englishman Peter Sutcliffe murders 12 women.
Details
Episode 28
Aired Apr 25, 2005
Body of Evidence: The Tom Capano Trial
Tom Capano is convicted of murdering his former lover and burying her at sea.
Details
Episode 29
Aired Apr 28, 2005
The Black Widow of Vegas
A clue buried in a wealthy man's will leads police to his killer.
Details
Episode 30
Aired May 5, 2005
Free to Kill: The Polly Klaas Murder
Parolee Richard Allen Davis abducts and kills 12-year-old Polly Klaas.
Details
Episode 31
Aired May 6, 2005
Ted Bundy
Serial killer Ted Bundy keeps his violent nature hidden.
Details
Episode 32
Aired May 16, 2005
The Girl in the Box
A kidnapper holds a hitchhiker hostage for seven years.
Details
Episode 33
Aired May 19, 2005
The Disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair
The founder of the American Atheist organization and two family members vanish.
Details
Episode 34
Aired May 21, 2005
Millions of Reasons to Kill
A young Californian is suspected of hiring a hit man to kill his family.
Details
Episode 35
Aired May 25, 2005
Serial Wife
A woman who has married 10 times goes on trial for murdering her last husband.
Details
Episode 36
Aired Jun 7, 2005
The Monster of the Andes: Pedro Lopez
Serial killer Pedro Alonzo Lopez sometimes averaged three murders a week.
Details
Episode 37
Aired Jun 8, 2005
South African Strangler: Moses Sithole
Moses Sithole, a man with a reputation for fighting child abuse, is actually a serial killer.
Details
Episode 38
Aired Jun 23, 2005
Angel of Death: Killer Nurse
Nurse Charles Cullen claims to have killed 40 of his patients.
Details
Episode 39
Aired Jun 30, 2005
Murder and Mrs. B
The murder of Ruben Borchardt in a murder-for-hire plot arranged by his estranged wife.
Details
Episode 40
Aired Jul 5, 2005
Dangerous Medicine?
Two doctors are charged with murder.
Details
Episode 41
Aired Jul 19, 2005
A Family Secret: The Death of Lisa Steinberg
Attorney Joel Steinberg is convicted of manslaughter in the death of a 6-year-old.
Details
Episode 42
Aired Jul 20, 2005
Blood Brothers: The Derek and Alex King Case
A convicted child-molester leads two young boys to kill their father.
Details
Episode 43
Aired Jul 25, 2005
A Mother's Story of Murder
A woman is convicted in the shooting death of her 4-year-old son.
Details
Episode 44
Aired Jul 26, 2005
The BTK Killer Speaks
Serial killer Dennis Rader evades capture for more than three decades.
Details
Episode 45
Aired Jul 26, 2005
The Witness and the Hitman
An innocent bystander who witnesses a mob murder enters the witness-protection program.
Details
Episode 46
Aired Jul 27, 2005
Who Killed Hannah Hill?
An Ohio teenager turns up in the trunk of her car six days after being reported missing.
Details
Episode 47
Aired Jul 29, 2005
Mob Hit Men
Hitmen wreak terror on the streets of Philadelphia.
Details
Episode 48
Aired Aug 10, 2005
Mob Rats
Mafia turncoats Joseph Valachi and Sammy Gravano work with law-enforcement agencies.
Details
Episode 49
Aired Aug 17, 2005
While the Children Slept
A man's first wife dies in a bathtub; his second in a hot-tub.
Details
Episode 50
Aired Aug 23, 2005
The Wrath of Mrs. Jones
A Florida woman is accused of killing her husband, who was having an affair.
Details
Episode 51
Aired Aug 25, 2005
The Wife Who Knew Too Much
A lawyer hires a gunman to murder his wife in front of their two young children.
Details
Episode 52
Aired Aug 30, 2005
Dead Woman Walking: The Karla Faye Tucker Story
Karla Faye Tucker becomes the first woman to be executed in Texas since 1863.
Details
Episode 53
Aired Aug 31, 2005
Hunting Bambi: The Laurie Bembenek Story
Laurie Bembenek escapes after spending nine years in prison for the murder of her husband's ex-wife.
Details
Episode 54
Aired Sep 19, 2005
Payback for a Bully
A seemingly popular student is lured to a remote area by seven of his friends and murdered.
Details
Episode 55
Aired Sep 20, 2005
The Killer Within
A man with multiple personality disorder says one of them killed his daughter.
Details
Episode 56
Aired Sep 27, 2005
Satan: Prince of Darkness
The influence of the Prince of Darkness throughout history.
Details
Episode 57
Aired Sep 27, 2005
Marquis de Sade
The scandalous writings and deeds of the Marquis de Sade land him in prison before the French Revolution.
Details
Episode 58
Aired Sep 27, 2005
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
The life of Gregory Rasputin was one of corrupt control.
Details
Episode 59
Aired Oct 12, 2005
Till Death Do Us Part
Barbara Stager is convicted of murdering her second husband after being acquitted of killing her first.
Details
Episode 60
Aired Oct 14, 2005
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde are killed in an ambush set up by the Texas Highway Patrol.
Details
Episode 61
Aired Oct 18, 2005
A Teenage Murder Mystery
With her last words, 16-year-old Laurie Show identifies her killer.
Details
Episode 62
Aired Oct 20, 2005
The Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder
Jean Harris is accused of murdering Dr. Herman Tarnower, author of a diet book.
Details
Episode 63
Aired Oct 21, 2005
Joel Rifkin
Serial killer Joel Rifkin talks about his life and killing spree.
Details
Episode 64
Aired Oct 26, 2005
The Perfect Murder: The Shannon Mohr Story
After a brief courtship, a newlywed dies suddenly.
Details
Episode 65
Aired Nov 9, 2005
What the Girl Saw
A man is imprisoned for rape and murder based on the testimony of a 6-year-old.
Details
Episode 66
Aired Nov 14, 2005
Kill Thy Neighbor
A man poisons his neighbors.
Details
Episode 67
Aired Nov 16, 2005
Deadly Secrets of Cromwell Street
The surviving offspring of British serial killers Fred and Rosemary West tell of their ordeal.
Details
Episode 68
Aired Nov 17, 2005
Night Stalker
Serial killer Richard Ramirez surprises his victims in their homes.
Details
Episode 69
Aired Nov 18, 2005
Aileen Wuornos
Prostitute Aileen Wuornos is executed for murdering seven men.
Details
Episode 70
Aired Dec 14, 2005
Hamptons Murder Mystery
An electrician is convicted of bludgeoning an investment banker to death.
Details
Episode 71
Aired Dec 15, 2005
Death in a Small Town
The wife of a small-town recluse dies suddenly.
Details
Episode 72
Aired Dec 19, 2005
The Corcoran Eight
Whistleblowers at a California prison accuse guards of staging gladiator-style fights between inmates.
Details
Episode 73
Aired Dec 22, 2005
Drowning in Lies: The Trial of Edward Post
After a mistrial and a successful appeal, Edward Post pleads guilty to murdering his wife during the third trial.
Details
Episode 74
Aired Dec 27, 2005
Dancing, Drugs and Murder
Dance club king Michael Alig murders a drug dealer and disposes of the body.
Details
Episode 75
Aired Dec 30, 2005
Ed Gein
A sales receipt leads police to the home of serial killer Ed Gein.
Details