Season 1
24 episodes · 2006
1Sammy "The Bull" Gravano: King Rat
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano sent his boss John Gotti to prison. See this hit-man up close as he breaks the code of Omert
2Beth Carpenter
It started as a custody fight, Beth Carpenter wanted her deceased sister's child, but her brother in law resisted.
3Robert Hanssen: Hanssen and the KGB
Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent sold secrets to the KGB for money and women.
4Phil Spector: House of Blues Murder
The strange story of Phil Spector's deadly night with Roger Corman's star Lana Clarkson includes never before seen outtakes from interviews and police footage.
5Enron: Wall Street Scammers
At the crooked Enron, home of the first Wall Street scandal, we expose the "smartest men in the room."
6Sandy Murphy: Death of a Casino King
Sandy Murphy was a gambler from LA who went broke gambling in Ted Binion's Vegas hotel. But after meeting, they fell in love - until Ted mysteriously turned up dead and Sandy was charged with his murder.
7Robert Durst: Mogul in Murder Mystery
Robert Durst was the scion of a multi-millionaire real estate family, but was always a bit of an eccentric. He is suspected of killing three people.
8Timothy McVeigh: Home Grown Terrorist
This chilling special tells how Timothy McVeigh was executed for killing hundreds of people, mostly children, in an Oklahoma bombing.
9Chris Paciello: The Mob Over Miami
Chris Paciello helped create the excitement of South Beach and attracted stars to his clubs. That was until the FBI swooped into his life and arrested him.
10George Rivas
The Texas Seven was a group of prisoners who escaped from the John B. Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas, on December 13, 2000.
11Bill Hanhardt: Crooked Chicago Cop
An original "gangbuster" convicted and disgraced as the mastermind of a jewel theft ring.
12Ira Einhorn: The Unicorn
Ira Einhorn, a 60's hippie, murdered his girlfriend and fled the country but is eventually captured in Paris.
13Andrew Cunanan: The Versace Killing
Delve inside the world of high fashion and beautiful women which marked the legendary Versace life until he was shot dead outside his South Beach, Miami home.
14Michael Skakel: A Killing in Greenwich
Michael Skakel killed a Greenwich Connecticut teenager. His trials drew national attention.
15Chris Rocancourt: A French Con
Christopher Rocancourt hustled celebrities. Police say he stole millions in investment scams as a modern-day "Robin Hood."
16The Hillside Strangler: Kenneth Bianchi & Angelo Buono
Body after body is discovered in Los Angeles - a serial killer is dumping naked women's bodies along hillsides.
17Vatican Cover Up: The KGB Plot to Kill the Pope
John Paul II - shot, live on television. The Russians denied involvement, but this special explores if the shooting was a cold war Kremlin plot.
18Mohamed Atta: Soldier of Terror
Mohammad Atta was the pilot who flew the first plane into the World Trade Towers and led the conspirators on their mission.
19Gary Ridgeway
49 women died in Washington's famous river. Best-selling books captured the fear caused by the killer Gary Ridgway.
20Richard Sharpe: A Murder at Harvard
Richard Sharpe is a disgraced Harvard graduate who killed his wife when she found out he was leading a double life as a cross dresser.
21Rae Carruth: NFL Hitman
On the night of November 16, 1999, Cherica Adams, the girlfriend of NFL star Rae Carruth, was shot four times in a drive-by a hitman.
22Mike Tyson: The Early Years
Mike Tyson went from a criminal thug, to heavyweight Champion of the World. But his fame and fortune led to broken marriages, and prison. Today, he's on the comeback trail.
23Martin Frankel
Martin Frankel conspired to steal diamonds, cars and investors' money while running a fake hedge fund out of a Greenwich mansion.
24Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau
They were the first national "predator teacher" couple, Mary K Letourneau and Vili Fualaau. But their love survived scandal, prison and publicity.