TV Guide: American Justice

Dangerous Medicine

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 11 09:00 AM A&E The case of Dr. Bruce Rowan, who killed his wife in 1998 but was found innocent by reason of insanity. Host: Bill Kurtis.

Rape in Connecticut: The Alex Kelly Story

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 10 09:00 AM A&E The case of Alex Kelly, a high-school athlete who fled the country for Europe just before his 1987 rape trial. Kelly surrendered to authorities in 1995, and was convicted in 1997.

Murder in a College Town

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 09:00 AM A&E Recalling the 1990 killings of five students at the University of Florida in Gainesville. All five were murdered within a 48-hour period, and their killer, Danny Rolling, was convicted in 1994. Host: Bill Kurtis.

Thrill Killers

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 8 09:00 AM A&E Recalling the case of Erika and Benjamin Sifrit, convicted of murdering a Virginia couple who were vacationing in Ocean City, Md., in 2002. Host: Bill Kurtis.

Bad Medicine

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 09:00 AM A&E Notorious cases of bad medicine, including a physician and a nurse who were convicted of murdering patients, and a cosmetic surgeon who was, host Bill Kurtis says, “one of the most sued doctors in U.S. history.” Also examined: malpractice-suit cap laws; the Gerogia Medical Board's “tough approach to bad medicine.”

The Scott Peterson Trial

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 4 09:00 AM A&E A chronicle of the Laci Peterson murder case includes comments from two jurors in the trial of Scott Peterson, who was convicted in November 2004 of murdering his pregnant wife. Host: Bill Kurtis.

Green Beret Murder Mystery

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 3 09:00 AM A&E The case of Jeffrey MacDonald, a doctor and former Green Beret captain convicted of the murder of his family, is chronicled. Interviewed: MacDonald, investigators, attorneys, relatives of the deceased.

Witness Protection

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 09:00 AM A&E Profiles of participants in the Federal Witness Protection Program include a one-time "gangster in training" in New York's Gambino mob family who testified against his uncle. Also: the case of mobster Salvatore ("Sammy the Bull") Gravano, who "flipped" on John Gotti and whose testimony was insturmental in Gotti's conviction. Bill Kurtis is the host.