American Justice
American Justice: Season 6

Air Date

January 19, 1997

Episodes

3 episodes

American Justice

Season 6

Episodes

1. The Yorkshire Ripper

January 19, 1997
60 min

Chronicling the case of the Yorkshire Ripper, a serial killer who preyed upon young women (some of them prostitutes) in the 1970s. A manhunt led to the arrest of Peter Sutcliffe, who was convicted of 13 murders in 1981.

16. Donnie Brasco

November 26, 1997
60 min

An account of how FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone, a.k.a. Donnie Brasco, infiltrated the New York mob in the late 1970s. The undercover operation became the subject of a 1997 feature film starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. Pistone discusses the operation, various mobsters and the strain on his family.

17. The John Lennon Assassination

January 1, 1998
60 min

A look at the twisted mind of Mark David Chapman, the deranged Beatles fan who grew up worshipping John Lennon, then stalked and murdered him in December 1980.