Investigators link a parolee to the rapes and murders of two young women in San Luis Obispo, California, and his sentencing sparks a debate about psychological methods and life sentences versus public safety and the death penalty.

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American Justice investigates the death of an infant first deemed SIDS, then reexamined as possible homicide. As suspicion centers around the father, Garrett Wilson, the case exposes the complexities of forensic pathology, disputed expert testimony, and the thin line between accident and homicide—challenging jurors to decide whether justice can be found in the most heartbreaking of circumstances.

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Thurman Martin is murdered by his grandson along with the complicity of other family members who claim that their grandfather was extremely abusive. American Justice looks at the case that became know as "The Tomato Patch Murder."

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Examines the chilling case of respected physician Dr. Stan Naramore, who received allegations of mistreatment from concerned family members of his patients. Investigators dig deeper to find conflicting testimonies and medical irregularities that raise doubts about whether the doctor was a negligent healer or a calculating killer. Through interviews, courtroom footage, and expert analysis, American Justice follows the pursuit of truth in a case where authority, trust, and science collide.

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This episode chronicles Kathy Bush — once a national health-care advocate — accused of deliberately making her daughter ill (Munchausen Syndrome by proxy). Through interviews, medical records and courtroom footage, it traces the hospitalizations, controversial diagnosis, trial and conviction, and the lingering debate over guilt and justice.

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After a late-night visit to St. Louis’ Chain of Rocks Bridge ends in terror, one survivor’s account of rape, assault, and a deadly plunge into the Mississippi River sparks suspicion—aimed at him. American Justice unravels the shifting investigation, public outrage, and the pursuit of four attackers whose brutal crime forever changed a family and a city.

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American Justice examines the 1999 murder of 18-year-old Hannah Hill in Akron, Ohio. When her body is found in the trunk of her car, suspicion falls on her boyfriend, and later on Denny Ross, the last person to see her alive. The episode follows the twists, mistrials, and eventual conviction that expose a tangled web of lies, deceit, and a community’s pursuit of long-delayed justice.

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When beloved Texas priest Father Patrick Ryan is found brutally murdered in a motel room, suspicion soon turns to James Harry Reyos — a troubled young Native American man who shocked investigators by confessing to the crime. But Reyos later recants, claiming guilt and shame over a secret relationship with the priest drove his false confession. This episode examines how remorse, religion, and repression combined to send an innocent man to prison for years.

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Examines the murder of Gladys Ricart, a New Jersey woman shot to death in her home on her wedding day by her ex-boyfriend, Augustine Garcia, that was captured on home video. The episode follows the investigation, Garcia’s capture and trial, and the public outrage that turned Ricart’s killing into a symbol of domestic violence awareness.

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American Justice explores the shocking case of Sharee Miller, who used an internet romance to manipulate her online lover into murdering her husband, Bruce Miller. When the lover later took his own life, investigators uncovered emails and chat logs exposing the deadly deception. The episode reveals how digital evidence unraveled a web of lies, showing how the virtual world led to very real tragedy.

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