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American Experience, Season 30, Episode 6, The Island Murder
directed by Mark Zwonitzer, fl. 1995; produced by Mark Zwonitzer, fl. 1995, WGBH Educational Foundation, Hiddenhill Productions and American Experience Films, in American Experience, Season 30, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2005), 53 mins
Discover the truth behind the scandalous 1930s rape and murder case involving a Navy wife, her society mother, Clarence Darrow and five non-white Hawaiians that shook the island paradise and exposed the racial tensions roiling beneath the surface.
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directed by Mark Zwonitzer, fl. 1995; produced by Mark Zwonitzer, fl. 1995, WGBH Educational Foundation, Hiddenhill Productions and American Experience Films, in American Experience, Season 30, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2005), 53 mins
Description
Discover the truth behind the scandalous 1930s rape and murder case involving a Navy wife, her society mother, Clarence Darrow and five non-white Hawaiians that shook the island paradise and exposed the racial tensions roiling beneath the surface.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mark Zwonitzer, fl. 1995, WGBH Educational Foundation, Hiddenhill Productions, American Experience Films, Blair Brown, 1946-
Author / Creator
Mark Zwonitzer, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Blair Brown, 1946-
Person Discussed
Clarence Darrow, 1857-1938
Topic / Theme
Race and Gender, War and Violence, Family and Culture, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Americans, Hawaiians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2005 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Firefighters
produced by American Firefighters Productions (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 4 mins
"American Firefighters" is an in-depth look at the lives these heroes lead. Follow them from their "office" to thrilling rescues on the job, from blazing houses, buildings and cars as these heroes race to save lives on a daily basis!
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produced by American Firefighters Productions (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 4 mins
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"American Firefighters" is an in-depth look at the lives these heroes lead. Follow them from their "office" to thrilling rescues on the job, from blazing houses, buildings and cars as these heroes race to save lives on a daily basis!
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
American Firefighters Productions
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Topic / Theme
Emergency management, Fire fighters
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
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American Government
(Goldhil Home Media International, 2001), 3 hours 51 mins, 231 page(s)
This set introduces the foundations of the U.S. government and considers the influence of the ancient Greeks on American democracy. It examines the Constitution, federalism, civil rights, civil liberties, and bureaucracy. The set also provides an overview of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the...
(Goldhil Home Media International, 2001), 3 hours 51 mins, 231 page(s)
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This set introduces the foundations of the U.S. government and considers the influence of the ancient Greeks on American democracy. It examines the Constitution, federalism, civil rights, civil liberties, and bureaucracy. The set also provides an overview of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government, explores the system of checks and balances, outlines the lawmaking process, and looks at the characteristics and t...
This set introduces the foundations of the U.S. government and considers the influence of the ancient Greeks on American democracy. It examines the Constitution, federalism, civil rights, civil liberties, and bureaucracy. The set also provides an overview of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government, explores the system of checks and balances, outlines the lawmaking process, and looks at the characteristics and types of governmental bureaucracies.
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Goldhil Home Media International
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Copyright ©2001 by Goldhil Home Media International
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American Justice, 119, Lethal Injection: The Hospital Murders
produced by Mike Leiderman, in American Justice, 119 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1999), 45 mins
See how a rash of deaths in California hospitals led to a controversial death sentence for a nurse.
In the Spring of 1981 people were dying at an alarming rate at a small hospital near Los Angeles. In six weeks, 24 people died in the intensive care unit at the Community Hospital of the Valleys in Perris.
Investi...
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produced by Mike Leiderman, in American Justice, 119 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1999), 45 mins
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See how a rash of deaths in California hospitals led to a controversial death sentence for a nurse.
In the Spring of 1981 people were dying at an alarming rate at a small hospital near Los Angeles. In six weeks, 24 people died in the intensive care unit at the Community Hospital of the Valleys in Perris.
Investigators soon detected two patterns in the deaths--the majority of the victims suffered seizures and turned blue before they died, and th...
See how a rash of deaths in California hospitals led to a controversial death sentence for a nurse.
In the Spring of 1981 people were dying at an alarming rate at a small hospital near Los Angeles. In six weeks, 24 people died in the intensive care unit at the Community Hospital of the Valleys in Perris.
Investigators soon detected two patterns in the deaths--the majority of the victims suffered seizures and turned blue before they died, and the nurse on duty was the same in many cases. Investigators focused on the nurse, Robert Rubane Diaz, who had come to the hospital from Indiana two years before. When it was determined that many of the deaths were due to an overdose of the heart-regulating drug lidocaine--and that Diaz had syringes and lidocaine at his home--he was arrested. LETHAL INJECTION chronicles the many strange turns the case has taken since. Diaz waived his right to a jury trial, and his defense only called 12 witnesses to the state's 70-plus. In addition, medical studies suggesting that lidocaine very likely was not the main factor in the deaths was ignored. Today, Diaz is on death row and has exhausted all his appeals, though a ray of hope remains.
Filled with interviews with those closest to the case, including the coroner, former public defender and Diaz' current lawyer, this is an in-depth look at one of the most unusual cases in the annals of AMERICAN JUSTICE®.
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mike Leiderman, Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
American Justice
Speaker / Narrator
Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Courts, Crime, Law enforcement, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by A&E Television Networks.
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American Justice, 209, Murder On The Boardwalk
produced by Alex Flaster, in American Justice, 209 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2003), 46 mins
Kosta Fotopoulos, a prominent member of the Greek-American community in Daytona, Florida, invents a club for killers and convinces his lover to join the club by brutally murdering a drifter. Includes an interview with the lover, Deidre Hunt, who is now serving a life sentence in prison.
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produced by Alex Flaster, in American Justice, 209 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2003), 46 mins
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Kosta Fotopoulos, a prominent member of the Greek-American community in Daytona, Florida, invents a club for killers and convinces his lover to join the club by brutally murdering a drifter. Includes an interview with the lover, Deidre Hunt, who is now serving a life sentence in prison.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alex Flaster, Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
American Justice
Speaker / Narrator
Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Courts, Crime, Law enforcement, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 by A&E Television Networks.
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American Justice, 213, A Soldier's Secret
produced by Hugo Soskin, fl. 1999-2016, in American Justice, 213 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2004), 52 mins
A gay private in the US army is bludgeoned to death by fellow soldiers. The evidence presented should decide whether this was a calculated act of prejudice or a mere coincidence.
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produced by Hugo Soskin, fl. 1999-2016, in American Justice, 213 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2004), 52 mins
Description
A gay private in the US army is bludgeoned to death by fellow soldiers. The evidence presented should decide whether this was a calculated act of prejudice or a mere coincidence.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hugo Soskin, fl. 1999-2016, Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
American Justice
Speaker / Narrator
Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Courts, Crime, Homosexuality, Military personnel, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 by A&E Television Networks.
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American Justice, 222, Child's Play, Deadly Play
produced by Gia Amella, in American Justice, 222 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2004), 46 mins
This is the story of Lionel Tate, the youngest person ever to be sentenced to life without parole.
Lionel Tate was a 170-pound, 12-year-old boy who played rough one day with his friend, 48-pound, 6-year-old Tiffany Eunick. When Tiffany died from injuries, Lionel claimed that he only used wrestling holds that he'd...
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produced by Gia Amella, in American Justice, 222 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2004), 46 mins
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This is the story of Lionel Tate, the youngest person ever to be sentenced to life without parole.
Lionel Tate was a 170-pound, 12-year-old boy who played rough one day with his friend, 48-pound, 6-year-old Tiffany Eunick. When Tiffany died from injuries, Lionel claimed that he only used wrestling holds that he'd seen on TV. But prosecutors charged Lionel with first-degree murder.
Would the jury believe that Tiffany died of innocent child's pla...
This is the story of Lionel Tate, the youngest person ever to be sentenced to life without parole.
Lionel Tate was a 170-pound, 12-year-old boy who played rough one day with his friend, 48-pound, 6-year-old Tiffany Eunick. When Tiffany died from injuries, Lionel claimed that he only used wrestling holds that he'd seen on TV. But prosecutors charged Lionel with first-degree murder.
Would the jury believe that Tiffany died of innocent child's play--or would they put Lionel behind bars? Interviewees include defense attorney James Lewis, who used the controversial 'wrestling defense' strategy.
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gia Amella, Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
American Justice
Speaker / Narrator
Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Courts, Crime, Law enforcement, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 by A&E Television Networks.
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American Justice, 242, Murder in the Court
produced by Maurice Bisaillon, Judy Cole and John McCarthy, fl. 2008, in American Justice, 242 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 53 mins
A man on trial for a violent crime attacks a sheriff's deputy and obtains a gun. He then stalks the courthouse, guns down the judge at his trial, a court reporter, and another sheriff's deputy, and make his escape before a police dragnet can close around him. Even as the news of Brian Nichols' attack at the Fulton...
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produced by Maurice Bisaillon, Judy Cole and John McCarthy, fl. 2008, in American Justice, 242 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 53 mins
Description
A man on trial for a violent crime attacks a sheriff's deputy and obtains a gun. He then stalks the courthouse, guns down the judge at his trial, a court reporter, and another sheriff's deputy, and make his escape before a police dragnet can close around him. Even as the news of Brian Nichols' attack at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta recedes into memory, the question of how and why he was able to do it still reverberate. The questions ar...
A man on trial for a violent crime attacks a sheriff's deputy and obtains a gun. He then stalks the courthouse, guns down the judge at his trial, a court reporter, and another sheriff's deputy, and make his escape before a police dragnet can close around him. Even as the news of Brian Nichols' attack at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta recedes into memory, the question of how and why he was able to do it still reverberate. The questions are even more acute in light of the attack just 11 days earlier at the home of Federal Judge Susan Lefkow in Chicago that left her husband and mother dead. Three appellate judges in Texas who were ambushed by a gun-wielding madman 13 years ago come together for the first time in the courtroom where they were attacked to share their memories, and what has happened since then.
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Maurice Bisaillon, Judy Cole, John McCarthy, fl. 2008, Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
American Justice
Speaker / Narrator
Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Courts, Crime, Law enforcement, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 by A&E Television Networks.
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American Justice, 243, Countdown to an Execution
produced by Shane DuBow and David Boodell, in American Justice, 243 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 46 mins
As his date with death approaches, a convicted killer and his attorney race to win a reprieve.
The landmark series exposing the inner workings of the criminal justice system.
Hosted by veteran reporter Bill Kurtis.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the frantic attempts to stay an execution.
Most men don't know whe...
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produced by Shane DuBow and David Boodell, in American Justice, 243 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 46 mins
Description
As his date with death approaches, a convicted killer and his attorney race to win a reprieve.
The landmark series exposing the inner workings of the criminal justice system.
Hosted by veteran reporter Bill Kurtis.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the frantic attempts to stay an execution.
Most men don't know when or how they will die. Darnell Williams does. It's June 2004 and in one month, he will be strapped to a gurney at Indiana State Prison...
As his date with death approaches, a convicted killer and his attorney race to win a reprieve.
The landmark series exposing the inner workings of the criminal justice system.
Hosted by veteran reporter Bill Kurtis.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the frantic attempts to stay an execution.
Most men don't know when or how they will die. Darnell Williams does. It's June 2004 and in one month, he will be strapped to a gurney at Indiana State Prison and administered a lethal injection--unless his lawyer can save him. COUNTDOWN TO AN EXECUTION offers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at defense attorney Juliet Yackel's quest to keep her client from being killed. But to win an eleventh-hour clemency, she'll first have to convince a state parole board to vote in her client's favor, something the board has never done for a death row inmate.
Through detailed analysis of the evidence and intimate interviews with those closest to the case, AMERICAN JUSTICE® chronicles Williams' ordeal from the crime to the increasingly frantic appeals. Even after assembling an unprecedented coalition of supporters, including some of the jurors who originally convicted him, his fate remains unclear.
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Shane DuBow, David Boodell, Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
American Justice
Speaker / Narrator
Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Courts, Crime, Law enforcement, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 by A&E Television Networks.
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American Justice, Birth Of The American Mafia
directed by David Osterlund; produced by David Osterlund, in American Justice and Target Mafia (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1993), 44 mins
"Birth of the American Mafia," highlights the arrival of the Italians from Sicily, with Al Capone and Lucky Luciano.
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directed by David Osterlund; produced by David Osterlund, in American Justice and Target Mafia (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1993), 44 mins
Description
"Birth of the American Mafia," highlights the arrival of the Italians from Sicily, with Al Capone and Lucky Luciano.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Osterlund, Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Author / Creator
David Osterlund
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
American Justice, Target Mafia
Speaker / Narrator
Bill Kurtis, 1940-
Person Discussed
Lucky Luciano, 1897-1962, Al Capone, 1899-1947
Topic / Theme
Crime, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of A&E Television.
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