Air date: 1997-01-19

Runtime: 43 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.

Air date: 1997-01-22

Runtime: 43 min

The DEA uses informants and undercover agents in a war against drugs.

Air date: 1997-01-29

Runtime: 43 min

Five cases where eyewitness identification played a vital role illustrate its fallibility.

Air date: 1997-03-23

Runtime: 43 min

Teenage Amy Fisher shoots the wife of her lover Joey Buttafuoco.

Air date: 1997-04-27

Runtime: 43 min

British manhunt results in the 1966 capture of John Duddy, John Witney and Harry Roberts.

Air date: 1997-04-30

Runtime: 43 min

Serial killer Richard Ramirez surprises his victims in their homes.

Air date: 1997-05-21

Runtime: 43 min

Profiling as a valued tool in criminal investigation.

Air date: 1997-05-21

Runtime: 43 min

After 10 years, the murder convictions of Rolando Cruz and Alex Hernandez are overturned.

Air date: 1997-05-28

Runtime: 43 min

"Dopey Benny" Fein; Abe "Kid Twist" Reles; Dutch Schultz; Meyer Lansky; Bugsy Siegel.

Air date: 1997-05-28

Runtime: 43 min

Immigration and organized crime; Meyer Lansky; Bugsy Siegel; Moe Dalitz; Dutch Schultz.

Air date: 1997-06-29

Runtime: 43 min

In 1963 a gang nets over one million pounds in a British train robbery.

Air date: 1997-08-13

Runtime: 43 min

Interviews help profile Vito Genovese, whose crime family became one of the most ruthless and powerful in America

Air date: 1997-09-03

Runtime: 43 min

The scandalous story of school headmistress Jean Harris, accused of murdering her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, author of "The Scarsdale Diet.".

Air date: 1997-01-05

Runtime: 43 min

The mysterious case of Claus von Bulow, accused and acquitted twice of the attempted murder of his

Air date: 1997-11-26

Runtime: 43 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.

Air date: 1997-12-03

Runtime: 43 min

The story of Pamela Smart, convicted of having her teenage lover kill her husband, explores the darker side of passion.

Air date: 1997-01-01

Runtime: 43 min

Story of the Old West's most murderous villains, including the James Younger gang, the first real bank robbers in America; the Dalton Brothers; and, Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch.