Investigate Reports goes to Russia to look into the hidden world of prostitution.
Investigate Reports looks at the testing of health care workers for AIDS.
Investigate Reports examines the lives of freelancer reporters and how they face crime and violence in the pursuit of their stories.
Investigate Reports looks at the treatment of environmental disease in Wimberly, Texas.
Investigative Reports examines the Persian Gulf War using interviews of U.S. military personnel serving in Saudi Arabia and their home movies.
Investigative Reports looks at the dangerous side effects of the drug Halcion.
Investigative Reports goes behind the scenes with a New York private investigator Bo Dietl.
Investigative Reports follows Hollywood private eye Logan Clarke who specializes in child kidnappings.
Investigative Reports follows Dallas detective Bill Dear as he probes a complex murder case.
Investigative reports examines the environmental impact of the fires started at he end of the Persian Gulf War and the techniques that were used to put them out.
Investigative Reports profiles a group of New York firefighters in action.
Investigative Reports examines the case against Ohio resident John Demjanjuk who was sentenced to death in 1988 for WWII war crimes after being extradited to Israel. Was he "the butcher of Treblinka"?
Investigative Reports looks into the December 1985 crash of a military transport plane in Newfoundland that killed 248 U.S. servicemen.
A Japanese journalist examines relations between Japan and the United States.
Investigative Reports goes to a trauma center in Washington, D.C., where it witnesses the consequences of crack use.
Investigative Reports offers an update on the current debate about the JFK assassination.
Investigative Reports examines how the scarcity of water in Western states has affected business and politics.
Investigative Reports examines the influence of television on political campaigns.
Investigative Reports offers an update on the current debate about the JFK assassination.
Investigative Reports explores the Watergate incident offering interviews with law-enforcement officials and theories on the involvement of John Dean.
Investigative Reports offers a report on recent disclosures about the 1964 murders of three young civil rights workers by the Ku Kux Klan.
Investigative Reports looks at the stories of U.S. pilots who were prisoners in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" during the Vietnam War.
Investigative Reports takes a look at home video footage that provides an up-close view of the April 1992 Los Angeles riots in the wake of the Rodney King Trial.
Investigative Reports follows a D.E.A. effort to bust up a Colombian cartel's New York cocaine operation.
Investigative Reports looks at the influence of organized crime in the politics and economy of Italy.
Investigative Reports examines theories surrounding the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
Investigative Reports follows a Chicago firefighting unit as it battles an arson blaze and rescues the victim of a robbery.
Investigative Reports examines police corruption in Philadelphia, Boston and Sea Girt, N.J.
Investigative Reports examines internal affairs where cops investigate other cops.
Investigative Reports examines the 12-year killing spree of Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo
Investigative Reports examines Senator Edward Kennedy's role in the 1969 car accident that resulted in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne.
Story of Herb Baumeister, who committed at least seven murders, buried the bodies 15 feet from his back door, and kept his secret from his wife and friends, in Season 4, Episode 10.
They're emerging, host Bill Kurtis says, "as one of the greatest threats of the next millennium." Included: speculation on biological-warfare scenarios; a look at various types of biological weapons; a history of germ warfare and efforts to control it.
Like no other program ever made, THE UNDERBOSS is a behind-the-scenes, no-holds-barred look at life in the Mob. Philip Leonetti grew up in the Mafia. The nephew of Philadelphia Godfather Nicky Scarfo, Leonetti rose through the ranks to "Underboss," second-in-command of one of America's most powerful organized crime families. But when he was arrested for the murder of his best friend, he chose to help the authorities in their case against other mobsters. Now in the Witness Protection Program, Leonetti reveals the details of a life in crime. Learn the incredible story of the all-out mob war he helped wage it went on until "there was no one left to kill" and how the mob was able to elect their own hand-picked candidate mayor of Atlantic City. And meet the men who brought him to justice and helped break up the organization Leonetti had served for so long. It is a saga of blood, betrayal and brutality a riveting look at the deepest secrets of the Mafia.
Documentary uses private White House recordings, many of which have been locked in the National Archive until now, to reveal how America's modern chief executives meet the challenges of their job. The special eavesdrops on presidents ranging from FDR to Reagan. Film, photos and recollections of insiders and advisors are combined to offer new insights into the men who helped shape the 20th century.
An in-depth look at the modern operations of the FBI in New York City. Explores cases about espionage, counter-terrorism, organized crine, large drug operations, high-tech crime and kidnappers.
Documentary that travels to Texas to find out through the experiences of children who have been shot how the "gun culture" has effected young people.
Documentary that looks at the fast-paced process of producing a daily tabloid, the New York Post. When media mogul Rupert Murdoch bought the Post, he added a hard conservative edge to the historically liberal paper.
Documentary that tells the tales of those who sought romance and excitement on America's freight trains by living the hobo life, but instead found a haven of crime. From the Civil War to the Great Depression, over 4 million people rode the rails. The program reveals how a group of rail riders known as FTRA evolved from a loose-knit group of hobos into a violent gang terrorizing the rails and preying on the "civilians" who wandered into their world.
Documentary about bounty hunters, hired guns out to capture fugitives and bring them back any way they can.
In the first program on Alcoholics Anonymous ever filmed by a producer outside the umbrella of the AA organization, the documentary takes viewers inside AA meetings, as well as the AA General Services Office -- the overseeing body that assists the fellowship worldwide. On-camera interviews with AA "old-timers," AA's managing director, as well as leading national health authorities and the organization's outspoken critics, answer questions never before asked. The program also reveals what a newcomer faces upon entering the door to a meeting for the first time.
On December 21, 1988, 250 passengers on Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York were killed when their plane exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. Six months before, 290 Iranian passengers in an Iranian Airbus over the Persian Gulf were shot down by an overzealous crew on the USS Vincennes. The program looks into the events that led to the shooting down of the Airbus Flight 165 and reveals a possible link between the shooting down of the Iranian plane and the Lockerbie disaster.
A special report concerning medical mistakes, produced with journalists from "The New York Times." The program reveals why so many Americans die, despite highly trained doctors and nurses, and goes inside the medical profession to break the code of secrecy surrounding medical errors.
An inside look at the high-stakes world of teenage gambling. On top of the conventional lures of gambling, the widespread explosion of cyber-casinos and internet gambling sites are opening the doors for kids to gamble right from their own homes. The program includes interviews with six teenage gamblers, parents, friends, gambling industry executives, high school educators and experts on compulsive gambling.
A portrait of the many faces of hate at work in the U.S. today, from militia groups to white supremacists, from the Ku Klux Klan to the newer underground splinter groups. The program reveals that the world of hate groups has its own leaders, heroes and martyrs. Among those examined are William Pierce who heads the National Alliance, a Neo-Nazi organization that espouses the violent overthrow of the United States; Tom Metzger of WAR (White Aryan Resistance), and Matthew Hale of the World Church of the Creator, another Neo-Nazi group. Today's world of hate has embraced modern technology and has a growing presence of the internet. The program also presents watchdog groups and individuals who are fighting the purveyors of hate.
An inside look at the world of models. They come to New York to become the next Naomi Campbell or Claudia Schiffer, but they are often met with broken dreams and even worse, descend into abuse or addiction. Often, they are pressured by pushy parents, who shuttle them from classes to photo shoots, hoping their daughters will strike it rich.
Documentary following two American Jewish families, the Bornsteins of Cleveland and the Nachmans of Baltimore, as they make wrenching decisions to move to Israel to stake their claim to the strife-torn region. Cameras follow family members to witness the tension, distrust, age-old rivalries, the armed guards, checkpoints and incongruities of trying to live a normal life in an embattled land.
The program takes a behind-the-scenes look at independent news station KCAL 9 in Los Angeles during the May sweeps ratings race. For twenty days, the cameras follow the news director, the producers, the reporters and the anchors as they try to keep up with the network competition and beat their local rivals. In a city where the lead story is typically about the latest celebrity break-up, the staff of KCAL 9 tries to create a balance between sweeps stunts and journalistic integrity, as they struggle to play the ratings game and hold on to their jobs.
Documentary that examines the phenomenon of the drug Ecstasy in American culture -- from its manufacture in clandestine labs in the Netherlands, to its sale in New York City's clubs. With behind-the-scenes access to the U.S. Customs' investigation into Ecstasy, viewers learn about the explosion of this so-called "club drug" and how it has made its way into American life. The program features interviews with Ecstasy users, their family members, prosecutors, investigators and chemists.
Dr. Dorothy Lewis is a professor of psychiatry at Yale University and New York's Bellevue Hospital, known for her pioneering research on the cause of violence. Her theories about violence are based on human stories and brain research that focuses on head injuries, brain damage and child abuse. The program follows Dr. Lewis through the murder cases of Arthur Shawcross and Terrance Wainwright. The psychiatrist for the prosecution is Dr. Park Dietz, Dr. Lewis's archrival, who has provided testimony opposing Lewis's views in a number of trials.
Follows journalists from New York City who investigate criminal cases, including "New York Post" crime beat reporter Mark Stamey and WABC Television chief investigative reporter Sarah Wallace. Each case unfolds as the reporters track informants, interview witnesses and try to uncover the truth behind the crime committed. Stamey's story follows the police slaying of Bronx resident Malcolm Ferguson, sorting out the conflicting accounts of a brutal police conspiracy and the consequences of the life of a repeat petty criminal. Wallace's investigation reveals the details of the case that led to wrongful imprisonment for murder of Anthony Faison and Charles Shepherd, due to false testimony incited by poverty and drug addiction.
A report on the Threat Assessment Group's psychological study of the Columbine tragedy. Included: what motivated teens Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold to go on their rampage; 12 warning signs of potential mass murder.
A detailed account of the final 102 minutes of the World Trade Center tells of those who perished and those who narrowly escaped.