America Undercover - Season 12 / Year 1994
Season 12 / Year 1994
Episodes
Autopsy: Confessions of a Medical Examiner
Can the dead speak? Yes...but only to those who know how to listen. In this riveting documentary, Dr. Michael Baden, one of the country's most celebrated forensic pathologists, reveals the stories behind the cases of unnatural or suspicious death that he helped solve. In more than 20,000 autopsies over the past 32 years, Dr. Baden has uncovered the secrets of the dead and brought killers to justice, earning him the nickname, 'detective of death.'
Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
America Undercover offers an inside look at New York's Riker's Island, the country's largest penal institution. It talks to prisoners who discuss the convictions that put them in jail and talk about the uncomfortable realities of life behind bars.
Southern Justice: The Murder of Medgar Evers
America Undercover profiles the life of civil rights activist Medgar Evers who was killed in 1963 after being shot in the back by a sniper near his Mississippi home. It also talks to his widow Myrlie Evers who has fought for 30 years to convict his murderer Byron de la Beckwith.
Gang War: Bangin' in Little Rock
America Undercover goes to Little Rock, Arkansas, to look at the tension filled lives of rival street gangs. Both white and black teenage gang members discuss lives of crime and violence and speak candidly about murder and gang retaliation. They also tell tales of hopelessness, alienation, and abuse at home which led them to seek family on the streets with their peers.
Murder 9 to 5
America Undercover examines the psychology of men and women who commit violence against their co-workers. It talks to victims and police, looks at video footage of crime scenes, and examines a videotaped confession created by a man who is about to commit mass murder.
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