Wed, Sep 7, 1983
America Undercover talks to seven women who were convicted of murder and are currently serving times behind bars at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women and the California Institution for Women. The women speak of their crimes and the circumstances that led them to prison.
Sun, Sep 9, 1984
America Undercover looks at the 50 billion dollar a year industry surrounding cocaine. It examines the drug's dangerous and corrosive effects on people from a broad range of social and economic backgrounds including a psychiatrist, a basketball player, a store clerk, and a Southern beauty queen.
Wed, May 15, 1985
America Undercover examines the psychological and sociological aspects of three violent crimes in America's history. It examines the 1984 San Ysidro McDonald's massacre where 41-year-old James Huberty shot and killed 21 people and injured another 15 . It also looks at accused serial killer Henry Lee Lucas and the 1972 assassination attempt on Alabama Governor George Wallace by Arthur Bremer.
Tue, Sep 10, 1985
America Undercover examines the UFO phenomena. It looks at the supposed UFO Crash in Roswell, sightings of UFO in the Hudson Valley of New York, and the Cash and Landrum sighting. It also talks to several people who claim to be victims of UFO abduction include Rosemary Osnato and Travis Walton.
Sun, Jan 12, 1986
America Undercover looks at two children who were born with a congenital heart defect known as "truncus arteriosi". It examines how the stresses of chronic illness can transform the lives and attitudes of families. It also visits the children's ward at the Medical Center of the University of California at San Francisco.
Wed, Sep 10, 1986
America Undercover looks at children who compete for athletic fortune and fame. It interviews young athletes and he parents and coaches that push them forward. It looks at how children must sacrifice some of the joys of childhood in order to endure the rigors of serious athletic training.
Mon, Jul 18, 1988
American Undercover examines the story of undercover police officer Mike Russell who helped to bring down an entire organized crime organization in one of history's largest sting operations. Russell's undercover police work was crucial in bringing to justice several members of the Genovese crime family.
Tue, Aug 2, 1988
American Undercover looks at medical practices that may be more harmful than helpful including unreliable medical rests, unnecessary hysterectomies, problematic prescription drug interactions, and dangerous vitamin and radiation treatments. It also looks at the growing problem of alcohol and drug abuse in the medical profession.
Wed, Dec 21, 1988
America Undercover examines the controversial issues surround organ transplantation. While transplantation can create medical miracles, it also comes with a high financial and emotional price where doctors must decide who will live and who will die and grieving families must make the difficult decision whether to donate a love one's organs.
Thu, Jul 6, 1989
America Undercover looks at three families that he been shattered by schizophrenia. It looks at a 35-year-old former Latin scholar Bob who is committed to a small group home by his parent, 27-year-old Missy who lives in a halfway house in California, and 28-year-old Steven who lives in a psychiatric hospital in New York.
Tue, Jul 2, 1991
America Undercover looks at the crime of rape in the United State. It takes an unflinching look at seven cases covered by the Memphis Rape Crisis Center. Victims both young and old talk about their experiences while crisis center investigators attend to their well-being while trying to determine what actually happened.
Wed, Sep 11, 1991
America Undercover follows the story of Gary Smith who wants to talk face-to-face with the 20-year-old man who nearly killed him Tommy Brown. Smith seeks to understand why a Brown a total stranger with no motive attacked and almost killed him with a baseball bat on a busy high school playground.
Tue, Mar 10, 1992
America Undercover goes to California to offer an inside look into Patton State Hospital. It focuses on the daily activities of five inmates of the facility who have been judged criminally insane and examines the treatment and care that they receive from doctors and hospital administrators.
Top-rated
Tue, Apr 7, 1992
Richard Kuklinski was a devoted husband, loving father--and ruthless killer of over 100 people. You'll meet him in this powerful documentary that features one of the most vivid and disturbing interviews ever recorded--taped behind the walls of the prison where Kuklinski is serving two consecutive life sentences for multiple homicide.
Tue, May 5, 1992
This documentary walks viewers through the history of abortion in America from the beginning up to the date of filming, 1992. This unbiased piece shows all sides of the issue including women telling their story; a back alley abortion, a friend who helped another friend with an unwanted pregnancy, a adoption, and the child of an unwanted pregnancy. Filming of the procedure is included, I do not recommend this for those under 17.
Tue, Jun 16, 1992
America Undercover follows TV news producer Charles C. Stuart as he attempts to discover the motive behind his mother's murder. Emily Stuart was a divorced mother of two who was stabbed five times in the back while living in her house in Princeton. Charles talks to friends of his mother and examines the theories behind the case.
Mon, Aug 17, 1992
America Undercover looks at what people do to stave off the aging process. It examines spa treatments in Germany talks to those who advocate the use of vitamins and nutrient supplements. It also looks at diet specialists, plastic surgeons, and the possibility of cryogenic suspension.
Tue, Mar 9, 1993
America Undercover interviews five former Mafia insiders about their lives of crime and discusses with them the events that led them to become informants. Interviews subjects include Dominick "Big Dom" Lofaro, Joseph "Joe Dogs" Ianuzzi, Giacomo "Fat Jackie" Dinorscio, Thomas "Tommy Del" Delgiorno and "Brother" Frank Minucci.
Tue, Aug 10, 1993
Three gay men and a lesbian couple speak about their lives: a New York City police officer, Michael Callen of The Flirtations, a client of an "ex-gay" ministry, and a lesbian couple leading a gay/lesbian youth group. The episode ends with footage of most of them at the 1993 March on Washington.
Mon, Oct 11, 1993
America Undercover goes to a rundown neighborhood of Philadelphia to talk to the students, teachers, and administrators of M. Hall Stanton Elementary School. The teachers and administrators discuss the problems facing the students many of whom are black and from homes distressed by poverty.
Tue, Dec 14, 1993
America Undercover examines the video revolution that has put an estimated 40 million camcorders in the hands of private citizens globally. It looks at a dying father videotaping himself for his unborn son, cameramen documenting life on the Gaza Strip, and hidden videos that record assault and abuse. It also looks at how tabloid journalism uses video for more salacious purposes.
Top-rated
Mon, Jan 17, 1994
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.'
Top-rated
Mon, Jul 11, 1994
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.
Tue, Aug 2, 1994
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.