When an innocent Rhode Island police officer was convicted of murder, he had no idea that his salvation would lie, not in DNA or the court system, but in the conscience of a man he'd never met.

A man is imprisoned for rape and murder based on the testimony of a 6-year-old girl.

The shocking story of how two young boys were led to kill their father, and the unique way that the State of Florida delivered justice in the case.

A look at the sensational case of Diane Whipple, who was mauled to death by her neighbors' dog. When the judge threw out the 2nd-degree murder conviction of one of the dogs' owners, questions were raised about how fair American justice can be when a case receives intense media coverage.

The small town of Waurika, Okla. is rocked by the sexual assault and murder of a 16 year old girl at the hands of three of her acquaintances. American Justice examines the case with interviews from her mother and one of the accused.

Kathleen Bush earned the nation's sympathy and admiration as she struggled to care for her grievously sick child. 8 year-old Jennifer was afflicted, her mother claimed, with a variety of complaints, including a rare intestinal condition that had required over 200 hospital stays and nearly 40 surgeries.