Rape. Murder. Drug dealing. Political corruption. Crime in the streets and crime in the suites. In this program we explore every sordid vice— from the rampage of a sexual psychopath in Los Angeles to the blood feuds and multi-million dollar machinations of the Mafia in Sicily, Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Along the way—on this tour of the underworld— we see the life and death risks and investigative journalist must take; we question the competence of psychiatrists in the courtroom; and we ponder the disturbing links between mobsters and politicians. And of course, we question our own motivations: we sensationalize crime, glorify the killer, indulge the voyeur, hesitate to challenge the criminally powerful? Perhaps. But all three of these documentaries break new ground and show that public television is dealing with crime in a most imaginative and truthful way.
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