American Criminal - Airship

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Vintage Halloween Horrors | The Trick or Treat Murder | 1 Oct 06, 2026

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On Halloween night, 1957, Peter Fabiano is gunned down by one final trick-or-treater. Or so it seems.

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American Criminal Season 28 - Halloween Horrors: The San Francisco Witch Killers Oct 01, 2026

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In 1647, Alse Young became the first person executed for the crime of witchcraft in the American colonies. Unfortunately, she wouldn’t be the last. As the 17th century progressed, ignorance, fear, and religious fervor led to the persecution and deaths of innocent men and women. Thankfully, society evolved.

But in the 1980s, there were at least two people who were very afraid of witches. And they thought our ancestors had the right idea: kill them all.

This Halloween on American Criminal: the story of a husband and wife who decided it was their job to rid the world of witches one by one.

Don’t miss the latest season of American Criminal – The San Francisco Witch Killers, beginning October 22nd.

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Serial Killer: Richard Rogers | A Mutilated Body | 2 Oct 01, 2026

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Having been acquitted of murdering his roommate Frederic Spencer, Richard Rogers moves to New York City, where he studies nursing and gets a job at Mount Sinai Hospital. But while most nurses dedicate their lives to taking care of others, Richard is that rare creature: an angel of death. Only he doesn't kill his patients. He targets men he meets at Manhattan's gay bars. It's also possible that he's responsible for at least one unsolved murder.

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Serial Killer: Richard Rogers | The First Kill | 1 Sep 24, 2026

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Between 1991 and 1993, New York City was home to an active serial killer: Richard Rogers. But his first kill came long before he made it to the Big Apple. In 1973, University of Maine student Frederic Spencer was found beaten and strangled to death near a forest outside of Orono. Richard readily admitted to killing his roommate, but he had every certainty he'd get away with it.

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Nicky Barnes: Mr Untouchable | A Fair Fight | 2 Sep 21, 2026

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Fresh out of his stint in Green Haven State Prison, Nicky Barnes gets to work rebuilding his drug business. He takes the advice of Matty Madonna, and models his growing empire on the structures of the Five Families of the American Mafia. But his rapid success puts a huge target on his back, and he won't be able to stay ahead of the law forever.

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Case File | Mafia Cops Sep 17, 2026

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There's corruption, and then there's corruption.Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito rise through the ranks of the NYPD while secretly working for the Mafia. Protected by their reputations and a culture where cops protect cops, the two men think they’re untouchable—until a small team of honest investigators comes together to take them down.

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American Criminal Season 27 - Serial Killer: Richard Rogers Sep 10, 2026

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In the early ‘90s, someone was taking men home from Manhattan’s gay bars, killing them, and mutilating their bodies. As pieces of victims turned up outside the city, panic set in for a community already in turmoil.

Could authorities catch the killer before he struck again? Or would he always be one step ahead?

They called him the ‘Last Call Killer,’ and as investigators finally started to put together the pieces, they wondered if New York City was his only hunting ground…

This season on American Criminal: the killer who terrorized New York City, the men who fell prey to him, and the outside forces who teamed up to bring him down.

Don’t miss the new season of American Criminal – Serial Killer: Richard Rogers beginning September 24th.

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Nicky Barnes: Mr Untouchable | The Rest of the Story | 5 Sep 10, 2026

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Jeremy and Joel get together for a casual and illuminating conversation about the complicated world of Nicky Barnes, the legacy he left behind, and the many stories that didn't fit into our full series.

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Nicky Barnes: Mr Untouchable | Cold, Calculated Revenge | 4 Sep 03, 2026

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When a low-level grunt in the Council's orbit gets picked up for running a telephone scam, he offers to help the feds get to Nicky Barnes. And over a period of months, he does just that. But Nicky's mighty tumble isn't what upsets him the most, its the betrayals that come after that make him angry. And before long, he decides he wants revenge on the partners who've taken him for granted all this time.

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Nicky Barnes: Mr Untouchable | The Council | 3 Aug 27, 2026

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In 1972, Nicky Barnes assembles "The Council" -- a Mafia-inspired syndicate of Black heroin dealers. They establish a partnership with supplier Matty Madonna, and quickly flood the streets of New York with their product. And although investigators will continue trying to bring Nicky down, he'll prove a tricky man to prosecute, earning him the nickname "Mr Untouchable."

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