Season 2

27 episodes · 1997

Recent events such as Ruby Ridge and the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta have tarnished the FBI's once-sterling image.

Modern forensics helps solve crimes; O.J. Simpson's attorney Peter Neufeld.

In 1970, an oxygen tank ruptured on the Apollo 13 command module, leaving three astronauts struggling to return to Earth.

Police brutality in the Rodney King case and the riot following the verdict.

A Soviet military plane shoots down one civilian jet, and a bomb planted by terrorists explodes another.

Popularity and political power of televangelists; Jerry Falwell; Pat Robertson; Jimmy Swaggart and Oral Roberts.

Interviews and underwater footage of volcanic eruptions help explain the role volcanoes play in building continents.

The role of women in the military, including their history and their recent struggles within the male-oriented institution.

News anchors and correspondents look back at the devastating 1993 flood of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

Footage helps chronicle mass murders committed since 1966 and profiles those who were responsible.

A history of corruption in police work that includes profiles of several rogue officers who have committed heinous crimes.

Edward R. Murrow flies into the eye of a 1954 storm; hurricanes Hugo, Andrew; tracking hurricanes.

People who have been found guilty and imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit.

The debate surrounding capital punishment has become a metaphor for crime and violence in the United States.

The bloody inmate uprising at Attica State Prison that ended in the deaths of 47 prisoners and guards.

Host Mike Wallace chronicles the history of the Central Intelligence Agency, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1996.

The history of legal gaming, including the 18th-century scandals that brought it to an abrupt end and its resurgence in today's society.

Despite advances in modern medicine, viral infections continue to be a potent threat to society.

Political scandals include Wilbur Mills, Gary Hart, Bernard Goldfine and Bobby Baker.

An account of the 1950 U.N. peacekeeping mission in Korea, which escalated into a bloody war that claimed 54,000 American lives.

Top investigators explain the search for answers that followed the crashes of two 737s.

How the controversy between man and nature could affect America's national parks.

The Brink's heist, the D.B. Cooper case and other famous cases highlight an exploration of modern capers and how they are evolving.

The influence of TV violence; developing a TV ratings system.

Original news footage recounts the stories of Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy, two of the most notorious serial killers of the 20th century.

Criminologist James Fox analyzes the rise in youth crime.

How one American soldier's attitudes evolved with the changing U.S. policy in Vietnam.