Crimes of the Century examines the case of Amanda Knox an American exchange student living in Perugia who was arrested and accused of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher. Knox is initially found guilty of the crime, but her argue that she is the victim of a out-of-control prosecutor and press.

One of the worst debacles in law enforcement history: an inferno in Waco, Texas killed 80 people, including four Federal agents.

Ted Kaczynski, "The Unabomber," engaged in a nationwide bombing campaign planting or mailing 16 home-made bombs to unsuspecting victims.