About this season
"American Gangster" chronicles the life and times of some of Black America’s most notorious crime figures. The show will explore without glorifying, and investigate without celebrating these criminal-minded men and women. Each episode will blend news footage, photographs and interviews in a compelling, magazine-style format.
Episodes (10)
1. Larry Davis
Aired 23 October 2008
2. Monster Kody
Aired 30 October 2008
3. Midget Molley
Aired 6 November 2008
4. Cornell Jones
Aired 13 November 2008
5. J. Edgar Hoover
Aired 20 November 2008
6. Guy Fisher
Aired 4 December 2008
7. Willie Lloyd
Aired 11 December 2008
8. The Shower Posse
Aired 11 December 2008
9. Romper Room Gang
Aired 15 January 2009
This group of notorious homegrown bank robbers, from the troubled Bay Area suburb of Vallejo, robbed dozens of banks in that area in the mid-'90s.
10. Mutulu Shakur
Aired 22 January 2009
This group of notorious homegrown bank robbers, from the troubled Bay Area suburb of Vallejo, robbed dozens of banks in that area in the mid-'90s.