About this season
A cinematic documentary series that explores the rise and fall of some of the most nefarious and notorious criminals brought to justice by the United States government. From thugs to lethal beauties, outlaws to kingpins, each episode profiles these gangsters and reveals their sinister motives, transgressions and the circumstances that eventually led to their downfall.
Episodes (10)
1. Juan Ramon Matta Ballesteros
Aired 29 March 2016 • 44 min
By connecting the Mexican and Colombian drug cartels, Juan Ramon Ballesteros became one of the most powerful drug lords south of the border.
2. Dustin Honken
Aired 29 March 2016 • 44 min
Dustin Honken was a chemist who made and sold a deadly concoction of crystal methamphetamine.
3. James Spencer Springette
Aired 29 March 2016 • 44 min
How James Spencer Springette went from selling juice to tourists to distributing cocaine.
4. Ludwig Fainberg
Aired 29 March 2016 • 44 min
Ludwig Tarzan Fainberg was a middleman between the Russian Mafiya and the Medellin Cartel in Colombia, selling Cold War vessels.
5. Demetrius & Terry Flenory
Aired 29 March 2016 • 44 min
The patriarchs of the Black Mafia Family controlled one of the largest cocaine distribution gangs.
6. Alex Rudjaj
Aired 29 March 2016 • 44 min
Albanian immigrant Alex Rudaj muscle in on Italian Mafia territory and turned his gang into a sixth family of organized crime.
7. Best Friends Gang
Aired 29 March 2016 • 44 min
In 1986 Detroit, Demetrius Holloway rose to become one of Detroit's most notorious drug kingpins.
8. Rances Ulices Amaya
Aired 29 March 2016 • 44 min
An in-depth look at the leader of a sex trafficking enterprise, Rances Ulices Amaya and how his victims fought back.
9. Mery Valencia
Aired 29 March 2016 • 44 min
A look at one of the few women to rise up the ranks of the dangerous Cali Cartel, Mery Valencia.
10. Cheng Chui Ping
Aired 22 March 2016 • 44 min
An in-depth look at Cheng Chui Ping, the woman who was involved in human trafficking for over 20 years.