Celebrity Crime Files — Season 3
Real stories beyond the headlines.
About this season
Diving deep into the heart of black entertainment's most perplexing mysteries, this investigative series exposes the hidden truths and untold stories behind the controversies that have rocked the African-American celebrity world.
Episodes (10)
1. Chris Lighty
Aired 8 September 2014 • 43 min
The people closest to Chris Lighty explain what happened to him as a victim of foul play leading to his death.
2. Madame Stephanie St. Clair
Aired 15 September 2014 • 43 min
The mysterious life and death of Madame Stephanie St. Clair. The first Lady Gangster of Harlem, the "Numbers Queen". She took on the mob and beat everyone who came against her in a man's world.
3. Jesse Jackson Jr., Ray Nagin & WIlliam Jefferson
Aired 22 September 2014 • 43 min
Men who betrayed the support and trust of their citizenry for their own personal gain as the community suffers.
4. Sam Hurd & Darryl Henley
Aired 29 September 2014 • 43 min
Former NFL football players Sam Hurd and Darryl Henley are charged with serious drug trafficking offenses; Hurd arrested for cocaine and marijuana possession; Henley illegally transports cocaine.
5. James Byrd & Michael Donald
Aired 6 October 2014 • 43 min
Two shocking murders in Texas and Alabama in the last 40 years against blacks; the murder of James Byrd and Michael Donald.
6. Contenders to Offenders
Aired 13 October 2014 • 43 min
Professional boxers that have been imprisoned learn behind bars; Trevor Berbick, Riddick Bowe and Henry Tillman.
7. Martyrs of the Movement
Aired 20 October 2014 • 43 min
Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Medgar Evers: Three iconic men whose names remain legendary in fighting for social justice for African-Americans on the front lines are profiled.
8. Tookie Williams
Aired 27 October 2014 • 43 min
Tookie Williams was convicted of four counts of murder and sentenced to death while maintaining that he did not commit the crimes he was convicted of.
9. Shakir Stewart
Aired 3 November 2014 • 43 min
Oakland native Shakir 'Shake' Stewart signed multi-platinum superstars like Young Jeezy and Rick Ross; also Executive Vice President of Def Jam Records.
10. The Black Panthers
Aired 10 November 2014 • 43 min
The life and crimes of the Black Panther Party's founders Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale and the great Angela Davis.