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Barbara Walters Presents American Scandals

For the first time, TV legend Barbara Walters takes the viewer inside some of her biggest stories with new interviews and bombshell revelations. In this series, new details about the crimes committed by Jean Harris, Jim Bakker, Mark David Chapman and others are revealed by the people closest to them. Barbara shares what drew her to the stories and what the consequences were in telling them.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - JonBenet Ramsey: Inside the Mystery
    November 1, 2015
    44min
    TV-14
    When six-year-old JonBen�t Ramsey turned up dead, her parents are the only suspects. After one of our country's most exhaustive investigations, the Ramsey's are cleared of the crime. 19 years later, Barbara re-interviews her father, John Ramsey.#NotoriousHeadlines
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  2. S1 E2 - O.J. Simpson: Kato Speaks
    November 8, 2015
    44min
    TV-14
    In one of the most famous murder stories of all time, Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman were stabbed to death. The evidence pointed to Nicole's ex-husband O.J. Simpson but the jury found him not guilty. 20 years later, Barbara talks with Kato Kaelin again.
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  3. S1 E3 - Jean Harris: The Headmistress Murder
    November 15, 2015
    44min
    TV-14
    Barbara Walters gets more than she bargained for covering the Jean Harris murder case. Celebrity diet doctor Herman Tarnower is killed and his lover is charged with the crime. Barbara risks her career trying to uncover what really happened.
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  4. S1 E4 - Menendez Brothers: The Bad Sons
    November 23, 2015
    44min
    TV-14
    Why did Erik and Lyle Menendez murder their parents? Barbara shares exclusive details about the case, along with never before seen letters from Erik. And she uncovers a bombshell: a childhood message that could possibly grant the brothers a new trial.
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  5. S1 E5 - Kimberly Mays: Switched at Birth
    November 29, 2015
    44min
    TV-14
    Two baby girls are switched at birth and sent home to the wrong families. One mother suspects foul play, and a high stakes custody battle ensues. Barbara searches for one of the girls, now grown, whose life has taken a completely unexpected turn.
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  6. S1 E6 - Mark David Chapman: The Man Who Shot Lennon
    December 6, 2015
    44min
    TV-14
    Music legend John Lennon is murdered in cold blood in front of his New York City apartment. Barbara Walters interviews his killer, Mark David Chapman, and reveals new details about the crime in the first ever TV interview with Chapman's wife, Gloria.
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  7. S1 E7 - Jim Bakker: Fall From Grace
    December 13, 2015
    44min
    TV-14
    Jim Bakker finds fame and fortune as a televangelist but a sexual affair and financial scandal cause him to lose everything. Barbara Walters talks to Bakker's family and discovers the surprising truth about what Bakker is up to now.
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  8. S1 E8 - Mary Kay Letourneau: Forbidden Love
    December 20, 2015
    44min
    TV-14
    Barbara Walters revisits the most notorious teacher student sex scandal. Mary Kay Letourneau has an affair with her sixth grade student Vili Fualaau. Barbara has a no holds barred interview with the two about their life together with their two daughters.
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  9. S1 E9 - Robert Blake: A Hollywood Hit
    December 27, 2015
    44min
    TV-14
    Actor Robert Blake discovers his wife Bonnie Bakley murdered. All roads lead to Blake as the killer yet he's found not guilty. Bakley's daughter Holly Gawron tells us why she thinks Robert Blake killed her mother and how she thinks he got away with it.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Producers
Emily WynnPeri MuldofskyStephanie MendezLauren FultonJohn R. GreenDiana Sperrazza
Starring
Barbara WaltersMary Kay LetourneauKato Kaelin
Studio
Investigation Discovery
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