American Lawmen (2016)
American Lawmen explores the first policing of railroads, the mafia, the Everglades and lawless outposts across America. American Lawmen is the stories of policing seen through the eyes of the brave few who first picked up a badge.
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Episode 1 - Pinkerton and the Race to Save Lincoln
Release Date: 2016-02-17Celebrated P.I. Allan Pinkerton is hired to protect a strategic railroad from attack, but as his investigation unfolds, he uncovers a hidden conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln.
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Episode 2 - Petrosino vs. The Mafia
Release Date: 2016-02-24Turn-of-the-century Little Italy is a dangerous place, but as New York City’s first Italian-American detective, Joe Petrosino is determined to do whatever it takes to protect his people from organized crime.
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Episode 3 - Melvin Purvis: The Gang Buster
Release Date: 2016-03-02During the Great Depression, a violent crime wave is sweeping the nation. And it's up to the FBI's Melvin Purvis to lead a massive manhunt for the most dangerous men in America.
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Episode 4 - Sheriff Baker & the Everglades Blood Feud
Release Date: 2016-03-09The Everglades are home to bank robbers, rumrunners, and cold-blooded killers. And Sheriff Bob Baker is determined to take down one of the most infamous and deadly gangs in Florida’s history.
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Episode 5 - Dallas Stoudenmire: Hero of Hell Paso Wed
Release Date: 2016-03-16Lawlessness runs rampant in a notorious Texas outpost and it's up to legendary lawman Dallas Stoudenmire to tame the town known as 'Hell' Paso.
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Episode 6 - Jelly Bryce: The Perfect Shot
Release Date: 2016-03-23With outlaws firing machine guns in the streets of Oklahoma City, sharpshooting legend Delf 'Jelly' Bryce is on a collision course with some of the most violent men in America.
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Episode 7 - Tom Smith: The Two-Fisted Marshal of Abilene
Release Date: 2016-03-30Using his fists instead of a pistol, professional boxer turned frontier lawman Tom Smith is determined to clean up 'Hell on Earth'. This is the little known story of one of the greatest lawmen of the Wild West.
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Episode 8 - Thomas Tunney: The Spies of New York
Release Date: 2016-04-06A New York City cop uncovers a German terrorist cell operating on American soil during World War I and fights to stop them before it's too late.