Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice

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Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice is an American crime TV series that examines real-life cases of crime, passion, and greed involving privileged or famous people. The episodes are shown on truTV (formerly Court TV) and on Star TV in Canada. The host of the show is Dominick Dunne. The series started in 2002.

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[edit] Crime cases

The show is one of Court TV's most-watched shows ever[citation needed]. It has covered cases and convictions such as:

[edit] List of episodes

  • “Gone with the Wind” , “A Marriage of Inconvenience” - The murder of Lita McClinton. A decade after her death the hitman points to her husband, James Sullivan, as the instigator.
  • “Deception in Dallas” - The 1983 murder of Rozanne Gailiunas is explored.
  • “Mystery in the Mountains” – Several years after the murder of Bonnie Hood her alleged killer, Bruce Beauchamps, is found dead in his home.
  • “Shootout in Bel-Air” – Ricky Kyle is accused of having killed his father Henry Harrison Kyle.
  • ”The Trophy Wife and the Tennis Pro” – The murder of Werner Hartmann, the “Stereo King of Chicago".
  • ”Deadly Designs” - Gianni Versace’s death at the hands of Andrew Cunanan.
  • ”The Starlet and the Skier” - Spider Sabitch is fatally shot by Claudine Longet.
  • “A Scandal in Hunt County” – The death of Roberto Villegas at the hands of Susan Cummings.
  • “Miami Vices” – The conspiracy of Joyce McDillon to have her husband, Stan Cohen (Miami), killed.
  • “Unbridled Greed” – The conviction of J.T. Lundy for fraud, bribery, and conspiracy.
  • “Billionaire Boys Club” – Joe Hunt and his failing investment club, the "Billionaire Boys Club."
  • “Mystery in the Hamptons” – The murder Diane Pikul and the death of her husband Joseph Pikul.
  • “Maternal Instinct” – The lover of Dean MacGuigan of the Du Pont family is murdered in Las Vegas.
  • “Gentlemen's Agreement” – A. Alfred Taubman is convicted to fix commissions after buying Sotheby's.
  • “Brothers in Arms” - The story of Lyle and Erik Menendez.
  • “What the Butler Saw” – Why Paul Burrell, the butler of Princess Diana, was not persecuted for theft.
  • “Run from Justice” – The flight of Alex Kelly of Connecticut from the justice system after a rape.
  • “Sweet Seduction” – Richard Bailey is found guilty of conspiring to kill Helen Brach, heir to the Brach's candy fortune.
  • “The Waitress and the Millionaire” - The death of Stephen Beard leads to the arrest of his wife, a 32-yr-old former Country Club Waitress, and her lover.
  • “Mystery in the Caribbean” – The corpse of Lois McMillen is found on the shore of Tortola.
  • “Oil, Money and Mystery” – T. Cullen Davis is accused to murder the lover of his estranged wife, Priscilla, and her daughter.
  • “Evil Deeds”- Andrew Luster, the great grandson of Max Factor, Sr. forfeits bail and disappears from justice. He was eventually found by bounty hunter Duane Chapman.
  • “Tailspin” - Dana Ewell is accused of killing his parents for money.
  • “Blood Money” – The murder of the tobacco heiress Margaret Benson and two of her children.
  • “Island Obsession” – The corpse of Dale Pike leads investigators to Enrico Forti who may have been attempting to defraud his father.
  • ”Martha Stewart on Trial” – The Martha Stewart insider trading scandal.
  • ”A Deadly Campaign” – Ruthann Aron, a candidate for Maryland's US Senate seat in 1994, is accused to order a hits on a competitor and on her husband.
  • ”Freefall” – Andrew C. Thornton II and his friends become drug runners in Kentucky.
  • ”The Heiress and the Hitman” - The murder of Jeanne Tovrea leads to accusations of involvement by her stepson, Ed "Hap" Tovrea.
  • "Family Secrets" - The search for the murderer of the Salt Lake City millionaire, Franklin Bradshaw.
  • "Murder, He Wrote" - The "accidental" death of Kathleen Peterson, wife of author and politician Michael Peterson, is investigated.
  • "The Two Mrs. Woodwards" - Ann Woodward kills her husband in the night thinking it was a prowler. It is the background story of Dunne's novel "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles."
  • "Crime of Fashion" - Maurizio Gucci's murder in Milan reveals background struggles in a family empire.
  • "Death of a Beauty King " - There are many suspects when Dean Milo from Ohio is killed.
  • "What Price Murder?" - Joel Sandler fom Philadelphia hires a hitman to kill his wife Linda.
  • "Mystery in the Mansion" - The mysteroius death of Minnesota's wealthiest woman, Elizabeth Congdon.
  • "Rich Man, Poor Man" - Ted Ammon's death on Long Island is linked to his estranged wife Generosa Rand and her lover, Danny Pelosi.
  • "Doctor of Deceit" - Doctor Robert Bierenbaum claims that his wife has disappeared, but justice eventually prevails.
  • "Biloxi Confidential" - The activities of the Mayor of Biloxi and the Dixie Mafia.
  • "The Candy Scandal" - Defense attorney Percy Foreman gets Candy Mossler and her boyfriend off the hook when they are accused of the murder of her millionaire husband, Jacques Mossler.
  • "Over the Edge" - Peter Bergna from Lake Tahoe is the suspect in a car crash that he survived but not Rinette Bergna.
  • "Family Betrayal" - On the disappearance of the daughter of a wealthy lawyer from Nashville.
  • "Family Plot" - Texan millionaire Jack Koslow and his socialite wife Caren Courtney are victims of an assassination plot by his daughter Kristi.
  • "Cape Fear" - The murder of Christa Worthington in Truro, Massachusetts.

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