Celebrity Crime Files
S03:E01 - Shakir Stewart
Def Jam executive Shakir “Shake” Stewart rises from Oakland to music-industry power, signing Young Jeezy and Rick Ross before his tragic suicide.
S03:E02 - Lady Gangster
Martinique-born Stephanie St. Clair became Harlem’s 'Madam Queen,' battling Dutch Schultz, exposing police corruption and employing Bumpy Johnson.
S03:E03 - Tookie Williams
Crips co-founder Stanley 'Tookie' Williams rises to power in South Los Angeles before addiction, murder convictions and death row reshape his legacy.
S03:E04 - Chris Lighty
Violator co-founder Chris Lighty manages stars like 50 Cent and Mariah Carey, but his success is overshadowed by street violence and a disputed death.
S03:E05 - Contenders to Offenders
Prison becomes an unlikely boxing school for Sonny Liston, Bernard Hopkins and Dwight Muhammad Qawi, who rose from behind bars to world titles.
S03:E06 - Touchdown to Lockdown
Three NFL players risked careers and millions to traffic drugs, trading touchdowns and fame for prison time in cautionary tales of greed.
S03:E07 - Elected to Lead
When Black elected officials abuse their power for personal gain, they betray the communities that fought to see them represented in office.
S03:E08 - Black Panthers
Founded in Oakland in 1966, the Black Panther Party empowered Black communities, battled police and became a prime FBI target during a turbulent era.
S03:E09 - Civil Rights
Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers became icons of the civil rights movement before their assassinations galvanized a nation.
S03:E10 - Hate Crimes
Despite the end of Jim Crow, two shocking murders in Texas and Alabama expose the enduring threat of racist violence against Black Americans.