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Court TV to Present Crime Against America -- the Investigation, a Special to Focus On the Criminal and Forensic Investigation Following Last Week's Attacks, Produced With ABC News.


Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2001

The System Documentary, Part of the Network's Ongoing

Coverage of the Assault on America, to Air on Court TV

September 25 at 10:00 PM ET/PT

When terrorists aboard four hijacked planes unleashed a devastating dev·as·tate  
tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates
1. To lay waste; destroy.

2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.
 morning of terror on September 11, it shocked the country and the world.

Within minutes, the widest ranging and most intense criminal and forensic investigation in history was underway. As part of the network's ongoing coverage of the attacks and their aftermath, Court TV is joining forces with ABC News
This article is about the American news organization. See also ABC News (disambiguation)


ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin.
 to produce Crime Against America -- The Investigation, a one-hour special installment of Court TV's signature documentary series, The System, on Tuesday, September 25th at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

The hour-long special report, hosted by Court TV Executive Editor, Legal News Specials, Catherine Crier Catherine Jean Crier (born November 6, 1954) was an American television anchor for the Court TV program, Catherine Crier Live, a daily show concerning legal news stories. The show was cancelled on April 27, 2007, after a seven-year run. , will examine the chronology chronology,
n the arrangement of events in a time sequence, usually from the beginning to the end of an event.
 of the fast-moving hunt for the hijackers and their terror network from Florida to Maine, Boston and Newark. Through ABC News footage, exclusive new interviews with forensic and terrorism experts, and commentary from ABC News Investigative Correspondents John Miller and Brian Ross

For other people named Brian Ross, see Brian Ross (disambiguation).


Brian Ross (born September 4, 1944 in Ballston Spa, New York) is a racecar driver. He won Rookie of the Year honors in the Auto Racing Club of America in 2000.
, the special will provide one of the most timely and comprehensive pictures of law enforcement authorities grappling with the unthinkable. Veteran ABC News correspondent Tom Jarriel will narrate.

"At Court TV, we regularly focus on criminal investigations and issues concerning our justice system with such series as Forensic Files Forensic Files is a documentary style show which reveals how forensics and science are used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and even outbreaks of illness. ," noted Art Bell, executive vice president, programming and marketing, Court TV. "With Crime Against America -- The Investigation, we wanted to combine our unique experience and expertise in this area with the extraordinary resources of ABC News, to put this story in perspective for our audience."

Immediately following the events of Tuesday, September 11, and continuing through the week, Court TV suspended its regular daytime trial coverage to cover the breaking news story. Catherine Crier will continue to track the unfolding events, both on her show, Catherine Crier Live, and in afternoon hourly Newsbreaks. In addition, Courttv.com is covering ongoing developments with original reporting and extensive background documents, many of which can be found on its Web sites courttv.com and thesmokinggun.com.

Crime Against America -- The Investigation is being produced by ABC News Productions for Court TV. For ABC News Productions, Lisa Zeff is the executive producer. Alan Goldberg and Marty Spanninger are senior producers. For Court TV, Ed Hersh and Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie  
adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots
1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty.

2. Excellent.
 Dry are the executive producers.

Court TV (www.courttv.com or AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services.  Keyword: Court TV), a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system The term American System can mean one of the following:
  • American system of manufacturing, for a system of manufacturing developed in America.
  • American System (economic plan), for the program of Henry Clay and the Whig Party.
 of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. As the destination for programming that focuses on justice and criminal investigation, Court TV broadcasts trials by day and compelling stories of the criminal justice system in the evening. A service of AOL Time Warner and Liberty Media Corp., Court TV has over 63 million subscribers, and expects to reach 65 million by early 2002.
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