American Experience · SEASON 30

The Island Murder

Episode 5 · 2018-04-17

★ 3.2
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Episode overview

In the summer 1931, Honolulu's tropical tranquility was shattered when a young Navy wife made a drastic allegation of rape against five nonwhite islanders. What unfolded in the following days and weeks was a racially-charged murder case that would make headlines across the nation, enrage Hawai'i's native population, and galvanize the island's law enforcers and the nation's social elite.

55 minutes

Season 30 episodes

1. Into the Amazon2018-01-09 2. The Secret of Tuxedo Park2018-01-16 3. The Gilded Age2018-02-06 4. The Bombing of Wall Street2018-02-13 5. The Island Murder2018-04-17 6. The Chinese Exclusion Act2018-05-29 7. The Circus (1)2018-10-08 8. The Circus (2)2018-10-09 9. The Eugenics Crusade2018-10-16