The FBI Files

Season 5

TV-PG
The FBI Files is an American television docudrama series. Each episode describes actual FBI cases which include murder, narcotics, bank robberies, kidnappings, etc. These are portrayed through dramatic reenactments and interviews with agents and forensic scientists who worked on the investigations.

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18 Episodes

  • Price of Greed
    E1
    Price of GreedThe 1997 Los Angeles Dunbar Armored robbery, the largest cash heist in United States history. Six masked robbers stole $18.9 million.
  • Caught in the Act
    E2
    Caught in the ActIn July 1996, two men entered a pawnshop in Birmingham, Alabama, and callously murdered the employees. Unbeknownst to the killers, a video surveillance camera recorded the incident. The FBI released images of the crime to the media and agents were quickly able to identify the perpetrators. Now authorities had to find two cold-blooded killers who knew that they were being pursued.
  • In Pursuit
    E3
    In PursuitA Nebraska sheriff's deputy sees a man wanted for firearms violations and tries to arrest him. But the man begins shooting, leading to a high-speed pursuit and wounded cops. The FBI helps track the man across state lines
  • High Stakes
    E4
    High StakesAfter abducting and assaulting a girl at a bus stop, Maghfoor Mansoor was on the run from police and the FBI. From Vegas to Atlantic City, Mansoor left a trail of theft and violence until he was cornered in a hotel lobby.
  • Home Invaders
    E5
    Home InvadersOn June 19, 1985, convicted bank robber Terry Conner and his partner-in-crime, Joseph Dougherty, escaped on their way to Dougherty's trial. In September, the fugitives used Conner's old m.o. to make the biggest bank robbery in Wisconsin history.
  • Tracks of a Killer
    E6
    Tracks of a KillerThe hunt for serial killer Angel Resendiz, also known as the "Railroad Killer."
  • Lawless
    E7
    LawlessThe 1987 murder of Boston Police Department officer Roy Joseph Sergei and the resulting joint FBI – BPD – Mexican Federal Police search for professional bank robber Ted Otsuki.
  • Cruel Revenge
    E8
    Cruel RevengeIn August 1984, the son of a successful real estate developer was kidnapped in Miami. After the father received a $3 million ransom demand from a self-proclaimed terrorist, the FBI became involved and agents began to suspect a pair of Colombian nationals with a known grudge against the businessman's family.
  • Held Hostage
    E9
    Held HostageThree Black men take Amy Shaw's family hostage at her parents SC home. Jeburk forces Amy to return to the bank were she worked in GA and break into the vault.
  • The Initiation
    E10
    The InitiationThree men murder an innocent man as part of an initiation into a Cleveland Ohio biker gang.
  • Dark Woods
    E11
    Dark WoodsAgents search for a young girl who was kidnapped while on a family camping trip, and hope the culprit's repeated calls to the child's mother can lead them to an arrest.
  • Domestic Terror
    E12
    Domestic TerrorDomestic terrorism is an especially vivid threat to Americans; the FBI has created specialized teams to root out and dismantle terrorist operations, and put away those criminals whose secretive, leaderless cells are well armed and very dangerous.
  • Fatal Friendship
    E13
    Fatal FriendshipIn August 1992, a man returned to his Memphis home and discovered that his wife was missing. The husband, his friends, family and neighbors began to receive ransom calls. Authorities noticed that one neighbor seemed to have a rapport with the kidnapper and began to question his level of involvement, knowing that he could be their only link to the missing woman.
  • Death Pact
    E14
    Death PactAfter a string of bank robberies in Illinois, Chicago, the FBI began to suspect that a police officer was responsible for the crimes. With the holdups becoming increasingly violent, authorities set out to capture the dangerous killer.
  • Broken Trust
    E15
    Broken TrustIn 1988, a criminal confessed that two prominent community members hired him to murder a South Carolina farmer. Police and FBI agents arrested a wealthy businessman and later learned that, even behind bars, he had the power to corrupt and kill.
  • Criminal Enterprise
    E16
    Criminal EnterpriseIn 1993, a robber surprised unsuspecting customers by dropping through the roof of a California bank. A local resident led police and FBI agents to the perpetrator. However, they learned that he had also masterminded a kidnapping – and had a hostage.
  • Fateful Crossing
    E17
    Fateful CrossingIn January 1984, a U.S. Customs officer disappeared from his post near the Del Rio, Texas border crossing, prompting local police to search for four Latin American suspects. The following day, the official was found dead. Local police and the FBI continued searching for the suspects, prepared for a confrontation with desperate criminals.
  • Deadly Influence
    E18
    Deadly InfluenceThrough re-enactments of high profile cases involving the FBI, the show reveals how agents solve these crimes behind the scene. The show producers work with FBI special agents and examiners in high tech crime labs to portrait each case accurately. You will learn how the FBI protects the lives of Americans and brings the most notorious criminals to justice.

 

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