List of The FBI Files episodes

Here follows a list of episodes from the Discovery Channel crime documentary The FBI Files, which premiered October 20, 1998 and cancelled on March 24, 2006.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale	DVD Release
	1	13	October 20, 1998	February 23, 1999	January 6, 2009
	2	18	September 28, 1999	May 30, 2000	April 21, 2009
	3	18	September 12, 2000	September 18, 2001	June 19, 2009
	4	18	October 2, 2001	May 2002	September 15, 2009
	5	18	January 30, 2002	May 27, 2003	February 6, 2015
	6	20	September 20, 2003	May 7, 2004	February 6, 2015
	7	18	September 2004	March 24, 2006	January 29, 2015

Season 1 (1998–99)

#	Title	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Production Code
1 (1)	"Polly Klaas: Kidnapped"	Stuart Taylor	Richard Roughton	October 20, 1998	101
The 1993 kidnapping and murder of Polly Klaas, the case that lead California to adopt Washington State’s "3-strikes-you’re-out" law.
2 (2)	"Above the Law"	Robert H. Gardner	Lori Nelson	November 3, 1998	102
Former California Highway Patrol officer George Gwaltney, and his 1984 conviction in federal court for the 1982 rape and murder of Robin Bishop.
3 (3)	"Human Prey"	Joe Wiecha	Tim Baney	November 10, 1998	103
The search for Ohio serial sniper Thomas Dillon.
4 (4)	"Death in Alaska"	Stuart Taylor	Karen Gilmour	November 17, 1998	104
The Kirby Anthoney case, one of the first cases of DNA and forensic evidence being successfully used in a criminal investigation in the United States.
5 (5)	"Deadly Paradise"	Robert H. Gardner	Dean Love & Patrick Prentice	December 1, 1998	105
The 1974 murders of San Diego millionaires Mac and Muff Graham and the subsequent arrest/conviction of Buck Walker, later depicted in And the Sea Will Tell.
6 (6)	"The Crazy Don"	Stuart Taylor	Karen Gilmour & Howard B. Swartz	December 8, 1998	106
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) investigation of Genovese crime family boss Vincent Gigante, known for pretending to be insane by wandering the streets of New York City wearing only pajamas and a bathrobe.
7 (7)	"Killing Spree"	Joe Wiecha	Lisa Feit	December 29, 1998	107
The 1984 manhunt for serial killer and rapist Bobbie Joe Long.
8 (8)	"Melissa Brannen: Missing"	Jeffery Fine	Lori Nelson	January 19, 1999	108
The 1989 disappearance of Melissa Brannen.
9 (9)	"The Unabomber"	Stuart Taylor	Tim Baney & Howard Swartz	January 26, 1999	109
The Theodore Kaczynski (AKA The Unabomber) case.
10 (10)	"Murdering Cowboy"	Clinton Jay High, Jr.	Lisa Feit & David O'Donnell	February 2, 1999	110
The 1981 killings of two Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers by Claude Dallas, the 11-month manhunt that led to his capture, and Dallas' subsequent escape from prison and re-capture in 1986.
11 (11)	"The World Trade Center Bombing"	Joe Wiecha	Lisa Feit & Howard B. Swartz	February 9, 1999	111
The 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and the subsequent arrests of Ramzi Yousef and other Al-Qaeda conspirators involved in the plot.
12 (12)	"John Gotti: Convicted"	David Haycox	Karen Gilmour & Howard B. Swartz	February 16, 1999	112
The investigation, arrest and eventual conviction of Gambino crime family boss John Gotti (aka The Teflon Don).
13 (13)	"The True Story of Mississippi Burning"	Jeffery Fine	Steven Zorn	February 23, 1999	113
The 1964 lynchings of three Civil Rights Movement activists in rural Mississippi by members of the Ku Klux Klan, later depicted in the film Mississippi Burning.

Season 2 (1999–2000)

#	Title	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Production Code
1 (14)	"A Model Killer"			September 28, 1999	201
The 1984 search for serial killer Christopher Wilder (aka "The Beauty Queen Killer")
2 (15)	"Hired Gun"			October 5, 1999	202
The 1993 murder-for-hire investigation of former Motown Records music producer Lawrence Horn, contract-killer James Perry and the resulting controversy around the book Hit Man.
3 (16)	"Cat and Mouse"		David A. Taylor	October 12, 1999	203
The 1985 search for South Carolina serial killer Larry Gene Bell.
4 (17)	"Cracking the Cartel"	Jeffery Fine	David A. Taylor	October 19, 1999	204
The 1988 search for drug trafficker and killer Genaro Ruiz Camacho.
5 (18)	"A Stranger in Town"	Jeffery Fine		November 2, 1999	205
The FBI investigates when the body of an unidentified young woman turns up on a highway in a small Pennsylvania town.
6 (19)	"Hunter's Game"			November 23, 1999	206
The capture of Alaska serial killer Robert Hansen. This was one of the first cases of criminal investigative analysis being successfully used by the FBI in a criminal investigation in the United States.
7 (20)	"The Dixie Mafia"			December 7, 1999	207
The FBI investigation of the Dixie Mafia, preempted by the 1987 murder-for-hire killings of Mississippi Circuit Court Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife Margaret in Biloxi, Mississippi.
8 (21)	"Shattered Shield"		David A. Taylor	December 14, 1999	208
Investigations of alleged corruption and drug trafficking within the New Orleans Police Department during the 1990s (the 1994 murder of Kim Groves and United States v. Davis et al)
9 (22)	"Blood Brothers"	Jeffery Fine		December 28, 1999	209
The Agofsky brothers and the 1989 Noel, Missouri bank robbery.
10 (23)	"Crime Spree"			January 11, 2000	210
The 1984 manhunt for spree killers Alton Coleman and Debra Denise Brown.
11 (24)	"Family Secrets"	Jeffery Fine		February 1, 2000	211
The December 1994 kidnappings of Joann Katrinak and her 4-month-old son, Alex. This was one of the first cases of DNA being successfully used in a criminal investigation in the United States.
12 (25)	"Master Plan"			March 14, 2000	212
The investigation of alleged Chicago Outfit activities in the Chicago suburb of Willow Springs, Illinois, resulting in the arrests of former Willow Springs police chief Michael J. Corbitt and prominent Chicago attorney Alan Masters for murder and racketeering.
13 (26)	"Firefight"			March 26, 2000	213
The bank-robbery investigation leading to the 1986 FBI Miami shootout, one of the deadliest days in the history of the FBI.
14 (27)	"Killer Abroad"			April 2, 2000	214
The FBI and Austrian Federal Police's investigation of suspected serial killer Jack Unterweger.
15 (28)	"Moving Target"			April 9, 2000	215
The arrest, trial and conviction of white supremacist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin in 1980 – 81.
16 (29)	"Deadly Mission"			May 2, 2000	216
The manhunt for white supremacist Chevie Kehoe.
17 (30)	"Cop Killer"			May 9, 2000	217
The 1995 murders of Prince George's County Police Department officer John Novabilski and FBI Special Agent William H. Christian Jr.
18 (31)	".22 Caliber Killer"			May 30, 2000	218
The Joseph Christopher (aka The .22 Caliber Killer) investigation.

Season 3 (2000–01)

#	Title	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Production Code
1 (32)	"Driven to Kill"			September 12, 2000	301
The case of trucker Robert Rhoades and the murder of Regina Walters.
2 (33)	"Deadly Obsession"			September 19, 2000	302
The 1996 disappearance of Anne Marie Fahey and the subsequent murder investigation of Delaware millionaire Thomas J. Capano.
3 (34)	"First and Kennedy Street Crew"			October 17, 2000	303
The 1994 Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Headquarters shootout.
4 (35)	"Terror in Disguise"			November 21, 2000	304
The four-year manhunt for the Hollywood bank robber in Seattle, Washington.
5 (36)	"Deadly Trail"			November 28, 2000	305
The 1987 manhunt for serial killer Darren Dee O'Neall.
6 (37)	"The Predator"			December 2000	306
The case of pedophile Frank Atwood who kidnapped and murdered Vicki Lynne Hoskinson in Flowing Wells, Arizona.
7 (38)	"Dishonored"	Jeffery Fine	Peter G. Gillespie	January 9, 2001	307
The 1989 disappearance of USMC Capt. Shirley Russell, and the joint FBI – NIS investigation of her husband, former USMC Capt. Robert Russell.
8 (39)	"Millionaire Murder"			January 16, 2001	308
The 1996 disappearance of New Jersey millionaire Frank Lee Black Jr.
9 (40)	"Deadly Business"			February 20, 2001	309
The joint FBI – NYPD Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) investigation of New York City gas-station mogul Gurmeet Singh Dhinsa.
10 (41)	"Temple of Fear"	Jeffery Fine		March 6, 2001	310
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) investigation of the Nation of Yahweh and its leader, Yahweh ben Yahweh.
11 (42)	"Silent Strike"	J. Darin Wales		April 3, 2001	311
The robbery and murder of armored van driver John Magosh by Timothy Ring and accomplices.
12 (43)	"Deadly Stranger"			April 24, 2001	312
The 1995 search for serial killer Glen Rogers.
13 (44)	"Backstage Murder"		David Bruskin	May 1, 2001	313
The Chippendales murder-for-hire controversy.
14 (45)	"Under Fire"			May 8, 2001	314
The 1981 Brinks robbery in Nyack, New York, carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army and the Weather Underground, and the resulting manhunt for Mutulu Shakur and the others involved in the heist.
15 (46)	"Manhunt"			July 17, 2001	315
The case of murderer and prison escapee Danny Ray Horning.
16 (47)	"Hunter's Target"		Michael Ray Brown	August 14, 2001	316
The 1983 murder of David Wilkey.
17 (48)	"No Remorse"		Michael Ray Brown	August 21, 2001	317
On a summer night in 1990, the body of a suspected drug courier is discovered burning in a Minnesota alley. Working with local police, the FBI uncovers a crime ring run by a drug lord who uses violence and intimidation to keep those around him silent.
18 (49)	"The C-11 Squad"	Jeffery Fine	David O'Donnell	September 18, 2001	318
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) investigation of New York City drug kingpin Clarence Heatley during the late 1980s.

Season 4 (2001–02)

#	Title	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Production Code
1 (50)	"The Search for Lisa Rene"			October 2, 2001	401
The drug related kidnapping of 16-year-old Lisa Rene.
2 (51)	"Hidden Agenda"			October 9, 2001	402
In the mid 90s, professional bank robbers raid cities across seven states, always leaving bombs to terrorize their victims. The stakes rise when the FBI discovers the robbers have an agenda far beyond their personal wealth.
3 (52)	"Small Town Terror"	J. Darin Wales		October 30, 2001	403
A Labor Day weekend turns into a nightmare as a cross-country crime spree terrorizes the nation. FBI agents follow the trail of stolen vehicles and murder victims across seven states as they hunt for two suspected killers who are always one step ahead.
4 (53)	"A Family Torn"		Michael Ray Brown	October 30, 2001	404
A parent's worst nightmare unfolds when a class field trip ends with an 11-year-old girl missing. The FBI joins the investigation in an urgent search to save her.
5 (54)	"Vanished"			November 27, 2001	405
The case of Newton Alfred Winn who kidnapped Annie Hearin for a ransom payment.
6 (55)	"Deadly Heist"			December 4, 2001	406
The Arizona armored van robbery and murders committed by Michael and Patrick Poland.
7 (56)	"Unlawful Flight"			January 15, 2002	407
The escape of two fugitives from federal custody and their subsequent flight across several states
8 (57)	"Deadly Secrets"			January 29, 2002	408
The 1992 murder of Sara Tokars, and the resulting murder-for-hire and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) investigations of her husband, wealthy Atlanta attorney Fred Tokars
9 (58)	"Death in the Delta"	Greg Francis	Steven Zorn & Allison Erkelens	February 12, 2002	409
The abduction, robbery, and murder of Shannon Sanderson after winning thousands at a Mississippi casino.
10 (59)	"Lost Boys"	Jeffery Fine		February 26, 2002	410
The multi-state crime spree committed by Jamie McMahan and Christopher Kauffman.
11 (60)	"Deadly Threat"	Stuart Taylor		March 12, 2002	411
The story of Florida drug dealer Jeff Matthews who committed the only bombing of a DEA office on American Soil.
12 (61)	"Evil Intent"			March 19, 2002	412
The 1998 Kokomo, Indiana kidnapping of Anita Wooldridge by convicted sex offender Victor Steele, and her subsequent rescue by the FBI in La Crosse, Wisconsin
13 (62)	"The Coffee Shop Murders"			March 26, 2002	413
The 1997 Starbucks Coffee Shop murders in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
14 (63)	"Without Remorse"			April 3, 2002	414
The case of FBI top ten fugitive Mike Wayne Jackson who murdered his parole officer.
15 (64)	"Global Pursuit"			April 10, 2002	415
The four-year international manhunt for terrorist Mir Aimal Kasi, perpetrator of the 1993 shootings at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia
16 (65)	"Betrayed"			April 17, 2002	416
In Kentucky, the 1992 abduction and murder of Scotty Baker by his own stepmother.
17 (66)	"When Seconds Count"			May 2002	417
When a 12-year-old girl is abducted from her home in Lodi, California, local police and FBI agents converge on the field where her kidnapper's car is found abandoned. The investigators and the entire community join forces to find the missing child.
18 (67)	"Held for Ransom"	J. Darin Wales		May 2002	418
A millionaire's 13-year-old daughter is kidnapped on the way to school, and her father, after contacting the local police and FBI, drives hundreds of miles through the night to deliver the ransom demanded by the kidnappers. FBI agents in pursuit engage the five desperate criminals in a dangerous firefight.

Season 5 (2002–03)

#	Title	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Production Code
1 (68)	"The Price of Greed"			October 15, 2002	501
The 1997 Los Angeles Dunbar Armored robbery, the largest cash heist in United States history. Six masked robbers stole $18.9 million.
2 (69)	"Caught In The Act"			February 5, 2003	502
Chronicling an investigation that took authorities across Alabama to Virginia in search of cousins suspected in seven deaths, robbery and possession of multiple firearms.
3 (70)	"In Pursuit"			February 19, 2003	503
A 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.
4 (71)	"High Stakes"			February 25, 2003	504
The Maghfoor Mansoor case
5 (72)	"Home Invaders"			December 10, 2002	505
The manhunt for professional bank-robbers Terry Conner and Joe Dougherty, and their subsequent escape and re-capture
6 (73)	"Tracks Of A Killer"			February 4, 2003	506
The hunt for serial killer Angel Resendiz, also known as the "Railroad Killer."
7 (74)	"Lawless"			March 18, 2003	507
The 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.
8 (75)	"Cruel Revenge"			April 15, 2003	508
The son of a successful Miami real estate developer is kidnapped. After the father received a $3 million ransom demand, the FBI became involved.
9 (76)	"Held Hostage"			May 6, 2003	509
The 1995 manhunt for kidnapper and professional bank-robber Christopher Jeburk
10 (77)	"The Initiation"			June 17, 2003	510
The 1988 murder of David Hartlaub and the subsequent arrest of the three Hells Angels motorcycle gang members responsible. This was one of the first cases of DNA being successfully used in a criminal investigation in the United States.
11 (78)	"Dark Woods"			May 27, 2003	511
The crimes of David Meirhofer (identified on the show as "David Masterson"). Agents 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
12 (79)	"Domestic Terror"			July 1, 2003	512
The Phineas Priesthood white supremacist group
13 (80)	"Fatal Friendship"			September 2, 2003	513
The 1992 kidnapping and murder of Martha Doe Roberts
14 (81)	"Death Pact"			August 2003	514
A string of Illinois bank robberies are difficult to solve as investigators believe the suspect fits the description of a police officer
15 (82)	"Broken Trust"			August 2003	515
How greed motivated the notorious Prince Brothers to kill, first for money and then to get rid of those who could have testified against them
16 (83)	"Criminal Enterprise"			November 4, 2003	516
A California bank heist is linked to a jewellery robbery and kidnap case when the police receive a tip-off two months later
17 (84)	"Fateful Crossing"			November 11, 2003	517
When an officer dies in the line of duty, the fraternity of law enforcement bands together to make sure that justice is brought to those responsible.
18 (85)	"Deadly Influence"			December 2, 2003	518
Investigations of alleged corruption and drug trafficking within the Miami Police Department during the 1980s.

Season 6 (2003–04)

#	Title	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Production Code
Special	"Flight from Justice: The Story of D.B. Cooper"			2003
The D. B. Cooper case
1 (86)	"Without Mercy"			October 15, 2002	601
No viable witnesses are left behind following a Richmond bank robbery.
2 (87)	"Dead Run"			October 15, 2002	602
A man is found suffocated in his home with his checkbook, credit cards and vehicle stolen.
3 (88)	"Brutal Abduction"			October 15, 2002	603
An innocent Milwaukee teen is kidnapped and held for ransom by a Chicago gang.
4 (89)	"Radical Agenda"			October 15, 2002	604
The 1981 murder of New Jersey State Trooper Philip Lamonaco and the resulting investigation of the United Freedom Front extremist group.
5 (90)	"The Killing Zone"			February 5, 2003	502
An investigation into the violent activities of the “K Street Crew.”
6 (91)	"Deadly Takeover"			February 19, 2003	503
A string of bank robberies in Seattle lead to a criminal mastermind.
7 (92)	"The Perfect Heist"			February 25, 2003	504
The United California Bank robbery, in which over $8 million in cash and other valuables were stolen.
8 (93)	"Brotherhood of Hate"			December 10, 2002	608
The FBI's operations against the Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord white supremacist group, preempted by the 1984 murder of Arkansas State Trooper Louis Perry Bryant by Richard Wayne Snell.
9 (94)	"Killer Instinct"			February 4, 2003	609
DC area law enforcement agencies are faced with a serial carjacker/killer who they tie to a series of bank robberies.
10 (95)	"The Atlanta Prison Riot"			August 2004	610
The 1987 Atlanta Prison Riots.
11 (96)	"No Place To Hide"			June 2004	611
A killer preys on senior citizens terrorized Southern Louisiana.
12 (97)	"A Bitter End"			August 2004	612
The 1998 Bank of America robbery, the largest bank robbery in Las Vegas history.
13 (98)	"Dangerous Gamble"			August 2004	613
The series of casino and armored car robberies in Las Vegas by Cuban immigrant Jose Vigoa and accomplices
14 (99)	"Dangerous Takedown"			September 2004	614
The FBI get involved following the attempted murder of a Camden, New Jersey police officer.
15 (100)	"Inside the Bureau"			May 2005	615
A look back in previous cases to learn about Investigative techniques and innovations used by the FBI.
16 (101)	"Radical Resistance"			November 2004	513
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) investigation of the Croatian National Resistance separatist group's activities in the United States.
17 (102)	"Forced Entry"			November 2004	514
A rash of home invasion robberies takes place in the metropolitan Detroit area in 1994.
18 (103)	"Operation Goldenrod"			February 2005	515
The joint FBI – CIA capture of terrorist hijacker Fawaz Younis
19 (104)	"Cruel Deception"			2005	516
A Special two-hour episode set about Mike DeBardeleben. Following his release from prison, the counterfeiter’s dark obsessions spiral out of control. What starts as a simple scheme to print money escalates to serial rape and ends in a sequence of brutal murders.
20 (106)	"Deadly Dentist"			January 1, 2005	517
(Two-hour special) Dentist and serial killer Dr. Glennon Engleman
21 (105)	"Dangerous Pursuit"			January 1, 2005	518
(Two-hour special) The manhunt for serial killer Paul John Knowles

Season 7 (2004–06)

#	Title	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Production Code
1 (107)	"Voice of Terror"			December 8, 2004	701
The Omega 7 terrorist group
2 (108)	"Dangerous Cause"			April 9, 2005	702
The FALN Puerto Rican separatist group
3 (109)	"The Great Philly Mob War"			July 19, 2005	703
Early 1990s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) investigations of high-ranking individuals within the Philadelphia Outfit, including John Stanfa and Joseph Merlino ("The Second Philly Mob War")
4 (110)	"The Shootist"			July 26, 2005	704
The 8-year search for serial bank robber Johnny Madison Williams Jr. (aka "The Shootist")
5 (111)	"Rebellion in Paradise"			September 2005	705
The Los Macheteros terrorist organization
6 (112)	"Terror For Sale"			August 2005	706
Jeff Fort and the Chicago El Rukn street gang's failed attempts to conspire with Libya to perform acts of domestic terrorism for money during the mid-1980s.
7 (113)	"Death of a Diplomat"			September 2005	707
The 1976 assassination of Orlando Letelier, the former Chilean Ambassador to the United States, by Chilean DINA agents.
8 (114)	"Deadly Payout"			August 2005	708
The 1980 Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing. The bomb, planted by John Birges as part of an extortion attempt, was considered at the time to be the biggest explosive device in United States history.
9 (115)	"Operation Seaload"			July 2005	709
The 1991 Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force sting operation targeted at arresting and indicting members of the Medellín Cartel active in New York City.
10 (116)	"Crackdown"			September 2005	510
The 1988 murder of NYPD Officer Edward Byrne, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) investigation of drug kingpins Howard "Pappy" Mason and Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols.
11 (117)	"Brothers Betrayed"			September 2005	511
The murder of a government witness in Puerto Rico leads to the takedown of a group of corrupt police officers.
12 (118)	"Stolen Identity"			October 1, 2005	512
The multistate investigation of a violent identity theft ring.
13 (119)	"Robin the Hood"			February 17, 2006	513
The hunt for bank robber Byron Chubbuck.
14 (120)	"Independence Day Breakout"			February 24, 2006	514
The July 4, 1987 New Mexico State Penitentiary breakout
15 (121)	"The Ivy League Murders"			March 3, 2006	515
The 2001 Dartmouth murders
16 (122)	"Sniper at Home"			March 10, 2006	516
The FBI investigates when a series of bizarre shootings terrorizes the Atlanta suburb of East Point in 2001
17 (123)	"Bad Company"			March 17, 2006	517
The FBI's tracking of armored car robbers in the Boston metropolitan area during the 1980s.
18 (124)	"Final Takedown"			March 24, 2006	518
The arrest of Caribbean drug lord and gang leader James S. Springette.

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