The BEST episodes of FBI True

#1 - The Southside Bandit

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/11/2023

When an armed bank robber terrorizes the Boston area, the violent holdups leave bank employees and customers fearing for their lives. Without any solid leads, the FBI's Bank Robbery Task Force must use all its resources to catch the perpetrator in the act.

#2 - The San Bernardino Mass Shooting

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/11/2023

Masked shooters attack an office Christmas party in San Bernardino, killing and wounding dozens of people. FBI investigators descend on the scene, looking for clues about the identity of the killers. But as they try to find out who the active shooters are, they’re faced with a more urgent question…where are they and do they plan to strike again?

#3 - Hunting GRAYSUIT: America's Deadly Traitor (2)

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2023

Eric O'Neill, an FBI investigative specialist with no undercover training, manages to win the trust of suspected spy, Robert Hanssen - or so he thinks.

#4 - The Kidnapping of Hannah Anderson

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/2023

After a “family friend” murders a California mother and her 8-year-old son, the woman’s 16-year-old daughter is nowhere to be found. Authorities learn the killer has kidnapped Hannah Anderson and taken her to the remote wilderness of Idaho. The FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team receives a tip and tries to track down the pair before it’s too late.

#5 - Terror in Benghazi

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2023

On the 11th anniversary of 9/11, armed men storm the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya. The attack kills US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. The FBI launches an international investigation to track down the perpetrators, but in the chaos of post-Gaddafi Libya, arresting a suspect is no easy feat.

#6 - Horror in Yosemite

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/28/2023

In 1999, three women went missing in Yosemite National Park, launching the largest search and rescue operation in US history. The bodies of two of the women are found in a burned car, and the third is only found when the killer sends a taunting note to the FBI. Five months later, when a fourth woman is found beheaded near the park, the Bureau believes a serial killer may be on the loose.

#7 - The Golden State Killer

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/11/2023

In one of the most infamous serial killer cases in American history, the FBI works with local law enforcement in California to try and apprehend the so-called “Golden State Killer.” It’s a case that spans four decades, as the killer and rapist continually manages to elude law enforcement. Authorities resort to an unprecedented use of DNA data in an attempt to finally track down the man responsible for 13 murders and 51 sexual assaults.

#8 - The Boy in the Bunker (1)

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/2023

In 2013, Jimmy Lee Dykes shoots and kills a rural Alabama school bus driver and takes a five-year-old boy hostage in a carefully constructed bunker. The FBI discovers that the bunker is lined with explosives and Dykes is heavily armed. After a six day standoff, Dykes sets a deadline for the following day to broadcast his grievances on TV news, or he will kill the boy and himself.

#9 - The Manhattan Bomber

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/28/2023

On Sept 17th, 2016 a bomb detonates on 23rd Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, injuring over 30 people and causing mayhem. In the following hours and days, multiple bombs are discovered across Manhattan and New Jersey, all homemade devices designed to kill or maim as many people as possible. The FBI works with local law enforcement to track down a suspect who comes to be known as “The Chelsea Bomber,” culminating in a nail-biting standoff.

#10 - Stopping a Sniper

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/2024

After a family doctor well-known for performing abortions is gunned down in his suburban Buffalo home in 1998, all clues point to an anti-abortion extremist as the sniper. But he's nowhere to be found. Soon, the FBI turns to a rookie agent and a confidential informant in hopes they can ply a convicted clinic bomber and his wife for the intel that will bring this top 10 fugitive to justice. Former Assistant Special Agents in Charge Harold Brantley and Michael Osborn along with former unit chief Cynthia Deitle sit down with fellow agent Kristy Kottis about their work launching this international manhunt.

#11 - The Boy in the Bunker (2)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/28/2023

The FBI Hostage Rescue Team works with brilliant FBI profiler Molly Amman to extract a five-year-old boy from a bunker built by a heavily armed captor named Jimmy Lee Dykes. The profiler must convince FBI director Robert Muller that negotiations with the erratic Dykes are doomed to fail.

#12 - Mob Cops

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/11/2023

Rumors swirled for years that two former NYPD detectives, Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito were working for the Mafia, committing crimes that included murder, kidnapping and money laundering for their mob bosses.

#13 - Home Depot Bomb Plot

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/20/2023

After one lethal pipe bomb is found inside a Long Island Home Depot, the FBI mobilizes to prevent a potential second bomb from being detonated on Black Friday.

#14 - The Birmingham Church Bombing: The Long Arc of Justice (2)

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/2024

#15 - The Beltway Snipers

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2023

An unknown sniper terrorizes the citizens of Washington, D.C. over three weeks in October, 2002. FBI investigators hunt for the murderer as the killings continue. With limited evidence and a series of false leads, the investigation stalls. Will a series of cryptic clues left by the shooter help the authorities end the killing spree?

#16 - The Outlaws Biker Bust

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/11/2023

Two FBI agents go undercover to infiltrate a dangerous criminal motorcycle gang. The Outlaws – archrivals of the infamous Hells Angels – are running wild in Taunton, Massachusetts, bringing drugs and violence to the formerly peaceful town.

#17 - The Disappearance of Chyenne Kircher (2)

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/2023

The FBI doggedly wade through their prime suspect's emotional outbursts, half-truths and outright lies to find out what happened to Chyenne Kircher.

#18 - Attack on Oklahoma (1)

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/11/2023

An early-morning explosion at a federal building in downtown Oklahoma City kills and injures hundreds. FBI investigators quickly determine that the building has been bombed. The Bureau coordinates a complex rescue mission to save survivors of the blast.

#19 - Terror In Times Square: Chasing a Madman

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/7/2023

When a would-be terrorist attempts to set off a bomb in Times Square, the FBI embarks on a high-speed, high-stakes race against time to catch the bomber.

#20 - Ruby Ridge: The Real Story (1)

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/14/2023

Following the fatal shooting of a U.S. Deputy Marshal during a stakeout of a wanted fugitive, the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team is called in.

#21 - Chasing The Olympic Bomber (1)

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2023

A pipe bomb at a concert is the first of a string of explosions during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics; the FBI have a serial bomber on their hands.

#22 - Chasing The Olympic Bomber (2)

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/2023

After another deadly bombing, a suspicious character in a wig is seen walking away, sparking one of the biggest manhunts in U.S. history.

#23 - Seattle Sex Trafficker: 'You're Gonna Be Rich'

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/7/2024

In 2014, a suburban police detective learns of a Seattle filmmaker who convinces teenage girls to engage in prostitution with fraudulent promises that they'll cash in when he makes a movie on the subject. After the suspect goes on the run, the detective and an FBI special agent team up to uncover a multi-state sex-trafficking operation. Special Agent Ingrid Arbuthnot-Stohl and Natalie D'Amico speak with agent Kristy Kottis about how they collaborated to take down a conman who victimized and exploited unsuspecting young women.

#24 - Finding Aldrich Ames: The Hunt for a Mole

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/2024

When the CIA's most valuable Russian assets start disappearing one by one, the Agency starts hunting for the mole who's been betraying them since 1985. As the mole hunters zero in on a trusted colleague, the FBI takes over the investigation in hopes of catching the culprit before more damage is done. Former FBI Special Agent Barry Colvert, former CIA officer Sandy Grimes and former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Dell Spry recount to fellow agent Cindy Coppola the agonizing search for the deadliest traitor in American history.

#25 - Hunting Whitey Bulger

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/28/2023

Notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, accused of 19 murders, has been on the run for 15 years. He went on the lam after being tipped off by a corrupt FBI agent. The Bureau brings in two hard-charging agents from outside the city to track down Bulger. Will their new approach lead to the capture of the FBI’s Most Wanted fugitive?