The BEST episodes of The FBI Files
Every episode of The FBI Files ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The FBI Files!
Through 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. The FBI was originally established to address crime that covered cities, counties, and spread across state lines. The country needed a federal law-enforcement entity to do those investigations. And over the years, as the country has grown and as the world, by the same token, has grown smaller, the FBI's mission has changed to meet the various threats.
#1 - Unlawful Flight
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/15/2002
Two transported prisoners fleed from a sheriff's department.They moved from state to state in a wave of abduction and car theft. Now the FBI agents believed believed the pair were growing more violent and more victims would cross their path.
#2 - Robin the Hood
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/2006
When notorious bank robber Byron Chubbuck escaped from New Mexico State Penitentiary in 2000, he almost immediately began stealing again. Though he claimed the stolen loot went to the poor, it was clear to the FBI Chubbuck was no folk hero.
#3 - The Shootist
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/2005
In the 1980s, the FBI targeted a sharp bank robber known as the Shootist. He had performed more than 50 robberies across California, Texas and Washington with military precision, claiming the longest string of unsolved bank robberies in history.
#4 - The Great Philadelphia Mob War
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/19/2005
In 1990s Philadelphia, a ruthless grab for power led to a full-scale mob war. Using informants and high-tech surveillance, the FBI infiltrated the most powerful mob family in the city and sought to bring it down before innocents were killed.
#5 - Independence Day Breakout
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/2006
On July 4, 1987, seven inmates broke out of a high-security prison in New Mexico. Murderer William Wayne Gilbert orchestrated the escape. In a manhunt, authorities and scientists used the Bureau’s crime laboratory to catch these dangerous criminals.
#6 - Without Mercy
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2004
In Richmond, VA, two bank robbers escaped after opening fire on officers responding to the call. When the FBI arrived, agents found one bank teller dead, another wounded; the bank’s security guard had been shot four times, yet was still alive.
#7 - The Killing Zone
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/17/2004
In the 1980s, an illegal drug operation known as the “K Street Crew” opened its doors in Washington, DC. Leader Vincent Hill ran the organization without mercy. The FBI created a task force to put an end to their deadly dealings.
#8 - Atlanta Prison Riots
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/3/2004
In 1987, Cuban prisoners at the Atlanta Federal Prison used homemade weapons to overthrow the staff. Soon, the inmates controlled most of the buildings, taking over 100 hostages. The FBI was forced to negotiate with the hostiles to end the standoff.
#9 - Held Hostage
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/6/2003
Three 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.
#10 - Dishonored
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/9/2001
Marine Captain Shirley Russell disappeared. FBI agents found her husband, himself a former Marine, was acting strangely. The FBI's intense investigation revealed a violent past.
#11 - Deadly Influence
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/2/2003
A marine salvager found the bodies of three drug dealers floating in a river. FBI agents suspected that a group of cops might be involved in illegal drug busts.
#12 - Brotherhood of Hate
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2004
After an Arkansas State Trooper is shot and killed, officers catch the murderer and find weapons and explosives in the man’s vehicle. Testing of the weapons leads them to a stand-off with a racist, anti-Semitic paramilitary group.
#13 - Criminal Enterprise
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/4/2003
In 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.
#14 - Caught in the Act
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/5/2003
Chronicling an investigation that took authorities across Alabama to Virginia in search of cousins suspected in seven deaths, robbery and possession of multiple firearms.
#15 - When Seconds Count
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/1/2002
A 12-year-old girl is abducted from her home. Scores of police officers and FBI agents determined to find the young girl before it is too late.
#16 - The Search for Lisa Renee
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2001
A teenage immigrant came to U.S. to realize her dream of becoming a doctor, but she found herself an innocent victim of the drug trade. While she was kidnapped, The FBI and local police determined to save the teenager’s life.
#17 - Operation Seaload
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/10/2005
A special task force was formed in the 1990s to combat the flow of Colombia cocaine into New York ports. As part of an elaborate sting operation, one detective went undercover and infiltrated a drug gang connected to Pablo Escobar’s Medellin cartel.
#18 - Deadly Heist
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/2001
A radio dispatcher notifies agents of a missing armored van and guards.
#19 - Death of a Diplomat
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/24/2005
In 1976, a car bombing in Washington DC’s Embassy Row claimed the lives of a former Chilean ambassador and his assistant. During the investigation, it became apparent to FBI agents that a foreign government had ordered the attack.
#20 - Terror for Sale
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/30/2005
In the 1980s, gangs ruled the streets of Chicago. Led by Jeff Fort, the dangerous, power-hungry El Rukn gang attempted to conspire with Libya to perform acts of domestic terrorism for money.
#21 - Rebellion in Paradise
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/1/2005
The Los Macheteros terrorist organization sought to end U.S. rule of Puerto Rico through extreme violence. When the group claimed they attacked 18 unarmed servicemen traveling near San Juan, the FBI was called to investigate the ruthless killers.
#22 - Dangerous Cause
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2005
In the 1970s and 80s, a Puerto Rican separatist group, FALN, set off bombs in major U.S. cities. Advocating complete independence for Puerto Rico, the group went on a major bombing spree and FBI agents found themselves racing against time to put a stop to their violent activities.
#23 - Voice of Terror
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/8/2004
An escapee from Castro's Cuba was the mastermind behind terrorist organization Omega 7. This group sought to carry out their mission through bombings and assassinations, financing their crimes through extortion and by aiding drug traffickers.
#24 - Crackdown
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/22/2005
After a parole officer was found shot dead in his car, the FBI, DEA and NYPD struggled to contain gang-related drug violence. Authorities sought to put two drug kingpins, Howard “Pappy” Mason and Lorezno “Fat Cat” Nichols, behind bars for the crime.
#25 - Deadly Payout
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/25/2005
In 1980, a maid discovered that a copy machine, placed in a busy Las Vegas casino, was actually a bomb. Agents and bomb experts were called in to disarm the deadly device and stop the dangerous extortionist who built it.