The FBI Files

In 1994, a teenage immigrant came to the United States to realize her dream of becoming a doctor. But a tragic twist of fate intervened, when she found herself an innocent victim of the drug trade. Kidnapped and held captive, she survived for days against all odds. Authorities arrested her captors, but they refused to reveal her whereabouts. The FBI and local police raced against time, determined to save the teenager's life. Their investigation revealed a complex story of drugs, betrayal and revenge.

In the mid-1990's, a gang of professional bank robbers raided cities across seven states. Disguises and speed protected their identity from cameras and the police as they stole hundreds of thousands of dollars, always leaving a bomb to terrorize their victims. The stakes were raised when the FBI discovered the robbers had an agenda beyond their personal wealth. To stop these extremists and their growing operation, the FBI needed to capture their leaders.

A Labor Day weekend turned into a nightmare of murder as a cross-country crime spree terrorized the nation. In a small Ohio community, an elderly woman and a teenage boy disappeared within hours of each other. Police believed the cases were linked, but didn't know how. They contacted the FBI for help. A trail of stolen vehicles and murder victims across seven states led agents on a hunt for two suspected killers. Their only hope of stopping them was to anticipate the killers' next move.

A day that began with a class field trip ended with a parent's worst nightmare. An 11-year-old girl was missing. Her parents were certain she was no runaway. When they failed to find her in their quiet Illinois neighborhood, they called the police. The FBI soon joined the investigation and family and friends worked with detectives and agents in an urgent search for the missing girl. Faced with conflicting witness reports and false leads, agents wouldn't stop until they found the girl, and the truth.

In the summer of 1988, a wealthy Jackson, Mississippi woman disappeared from her home in broad daylight. Left behind was a mysterious ransom note listing twelve names and no specific instructions. The note, and a few drops of blood were the only clues to her fate. FBI and local police struggled to find answers in the cryptic message so they could find the kidnapper and retrieve the victim before her time ran out. Solving the crime required the keen insight of a criminal profiler and the perseverance of a family, local authorities, and the FBI.

In Arizona, a shipment of money vanished into the high desert, along with the two men hired to guard it. The FBI didn't know if the guards were participants or victims of an ambush. Answers lay somewhere in the thousands of square miles of Arizona's northwest territory. When the vehicle was recovered with three hundred thousand dollars and the drivers missing, suspicions that the crime was an inside job grew.

In Alabama, a pair of convicted felons escaped the custody of a local deputy and fled across the country. Eluding authorities, they moved from state to state in a wave of abduction and car theft. When a foreign military officer disappeared along their trail, police and FBI agents wondered if the armed fugitives had become killers. Agents believed the pair were growing more violent and raced to find the escapees before more victims crossed their path.

In 1992, a young mother was gunned down in front of her children. Police searched for answers, but found none. The horrible crime appeared unmotivated, senseless, and random. Then, family members offered a startling clue. The victim, the wife of a prominent Atlanta attorney, was also a woman burdened with a secret; a secret the FBI believed led to her death. It would force local and federal agents to untangle an intricate web of money, drugs and murder.

In Memphis, Tennessee, a horrible crime terrified local residents. When a wealthy young mother was abducted in front of her in-laws' home, the police had no shortage of suspects. The twenty-five year old victim left behind a tumultuous marriage, an ex-husband, and several spurned boyfriends. All were on the FBI's short list. To find the woman and her abductor, investigators would have to first determine the motive.

In 1997, a series of crimes in a small Iowa farming community left residents reeling in shock and fear. Two young men went on a crime spree of robbery, kidnapping and murder, and then disappeared. By the time they were identified, they already had a twelve-hour lead. As the hunt for the two men expanded, the FBI committed its resources to tracking down the suspects. The pursuit would take agents across six states to catch the killers before they struck again.

In Kokomo, Indiana an unthinkable crime terrified residents. A young woman was snatched from her home on a bright spring morning. Drops of blood and a torn window screen were all that was left to tell authorities what happened to the twenty-one year old victim. After several days of searching, a former FBI profiler narrowed the suspect list to one. Agents and detectives followed the trail across state lines hoping to find the victim before her time ran out.

In July 1997, a triple murder terrified residents in the nation's capital. In a Georgetown coffee shop, three employees were shot to death. Investigators could find no immediate suspects and no clear motive for the attack. Evidence at the crime scene pointed in many different directions. Was this a hate crime, a robbery gone wrong, or an act of cold-blooded vengeance against one of the victims?

In 1986, a small crime free Indiana town was turned inside out by the arrival of one dangerous stranger. After an officer was gunned down at point-blank range, the psychotic killer led investigators across the Midwest. No one knew where the gunman would strike next, even as his tally of murders and abductions grew. The FBI and state police raced against time to rescue America's heartland from this deranged gunman, before he killed again.

In Langley, Virginia, a gunman fired into rush hour traffic. The brazen daytime shooting of employees from the Central Intelligence Agency stunned the country. The victims seemed randomly selected, but the motive appeared to be political. The FBI was called in, but the nationwide search quickly became a far-reaching international manhunt. Agents processed more than 2000 leads and crossed an ocean in the effort to deliver justice.

On the day before Thanksgiving, a mother discovered her 10 year-old son was missing from his school. No one knew how it could have happened. Within hours, the boy's entire family was frantically searching for him. The few leads in the case quickly turned cold and the FBI was called in to aid in the investigation. The search by agents and local authorities would cover a thousand miles to expose the kidnapper and find the missing child.

On a summer afternoon in upscale Lodi, California, a 12-year-old girl is abducted from her home. Scores of police officers and FBI agents converge, determined to find the young girl before it is too late. When the kidnapper's car is discovered in a field near Lodi, police dogs, helicopters, and hundreds of volunteers are employed in a round-the-clock search. It would take a community united in concern for one of their youngest to find the missing child.

In rural Texas, 13-year-old is kidnapped on her way to school. Frantic to find her safely, her millionaire father calls local authorities and the FBI. As police officers and agents conduct aerial surveillance, the father drives hundreds of miles through the night to deliver the ransom cash to a drop that the kidnappers keep changing. In a final effort to save the young girl, investigators must engage in a dangerous firefight with five desperate criminals.