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S2 E17 Cracking The Cartel

Crime

12+

45 minutes

1 Jan 1999

A mother and child are kidnapped, a bystander is murdered. Violence such as this shattered a quiet Texas neighborhood and exposed a drug cartel that flourished where it was least expected.Featuring: Frank Boone, Jason Armstrong, Jeff Brogden, Jeffrey Anderson, Jim Bailey, Kecia Ballen, Kim Blasdell, Michael Bender, Mike Beyra, Pam Blanco

Season 2, 18 Episodes

The FBI Files - A Model Killer

A Model Killer,

It's a model's job to rivet the public's attention. But in 1984, some aspiring models began attracting publicity in a terrible new way.

The FBI Files - Hired Gun

When three people were found murdered in their home, it appeared like a burglary gone awry. But a crime this horrific deserved a closer look.

The FBI Files - Cat and Mouse

He was a predator, abducting girls and young women from their own front yards in broad daylight. He was a sadist: phoning one victim's family, taunting them, boosting then dashing their hope, and he wouldn't stop until we stopped him.

The FBI Files - Cracking The Cartel

Cracking The Cartel,

A mother and child are kidnapped, a bystander is murdered. Violence such as this shattered a quiet Texas neighborhood and exposed a drug cartel that flourished where it was least expected.

The FBI Files - A Stranger in Town

A Stranger in Town,

She appeared on the highway in the spring, a young woman, her life cut short, her past and her identity a mystery. Only by finding out who she was could we ever hope to find her killer.

The FBI Files - Hunter's Game

In the 1970's and 80s, people went to Alaska looking for a fresh start, to reinvent themselves, or to disappear for a while. Some of those disappearances weren't by choice.

The FBI Files - Dixie Mafia

On Mississippi's Gulf Coast, a Judge and his politician wife are murdered in their home. The killer left few clues. It looked like a professional hit, and the investigation led nowhere. But the FBI refused to give up.

The FBI Files - Shattered Shield

Shattered Shield,

In a city awash in narcotics the drug lords have all the power even over the police. Corruption in New Orleans grew like cancer, eating away at public safety and threatening to destroy the city. Crooked cops break the laws they were sworn to uphold.

The FBI Files - Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers,

When the small community of Noel, Missouri discovered their bank was robbed, they're shocked. When the bank president turned up missing, they're outraged. And when clues began to surface the facts were more terrible than anyone could have guessed.

The FBI Files - Crime Spree

They swept through six states like a plague, thrill killers acting without rhyme or reason. They targeted adults and young girls, kidnapping, and murdering. And in their rampage, they left plenty of clues, but moving targets are the hardest to hit.

The FBI Files - Family Secrets

Family Secrets,

A woman and her infant son vanish. The husband is frantic. The clues are scarce, but hopes linger, even as the hours and days tick by without a word. Was she on the run, or the victim of foul play?

The FBI Files - Master Plan

Willow Springs, Illinois, seemed like any other quiet Midwestern community. But it was really one of the most corrupt places in the nation. This tiny village, nestled just outside of Chicago, was in the hip pocket of organized crime.

The FBI Files - Firefight

In Miami, a gang of robbers targeted banks and armored cars. They carried assault weapons and weren't afraid to use them. They struck during the day, and sometimes twice a day. For awhile, they seemed unstoppable.

The FBI Files - Killer Abroad

Beginning in 1990, Europe found itself in the clutches of a serial killer. He became an international outlaw, hopping from country to country to evade capture and to kill again.

The FBI Files - Moving Target

When a sniper in Utah started targeting African-American men for death, authorities launched a massive investigation. With scant clues and no witnesses they found the odds stacked against them, and they had no idea where the killer would strike next.

The FBI Files - Deadly Mission

Deadly Mission,

When a family was murdered in Arkansas, it seemed like an isolated event. But soon the crime was revealed to be part of an ever-widening circle of violence that defined a new age of domestic terrorism.

The FBI Files - Cop Killer

In 1995, our nation's capital was also our nation's murder capital. Even the police weren't safe. While Washington, DC, law enforcement targeted criminals, the criminals targeted law enforcement, even gunning down officers on patrol.

The FBI Files - .22 Caliber Killer

.22 Caliber Killer,

In Buffalo, New York, a sniper targeted African-American men. He held a city hostage, and threatened to ignite a racial powder keg. And it looked like others might be following his bloody example.

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The FBI Files

Crime

12+

5 Seasons

51 minutes

Produced with the full cooperation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Through dramatic reenactments and interviews with agents and scientists' viewers witness the actual process of some of the FBI's most famous investigations.

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