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.
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.
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.
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.
An ATF raid on the compound of an armed apocalyptic religious group in Waco, Texas turns deadly. After a terrifying shootout, four federal agents are dead and more than a dozen are wounded. The FBI steps in with its tactical and negotiation teams, but as both sides dig in, concerns grow about the intentions of the group's leader and the welfare of the children inside.
After a fifty-one day standoff, the FBI decides to move in on the Branch Davidians and their leader, David Koresh. Three agents tell heart wrenching stories about what happened on that historic day and the deadly blaze that ensued.
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?
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?
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.
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.
When two bombs cut a swathe of death and destruction through the crowd of runners and spectators at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, the FBI steps up to lead a massive manhunt for the perpetrators. As the nation watches transfixed, the Bureau and its law enforcement partners work against time to find the bombers before they can strike again. When the suspects finally emerge, they lead authorities on a deadly high-stakes chase through the streets of Boston.
In the tense hours following the bombings, Sergeant John MacLellan heads out on his night shift. That same evening, an MIT police officer is murdered by two attackers. No one knows yet that the cop killers and the bombers are one and the same, and Sgt. MacLellan comes face to face with the perpetrators. The shootout that ensues leads to a citywide manhunt.
Newburgh NY is a small town with a big problem. Gang warfare has made it the most violent city in the state. Tapping into U.S. military surge strategy, FBI agent James Gagliano hatches a plan to dismantle the rival gangs in one day full of gangster shock and awe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The FBI learns Timothy McVeigh hopes to instigate a civil war in America with his bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma City. His arrest will set in motion a nationwide hunt that will take investigators from Oklahoma across the country, questioning collaborators, uncovering evidence and unveiling the history of a young man disillusioned with the government.
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.
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?
After two U.S. embassies in Africa are bombed, three FBI agents suspect an injured bystander may be one of the terrorists behind the attacks.
The discovery of a bomb factory linked to attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa leads agents to expose the reach of a little-known terrorist group: Al Qaeda.
Undercover FBI agents race to catch a dangerous ex-con in a sting operation before he plunges back into a life of violence and criminality.
Minutes after takeoff from JFK airport, TWA Flight 800 explodes; FBI investigators must determine if it's a tragic accident or the result of sabotage.
When the FBI gets a tip that beloved Massachusetts Senator Dianne Wilkerson is accepting bribes, agents from the Public Corruption squad investigate.
An investigation into a dismembered body in Albania leads the FBI to a nearly identical crime in Brooklyn 16 years prior that just might unmask the killer.
A young man in South Carolina is kidnapped by members of a Mexican cartel causing the FBI to deploy its Hostage Rescue Team to bring him home alive.
When pirates ruthlessly kill four Americans off the shores of Somalia, the FBI launches a relentless pursuit, chasing the criminal mastermind across Africa.
In a race against time, the FBI pursues an Al Qaeda terrorist group that plans to bomb the New York subway system.
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.
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.
Following the murder of a Deputy Sheriff by a Latino gang, the FBI leads a task force in Operation Knockout, the largest anti-gang operation in US history.
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.
As the FBI prepares for a final assault on the remote cabin where fugitive Randy Weaver is holed up, a gruesome discovery puts the entire mission on hold.
An FBI investigative specialist with no undercover training goes undercover and comes face-to-face with Robert Hanssen, a suspected spy.
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.
In 2011,14-year old Chyenne Kircher disappears from her dysfunctional small-town Illinois home, leaving a convincing runaway note.
The FBI doggedly wade through their prime suspect's emotional outbursts, half-truths and outright lies to find out what happened to Chyenne Kircher.
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.
After another deadly bombing, a suspicious character in a wig is seen walking away, sparking one of the biggest manhunts in U.S. history.
When Special Agent Sean Sterle receives a tip about a Los Angeles drug kingpin who knows the whereabouts of hugely valuable paintings stolen from Sweden's national museum, the FBI taps legendary undercover agent Bob Wittman, who helped recover over $300 million worth of art and artifacts from 20 countries and is called the "Indiana Jones of the FBI." Sterle and Wittman speak with fellow agent Cindy Coppola about joining forces in a daring international mission to recover a $35 million Rembrandt self-portrait.
In 2015, the FBI uncovered a deep and widespread criminal conspiracy among members of FIFA - including wire fraud, racketeering, and money laundering.
When a massive bomb planted in a van explodes below the North Tower of the World Trade Center in 1993, the FBI sets out to find the bomber
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.
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.
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.
After the 1963 bombing of a Baptist Church in Birmingham takes the lives of four young girls, the FBI embarks on a four-decades-long quest for justice.
FBI agents uncover new evidence from the Birmingham Church Bombing that could finally bring justice to the young girls killed in this act of racial hatred.
After two U.S. embassies in Africa are bombed, three FBI agents suspect an injured bystander may be one of the terrorists behind the attacks.
When federal authorities seize a renegade rancher's family cattle in 2014, heavily armed anti-government militias come to his aid and a dangerous showdown ensues...
The FBI faces down a group of anti-government ranchers and heavily-armed militias who've taken over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon. A car chase through the mountains ensues, and when one rancher refuses to surrender, the showdown turns deadly...
The stabbing death of a wealthy young husband of a beauty queen in Old San Juan leads to a full blown murder-for-fire conspiracy investigation and an international manhunt by the FBI...
Agents uncover the largest oxycodone trafficking operation in American history. But building a case is easier said than done, when the drugs are legal. The FBI zeroes in on twin brother pain clinic owners, suspecting they're running a pill mill...
Days before Christmas, a Pan Am plane crashes in the remote Scottish village of Lockerbie. 290 people are killed, including 190 Americans. The investigation leads the FBI across the world in a quest to find out what caused the unspeakable tragedy...
The FBI gets a tip that the McDonald's Monopoly promo games are rigged, and a mysterious figure dubbed "Uncle Jerry" is behind this scam. There's a race against the clock, as McDonald's agrees to run one more game, hoping to catch him in the act...
The FBI has one shot to catch the McDonald's Monopoly scammers in the act. Agents deploy some very creative undercover techniques to gather evidence. Days away from the takedown, a fax sent to the wrong organization could derail the entire case...
After Bernie Madoff confesses to the FBI that he's responsible for a $64 billion Ponzi scheme he is quickly arrested, but the FBI's job is just beginning. They have the long task of recovering stolen assets to help those whose lives he had shattered...
A small-time crook hoping for a break alerts the FBI to a cadre of corrupt cops within the Boston Police. But taking down three SWAT-trained members of a police force comes with unavoidable risks...
The FBI uncovers a state-sanctioned plot to steal technology that makes U.S. submarines nearly undetectable to enemy sonar - and deploy it in Chinese subs...
A Pennsylvania pizza delivery driver claims he was delivering an order when a group of men attacked him, put a bomb on him and forced him to rob a bank.
Three weeks after the bombing death of Pennsylvania pizza delivery driver Brian Wells, a man tells investigators that there's a dead body in his freezer, right next to the location where Brian delivered pizzas just before he robbed the bank.
Annie Le, a brilliant Yale PhD student, vanishes days before her wedding; CCTV cameras catch Le entering her research lab but there's no trace of her leaving; the FBI uncovers a dark secret that exposes the shocking truth behind her disappearance.
A trail of bodies leads to a manhunt for a suspected serial killer; when fashion designer Gianni Versace is murdered outside of his home, law enforcement connects it to their elusive killer.
Eight veterans die mysteriously at a VA hospital; after conducting hundreds of interviews, poring over medical charts and electronic records and exhuming the victims' bodies, the FBI discovers the killer comes from inside the hospital itself.
After eight patients die at a VA Hospital, evidence points to a killer on staff, as she was on duty during the deaths; autopsies discover fatal injections of insulin and evidence reveals a fascination with killing.
As the FBI's list of missing persons in the Boulder area grows, investigators follow a trail of evidence that unexpectedly leads them to someone within their ranks.
After the shocking acquittal of Miami's drug kingpins, authorities suspect that they conspired to infiltrate and obstruct the justice system; through informants and undercover operations, the FBI uncover a vast web of money, murder and corruption.
The FBI receives a tip that Sal Magluta's bookkeeper is laundering millions of dollars for the Magluta-Falcon drug organization; When she flees Miami, the FBI uncovers a money laundering scheme that could take down the entire organization.
In 2015, a slew of Denver bank robberies turns deadly when bandits wearing masks from the horror film "Scream" stab and shove tellers to the ground, empty the vault and then lead police on a high-speed chase that sees two people shot in cold blood.
The Base, a violent white supremacist group, conducts training missions in rural Georgia in preparation for a series of attacks they hope will cause the collapse of American society.
With the aid of an undercover agent, the FBI surveils members of The Base as they sacrifice a goat to Odin in rural Georgia; through a hidden camera and wiretap, FBI agents watch as members assemble a ghost gun and plot a mass shooting in Virginia.
