7.7/1037 votesLoading...#1 - Killer Abroad
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 4/2/2000
The bodies of several women began turning up in and around the city of Vienna, Austria. Viennese police turned to the FBI for help.
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- 7.6/1057 votesLoading...
#2 - The Crazy Don
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/1998
The reputed boss of the Genovese crime family, Vince Gigante wandered the streets of New York wearing only pajamas and a bathrobe, but the FBI was convinced he was anything but crazy. The FBI helped convict Gigante of murder and murder conspiracy.
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- 7.6/1048 votesLoading...
#3 - The Predator
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/2000
A stranger snatched an eight-year-old girl as she played in her Tucson, Arizona neighborhood. Within hours, a drifter who was out on parole for abducting and molesting children, but he was nowhere to be found and time had run out.
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- 7.6/1024 votesLoading...
#4 - Forced Entry
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 11/27/2004
In 1994, a rash of home invasions plagued the Detroit area. Each time, masked men disguised as police officers broke in with assault rifles and stole money and jewelry. But when one homeowner shot back, the identity of the intruders was revealed.
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- 7.5/1060 votesLoading...
#5 - A Model Killer
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1999
Posing as a fashion photographer, serial killer Christopher Wilder lured young women from shopping malls with promises of fame and fortune. Most ended up dead. national publicity that the FBI created led to the capture of the suspect.
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- 7.5/1049 votesLoading...
#6 - A Stranger in Town
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/1999
The body of an unidentified young woman turned up on a highway in a small Pennsylvania town. Agents persisted to identity the body and to find the killer.
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- 7.5/1039 votesLoading...
#7 - Cop Killer
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 5/9/2000
Two officers had been shot and one had been murdered in Washington, D.C.. Each had been sitting in their patrol cars when a man sneaked up and opened fire. The FBI was brought in to help catch the cop killer, and this led to a violent gun battle.
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- 7.5/1050 votesLoading...
#8 - Driven to Kill
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2000
A 14-year-old girl ran away from her mother's home and disappeared without a trace. A farmer later discovered the young girl's remains in an Illinois barn.
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- 7.5/1043 votesLoading...
#9 - Deadly Obsession
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2000
A woman vanishes, and police suspect that her powerful ex-lover, a married man, was responsible. When investigators can't find the woman's body or the murder weapon, the FBI's only hope was to go undercover and turn brother against brother.
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- 7.5/1035 votesLoading...
#10 - First and Kennedy Street Crew
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2000
Street gangs in Washington D.C. enforced their territories with lethal violence. Authorities vowed to bring the entire gang to justice while the gang leader had fled to Africa.
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- 7.5/1035 votesLoading...
#11 - Deadly Stranger
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 4/24/2001
Police and FBI agents track a serial killer in a cross-country manhunt.
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- 7.5/1037 votesLoading...
#12 - Manhunt
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 7/17/2001
A California man was found dismembered. The murder suspect was found six months later when he was caught robbing an Arizona bank and sentenced to life. When he escaped from prison, the FBI led a manhunt for the killer.
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- 7.5/1035 votesLoading...
#13 - Betrayed
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 4/17/2002
A mother discovered her 10 year-old son was missing from his school. The search would cover a thousand miles. Agents were raced to find the kidnapper and the missing child.
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- 7.5/1025 votesLoading...
#14 - Dangerous Gamble
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 8/31/2004
In a suburb of Las Vegas, two robbers ambushed an armored car, killing both guards and seizing thousands of dollars. Authorities linked the crime to a series of armed robberies on gambling houses, including the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.
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- 7.5/1029 votesLoading...
#15 - Final Takedown
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2006
In the 1990s, a gang based in the U.S. Virgin Islands smuggled large amounts of cocaine into mainland America. In an investigation spanning from Georgia to South America, the FBI and DEA were able to identify the leader and bring down the drug ring.
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- 7.4/1050 votesLoading...
#16 - Cat and Mouse
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1999
Young women were being abducted from their own front yards in broad daylight. The FBI was determined to put an end to the serial killer's deadly game of cat and mouse.
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- 7.4/1051 votesLoading...
#17 - Hunter's Game
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/23/1999
The bodies of several young women began turning up in shallow graves in the Alaskan wilderness. FBI profilers mapped the criminal's mind.
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- 7.4/1040 votesLoading...
#18 - Crime Spree
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2000
A couple engaged in a gruesome crime spree that spanned six states and left eight people dead-including children.
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- 7.4/1047 votesLoading...
#19 - Firefight
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/26/2000
A series of brutal bank robberies and murders led to an exhaustive eight-month investigation by the FBI. What followed was the bloodiest firefight in FBI history.
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- 7.4/1032 votesLoading...
#20 - The C-11 Squad
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 9/18/2001
In the season 3 finale, Drug gangs terrorized Harlem, New York neighborhoods. After a 10-year-old boy became a victim, the FBI formed a task force called C-11, designed to dismantle the gangs.
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- 7.4/1033 votesLoading...
#21 - Evil Intent
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 3/19/2002
A young woman was snatched from her home on a bright spring morning. After several days of searching, a former FBI profiler narrowed the suspect list to one.
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- 7.4/1035 votesLoading...
#22 - The Coffee Shop Murders
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/26/2002
In a Georgetown coffee shop, three employees were shot to death. Metro D.C. police turned to the FBI for help, hoping the Bureau’s technical expertise could bring justice for the victims of the triple homicide.
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- 7.4/1032 votesLoading...
#23 - Without Remorse
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 4/3/2002
An Indiana town was turned inside out when an officer was gunned down at point-blank range. A psychotic killer led investigators across the Midwest.
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- 7.4/1036 votesLoading...
#24 - Tracks of a Killer
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 2/4/2003
The hunt for serial killer Angel Resendiz, also known as the "Railroad Killer."
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- 7.3/1063 votesLoading...
#25 - Death in Alaska
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/1998
A young mother and her two daughters were sexually assaulted and brutally murdered in Anchorage, Alaska. With only one piece of forensic evidence, a wash rag carrying pubic lice with which the killer used to clean himself, the FBI helped convicted the woman's nephew, Kirby Anthoney on all three counts of murders.
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The Best Episodes of The FBI Files
Every episode of The FBI Files ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The FBI Files!
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Best Episodes Summary
"Killer Abroad" is the best rated episode of "The FBI Files". It scored 7.7/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/2/2000. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Crazy Don".