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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 9 - The Unabomber
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Unabomber

    S1:E9

    He was a recluse who spread terror through the mail for 18 years. Two men died and more than a dozen were injured , but Ted Kaczynski wasn't known as the Unabomber until his brother tipped off the FBI. Kaczynski's Manifesto, published in major newspapers, set off a flurry of activity for the FBI: writing analysis and comparisons, DNA gleaned from a single postage stamp and finally, Kaczynski's arrest at his tiny cabin. The agents collected enough evidence, including the Manifesto itself, to convict Kaczynski. He is serving four life sentences plus 30 years with no chance of parole.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The FBI Files Season 3 Episode 6 - The Predator
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Predator

    S3:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The FBI Files Season 3 Episode 7 - Dishonored
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Dishonored

    S3:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 5 - Deadly Paradise
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Deadly Paradise

    S1:E5

    Two couples found themselves on the same deserted island paradise, but only one couple left alive. Buck Walker and Stephanie Sterns arrived in Hawaii on the Sea Wind, which belonged to the missing couple, Mac and Muff Graham. Years later, Buck Walker was convicted of murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 6 - The Crazy Don
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The Crazy Don

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 1 - Polly Klaas: Kidnapped
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Polly Klaas: Kidnapped

    S1:E1

    Polly Klaas was kidnapped from her own slumber party and murdered, lasers helped the FBI identify and find the perpetrator. It took 200 FBI agents two months to find Richard Allen Davis, who was convicted and sentenced to death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 2 - Above the Law
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Above the Law

    S1:E2

    The body of 23 year old Robin Bishop was discovered near her car on a remote highway. After acquitted in two state trials, Gwaltney was convicted of the murder in the federal trial. The FBI was able to convince the third jury.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 3 - Human Prey
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Human Prey

    S1:E3

    Thomas Dillon killed five outdoorsmen over a period of three years in rural Ohio. A mother's letter published in the newspaper addressing the murderer of her son prompted the killer to respond. Thomas Dillon was arrested and ultimately convicted.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 4 - Death in Alaska
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Death in Alaska

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 8 - Melissa Brannen: Missing
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Melissa Brannen: Missing

    S1:E8

    5-year-old Melissa Brannen disappeared from a Christmas party on Dec. 3, 1989, leaving behind a family wracked with anguish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 10 - Murdering Cowboy
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Murdering Cowboy

    S1:E10

    Claude Dallas lived the life of a cowboy -- a loner and distrustful of authority. When two game wardens confronted Dallas about his deeds, they were shot and killed. After a massive manhunt , Dallas was captured and convicted, but he escaped prison within months.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 11 - The World Trade Center Bombing
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The World Trade Center Bombing

    S1:E11

    On February 26, 1993, an explosion rocked the World Trade Center parking garage. Six people died and more than a thousand were injured in the bomb blast which tore a 5-story crater in the building. Mohammed Salameh, Nidal Ayyad, Mahmud Abouhalima, Ahmad Ajaj, Ramzi Yousef and Eyad Ismoil were convicted and will spend the rest of their lives in prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 12 - John Gotti: Convicted
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - John Gotti: Convicted

    S1:E12

    By December 1985, John Gotti had assumed his place as the new Don of the Gambino crime family in New York with the assassination of his boss, Paul Castellano. When the FBI convinced Gotti's underboss, Salvatore Gravano , to testify against him, the jury came back with their verdict: guilty on all counts, including the murder of Castellano.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The FBI Files Season 1 Episode 13 - The True Story of Mississippi Burning
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The True Story of Mississippi Burning

    S1:E13

    On June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers, who set out to educate southern blacks about receiving the right to vote, disappeared in Mississippi. The FBI gained the trust of an informant, whose information led to the conviction of seven local Ku Klux Klan members.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The FBI Files Season 2 Episode 1 - A Model Killer
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - A Model Killer

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The FBI Files Season 2 Episode 2 - Hired Gun
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Hired Gun

    S2:E2

    A multiple murder-for-hire plot that was meticulously planned and executed. A mother, her 8-year-old son, and a live-in nurse were brutally murdered by an assassin. the FBI was able to zero in on Larry Horn, the father of the 8-year-old.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The FBI Files Season 2 Episode 3 - Cat and Mouse
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Cat and Mouse

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The FBI Files Season 2 Episode 4 - Cracking the Cartel
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Cracking the Cartel

    S2:E4

    A young boy and his mother are kidnapped and murdered by a drug cartel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The FBI Files Season 2 Episode 5 - A Stranger in Town
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - A Stranger in Town

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The FBI Files Season 2 Episode 7 - The Dixie Mafia
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Dixie Mafia

    S2:E7

    A Judge and his politician wife were brutally murdered in their home. The FBI uncovered a corrupt local government and a group of violent criminal conspirators.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The FBI Files Season 2 Episode 9 - Blood Brothers
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Blood Brothers

    S2:E9

    Two brothers abduct a banker. FBI agents slowly pieced together tiny shreds of evidence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The FBI Files Season 2 Episode 10 - Crime Spree
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Crime Spree

    S2:E10

    A couple engaged in a gruesome crime spree that spanned six states and left eight people dead-including children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The FBI Files Season 2 Episode 11 - Family Secrets
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Family Secrets

    S2:E11

    A young mother and her infant son mysteriously disappeared from their home. A new DNA technique ended the mystery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The FBI Files Season 2 Episode 12 - Master Plan
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Master Plan

    S2:E12

    The FBI began a massive undercover operation designed to expose the Chicago Mafia's infiltration into the city's surrounding suburbs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The FBI Files Season 2 Episode 13 - Firefight
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Firefight

    S2:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Unabomber" is the best rated episode of "The FBI Files". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/26/1999. This episode scored 1.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Predator".