- 7.1/1029 votes7.1/10(29)
#1 - Price of Greed
Season 5 Episode 1
Aired 10/15/2002
The 1997 Los Angeles Dunbar Armored robbery, the largest cash heist in United States history. Six masked robbers stole $18.9 million.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1031 votes6.7/10(31)
#2 - Caught in the Act
Season 5 Episode 2
Aired 2/5/2003
Chronicling an investigation that took authorities across Alabama to Virginia in search of cousins suspected in seven deaths, robbery and possession of multiple firearms.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1028 votes6.7/10(28)
#3 - In Pursuit
Season 5 Episode 3
Aired 2/19/2003
A Nebraska sheriff's deputy sees a man wanted for firearms violations and tries to arrest him. But the man begins shooting, leading to a high-speed pursuit and wounded cops. The FBI helps track the man across state lines
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1031 votes6.8/10(31)
#4 - High Stakes
Season 5 Episode 4
Aired 2/25/2003
After abducting and assaulting a girl at a bus stop, Maghfoor Mansoor was on the run from police and the FBI. From Vegas to Atlantic City, Mansoor left a trail of theft and violence until he was cornered in a hotel lobby.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1039 votes7.2/10(39)
#5 - Home Invaders
Season 5 Episode 5
Aired 12/10/2002
On June 19, 1985, convicted bank robber Terry Conner and his partner-in-crime, Joseph Dougherty, escaped on their way to Dougherty's trial. In September, the fugitives used Conner's old m.o. to make the biggest bank robbery in Wisconsin history.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1036 votes7.4/10(36)
#6 - 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."
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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- 6.7/1027 votes6.7/10(27)
#7 - Lawless
Season 5 Episode 7
Aired 3/18/2003
The 1987 murder of Boston Police Department officer Roy Joseph Sergei and the resulting joint FBI – BPD – Mexican Federal Police search for professional bank robber Ted Otsuki.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1029 votes6.5/10(29)
#8 - Cruel Revenge
Season 5 Episode 8
Aired 3/15/2003
The son of a successful real estate developer was kidnapped. After the father received a $3 million ransom demand, the FBI became involved. Criminal profiling helped track down the kidnapper.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1025 votes6.7/10(25)
#9 - Held Hostage
Season 5 Episode 9
Aired 5/6/2003
Three Black men take Amy Shaw's family hostage at her parents SC home. Jeburk forces Amy to return to the bank were she worked in GA and break into the vault.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1030 votes6.2/10(30)
#10 - The Initiation
Season 5 Episode 10
Aired 6/17/2003
Three men murder an innocent man as part of an initiation into a Cleveland Ohio biker gang.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1034 votes7.0/10(34)
#11 - Dark Woods
Season 5 Episode 11
Aired 5/27/2003
Agents search for a young girl who was kidnapped while on a family camping trip, and hope the culprit's repeated calls to the child's mother can lead them to an arrest.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1025 votes6.5/10(25)
#12 - Domestic Terror
Season 5 Episode 12
Aired 7/1/2003
Domestic terrorism is an especially vivid threat to Americans; the FBI has created specialized teams to root out and dismantle terrorist operations, and put away those criminals whose secretive, leaderless cells are well armed and very dangerous.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1029 votes7.0/10(29)
#13 - Fatal Friendship
Season 5 Episode 13
Aired 9/2/2003
The 1992 kidnapping and murder of Martha Doe Roberts.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1026 votes7.0/10(26)
#14 - Death Pact
Season 5 Episode 14
Aired 6/17/2003
After a string of bank robberies in Illinois, Chicago, the FBI began to suspect that a police officer was responsible for the crimes. With the holdups becoming increasingly violent, authorities set out to capture the dangerous killer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1022 votes6.4/10(22)
#15 - Broken Trust
Season 5 Episode 15
Aired 9/20/2003
In 1988, a criminal confessed that two prominent community members hired him to murder a South Carolina farmer. Police and FBI agents arrested a wealthy businessman and later learned that, even behind bars, he had the power to corrupt and kill.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1032 votes7.2/10(32)
#16 - Criminal Enterprise
Season 5 Episode 16
Aired 11/4/2003
In 1993, a robber surprised unsuspecting customers by dropping through the roof of a California bank. A local resident led police and FBI agents to the perpetrator. However, they learned that he had also masterminded a kidnapping – and had a hostage.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1025 votes6.6/10(25)
#17 - Fateful Crossing
Season 5 Episode 17
Aired 11/11/2003
A U.S. Customs official disappears from his post near a Texas border crossing. The following day, the Customs official was found dead. Local police and the FBI continued searching for the suspects.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1028 votes6.4/10(28)
#18 - Deadly Influence
Season 5 Episode 18
Aired 12/2/2003
A marine salvager found the bodies of three drug dealers floating in a river. FBI agents suspected that a group of cops might be involved in illegal drug busts.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The FBI Files Season 5
Every episode of The FBI Files Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The FBI Files Season 5!
Witness the crime busting techniques and forensic science used by the FBI to break the most baffling cases. From crime scene analysis to the most...
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Price of Greed" is the best rated episode of "The FBI Files" season 5. It scored 7.1/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/15/2002. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Caught in the Act".