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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 1 - Price of Greed
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #1 - Price of Greed

    S5:E1

    The 1997 Los Angeles Dunbar Armored robbery, the largest cash heist in United States history. Six masked robbers stole $18.9 million.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 2 - Caught in the Act
    6.8/10(32 votes)

    #2 - Caught in the Act

    S5:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 3 - In Pursuit
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    #3 - In Pursuit

    S5:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 4 - High Stakes
    6.7/10(33 votes)

    #4 - High Stakes

    S5:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 5 - Home Invaders
    7.3/10(42 votes)

    #5 - Home Invaders

    S5:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 6 - Tracks of a Killer
    7.4/10(38 votes)

    #6 - Tracks of a Killer

    S5:E6

    The hunt for serial killer Angel Resendiz, also known as the "Railroad Killer."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 7 - Lawless
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    #7 - Lawless

    S5:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 8 - Cruel Revenge
    6.4/10(31 votes)

    #8 - Cruel Revenge

    S5:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 9 - Held Hostage
    6.6/10(27 votes)

    #9 - Held Hostage

    S5:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 10 - The Initiation
    6.2/10(32 votes)

    #10 - The Initiation

    S5:E10

    Three men murder an innocent man as part of an initiation into a Cleveland Ohio biker gang.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 11 - Dark Woods
    7.2/10(37 votes)

    #11 - Dark Woods

    S5:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 12 - Domestic Terror
    6.1/10(28 votes)

    #12 - Domestic Terror

    S5:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 13 - Fatal Friendship
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #13 - Fatal Friendship

    S5:E13

    The 1992 kidnapping and murder of Martha Doe Roberts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 14 - Death Pact
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    #14 - Death Pact

    S5:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 15 - Broken Trust
    6.5/10(23 votes)

    #15 - Broken Trust

    S5:E15

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 16 - Criminal Enterprise
    7.2/10(35 votes)

    #16 - Criminal Enterprise

    S5:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 17 - Fateful Crossing
    6.7/10(25 votes)

    #17 - Fateful Crossing

    S5:E17

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The FBI Files Season 5 Episode 18 - Deadly Influence
    6.5/10(28 votes)

    #18 - Deadly Influence

    S5:E18

    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:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Price of Greed" is the best rated episode of "The FBI Files" season 5. It scored 7.3/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/15/2002. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Caught in the Act".