The FBI Files - Specials

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The Unperfect Crime

1 - The Unperfect Crime

Air Date: October 14, 2000

Expanded two-hour special about the 1997 Loomis-Fargo armored car heist in North Carolina and the serio-comic fate of its bumbling underdog perpetrators who fell victim to avarice, mutual betrayals, and false romantic promises.

Cruel Deception

2 - Cruel Deception

Air Date: July 1, 2003

James M. DeBardeleben II was a counterfeiter who eluded the Secret Service for years. His capture proved to be only the beginning..

Deadly Dentist

3 - Deadly Dentist

Air Date: February 17, 2002

In Saint Louis, a serial killer strikes and vanishes, leaving little evidence in his wake. Blending into the community, he confounds authorities for more than three decades. To catch him, police must find his weakness and reveal the true face of a murderer.

Dangerous Pursuit

4 - Dangerous Pursuit

Air Date: January 1, 2005

The crime spree of Paul John Knowles in 1974 included serial rape, multiple murders and robbery.

Flight From Justice: The Story of D.B. Cooper

5 - Flight From Justice: The Story of D.B. Cooper

Air Date: July 8, 2004

35,000 feet above the Pacific Northwest, 1971: D.B. Cooper hijacks a Boeing 727, receives $200K in-flight and parachutes out. Normally, parachuting at that altitude can be fatal, but this shows how he might have done it.