The F.B.I. Files - Season 6 (2004)

In December 1981, a New Jersey State Trooper was shot to death on the side of Interstate 80. Fingerprints on the suspect's vehicle pointed to a fugitive wanted on bank robbery charges.

In the late 1980s, an illegal drug operation opened its doors in Washington, DC. Vincent Hill ran his drug organization with an iron fist that included intimidation and murder. Life in SW Washington became more violent for everyone, gang member or not.

In 2000, the FBI was overwhelmed with investigations in Seattle, which had the third-highest number of bank robberies in the nation. Agents focused on a series of robberies in which two heavily armed men seemed to know where the banks stored their money.

A bank vault was blasted into from the ceiling, and over $2 million in valuables was missing. Agents were able to track down one of the robbers' friends and attempted to use him as bait to reel in the crooks.

093. Brotherhood of Hate After an Arkansas State Trooper is shot and killed officers catch the shooter, after a car chase and shootout. ATF is alerted when officers find weapons and explosives in the man's vehicle. Testing of the weapons leads them to three men who are all members of The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord (CSA), a racist, anti-Semitic paramilitary group residing in a fortified compound with stockpiles of weapons in Arkansas. The FBI and ATF surround the compound, but the members resist them for several days. Finally, the standoff is ended and...

In 1992, a Washington, DC professor was shot and killed as she tried to get into her car, the latest incident in a series of violent carjackings. One week later, a man robbed a bank and security cameras captured the same vehicle as the getaway car.

Cuban detainees in Atlanta revolt in response to their impending deportation.

In the spring of 1997, a killer preyed on senior citizens in the quiet town of River Parish, Louisiana. Victims were robbed, beaten, shot and left for dead. FBI agents soon connected the violent crimes to an area mechanic with a gambling problem.

In 1996, a series of bank robberies in Texas baffled authorities. But when similar thefts occurred the next year in California, FBI agents linked the crimes and established a modus operandi. Another year later, the robbers took hostages during a violent heist in Las Vegas and the FBI was tasked with stopping these criminals once and for all.

Armed robbers set their sights on a series of major Las Vegas casinos.

In 1997, two men used a sledgehammer to break into a Camden, New Jersey home. Police tracked the suspects to a nearby park but the criminals were able to escape after a nearly fatal shootout. One year after the original crime, the FBI was called in when new clues emerged regarding the location of the suspects.

This special episode examines previous cases to learn about the investigative techniques and innovations used by the FBI.

Croatians seek to secure Croatia's sovereignty via terrorism.

In 1994, a rash of home invasion robberies plagued the Detroit area. Each time, masked men dressed as police officers broke in with assault rifles and stole money and jewelry. When one homeowner shot back, the identity of the intruders was revealed.

In June 1985, a Lebanese terrorist and his four accomplices hijacked Royal Jordanian Flight 405 shortly before take off in Beirut. Several American citizens were on board. The FBI opened a criminal investigation and worked with various other government agencies to form Operation Goldenrod, a task force charged with bringing the terrorist mastermind to justice.