A Model Killer: In 1984, south Miami became the home for a sadistic serial killer. Posing as a fashion photographer, Christopher Wilder lured young women from shopping malls with promises of fame and fortune. Most ended up dead. As the FBI closed in around him, Wilder took off on a cross-country murderous rampage. The FBI added Wilder to their Most Wanted Fugitives program. The chase was on, and Wilder ultimately lost. What stopped the serial killer was not brilliant or sophisticated police work, but national publicity that the FBI created.

Hired Gun: Larry Horn nearly got away with the perfect crime: a multiple murder-for-hire plot that was meticulously planned and executed. Horn’s former wife, their 8-year-old son, and a live-in nurse were all brutally murdered by an assassin. In the absence of any significant clues, police in Maryland contacted the FBI to assist in the investigation. With their resources and highly skilled, imaginative and determined agents, the FBI was able to uncover and expose a complex and far reaching conspiracy to commit murder for monetary gain.

Cat and Mouse: A cunning predator was loose in rural South Carolina—abducting young women from their own front yards in broad daylight. He was also a sadist, calling one victim’s family, taunting them, boosting and then dashing their hopes. Local investigators called on the FBI to help them find this clever serial killer. Like a game of chess, FBI profilers and forensic examiners were able to outwit the killer, and put an end to his deadly game of cat and mouse.

The FBI Files is an American docudrama that takes a look behind the scenes of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s crime laboratory.

Real FBI cases are recounted through reenactments and interviews, due to the sensitive nature of the show, viewer discretion is advised.

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