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s08e10 · 2026-03-31
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FBI True
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Each edition of FBI True focuses on dynamic insider conversations between agents when they meet at the FBI's favorite bar, the Arts & Crafts Beer Parlor, just down the block from their New York headquarters. It's a hallowed place where law enforcement colleagues talk frankly about the triumphs, tragedies and real truths of their jobs. In this relaxed setting, they share hair-raising stories of dangerous missions carried out by the FBI in the United States and worldwide. With everything on the line, what choices did they make? How did they keep their cool with a kidnapped child's life on the line, or with a bomb ticking in an unknown location, or a terrorist on the loose?FBI True features never-before-seen surveillance video, interrogations with hostage takers and terrorists, and personal photos from the agents' collections. This is the FBI like you've never seen, as agents disclose what happened, and how they felt while working on some of the biggest and most compelling crimes of our time, revealing their fears and exulting in their victories. Viewers will get a spine-tingling look inside the manhunt for a bomber responsible for injuring 30 people in Manhattan; the desperate search to find Hannah Anderson, a high school cheerleader kidnapped in California; the command center at Waco as agents helplessly watched women and children consumed by fire as the David Koresh's cult compound ignited; the complex search for the Beltway snipers in Washington, DC; the frustrating effort to find the terrorists who attacked the U.S. mission in Benghazi killing the ambassador; and the search for the brutal Boston mob leader Whitey Bulger.
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10 this season · 96 totals01e01 The Manhattan Bomber 2023-02-28 12:00
The Manhattan Bomber
On Sept 17th, 2016 a bomb detonates on 23rd Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, injuring over 30 people and causing mayhem. In the following hours and days, multiple bombs are discovered across Manhattan and New Jersey, all homemade devices designed to kill or maim as many people as possible. The FBI works with local law enforcement to track down a suspect who comes to be known as "The Chelsea Bomber," culminating in a nail-biting standoff.
s01e02 Horror In Yosemite 2023-02-28 12:00
Horror In Yosemite
In 1999, three women went missing in Yosemite National Park, launching the largest search and rescue operation in US history. The bodies of two of the women are found in a burned car, and the third is only found when the killer sends a taunting note to the FBI. Five months later, when a fourth woman is found beheaded near the park, the Bureau believes a serial killer may be on the loose.
s01e03 Terror In Benghazi 2023-02-28 12:00
Terror In Benghazi
On the 11th anniversary of 9/11, armed men storm the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya. The attack kills US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. The FBI launches an international investigation to track down the perpetrators, but in the chaos of post-Gaddafi Libya, arresting a suspect is no easy feat.
s01e04 The Kidnapping of Hannah Anderson 2023-02-28 12:00
The Kidnapping of Hannah Anderson
After a "family friend" murders a California mother and her 8-year-old son, the woman's 16-year-old daughter is nowhere to be found. Authorities learn the killer has kidnapped Hannah Anderson and taken her to the remote wilderness of Idaho. The FBI's Hostage Rescue Team receives a tip and tries to track down the pair before it's too late.
s01e05 Waco Part 1 2023-02-28 12:00
Waco Part 1
An ATF raid on the compound of an armed apocalyptic religious group in Waco, Texas turns deadly. After a terrifying shootout, four federal agents are dead and more than a dozen are wounded. The FBI steps in with its tactical and negotiation teams, but as both sides dig in, concerns grow about the intentions of the group's leader and the welfare of the children inside.
s01e06 Waco Part 2 2023-02-28 12:00
Waco Part 2
After a fifty-one day standoff, the FBI decides to move in on the Branch Davidians and their leader, David Koresh. Three agents tell heart wrenching stories about what happened on that historic day and the deadly blaze that ensued.
s01e07 Hunting Whitey Bulger 2023-02-28 12:00
Hunting Whitey Bulger
Notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, accused of 19 murders, has been on the run for 15 years. He went on the lam after being tipped off by a corrupt FBI agent. The Bureau brings in two hard-charging agents from outside the city to track down Bulger. Will their new approach lead to the capture of the FBI's Most Wanted fugitive?
s01e08 The Beltway Snipers 2023-02-28 12:00
The Beltway Snipers
An unknown sniper terrorizes the citizens of Washington, D.C. over three weeks in October, 2002. FBI investigators hunt for the murderer as the killings continue. With limited evidence and a series of false leads, the investigation stalls. Will a series of cryptic clues left by the shooter help the authorities end the killing spree?
s01e09 The Boy In The Bunker Part 1 2023-02-28 12:00
The Boy In The Bunker Part 1
In 2013, Jimmy Lee Dykes shoots and kills a rural Alabama school bus driver and takes a five-year-old boy hostage in a carefully constructed bunker. The FBI discovers that the bunker is lined with explosives and Dykes is heavily armed. After a six day standoff, Dykes sets a deadline for the following day to broadcast his grievances on TV news, or he will kill the boy and himself.
s01e10 The Boy In The Bunker Part 2 2023-02-28 12:00
The Boy In The Bunker Part 2
The FBI Hostage Rescue Team works with brilliant FBI profiler Molly Amman to extract a five-year-old boy from a bunker built by a heavily armed captor named Jimmy Lee Dykes. The profiler must convince FBI director Robert Muller that negotiations with the erratic Dykes are doomed to fail