The FBI Files
Dramatic reenactments of actual FBI investigations.
Produced by New Dominion Pictures, the show presented dramatized reenactments of actual FBI cases, featuring interviews with agents and forensic scientists. It later gained continued viewership through reruns on networks such as Court TV Mystery, Investigation Discovery, and WE tv, and became available on streaming platforms like Hulu and YouTube.
Quick Facts
- Runtime
- 49–51 minutes
- Creator
- Tom Naughton
- Starring
- James Kallstrom
- Anthony Call
- Susan Rae
- Stephen Kemble
- Country
- United States
- Company
- New Dominion Pictures
- Network
- Discovery Channel
- First aired
- 20 October 1998
- Last aired
- 24 March 2006
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Synopsis
The show depicted actual FBI cases through dramatic reenactments and interviews with agents and forensic scientists involved in the investigations. Cases covered included the kidnapping and murder of Polly Klaas, the conviction of John Gotti, the Unabomber case, the World Trade Center Bombing, the Sara Tokars murder, prison escapes by Christopher Jeburk, John Birges's Harvey's Casino bomb, and the murder of Christina Long. Unlike The New Detectives, the series focused on crimes where the FBI assisted local police, such as murders, narcotics, bank robberies, and kidnappings.
Hosts and narrators
Anthony Call, an actor from the soap operas The Guiding Light and One Life to Live, co-hosted and narrated every US episode and some international ones. Susan Rae and Stephen Kemble provided narration for various international versions. Lucy Longhurst narrated the international episodes "Murdering Cowboy," about Claude Dallas, and "Deadly Paradise," covering the Sea Wind Murders on Palmyra Atoll. Peter Dickson narrated season two internationally, including "A Model Killer" about Christopher Wilder and "Cat and Mouse" about Larry Gene Bell. Susan Rae narrated "Dishonoured," concerning the disappearance of USMC Capt. Shirley Russell, and "When Seconds Count," about a 12-year-old's abduction in Lodi, California. Ben Ando also performed voice overs in the UK.
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