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A Chicago street gang thought they had figured out how to kidnap people for ransom again and again, and never get caught. But their one mistake was they underestimated the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In Langley, Virginia, a terrorist fired into rush hour traffic. The victims seemed randomly selected, but the motive appeared to be political, targeting employees of the Central Intelligence Agency.

In the 1970's and 80s, people went to Alaska looking for a fresh start, to reinvent themselves, or to disappear for a while. Some of those disappearances weren't by choice.

At a coffee shop in Washington, DC, three employees were shot to death. Evidence at the crime scene pointed in many different directions. Was this a hate crime, a robbery gone wrong or an act of cold-blooded vengeance?

In a city awash in narcotics the drug lords have all the power even over the police. Corruption in New Orleans grew like cancer, eating away at public safety and threatening to destroy the city. Crooked cops break the laws they were sworn to uphold.

Willow Springs, Illinois, seemed like any other quiet Midwestern community. But it was really one of the most corrupt places in the nation. This tiny village, nestled just outside of Chicago, was in the hip pocket of organized crime.

Power is a responsibility as well as a privilege. But in the wrong hands, power can corrupt. For former Deputy Attorney General for the State of Delaware, losing sight of his sworn oath to uphold justice could prove lethal.

In the 1980's, two partners created a nightclub that would bring them wealth and international fame. The male strip club phenomenon promised female patrons fun and excitement. But the bright lights hid a dark side.

In June of 1997, a crime wave swept Iowa like a tornado. It left a trail of robbery, kidnapping, and murder in its wake, and then it moved on. No one knew where.

A businessman went to Florida to make one last deal before he retired-he never returned home to his millions. Authorities examined who was closest to him and who stood to gain from his disappearance. But this time conventional rules didn't apply.

He was a predator, abducting girls and young women from their own front yards in broad daylight. He was a sadist: phoning one victim's family, taunting them, boosting then dashing their hope, and he wouldn't stop until we stopped him.

Drops of blood and a torn screen were all that's left to tell authorities what happened to a woman in Indiana. The 21 yr. old victim was taken from her home on a spring morning. She appeared to have no real enemies, there was no clear motive.

The disappearance of young women triggered a search that spanned the Pacific Northwest. A massive media campaign failed to locate the drifter, who first charmed then killed them. As investigators followed his trail, he always stayed one step ahead.

In Miami, a gang of robbers targeted banks and armored cars. They carried assault weapons and weren't afraid to use them. They struck during the day, and sometimes twice a day. For awhile, they seemed unstoppable.

When a sniper in Utah started targeting African-American men for death, authorities launched a massive investigation. With scant clues and no witnesses they found the odds stacked against them, and they had no idea where the killer would strike next.

Two young boys were the only witnesses to their mother's murder. The horrible crime appeared unmotivated, senseless and random.

Bank robbery is a brazen yet simple crime. A mask, a gun, a note passed to a teller. But bank burglary is different. It takes skill to disable an alarm, to penetrate a locked vault.

When a wealthy young woman was abducted in front of her in-laws' home, the police had no shortage of suspects. The 25-year-old victim left behind a tumultuous marriage, an ex-husband and old boyfriends. All were on the FBI's short list.

A serial rapist targeted women. His dark urges raged out of control and led him to murder. He followed a path so random it was impossible to trace, and all that tied him to his crimes were his access to the highways and a bizarre sexual fetish.

A killer was on the loose in one of America's most popular tourist destinations. Armed and desperate, he evaded law enforcement at every turn. As the Fourth of July weekend quickly approached, thousands of people became potential targets.

A burning body in a dark alley shed light on a cold-blooded killer. His partners in crime would tell the story, if they lived. In the underworld of the drug trade, even a childhood friend can quickly become an enemy.

On the day before Thanksgiving, a mother discovered her ten-year-old son was missing from his school. When a child of separated parents disappears, investigators first look at the family and divorced parents often suspect each other.

Banks use a variety of devices to discourage would-be robbers: security cameras, silent alarms, and exploding dye packs. But when an elusive bank robber targeted Seattle's banks, none of these precautions were effective.

It should have been Shangri-La, but when bad blood developed, piracy took over and the only law was the law of the jungle.

On Mississippi's Gulf Coast, a Judge and his politician wife are murdered in their home. The killer left few clues. It looked like a professional hit, and the investigation led nowhere. But the FBI refused to give up.