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For nearly two decades a mathematical genius with delusions of single-handedly destroying industrial society, planted or mailed powerful bombs to unsuspecting innocent victims.

On July 2nd 1994, a 12-year-old girl was abducted from her home in northern California. The FBI knows to act fast, search wide, enlist volunteers. But as the hours slipped by, agents also realized their chances for recovering her alive grew slim.

She appeared on the highway in the spring, a young woman, her life cut short, her past and her identity a mystery. Only by finding out who she was could we ever hope to find her killer.

Despite what you see in the movies, most bank robbers come in quietly, pass a note, and slip away. They want cash, not bloodshed. But in Richmond, Virginia, a pair of gunmen entered a bank with their guns blazing.

On October 1, 1993, a stranger abducted 12-year-old Polly Klaas during a slumber party in her home.

John Gotti was ambitious, powerful and ruthless. He ruled with flash and conspicuous style, playing celebrity with the media and cat and mouse with the FBI. They called John Gotti the Teflon Don. Serious charges just wouldn't stick.

In the early 1990's, a serial killer stalked lone victims in the dead of night, his hunting ground the suburbs of Washington, D.C., his target, anyone who owned a car.

In 1984, in South Florida, a rapist and murderer was on the loose. The killer was a ruthless and terrifying predator, the newest member of an infamous group known as serial killers.

In 1984, a tragic murder led agents into the frightening world of domestic terrorism. Law enforcement vowed to dismantle the violent faction that claimed responsibility.

To the FBI, he was believed to be the boss of New York's most powerful mafia organization: the Genovese crime family. Was Gigante crazy or was his behavior a shrewd attempt to disguise his position as a ruthless mafia boss?

The parents of 11 yr. old Brittany Martinez knew their daughter was no runaway. Something had happened to her, something terrible. When they failed to find Brittany in their quiet Illinois neighborhood, they called the police.

In the early 1990's, Washington, D.C., became the murder capital of the nation. Few were left untouched by gang violence, which was ignited by the drug trade. By 1994, that violence would strike at the very heart of law enforcement.

Money may not be the root of all evil, but for some men, a million dollars is enough to justify murder. Even men sworn to uphold the law can sometimes be tempted.

A series of armored car heists and bloody shoot-outs shocked law enforcement. The brutal violence of the crimes suggested a motive more complex than greed. When the robbers started targeting police, the FBI took charge.

A woman and her infant son vanish. The husband is frantic. The clues are scarce, but hopes linger, even as the hours and days tick by without a word. Was she on the run, or the victim of foul play?

A mother and child are kidnapped, a bystander is murdered. Violence such as this shattered a quiet Texas neighborhood and exposed a drug cartel that flourished where it was least expected.

In Arizona, an armored van loaded with cash failed to reach its destination. Authorities suspected an inside job. When the vehicle was recovered with the drivers and the cash missing, those suspicions grew even more.

Over a thousand hunting accidents are reported in the United States each year. Fewer than ten percent of them are fatal. But when one hunter's death seemed suspicious, the FBI was called in to investigate.

California Highway Patrolman George Gwaltney discovered the body of 23-year-old Robin Bishop near her car on a remote desert highway.

In 1995, our nation's capital was also our nation's murder capital. Even the police weren't safe. While Washington, DC, law enforcement targeted criminals, the criminals targeted law enforcement, even gunning down officers on patrol.

Wealth has its rewards, but it also brings its dangers. Kidnapping is one of them. No ordeal is more horrifying for a family than to have a child taken.

When a family was murdered in Arkansas, it seemed like an isolated event. But soon the crime was revealed to be part of an ever-widening circle of violence that defined a new age of domestic terrorism.

When three people were found murdered in their home, it appeared like a burglary gone awry. But a crime this horrific deserved a closer look.

Two armed bank robbers hit a Seattle bank taking over 150,000 dollars. Before they can escape police confront them and the pair splits up. As authorities search block by block they learn one was a career criminal with a long history of violence.

In 1989, residents of a close-knit apartment community in Virginia gathered for a holiday celebration. For Tammy Brannen and five-year-old daughter Melissa, Christmas was always a special time. Then, without warning, the little girl was gone.

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.

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