The FBI Files

Infobox Television
show_name = The FBI Files


format = True crime series
runtime = 60 minutes (approx. 45 minutes)
creator = Tom Naughton
starring = James Kallstrom
country = USA
network = Discovery Channel
first_aired = October 20, 1998
last_aired = March 24, 2006
num_episodes = 120
status = Canceled; Re-runs airing on Investigation Discovery channel

"The FBI Files" was an American television docudrama series (1998-2006) carried by the Discovery Channel cable network and produced by New Dominion Pictures of Suffolk, Virginia. The show was canceled by the Discovery Channel after it aired its final episode on March 24 2006, although its sister network, Investigation Discovery, airs re-runs of the show.

ynopsis

The show described actual FBI cases, with dramatic reenactments and interviews with agents and forensic scientists who worked in the investigations. The show premiered on October 20, 1998, and 120 episodes were produced before the final original episode shown on March 24, 2006. The series covered the kidnapping and murder of Polly Klaas, the investigation and conviction of John Gotti, the Unabomber case, the Sara Tokars case, the several prision escapes by Christopher Jeburk, and many other well-known and not so well-known true crime stories. Unlike "The New Detectives", a somewhat similar true crime show, "The FBI Files" centers around murders, bank robberies, kidnappings, etc., where the FBI is called in to assist police departments.

James Kallstrom, former head of the FBI's New York City office, hosted the show. Among other high-profile cases, he investigated the crash of TWA Flight 800. Allison Erkelens was head writer for the series' production company, New Dominion Pictures, from 2000-2005.

External links

*TV.com|16036
*imdb title|0309152