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Death Pact

Crime

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Jan 1, 2003

The average bank robbery yields roughly 3,000 dollars. Yet some criminals risk everything for the take. In suburban Chicago, a disguised gunman began a series of robberies, growing more violent with each one.

Full Episodes

Season 5, 18 episodes

Price of Greed,

An armed robbery is a terrifying ordeal. When a gang descended on a Los Angeles cash vault, they threatened to kill anyone who resisted. The violent assault was the largest heist in U.S. history and a piece of plastic was the only evidence.

50m Jan 1, 2002

Caught in the Act,

Surveillance video is often the most precise witness to a crime. After three brutal murders were caught on tape in Alabama, the suspects fled the area. They had an arsenal of stolen weapons, and swore they wouldn't be taken alive.

50m Jan 1, 2002

When law enforcement officers become targets, no one is safe. So when a crystal meth dealer on the run from the law began shooting cops, it took more than police to stop him.

49m Jan 1, 2002

Women are most often assaulted by someone they know. Near Las Vegas in December of 2000 a young woman became the latest victim of a violent sex offender. Before authorities could locate him, he would add murder to his list of crimes.

49m Jan 1, 2002

Too often, convicted felons learn new techniques and find new partners in prison. In 1982, a group of former inmates began a spree of kidnapping and robbery.

49m Jan 1, 2002

Tracks of a Killer,

From California to Kentucky, few living near a railroad felt safe in the summer of 1999. A serial killer, rode the rails, picking towns and victims at random. He left behind a trail of bloodshed, but no trace of where he would turn up next.

49m Jan 1, 2002

A criminal who kills a police officer wages war on society. In 1987 such a criminal vanished after shooting two Boston officers, one fatally. He had a history of violence against cops and the protection of a group of outlaws.

49m Jan 1, 2002

A kidnapping can shatter a family, bringing terror and heartache without warning. In 1984 with the flash of a gun, an ordinary business transaction became a violent abduction. In seconds, the son of a wealthy Miami developer was gone.

49m Jan 1, 2002

When a bank teller arrived at her parent's home the gunmen were already there. The robbers held her family hostage and forced her to empty a bank vault. If she didn't comply she could lose everyone she loved.

49m Jan 1, 2002

The Initiation,

When gangs go to war, they don't care who gets in the way. In 1988 an innocent man was gunned down near Cleveland, Ohio, a victim of a deadly initiation.

49m Jan 1, 2002

While camping with her family in Montana, a seven-year-old girl was abducted from her tent. No one in the campground witnessed the crime and the kidnapper left no clues.

49m Jan 1, 2002

Domestic Terror,

When a paramilitary faction used bombs and robbery to further their cause, they crossed the line. The well-organized terror cell was difficult to define, and even harder to stop.

49m Jan 1, 2002

Fatal Friendship,

In 1992, a woman disappeared from her Memphis home. When the ransom went uncollected, the FBI suspected a desperate amateur and feared the worst.

49m Jan 1, 2002

The average bank robbery yields roughly 3,000 dollars. Yet some criminals risk everything for the take. In suburban Chicago, a disguised gunman began a series of robberies, growing more violent with each one.

49m Jan 1, 2003

Murder-for-hire is a complex crime. Solving it means finding the killer, and whoever paid for the hit. In South Carolina a death first ruled accidental was no accident, but that was just the beginning.

49m Jan 1, 2003

Criminal Enterprise,

Caught in the act, a disguised bank robber hurled explosives at police and disappeared in a hail of bullets. When police identified the suspect, they connected him to an armed kidnapping, but they couldn't find him.

49m Jan 1, 2003

Fateful Crossing,

When the victim of a violent crime is a member of law enforcement, the job of investigating becomes personal. At a United States border crossing, armed fugitives kidnapped a customs' inspector then vanished.

49m Jan 1, 2003

Deadly Influence,

In the 1980's, thousands of violent criminals flooded into America from Cuba and Colombia. Drugs hit South Florida and the area bloated with illicit wealth became a violent powder keg.

50m Jan 1, 2003