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This Date in THE FBI History: Bradford Dillman and Jacqueline Scott star in “The Divided Man,” airing Mar. 20, 1966. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE DIVIDED MAN Original Airdate: Mar. 20, 1966 Synopsis. Facing bankruptcy and a failing marriage, Roger Mason (played by Bradford Dillman), a research chemist and part-owner of a fuel development firm in Tucson, Arizona, cracks under pressure and develops a … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Walter Pidgeon, Celeste Holm, Telly Savalas, Susan Strasberg, and Robert Drivas star in Part 2 of “The Executioners,” the most ambitious FBI episode ever made, airing Mar. 19, 1967. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE EXECUTIONERS (Part 2) Original Airdate: Mar. 19, 1967 Synopsis. In New York, Erskine’s only hope of pinning racketeering charges on mob boss Leo Roland (played by Walter Pidgeon) lie in apprehending the man responsible for the murders of two … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Pat Hingle, Brett Somers, and Geoffrey Deuel star in “Memory of a Legend,” airing Mar. 11, 1973. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

MEMORY OF A LEGEND Original Airdate: Mar. 11, 1973 Synopsis. Once-legendary safecracker Gus Benderson (played by Pat Hingle) finds that his skills have diminished after spending fifteen years in prison. After surfacing in San Pedro, California, Benderson hopes to quietly … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: BarBara Luna, Lin McCarthy, Dana Elcar, and Lawrence Montaigne star in “The Young Warriors,” airing Mar. 9, 1969. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE YOUNG WARRIORS Original Airdate: Mar. 9, 1969 Synopsis. In Arizona, mounting tension between the Allimac Indians and a mining company that wants to build a factory on the reservation escalates further after the death of George Fisher (played by … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Philip Ahn, Keye Luke, Benson Fong, James Hong, and Charles Aidman star in “The Hiding Place,” an episode that was supposed to air on Mar. 6, 1966. However, after mounting protests from Japanese-American groups, ABC pulled this episode from the broadcast schedule. As a result, “The Hiding Place” never aired on television, either on ABC or in syndication. For the complete back story of this controversial episode, pick up a copy of THE FBI DOSSIER, now available from Black Pawn Press

THE HIDING PLACE Scheduled Airdate: Mar. 6, 1966; however, this episode never aired on ABC Synopsis. In Green Haven, Oregon—a town with a large Asian-American population—Erskine and Rhodes search for Kenjiro Fujita, a former Japanese-American military officer who turned traitor … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Penny Fuller, Tom Skerritt, Leif Garrett, James Hampton, and John Hillerman star in “The Deadly Species,” airing Mar. 5, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE DEADLY SPECIES Original Airdate: Mar. 5, 1972 Synopsis. After breaking out of a women’s prison in Texas, federal fugitive Jean Scott (played by Penny Fuller) orchestrates a series of thefts, including the armed robbery of a restaurant in New … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Andrew Prine and Jo Ann Harris star in “Sweet Evil,” airing Mar. 4, 1973. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

SWEET EVIL Original Airdate: Mar. 4, 1973 Synopsis. The search for FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive Beau Parker (played by Andrew Prine) ultimately leads to Chicago, where Erskine must thwart Parker, his accomplice Cass Linden, and Linden’s sister, Mary Ann, … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 725.4 with guest Hal Eisner is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Hal Eisner’s accidental path to television journalism Original Airdates: Feb. 20-23, 2026 TVC 725.4: Ed welcomes Hal Eisner, the multiple award-winning broadcast journalist who covered the news every day for fifty-eight years, including fifteen years at various radio stations in … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: James Daly, Kevin McCarthy, Ken Lynch, and Gene Tierney star in “Conspiracy of Silence,” airing on Mar. 2, 1969. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE Original Airdate: Mar. 2, 1969 Synopsis. In Los Angeles, Erskine must put his emotions aside when he probes the murder of law professor Russell Clay, the man who convinced him to join the Bureau. LEARN MORE about … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Michael Douglas, Donna Mills, and Peggy McCay star in “The Hitchhiker,” airing Feb. 28, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE HITCHHIKER Original Airdate: Feb. 28, 1971 Synopsis. After robbing a bank in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. Army private Jerry Williams (played by Michael Douglas) picks up a hitchhiker, Mary Anne Collins (played by Donna Mills), a daughter from an … Continue reading

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