This Date in THE FBI History: James Olson and J.D. Cannon star in “Conspiracy of Corruption,” one of the few episodes of the series that is an outright whodunit, airing Jan. 11, 1970. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

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     CONSPIRACY OF CORRUPTION
     Original Airdate: Jan. 11, 1970

Synopsis. In Las Mantas County, Erskine oversees the investigation of the shooting of a ranch foreman by an unknown assailant—a matter that escalates into a possible civil rights violation when the county sheriff, Bill Temple (played by James Olson), becomes the prime suspect. Town boss Clifford Wyant (played by J.D. Cannon) pressures the Bureau into resolving the matter quickly. Erskine, however, believes that Temple may have been framed.

LEARN MORE about “Conspiracy of Corruption” in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series produced by Quinn Martin and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.

THE FBI DOSSIER is available through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online.

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