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This Date in THE FBI History: Martin Sheen, Meg Foster, and John Sylvester-White star in “A Second Life,” the second of two episodes this season that were filmed in Northern California, airing Jan. 9, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on January 9, 2026 by admin

A SECOND LIFE Original Airdate: Jan. 9, 1972 Synopsis. After shooting a police commissioner in Portland, Oregon, gunman Steven Chandler (played by Martin Sheen) surfaces in San Francisco, California, where where he falls in love with Marcy Brandon (played by … Continue reading →

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This Week in THE FBI History: Collin Wilcox, James Callahan, Ford Rainey, Virginia Christine, and Henry Corden star in the thriller “Passage into Fear,” airing Jan. 8, 1967. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on January 8, 2026 by admin

PASSAGE INTO FEAR Original Airdate: Jan. 8, 1967 Synopsis. Originally considered a minor witness in an upcoming federal court case against the operations chief of Red Espionage West, Hanna Crandall (played by Collin Wilcox) was actually a courier who provided … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Ed Asner, Martin Sheen, Russell Johnson, and Ian Wolfe star in “The Dynasty,” airing Jan. 7, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on January 7, 2026 by admin

THE DYNASTY Original Airdate: Jan. 7, 1968 Synopsis. Two men (played by Ed Asner and Martin Sheen) kidnap the youngest son of industrialist Marshall Graham and demand $300,000 for his release. With Marshall Graham out of the country, Erskine meets … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Robert Drivas, Stephen McNally, and Scott Marlowe star in “The Rap-Taker,” airing Jan. 7, 1973. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on January 7, 2026 by admin

THE RAP-TAKER Original Airdate: Jan. 7, 1973 LEARN MORE about “The Rap-Taker” 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 … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Charles Cioffi, George DiCenzo, and Joan Hotchkis star in “A Piece of the Action,” airing Jan. 6, 1974. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on January 6, 2026 by admin

A PIECE OF THE ACTION Original Airdate: Jan. 6, 1974 Synopsis. Victor Lamport (played by Charles Cioffi) uses his trucking company to front a syndicate operation that targets his competitors. Twenty-seven hijackings have occurred over the past six months, forcing … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Billy Dee Williams, Denise Nicholas, Moses Gunn, and Ketty Lester star in “Eye of the Storm,” airing Jan. 5, 1969. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on January 5, 2026 by admin

EYE OF THE STORM Original Airdate: Jan. 5, 1969 Synopsis. Moses Gunn stars as newspaper publisher John Sheppard, an outspoken leader in the African-American community who is known to rile “both black and white.” When his infant daughter, Mary Louise, … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Gerald S. O’Loughlin, David Cassidy, and Mary Fickett star in “Fatal Impostor,” airing Jan. 4, 1970. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on January 4, 2026 by admin

FATAL IMPOSTOR Original Airdate: Jan. 4, 1970 Synopsis. At a farm in Clarion, North Dakota, Victor Kiley (played by Gerald S. O’Loughlin), an interstate fugitive wounded in a shootout with sheriff’s deputies, kidnaps a mother and her teenage son and … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Tom Skerritt, Fabian Forte, Woodrow Parfrey, and John Lasell star in “The Unknown Victim,” airing Jan. 3, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on January 3, 2026 by admin

THE UNKNOWN VICTIM Original Airdate: Jan. 3, 1971 Synopsis. In Mount Vernon, New York, Erskine and Colby investigate the apparent kidnapping of young Laura Singer—only to discover that the actual victim is Karen Oliver, a schoolmate of Laura’s who also … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Stefanie Powers, David Hedison, Tim O’Connor, and Leon Askin star in “The Buyer,” the second of three episodes directed by Carl Barth, airing Jan. 2, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on January 2, 2026 by admin

THE BUYER Original Airdate: Jan. 2, 1972 Synopsis. The investigation into a stolen consignment of platinum takes Erskine and Colby to San Francisco, where they learn that an renowned international fence has arranged for a liaison to purchase the shipment … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: John Anderson, Harry Townes, Robert Colbert, and Michael Burns star in “The Forests of the Night,” airing Jan. 2, 1966. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on January 2, 2026 by admin

THE FORESTS OF THE NIGHT Original Airdate: Jan. 2, 1966 Synopsis. An Amish-like group known as the Jobites experience hate crimes in the town of Stanton, a highly economically depressed forest community in southern Oregon that has also gone without … Continue reading →

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