Season 1

This is a real contender for one of the best tv shows ever made, and is surely the best documentary-format program ever produced. How could anyone not be absolutely intrigued at these real-life factual stories.

Some people think that only fiction has "limitless possibilities", but when you watch this, you realize there is no end to what humans do to each other, their motives, behaviour, excuses and alibis.

This is what good tv is all about. Hell, this is what tv should be about nowadays, instead of the mindless drivel which is on most of the time.

Watch it and learn something. It may not help you sleep at night, but you will learn how to make those you care about safer.

I will definitely be buying the entire series dvd boxsets when it is released.

Actually, this is the Discovery Channel show 'FBI Files', which was made by the same production company as 'The New Detectives' (which inspired the creator of 'C.S.I.'). Each hour-long episode covers one true investigation through interviews with the FBI agents, police, and forensic scientists who cracked the case. This 3-disc set contains episodes on John Gotti, the 1993 WTC bombing, the Unabomber, and the Polly Klaas kidnapping.

Hard evidence. Hard Science. Real Justice. Whether it handles bullets or bombs, fingerprints or fibers, the FBI's crime lab - the largest facility in the world - takes on tough cases, grappling with fraud, drug trafficking, kidnapping and murder, extortion and terrorism. The FBI Files is a show describing actual FBI cases, with dramatic reenactments and interviews with agents and forensic scientists who worked in the investigations. If you enjoy watching shows like Forensic Files, Dateline NBC, 48 Hours Mysteries or Unsolved Mysteries then you'll enjoy watching this show.

Season 1 is, in my opinion, the most interesting Season. On this DVD you'll find 13 episodes, each episode is 45 minutes long. Here are the cases you'll find on this DVD:

DISC 1
- Polly Klaas Kidnapped: When Polly Klaas is kidnapped from her home and murdered, the FBI mobilizes 200 agents to recover her and apprehend her abductor.
- Above the Law: The body of 23 year-old Robin Bishop is discovered near her car on a remote highway. Despite efforts by local authorities, her killer remains loose until the FBI turns to forensic science to bring him to justice.
- Human Prey: When five outdoors men are killed over a period of three years in rural Ohio, the FBI relentlessly pursue leads and eventually prompt the killer to reveal himself.
- Death in Alaska: FBI forensic experts trace DNA to apprehend the killer who sexually abused and murdered a young mother and her two daughters in Alaska.

DISC 2
- Deadly Paradise: After a trip to Palmyra Atoll, Mac and Muff Graham vanish and another couple returns to Hawaii on the missing couple's yacht. FBI agents and scientists struggle to uncover the truth behind a murder in paradise.
- Mississippi Burning: When Ku Klux Klan members murder three civil rights workers in Mississippi, the FBI turns to a local informant who helps them secure justice for the victims.
- The Crazy Don: Profile of The reputed boss of the Genovese crime family, Vince Gigante.
- Killing Spree: The lone survivor of a killing spree helps the FBI identify the killer who raped and murdered 10 women in the Tampa area.

DISC 3
- The Murdering Cowboy: The FBI is called into the case when self-described cowboy Claude Dallas kills two game wardens, setting off a massive manhunt.
- The Unabomber: Ted Kaczynski terrorizes the nation for 18 years as the Unabomber, baffling local and federal authorities.
- Melissa Brannen: When 5 year-old Melissa Brannen, vanishes from a Christmas party in December 1984, the FBI is called in to look for the missing girl.
- World Trade Center Bombing: On February 26, 1993, an explosion rocks the garage under the World Trade Center. The FBI works to identify and convict the terrorists behind the bombing.
- John Gotti: Gotti lost his luster as the head of the Gambino crime family in New York when the FBI turned to an informer to convict Gotti of the murder of Paul Castellano.

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