FBI Manhunt: Tracking the Flight 855 Skyjacker Across the Utah Mud Flats

A worn $20 in a Charlotte bank sparks a three-year chase across America. What begins as a counterfeiting case unravels into something far darker than agents ever imagined. This FBI Files Movie of the Week pulls you inside the evidence rooms, the interviews, and the moment the case turns from money to menace. Watch to see how agents piece together the Mall Passer’s depraved legacy—and what they still need to find.

A fugitive drug dealer engaged in a shootout with state troopers, wounding two of them, and eluded capture after a high-speed chase, in this sneak peak from this weekend's Full Episode. Unravel the mystery alongside the FBI's greatest law enforcers and forensic scientists.

He fired first, then vanished. For eight years, the FBI chased a ghost. Step inside the real manhunt for the most prolific takeover bank robber in modern FBI history. From San Diego’s first blast in 1987 to a wounded manager in Abilene, the gunman they dubbed “The Shootist” planned every move with military precision: .38 revolver, disguises, back brace, Mondays and Fridays, highways for the getaway. Agents track fence boards pried loose, a red four-door, and even a palm print that leads nowhere. A composite sketch and a single anonymous tip change everything—pointing to a former Marine with an alias, a loyal accomplice, and a vow never to be taken alive. When a credit card ping and a quiet hotel office present a narrow opening, investigators stage a meticulous play that turns the hunt on its head. Witness the tactics, close calls, and the moment a small detail becomes the break everyone waited for. Watch the full story to see how coordination across states, behavioral profiling, and patience ended a record-setting spree.

A cross-country predator leaves a red Chevy behind and a hostage in danger. Inside the dragnet, the FBI pieces together a killer's trail before time runs out. From Sarah Mitchell’s roadside escape to a shotgun standoff with police, this episode follows the breakneck search that begins in West Palm Beach and points to a chilling name: Paul John Knowles. A hidden Volkswagen, a Fort Pierce motel check-in under an alias, and a yellow Dodge Demon tie-ins raise the stakes. As Agent James Cavanaugh builds a psychological profile, evidence links Knowles to a murdered schoolteacher in Jacksonville Beach, a brutal Atlantic Beach killing, and a Milledgeville double homicide traced through stolen clothing and a newspaper clipping. With Deborah Taylor captive and Knowles obsessively scanning newscasts, investigators chase credit card breadcrumbs across dozens of states and a last will that finally reveals his identity. What they uncover about his past changes the urgency of the hunt. Watch to see how a red Impala, a forged identity, and a terrifying confession push the FBI to close in before he kills again.

A drifter with many faces finally had a name: Paul John Knowles. What followed pulled in multiple states, agencies, and a survivor who lived to tell investigators what he said next. From a failed roadside abduction in Palm Beach to a hostage taken from a quiet West Palm Beach home, the investigation widens with a chilling find: record albums in Macon that link Knowles to a double homicide in Marlboro, Connecticut. As alerts blanket the Southeast, a gas station sighting in Lakeland points to a blue Ford and a Florida trooper suddenly riding in the back seat. Then comes a desperate run on Georgia back roads, a shattered roadblock, and a tense search through woods and farmhouses. The final twist involves secret audio tapes, a lawyer who won’t hand them over without a court order, and a last, high‑stakes ride to recover a crucial weapon.

In May 2001, 11-year-old Leah Henry vanished just a block from her home in Houston, Texas. What started as an ordinary school day turned into a nightmare for her family and the beginning of one of the FBI’s most desperate hunts for a dangerous predator. With only a neighbor’s eyewitness account of a white hatchback, investigators feared the worst as Leah’s abductor carried her miles away.