The Shootist: How the FBI Hunted Johnny Madison Williams Across 3 States

A 727, a ransom, and a jump into the dark. What followed rewired aviation and ignited a nationwide hunt. This episode traces the real-life chase for Richard Floyd McCoy Jr., from the San Francisco ransom drop to that mysterious bump over Utah sky. Follow the search across Provo’s mud flats, the tip that changed everything, and the fingerprint and handwriting hits that cracked the case. Then the story swerves: a plaster-made .45 in a prison dental lab, a garbage truck jailbreak, a swamp pursuit, and a quiet Virginia stakeout that ends it all. Along the way, the shadow of D.B. Cooper looms large: the tie clip, the parachutes, the identical playbook, and a riverbank discovery years later that kept the legend alive. If you think you know the Cooper story, wait until you see how McCoy’s trail forced new aircraft design and left one question hanging in the air. Watch to uncover the choices, the luck, and the clues investigators still can’t shake. Watch now for the full investigation and decide for yourself.

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.

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.

Two bodies, one locked house, and 130 years of the wrong question. What really happened in Fall River on August 4, 1892? This cinematic cold case re-examines the Andrew and Abby Borden murders from the ground up. We retrace timelines, test the locked front door and “sticking” lock, revisit the broken-handled hatchet, the blue dress burned in the stove, and the prussic acid rumor that never reached the jury. We follow John Morse’s overnight visit, Bridget Sullivan’s uneasy testimony, and the moment Lizzie was heard laughing upstairs. Then we step inside the trial, from excluded evidence to the dramatic unveiling of the victims’ skulls and a verdict that changed everything. Instead of asking “Did Lizzie do it?”, we interrogate a deeper possibility: was Abby the first and only intended target, and did a plan unravel when Andrew came home early? Watch to see how a family’s loyalties, timelines, and silences might resolve contradictions others ignore. Stay to the end for the question that could have redirected the entire 1892 investigation. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to

A killer’s escape sparked one of America’s most intense manhunts. Discover how Danny Ray Horning evaded capture through the Grand Canyon, putting thousands in danger. This gripping true crime documentary unravels the chilling case of Danny Ray Horning, who murdered and dismembered Sam McCullough in California before fleeing across state lines. After a daring escape from an Arizona prison, Horning launched a violent spree - robbing, kidnapping, and eluding authorities through rugged wilderness and tourist-packed Grand Canyon National Park. With July 4th approaching, the FBI and local law enforcement scrambled to stop an armed fugitive willing to kill again.

Discover how two cunning bank robbers terrorized America with a spree of home invasions, hostage takings, and daring escapes - and how the FBI finally brought them down. In this gripping true crime story, follow the chilling exploits of Terry Connor and Joseph Daugherty, who blended bank robberies with terrifying home invasions, targeting bank executives and their families. For years, these criminals eluded capture, using false identities, a web of criminal contacts, and ingenious tactics learned behind bars. Even after being caught, they orchestrated a dramatic escape, launching a new wave of kidnappings and heists that left law enforcement scrambling to keep up. Former FBI New York head Jim Kallstrom narrates the relentless pursuit, from the Oklahoma City hostage ordeal to high-stakes standoffs in California, Nevada, and beyond. You'll witness the FBI's painstaking investigation - tracking aliases, analyzing patterns, and finally infiltrating the robbers' network with the help of informants and modern surveillance. As the stakes escalate, the fugitives become bolder, threatening innocent lives and outwitting authorities at every turn. But in the end, determination and teamwork pay off, as