Episode 1
Aired Sep 14, 2002
High Speed Crimes
An officer pursues a motorist who is using hostages as shields; authorities believe a serial killer hunts in Baton Rouge, La.; John Walsh updates the story of fugitive Loren Key.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 21, 2002
Host John Walsh enlists viewer assistance in tracking and capturing fugitives.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 28, 2002
Protecting the Children Special Edition
Child-safety experts teach children how to fight off an attacker and escape from harm. Host: John Walsh.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 17, 2002
John Walsh reports on the Beltway's serial sniper and rides along with law enforcement officers to assist in the manhunt.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 2, 2002
A churchgoer is accused of killing three of his tenants. Host: John Walsh.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 9, 2002
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' national explosive facility goes after accused bombers. Host: John Walsh.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 16, 2002
Broken Dreams
A young reporter is found strangled to death in her apartment.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 23, 2002
John Walsh profiles female felons; a blackjack dealer is accused of killing her boyfriend; sisters reputedly murdered a young man.
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Episode 9
Aired Dec 7, 2002
A dedicated police officer searches for a convicted murderer who escaped from the California Institute for Women in 1972.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 14, 2002
"America's Most Wanted" commemorates its 700th episode. Host: John Walsh.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 21, 2002
A hustler offers free accordion lessons to Latino children, then scams their families out of more than $1.5 million.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 28, 2002
A suspect is wanted for the attempted murder of a Miami police officer; a heart transplant recipient subdues a suspect at a meeting of senior citizens.
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Episode 13
Aired Jan 4, 2003
John Walsh names his personal 10 most wanted fugitives from the past year, including alleged murderers, kidnappers, bomb makers and drug dealers.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 25, 2003
John Walsh reports on the search for a serial killer who is stalking women in Baton Rouge, La.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 1, 2003
Bad Girls 2 Special Edition
A female fugitive is accused of kidnapping, torture and murder; a woman evades the law for 30 years after escaping from prison.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 15, 2003
Police search for suspect Timothy Joseph McGhee, a reputed L.A. gang leader who is wanted in connection with 14 murders.
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Episode 17
Aired Feb 22, 2003
FBI's Ten Most Wanted Special Edition
John Walsh profiles the fugitives on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List.
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Episode 18
Aired Mar 1, 2003
A suspect crashes through his victim's ceiling and proceeds to strangle him to death. Host: John Walsh.
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Episode 19
Aired Mar 8, 2003
Obsessions
Experts identify different types of obsessive behavior, from the fixation of a stalker to the predation of a serial killer.
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Episode 20
Aired Mar 15, 2003
Teenager Elizabeth Smart is found after being abducted from her Utah home.
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Episode 21
Aired Mar 22, 2003
A suspect shoots and kills three people during an armed robbery at a bowling alley in Littleton, Colo.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 29, 2003
Caught on Tape
Crimes caught on camera; a pregnant woman is killed in a Georgia sports bar; convenience store shooting; a series of bank robberies.
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Episode 23
Aired Apr 5, 2003
The Fast and the Furious
The manhunt for an alleged drug smuggler and street racer linked to the death of an innocent bystander in a Detroit crash.
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Episode 24
Aired Apr 12, 2003
Police say gang members shot and killed a 10-year-old girl at a christening ceremony.
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Episode 25
Aired Apr 19, 2003
An accused karaoke-singing killer is behind bars; the secret life of a businessman accused of killing his wife.
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Episode 26
Aired Apr 26, 2003
750th Capture Special Edition
The series celebrates its part in the capture of the 750th fugitive; top captures and recoveries of 15 years.
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Episode 27
Aired May 3, 2003
Great Escapes: Alcatraz
Three inmates escape from Alcatraz in 1962 and are never found; Randolph Dial escaped from prison with the help of the warden's wife; the remaining four escapees from the Madera County jail in California.
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Episode 28
Aired May 10, 2003
Bad Girls
A woman allegedly tortures her 11-year-old daughter; viewers help capture a woman allegedly connected with a skinhead-related murder.
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Episode 29
Aired May 17, 2003
Left for Dead
John Walsh tells of people left for dead who then became witnesses against their attackers; a victim of the Appleton attacker survives 23 stab wounds; a dog saves a girl who was stabbed and left in the woods.
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Episode 30
Aired May 24, 2003
Belonging to an American Indian unit of U.S. Customs, Shadow Wolves patrol the Mexican border looking for smugglers.
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Episode 31
Aired May 31, 2003
A suspect in the Baton Rouge serial killings; an alleged Miami hit man from the 1980s resurfaces in 1996 after a bank heist.
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Episode 32
Aired Jun 7, 2003
Highlights from tough cases; fugitive Shane Magan is wanted for firing at a sheriff's deputy; police bravery from Seattle.
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Episode 33
Aired Jun 14, 2003
A woman is killed by her salsa dance instructor. Host John Walsh.
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Episode 34
Aired Jun 21, 2003
After being abducted and sexually assaulted, a 24-year-old college student escapes and alerts the authorities, triggering a manhunt for her attacker.
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Episode 35
Aired Jun 28, 2003
Convicted in absentia, Max Factor heir Andrew Luster disappears in the middle of a rape trial but is later captured.
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Episode 36
Aired Jul 12, 2003
Fugitive William Peter Fischer is accused of killing his 19-year-old son, Billy, and Billy's friend, Nancy Hyer, in 1986.
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Episode 37
Aired Jul 19, 2003
Sisters Barbara and Tamara Dolinska are jailed in connection with "gypsy burglar" incidents involving wealthy homeowners.
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Episode 38
Aired Jul 26, 2003
Jamie "Six Fingers" Edwards is arrested in Antigua on the charge of murdering Benjamin Perez and extradited to the United States.
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Episode 39
Aired Aug 2, 2003
Viewer tips lead to the arrest of a man accused of stabbing his salsa partner to death with a screwdriver.
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Episode 40
Aired Aug 9, 2003
A police officer poses as a contract killer to snare suspects.
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Episode 41
Aired Aug 16, 2003
Craig Pritchert and his girlfriend, Nova Guthrie, are accused of robbing several banks.
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Episode 42
Aired Aug 23, 2003
Murder in the Bayou
The murder of millionaire businessman Ray Guidry. Host: John Walsh.
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Episode 43
Aired Aug 30, 2003
James "Whitey" Bulger is accused of committing murders and violent crimes as head of an underworld gang in Boston.
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Episode 44
Aired Sep 6, 2003
The murder of federal prosecutor Tom Wales. Host: John Walsh.
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