Gang Busters Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

The Boilat-Fiaschetti Case

Thu, Mar 20, 195222 mins

Detectives set out to track down a gang of international jewel thieves who have just stolen more than a million dollars worth of valuables from an estate in New York.

Episode 2

Charles Mendoro

Thu, Apr 3, 1952

Charles Mendoro, an erstwhile family man, and his partner use poison gas to rob currency exchanges in Chicago.

Episode 3

Alvin Karpis

Thu, Apr 17, 195226 mins

Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents are called in to capture the notorious bank robber and kidnapper Alvin Karpis, the machine gun blasting thug who provides the muscle for the infamous Karpis-Barker gang. Federal heat forces Karpis from hideout to hideout but Karpis always stays one step of the FBI. The G-men play their trump card and, knowing that the gangster loves fishing, manage to track their quarry to popular pier.

Episode 4

The Quirley Gang

Thu, May 1, 195226 mins

Federal agents set off on the trail of a family of bank robbers who have stolen more than $50,000 from an Oregon bank.

Episode 5

The Dennis Case

Thu, May 15, 195225 mins

A Canadian-born cat burglar tries to maintain his blissful domestic life while stealing guests jewelry at parties on both coasts and selling them to unwitting gem merchants in other major cities. Police begin to close in when one of the merchants recognizes the man from a wanted poster he accidentally saw while applying for a gun license.

Episode 6

The Paul Hilton Case

Thu, May 29, 1952

Episode 7

The O'Dell-Griffin Case

Thu, Jun 12, 195226 mins

Police in Buffalo, NY, mount a search for a ring of deadly jewel thieves believed to be hiding across the border in Canada.

Episode 8

The Phantom

Thu, Jun 26, 195226 mins

A masked phantom and his gang commit a series of payroll robberies, and the police can't seem to find a trace of them.

Episode 9

The Bayless Case

Sat, Feb 14, 2026

The work of an observant bank president, a creative flight attendant and state of the art forensics for the time result in the quick apprehension of a bank robber.

Episode 10

The Blonde Tigress

Thu, Jul 10, 195225 mins

A gang of hold-up men, led by a vicious woman nicknamed "The Blonde Tigress", is plaguing small stores in Chicago and it's western suburbs. Police trace the license plate number of the gang's getaway car to identify the gang leader's boyfriend and use a pretty undercover policewoman to accompany the boyfriend to the gang's hideout.

Episode 13

The Curry McGuire Case

Thu, Oct 30, 1952

Episode 14

The Tri-State Gang Case, pt. 1

Thu, Nov 13, 1952

Episode 15

The Tri-State Gang Case, pt. 2

Thu, Nov 27, 1952

Episode 16

The Herbert Noble Case

Thu, Aug 21, 1952

Herbert Noble survives many attempts on his life made as a result of his failure to pay protection money to the syndicate for his gambling enterprises.

Episode 17

The Bagger Case

Thu, Dec 25, 1952