In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders

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In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders is a 1988 television crime movie starring David Soul.[1] It is about a real event that happened in April 1986 and has since become known as "Bloody Friday".[2] Two former army buddies, Mike Platt (played by David Soul) and Bill Matix (Michael Gross), commit a series of murders and bank robberies in Miami, Florida. A group of F.B.I. agents led by Benjamin Grogan (Ronny Cox), was assigned to the investigation. The story ends with one of the bloodiest clashes in FBI history, the 1986 FBI Miami shootout. It took place in the middle of a residential suburb in broad daylight.[2] The movie was released on November 27, 1988.[3]

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  1. Hal Erickson. "In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bill Kelley (18 October 1988). "Shootout In Miami The 1986 Fbi Massacre Has Become A Bloody Made-for-tv Movie With The Feel Of A Docudrama". SunSentinel. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  3. "The FBI Murders (1988)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 December 2015.