Episode
60 Minutes: Armstrong/The FBI and the Grim Reaper
Overview
"Armstrong" examines the allegations that world famous cyclist Lance Armstrong is using performance enhancing drugs. "The FBI and the Grim Reaper" looks at FBI agent Lin Vecchio who help put away several notorious Mafia leaders, but also faces murder charges due to his association with an informant.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 43
- Episode
- Episode 34
- Air date
- 2011-05-22
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Armstrong/The FBI and the Grim Reaper is Episode 34 in Season 43 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2011-05-22. The runtime is 44 min.
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