Best FBI Retired Case File Review With Jerri Williams Podcasts (2024)

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331: Dr. Kirk Yeager - Bomb Doctor, FBI Explosives Unit 1:16:07

32m ago1:16:07

1:16:07

Dr. Kirk Yeager, the FBI’s Chief Explosives Scientist and FBI’s top bomb expert, reviews his experiences working as a Physical Scientist and Forensic Examiner for the FBI Laboratory’s Explosives Unit. He and his team are tasked with analyzing explosives made by terrorists and developing advanced techniques to detect and prevent the next bomb attack…

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330: Todd Schliem - Harvey Hustlers, Murder Squad 1:10:47

1d ago1:10:47

1:10:47

Retired agent Todd Schliem reviews his investigation of violent gang members of the Harvey Hustlers and its enforcement arm, the Murder Squad. They were responsible for multiple killings associated with illegal drug sales in the New Orleans area, and ruled the streets of Harvey, Louisiana for nearly 30 years. As they got rid of their rivals, they e…

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329: Frank Burton – Hate Crime Note, Surveillance Group 1:04:46

15d ago1:04:46

1:04:46

Retired agent Frank Burton, Jr. reviews a hate crime investigation where an Arab-American woman received a threatening note made up of vacation brochure clippings that warned “Remember 9/11” and “kids tie to the fence.” The victim feared that she and her two young children would be harmed. Frank conducted over 40 interviews to identify and arrest t…

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328: Tom Blades and Jim Weber – Undercover Bikers, Murder-For-Hire 1:11:38

29d ago1:11:38

1:11:38

Retired FBI agent Tom Blades and retired Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent Jim Weber review an undercover case involving a member of the Zetas Mexican drug cartel who wanted to hire someone to kidnap, torture, and murder a drug rival and his child as an act of retaliation. Jim went undercover as a biker willing to accept the murder-for-h…

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327: Jeff Iverson – FBI In the Belly of the Bear, Russia and Central Asia 1:15:09

1M ago1:15:09

1:15:09

Retired agent Jeffrey Iverson reviews his assignments representing the FBI in Russia and Central Asia. He explores obstacles he and his colleagues faced while assigned as Legal Attaché in charge of FBI offices in Moscow and Legat for five former Soviet bloc countries. Jeff shares stories from his book, In The Belly of the Bear, about his first over…

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326: Vito Roselli with Chris Booker – West Philly Bank Robbery Conspiracy 1:28:50

2M ago1:28:50

1:28:50

Retired agent Vito Roselli reviews his investigation of a bank robbery conspiracy operated by a violent West Philadelphia crew whose members were responsible for robberies in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and South New Jersey suburbs and the vicious home invasion assault of an elderly couple. One of Vito’s subjects, Chris Booker, convic…

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325: Charles Stuber – John Edwards, Campaign Finance Violations 1:35:52

2M ago1:35:52

1:35:52

Retired agent Charles “Chuck” Stuber reviews his investigation of John Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and two-time presidential candidate, who faced charges for an alleged campaign finance law violation during his 2008 run for the White House. The accusations were that John Edwards used political donations to conceal from the public an on…

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324: Leonard Opanashuk – Missing Oregon City Schoolgirls 1:17:04

2M ago1:17:04

1:17:04

Retired agent and BAU profiler Leonard Opanashuk reviews his 2002 investigation of the murders of two young Oregon City schoolgirls, Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis, who, within two months of each other, disappeared under mysterious circumstances en route to their neighborhood school bus stop. Len, a relatively new agent with just over a year of exp…

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323: Understanding Deadly Force with Stop The Killing Podcast 1:16:36

2M ago1:16:36

1:16:36

I teamed up with the Stop The Killing podcast. When the hosts, Katherine Schweit and Sara Ferris, invited me to be a guest on their show, I suggested we review the core principles of America's deadly force policy assumed by everyone who carries a gun, whether they’re a law enforcement officer or private citizen. I hope our conversation provides an …

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322: Mark Sewell – Gold Club, Investigating America’s Most Notorious Strip Club 1:27:56

3M ago1:27:56

1:27:56

Retired agent Mark Sewell reviews his investigation of mafia associate Steve Kaplan and Kaplan’s operation of The Gold Club, the infamous Atlanta strip club that hosted some of the most recognized professional athletes and celebrities in America. The Gold Club was the largest single money maker for the Gambino Crime Family. Kaplan, mobster Michael …

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321: Frank Figliuzzi – Highway Serial Killings Initiative, Long Haul 1:05:57

3M ago1:05:57

1:05:57

Retired agent Frank Figliuzzi reviews the FBI’s Highway Serial Killings Initiative, a special unit that tracks the victims of serial murderers picked up at truck stops in one jurisdiction, sexually assaulted and murdered in another, and dumped along a highway in a third location. Frank shares how the transient nature of the offenders and the multip…

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320: Mario Tariche and Raquel Cicini - Cocaine Cowboys, Operation RECOIL (Part 2) 1:40:24

4M ago1:40:24

1:40:24

In Part 2 of this two-part episode, retired agents Mario Tariche and Raquel “Rocky” Cicini continue their review of Operation RECOIL, the investigation of Cocaine Cowboys Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, to include their work with key cooperating witness Marilyn Bonachea. This case was memorialized in the Netflix series “Cocaine Cowboys Kings of Miami…

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319: Mario Tariche and Raquel Cicini - Cocaine Cowboys, Operation RECOIL (Part 1) 1:28:32

4M ago1:28:32

1:28:32

In Part 1 of this two-part episode, retired agents Mario Tariche and Raquel “Rocky” Cicini review their investigation of Willy Falcon, Sal Magluta, aka The Cocaine Cowboys and others, which resulted in the dismantlement of the largest drug trafficking organization in South Florida and provided the evidence of jury tampering and bribery in the acqui…

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318: Lisa Bailey – Clay and Bones, FBI Forensic Artist 1:26:34

4M ago1:26:34

1:26:34

Retired FBI forensic artist Lisa Bailey reviews the FBI’s forensic facial approximation program, where she used skulls and anthropologist reports to create sculptures of unidentified individuals to help investigators seeking the public’s assistance in solving cold cases. She also reviews the 5-year research project she launched on behalf of the FBI…

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317: FBI Retired Case File Review Live! in Philadelphia 1:44:25

5M ago1:44:25

1:44:25

FBI Retired Case File Review Live! was held on April 28 at the Punch Line comedy club in Philadelphia. This episode is the audio recorded during the live event. My on stage guests included retired agent Scott Duffey and his partner retired ATF special agent Terrance Mortimer, who take us behind the scenes of an unbelievable investigation they inves…

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316: Chris Campion – Jaycee Dugard, Child Abduction Case 1:33:05

5M ago1:33:05

1:33:05

Retired agent Chris Campion reviews the Jaycee Dugard child abduction case, and his time investigating her disappearance throughout the 18 years she was missing. Chris and his FBI colleagues and local law enforcement partners diligently pursued viable leads from the day Jaycee was taken in 1991 right up to that day in 2009, when she was miraculousl…

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315: Christian Anglin and Craig McLaughlin - Operation Crown Prince, Fried Chicken, Heroin, and Warlords 1:12:37

5M ago1:12:37

1:12:37

Retired agents Christian Anglin and Craig McLaughlin review Operation Crown Prince, an investigation into Afghan nationals residing in the U.S. transporting heroin into the country and providing proceeds to the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and insurgents as a means of material support for their operations combating U.S. and allied forces. The case was nicknam…

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179 (Encore): Scott Duffey – Thomas Gibison, Skinhead Racially Motivated Murder 1:29:03

5M ago1:29:03

1:29:03

Retired Agent Scott Duffey reviews his years-long investigation of a nearly 2-decade-old rumor about an unsolved racially motivated homicide. The case, tenaciously pursued by Scott, his partner ATF special agent Terrance Mortimer, and the Philadelphia Police Department, resulted in the conviction of Thomas Gibison, a self-proclaimed skinhead for co…

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314: Julia Cowley – Weleetka Schoolgirls Murders 1:19:38

6M ago1:19:38

1:19:38

Retired agent and former BAU profiler Julia Cowley reviews the murder investigation of 13-year-old Taylor Paschal-Placker and her 11-year-old friend Skyla Whitaker on the rural dirt road near one of their homes in Weleetka, Oklahoma and the detailed BAU analysis Julia conducted to provide insights for investigators about the unknown subject who sho…

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313: Jerome Lorrain and Shane Bozeman – BDSM Murder 58:27

6M ago58:27

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Retired agent Jerome Lorrain reviews the investigation of the murder of Sarah Willard, a 29-year-old escort/sex worker from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Sarah disappeared in November 2019 and the Pascagoula, Mississippi Safe Streets Task Force (SSTF) worked with Detective Lieutenant Shane Bozeman of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office to investigate he…

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312: John Ouellet - Bibliomania Book Bandit, Stephen Blumberg 1:14:42

7M ago1:14:42

1:14:42

Retired agent John Ouellet reviews his investigation of Stephen Blumberg, the most prolific book thief in the history of the United States. His investigation led John to Blumberg’s three-story, 17-room mansion in Ottumwa, Iowa, packed with antiques and 23,000 rare books and manuscripts stolen from libraries and universities in 45 states and Canada.…

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311: Jerry Hester – Mafia Miami, Operation Paesan Blues 53:37

7M ago53:37

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Retired agent Jerry Hester reviews his Paesan Blues investigation, an FBI undercover operation that targeted Italian mafioso Roberto Settineri’s global crime network with the collaboration of the Italian National Police (INP) and, surprisingly, the cooperation of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein. After the case review, we discuss Jerry’s new book, Maf…

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310: Dennis Cosgrove - Russian Diamond Looters, Golden ADA 1:33:16

7M ago1:33:16

1:33:16

Retired agent Dennis Cosgrove reviews the Golden ADA investigation, which he opened after an informant provided information about three Russian immigrants who had opened a state-of-the-art diamond merchant center in San Francisco with diamonds suspected of having been looted from the Russian government and smuggled into the United States. The schem…

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309: Richard Denholm – Murder of Jessie Davis and Unborn Child 49:09

8M ago49:09

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Retired agent Richard Denholm reviews the missing persons investigation of Jessie Davis, the 9 months-pregnant girlfriend of Canton, Ohio police officer Bobby Cutts Jr. Rich led the case as the supervisor of the Cleveland Division’s Canton Resident Agency. The disappearance became a national news story. The Starks County Sheriff’s Office invited th…

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308: Barry Black – Accountant to Master Bomb Tech 1:03:55

8M ago1:03:55

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Retired agent Barry Black was assigned to the Oklahoma City Division where he investigated complex financial crimes for the first half of his Bureau career and was a sniper on the SWAT team, before being certified as a Special Agent Bomb Technician (SABT). In this episode, he reviews two cases, the first a medical supply investment fraud case, whic…

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307: Steve Busch and Steve Kramer - Investigative Genetic Genealogy, Cold Case Murders, Indago 1:13:43

8M ago1:13:43

1:13:43

In part two of this two-part episode, retired agent Steve Busch and retired FBI attorney Steve Kramer review how, after the success of the Golden State Killer case, they became the co-founders and architects of the FBI’s National Investigative Genetic Genealogy (or IGG) team, assisting law enforcement agencies in the identification of suspects, tra…

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306: Steve Kramer and Steve Busch – Investigative Genetic Genealogy, Golden State Killer 1:16:44

8M ago1:16:44

1:16:44

In part one of this two-part episode, retired Bureau attorney Steve Kramer and retired agent Steve Busch review how Kramer teamed up with Paul Holes, an investigator for the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, to use Investigative Genetic Genealogy to generate leads to identify the person known as the Golden State Killer. Different law enforcemen…

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305: Steve Bennett – Missing Teen, Online Offender 57:43

9M ago57:43

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Retired agent Steve Bennett reviews a case involving a 15-year-old missing girl who disappeared but returned home after a few weeks. When a relative recovered a piece of paper in Jenny's purse with the name and address of a man living in Minneapolis, MN, police suspected the stranger had something to do with her initial disappearance. After local d…

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304: Barbara Verica - Tracking Arne Treholt, Soviet Spy 1:22:04

9M ago1:22:04

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Retired Agent Barbara Verica reviews her espionage assignment working as a first-time, untrained, undercover agent (UCA) in Manhattan, gathering intelligence and the evidence to prove that Norwegian diplomat Arne Treholt was selling secrets to the former Soviet Union. The investigation was initiated on behalf of the Norwegian security service who h…

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303: Matt Fine – Disgruntled Phillies Fan Cyber Attack 48:59

9M ago48:59

48:59

Retired agent Matt Fine reviews his investigation of a disgruntled Philadelphia Phillies fan who hacked computers and launched a cyber-attack against the team and the email accounts of reporters at the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News, leaving messages voicing his complaints about the Phillies management. Matt served in the FBI…

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302: Steve Lazarus – Airplane Bad Behavior, Arson and Bomb Threat 1:04:41

10M ago1:04:41

1:04:41

Retired agent Steve Lazarus reviews his investigation of a flight attendant for disrupting the normal operations of two commercial flights. The flight attendant set a fire in the lavatory of a 50-passenger commuter aircraft, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. He was also charged with phoning a gate at Hartsfield International Airport i…

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301: Zorka Martinovich – We Don’t Negotiate With Terrorists? 1:15:51

10M ago1:15:51

1:15:51

In this episode, retired agent Zorka Martinovich reviews the extensive administrative support provided by the FBI’s Critical Incident Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU) when a Cuban-American businessman is kidnapped for ransom in Panama by the FARC, a Colombian terrorist organization. Beyond the case review, Zorka, a subject matter expert, explains the …

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300: FBI Director Christopher Wray, Isabella Maldonado, Anne Beagan 1:45:33

11M ago1:45:33

1:45:33

In this epic 300th episode celebrating a milestone in my podcasting journey, we speak to FBI Director Christopher Wray, bestselling author and National Academy graduate, Isabella Maldonado, and retired agent and TV producer Anne Beagan. FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks with authority to those who listen to learn more about the FBI. Crime noveli…

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Bonus Re-Edited 57-58: Eddie Freyer - Polly Klaas Abduction 1:42:34

11M ago1:42:34

1:42:34

In this re-edited archive episode, retired agent Eddie Fryer reviews the investigation to recover Polly Klaas, a twelve-year-old girl abducted from her bedroom in October 1993, by a stranger during a slumber party with two friends. Eddie Freyer was the case agent who, working in conjunction with his partners from the Petaluma Police Department, wor…

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299: James Stern –Yakuza Japanese Mob, Operation Tropical Storm 49:55

12M ago49:55

49:55

Retired agent James Stern reviews Operation Tropical Storm, where he was the undercover agent in a transnational drug enterprise investigation targeting the Yakuza Japanese mob trafficking methamphetamine in Hawaii. This was the first-ever arrest, indictment and conviction of a Japanese crime boss in U.S. law enforcement history. The case was featu…

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298: Jonny Grusing – Rocky Mountain Murderer, Harold Henthorn 1:42:41

12M ago1:42:41

1:42:41

Retired agent Jonathan “Jonny” Grusing reviews his and his National Park Service co-case agent Beth Schott’s investigation of Harold Henthorn for murdering his first and second wives. Grusing gathered the evidence to prove the murders were premeditated and made to look like accidents. Henthorn’s wife, Lynn, was crushed when he caused a car to fall …

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297: Kathryn Turman – Victim Services, Assistance and Support 1:24:28

1y ago1:24:28

1:24:28

In this episode, retired Assistant Director of the FBI Victim Services Division (VSD), Kathryn Turman reviews the VSD, the victim service specialist position, and the major cases and crisis events her staff has deployed to, providing assistance and support to victims around the world. Selected for the position by FBI Director Robert Mueller, she de…

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296: Kyle Vowinkel – Boston Marathon Bomber Negotiation 1:17:35

1y ago1:17:35

1:17:35

Retired agent Kyle Vowinkel reviews how he, as a member of the FBI’s Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU), negotiated the peaceful surrender of one of the Boston Marathon bombers. It's a powerful, first-hand insider's perspective of the capture of a violent domestic terrorist responsible, along with his older brother, of killing 3 and injuring 281 others.…

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295: Shannon McGarry – The FBI in Brussels and NATO 59:53

1y ago59:53

59:53

Retired agent Shannon McGarry reviews her assignment as an Assistant Legal Attaché (ALAT) to the FBI’s overseas office in Brussels, Belgium, which covers four US embassies in Northwestern Europe: Belgium, Luxembourg, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU). Her responsibilities included establishing relationships with …

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294: Darin Werkmeister – Tender Hearts Adoption Scam 57:11

1y ago57:11

57:11

Retired agent Darin Werkmeister reviews his adoption fraud case where the subject solicited unsuspecting hope-to-be parents via the internet, leading them to believe she would facilitate adoptions with pregnant young women seeking to find homes for their babies. The subject was convicted of scamming 43 heartbroken couples. The investigation receive…

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293: Tim Gallagher – Fatal Fake Check Fraud 57:51

1y ago57:51

57:51

Retired agent Tim Gallagher reviews his investigation of a multi-state check counterfeiting ring that operated out of Northeast Ohio. They hit banks and businesses with fake payroll checks and bogus personal checks, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars of check fraud losses. In addition to several convictions, the case also resulted in the reco…

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292: Frank Runles – Niagara Falls Laborers Local 91 1:05:46

1y ago1:05:46

1:05:46

Retired agent Frank Runles reviews a Labor Racketeering investigation where union management for Laborers Local 91 in Niagara Falls, New York, was charged with RICO and convicted of operating as a criminal enterprise. We also discuss interview techniques and deceptive language analysis, which he taught at the FBI Academy. Frank served in the FBI fo…

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291: John Morrison – Animal Liberation Front, University Firebombing 48:52

1y ago48:52

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Retired agent John Morrison reviews an ecoterrorism case involving a member of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) who firebombed the mink research offices and destroyed laboratory facilities at Michigan State University in 1992. The subject of the investigation, Rodney Coronado, was also responsible for the arson and destruction of mink research fac…

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290: T.C. Fuller – Hunting Top Ten Fugitive, Child Sex Offender 1:10:39

1+ y ago1:10:39

1:10:39

Retired agent T.C. Fuller reviews a Crimes Against Children investigation where his subject was added to the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted list. The fugitive was the second preferential sex offender the Bureau ever placed on the list. A tip from the America’s Most Wanted TV show led to his arrest. T.C. also talks about his memoir, Painting Over Rust: S…

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289: Scott Payne – Undercover White Supremacist 56:47

1+ y ago56:47

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Retired agent Scott Payne reviews his undercover role in the investigation that resulted in averting a mass shooting at a synagogue by a copy-cat white supremacist who said he wanted to do something similar to the June 17, 2015 massacre of church attendees in Charleston, SC, only bigger. Fortunately, the person he asked to get him a gun was UCA Sco…

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288: John Tamm – John Connolly, FBI Boston Betrayal 1:10:54

1+ y ago1:10:54

1:10:54

Retired agent John Tamm reviews his tenure on the Boston Division’s Justice Task Force and the investigation and conviction of former agent John Connolly for racketeering, obstruction of justice, and bribery related to his handling of informant Whitey Bulger and Stephen Flemmi. Connolly was sentenced to ten years in federal prison. A Florida jury c…

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287: Chris Tarbell – Silk Road, Dark Web Marketplace 1:07:41

1+ y ago1:07:41

1:07:41

Former agent Chris Tarbell reviews his investigation and takedown of the billion-dollar, cryptocurrency-based drug underground marketplace “Silk Road” and the arrest of its founder. The investigation, code-named Operation Onion Peeler, resulted in the largest seizure of bitcoins to date. Chris was also the lead investigator on several of the Bureau…

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286: Cory McGookin - Latin Kings, Aurora Cold Case Murders 1:24:44

1+ y ago1:24:44

1:24:44

Retired agent Cory McGookin reviews the investigation he led targeting the Latin Kings operating in the city of Aurora, IL and “Operation First Degree Burn,” a cold case multi-agency task force which resulted in the nation's largest ever cold case murder takedown. Thirty-one Latin Kings gang members were convicted of 22 murders going back two decad…

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285: Tom Simon – Prison Ponzi Scheme 47:38

1+ y ago47:38

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Retired agent Tom Simon reviews his investigation of Las Vegas couple Perry and Rochelle Griggs for orchestrating a prison Ponzi scheme. While serving 8 years in federal prison for securities fraud, Perry Griggs started another scam, where fellow prisoners and their families were the victims. When Griggs was paroled, he and his wife disappeared. A …

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284: Jim Lewis and Renae McDermott – Miami Abduction of Mother and Children 57:11

1+ y ago57:11

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Retired agents Jim Lewis and Renae McDermott review their 1999 kidnapping case where a mother and her two children were kidnapped for ransom and held for four days before they were located and rescued by the Miami Division SWAT team. In addition to the safe return of the family, the spectacular work of the investigative team and detectives from the…

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