Wildcide Special: Interview with Retired FBI Profilers James Fitzgerald and Raymond Carr

WILDCIDE

We're just hanging with two retired FBI profilers. No Big. Tune in to listen to the wild stories from retired Profilers, James Fitzgerald and Raymond Carr. This is fun and fascinating.

About Our Guests:

James R. Fitzgerald is a retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Criminal Profiler, Forensic Linguist and former Member of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit. Early in his career, Jim graduated from Penn State University with a degree in criminal justice then spending eleven years working with the Bensalem (PA) Police Department (BPD). By 1988, Jim joined the FBI and was assigned to New York City where he investigated bank robberies, kidnappings, extortions, and many other violent incidents. Jim would soon advance to being a criminal profiler with the FBI’s BAU. Throughout his career, Jim has been involved in infamous cases such as the Unabomber, Jon Benet Ramsey, the DC Sniper, the Anthrax investigation, and many others. Jim would eventually earn two master’s degrees becoming an expert in forensic linguistics and retired from the FBI in November of 2007. Jim continues to work as a profiler and forensic linguist. Jim has also been one of two technical advisors on the CBS-TV series Criminal Minds, a co-host and executive producer of A&E’s Killer Profile, a “Consulting Producer” for the Discovery Channel scripted series Manhunt: Unabomber (now on Amazon) and authoring three books (soon to be four) in his memoir series, A Journey to the Center of the Mind. Jim now runs his own company focusing on language-related investigations, analyses, and assessments: James R. Fitzgerald Associates, LLC.

Dr. Raymond Carr became an FBI Special Agent in 1989 working some of the most violent and dangerous criminals in history and served the FBI as its primary coordinator for the Philadelphia Division, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, and the Philadelphia Hostage Negotiation Team. He is also well known for his skill sets as a SWAT member, hostage negotiator, and profiling coordinator where Ray has provided training in these areas to fellow FBI agents and state police. Ray now works in academia and as a consultant having lectured at Saint Joseph’s University, Villanova University, University of Pennsylvania, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Wilmington University. Ray serves as director of The Criminal Justice Institute at Wilmington University. He holds a B.S. In Criminal Justice from Kutztown University, an M.S. in Administration of Justice from West Chester University; a B.S. and MBA in Accounting and Finance from Widener University; and an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Wilmington University.

Resources:

Make sure to check out Jim and Ray’s Podcast, Cold Red on Spotify, Apple or wherever you podcast.

To Purchase James’ book, Click Here. To Purchase Ray’s book, Click Here.