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FBI Case File Review

Have you ever thought how cool it would be to eavesdrop on the FBI? On FBI Case File Review, host Jerri Williams, a retired agent herself, is on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does by interviewing her former Bureau colleagues who share personal stories about the Bureau"s most intriguing and high-profile cases, as well as many you"ve never heard of. Listen in on their conversations and experience what it"s like to hunt down a serial killer or terrorist, catch a spy during an

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Episode 013: Jerry Clark - Collar Bomb, Pizza Bank...

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2016/04/16

Retired agent Jerry Clark reviews one of the most bizarre bank robbery schemes in the history of the FBI. Known officially as COLLARBOMB, the case involves a pizza deliveryman who robbed a bank with a time bomb locked around his neck. It took Jerry and his partners from AFT and the Erie Police Department several years to unravel the complicated plot and to discover there were more dead bodies involved. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related

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Episode 012: Gerry Downes - Identifying a Serial...

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2016/04/09

Retired agent Gerry Downes worked in the FBI's Child Abduction and Serial Killer Unit (now known as the BAU) for 11 years. He reviews the time he traveled with several team members to Accra, Ghana, in May 2001 to assist in the identification of a serial killer responsible for the horrific murders of more than 30 women. During the two weeks the Gerry and the FBI team were in Ghana, a suspect was arrested. The suspect confessed to committing several of the murders. While in the country, the FBI team

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53:06

Episode 011: Edward Shaw - The FBI in Japan,...

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2016/04/01

Retired agent Ed Shaw reviews two cases he worked while assigned to LEGAT Tokyo in Japan. One focused on the capture of an American fugitive who had fled to Taiwan after murdering his wife in Vermont and the other involved the investigation of the theft of an Allosaurus dinosaur fossil illegally exported from the U.S. Both cases show from beginning to end what a Legat does when handling the overseas aspects of an international FBI investigation. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related

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58:00

Episode 010: Kathy Lambert – Counterterrorism, Joint...

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2016/03/25

Retired agent Kathy Lambert is interviewed about supervising the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) in Philadelphia and South Jersey and working on several high-profiled cases, including the investigation and prosecution of the infamous homegrown terrorists known as Jihad Jane. Kathy reviews the Jihad Jane case, her TDY assignments around the world, and the importance of local, state and federal law enforcement partners working together to combat the threat of terrorism in the United States. Prior to

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Episode 009: John Whiteside - NSA Spy Espionage Case,...

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2016/03/19

Retired agent John Whiteside reviews his investigation of the longest open espionage case ever brought before the U.S. courts. Thirty-two years after former NSA employee (and NSA spy) Robert Lipka sold vital military secrets to the KGB, John was able to gather the evidence that finally exposed the betrayal. For his outstanding work on this espionage case, in March 1997, John received from Director of the CIA George Tenet the National Intelligence Certificate of Distinction. John has authored the

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Episode 008: Bobby Chacon - Jamaican Gangs and FBI...

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2016/03/12

Retired Special Agent Bobby Chacon reviews his time working in New York on a Jamaican drug gang squad where his and his squad mates' efforts disrupted and dismantled the violent Gullymen Posse. He also talks about another highlight of his career – being a member and team leader of the FBI’s Dive Team conducting search and evidence response at underwater crime scenes around the world. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles.

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Episode 007: Jeff Covington - Tracking Top Ten Fugitives

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2016/03/05

Retired Special Agent Jeff Covington reviews his assignment on a Violent Crimes Squad and two shoot outs he was involved in while in the Kansas City Division. Jeff also reviews how, later in his career, when assigned to the Fugitive Task Force in the Philadelphia Division, he participated in tracking two of the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted fugitives. Andrew Cunanan murdered five men, including one in Pennsville, New Jersey and fashion designer Gianni Versace in Miami. Joseph Martin Luther Gardner raped

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Episode 006: Jim Wedick – Chasing Phil, Undercover...

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2016/02/27

Retired Supervisory Special Agent Jim Wedick reviews his assignment as an undercover agent in the Bureau’s very first long-term undercover investigation. The case, Major Case 1, was captioned OPFOPEN – short for Operation Fountain Pen. The investigation marked a significant shift in FBI priorities and the first time the Bureau operated a sophisticated attack on organized crime networks, financial criminals and con-men using White-Collar Crime violations to prosecute off shore criminal enterprises

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Episode 005: Sherman Hopkins – Child Kidnapping and...

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2016/02/20

Retired agent Sherman Hopkins reviews a horrific kidnapping case he worked while assigned to the Dallas Division. The case involved three little girls who went missing from their neighborhoods over a three-year period. The only thing their abductions had in common was a white van seen in the vicinity of these separate incidents. He also shares how this case affected him as a young father and his admiration for the families, particularly one mother, who fought to make sure they would eventually learn

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Episode 004: Judy Tyler – Drug Cases and Informant...

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2016/02/13

Retired agent Judy Tyler talks about being one of the first women to join the Norfolk, Virginia police department and the dangerous drug world she navigated for most of her FBI career. Post retirement, she continues to share her experience and expertise by training current agents to develop informants as part of a specialized FBI in-service program. We discussed the importance of working well with confidential sources and cooperating witnesses and how crucial this skill set is to the success of the

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Episode 003: Jim Fitzgerald – Forensic Linguistics...

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2016/02/06

Retired agent Jim Fitzgerald, a former FBI profiler, and one of the most respected forensic analysts and linguistics experts in the country, reviews his role in solving the Unabomber case and several other high-profile investigations, as well as his work as a technical consultant on the TV shows Criminal Minds and Sleepy Hollow and regular appearances on CNN for expert commentary on current events. We also chat about his memoir – A Journey to the Center of the Mind: Book 1. Check out episode show

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Episode 002: Ray Carr – Tracking FBI’s Most Prolific...

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2016/01/30

Retired agent Ray Carr reviews his training as a hostage negotiator and profiler in the field and his investigation of Carl Gugasian, one of the most prolific bank robbers ever investigated by the FBI. The case features hidden bunkers containing stashes of cryptic maps, weapons, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and thousands of dollars in cash. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/episode-002-ray-carr/ Buy me a coffee

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Episode 001 - Interview with Retired Agent Tom Cotton

FBI Case File Review ·

2016/01/22

Welcome to the first episode of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerri Williams. I'd like to take a moment to introduce myself. I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by actual FBI investigations. My debut novel, Pay to Play, about a female FBI agent investigating corruption in the Philadelphia strip club industry will be published later this year. FBI Retired Case File Review will feature interviews with retired FBI agents discussing about their careers and their most intriguing

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