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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. Kirk has co-authored with his sister, Selene Yeager, The Bomb Doctor: A Scientist's Story of Bombers, Beakers, and Bloodhounds.  Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles:  https://jerriwilliams.com/331-dr-kirk-yeager-bomb-doctor-fbi-explosives-unit/       Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams   Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL    Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/  

In this episode we have an extraordinary guest whose work has bridged the gap not only between art and science, but also mystery and investigation. Lisa Bailey is a retired Forensic Artist who worked as a Digital Information Specialist for the FBI Laboratory. Working with investigators and Forensic Anthropologists, she worked with unidentified remains, using details about the age, sex, stature and ancestry of the individual in conjunction with a 3D print of their skull to sculpt facial approximations of what these individuals may have looked like, hoping to spark recognition and generate leads from the public. Show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-lisa-bailey-interview

This Day in Legal History: Hoover DeadOn this day, May 2, in 1972, J. Edgar Hoover, the controversial and influential Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), passed away at the age of 77. Hoover had been at the helm of the FBI since 1924, dramatically shaping the agency's direction and methods for nearly half a century. His tenure began during the tumultuous era of Prohibition when he aggressively pursued bootleggers and organized crime. This initial success helped cement his reputation and solidify his position within the U.S. government.Hoover's impact extended far beyond the fight against crime. After World War II, he focused the FBI's attention on combating communism, a stance that resonated with the fears of the American public during the Cold War era. Under his direction, the FBI also kept close surveillance on civil rights organizations and pro-rights groups, reflecting his belief in strict law enforcement and his skepticism of civil liberties movements. This approach led to extensive criticism of Hoover, particularly concerning his methods and the extent of his power.His leadership saw the introduction of scientific crime-fighting techniques, including the centralized fingerprint file and the FBI Laboratory. Hoover also initiated the FBI National Academy, which aimed to improve the standards and cooperation among different American police forces. However, his secretive actions and the unauthorized surveillance programs, such as COINTELPRO, marred his legacy and led to significant changes in how U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies were overseen.Hoover's death marked the end of an era characterized by aggressive enforcement tactics intertwined with significant controversies regarding civil liberties. His influence on the FBI and American law enforcement continues to be a topic of study and debate, reflecting the complexities of balancing national security and individual rights. His passing prompted a reevaluation of the powers and oversight of federal law enforcement agencies, ultimately leading to reforms intended to curb the excesses witnessed during his administration.A group of investment firms is poised to secure a significant profit from a $5.6 million investment in a legal case related to the bankruptcy of Sanchez Energy Corp. These firms, led by Benefit Street Partners, provided financial backing to a coalition of unsecured creditors involved in the legal disputes surrounding the 2019 bankruptcy of Sanchez Energy. This funding arrangement promised the investment firms 90% of any financial recoveries from the proceedings.The lawsuit centers on the control of Sanchez Energy, which has since been rebranded as Mesquite Energy Inc. following its emergence from bankruptcy. The Delaware Trust Co., representing these unsecured creditors, succeeded in gaining 70% control of the newly named company. Other firms involved include Brigade Capital, Avenue Capital, and Taconic Capital.However, a group of unsecured creditors, led by Lake Whillans and Clear Harbor, contested this arrangement, arguing that it improperly altered the bankruptcy reorganization plan by diverting a disproportionate share of the equity—potentially worth hundreds of millions—to the investors. They filed a lawsuit alleging that this deal was the result of a secretive conspiracy that unfairly benefited the largest claimholders.The legal challenge saw a development when Judge Marvin Isgur of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas dismissed one of the claims against this funding deal but allowed Lake Whillans and Clear Harbor to amend their lawsuit to pursue other specific claims.Investors Near $600 Million Windfall in Texas Bankruptcy CaseThe EPA has allocated $3 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law to assist states in replacing lead drinking water pipes, as part of a broader $15 billion initiative that Congress approved to be distributed in yearly installments through 2026. This funding will be managed through the EPA's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and is expected to aid in the replacement of approximately 1.7 million lead pipes nationwide.Michael Regan, the EPA Administrator, emphasized the urgent need for this initiative, pointing out the historical use of lead in service lines and its proven dangers. Regan highlighted that there is no safe level of lead exposure, underlining the critical public health issue this program aims to address.Illinois and Florida are the major beneficiaries in the 2024 funding tranche, set to receive over $240 million and nearly $229 million respectively. This funding distribution underscores the nationwide push to mitigate lead risks in drinking water.Additionally, the EPA plans to release a memo outlining how states can best utilize these funds and other resources to minimize lead exposure effectively. This includes the establishment of best practices for deploying the infrastructure funds.Amid these developments, utilities are under a tight deadline, set for October 16, to complete an inventory of all lead pipes as mandated by the Lead and Copper Rule from the Trump administration. Furthermore, the EPA is proposing a significant update to this rule, named the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), which would accelerate lead pipe replacements, requiring utilities to replace 10% of lead service lines each year over the next decade, a sharp increase from the current requirement of 3% annually. This proposal is expected to be finalized by October. This initiative and regulatory update are critical steps towards eradicating lead contamination in U.S. drinking water systems, reflecting a significant commitment to public health and safety.EPA Sends $3 Billion to States for Lead Water Pipe ReplacementMich. to receive $62 million for lead pipe replacements this year, EPA announcesJohn Eastman, an attorney for Donald Trump, faced a setback when his bid to lift his suspension from practicing law in California was denied. State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland determined that Eastman failed to demonstrate that he no longer poses a threat to the public. This decision aligns with her earlier recommendation for Eastman's disbarment due to deceptive statements he made about the 2020 presidential election's electoral process.Judge Roland emphasized that the suspension serves to protect the public, citing Eastman's significant transgressions that involved moral turpitude and his continued refusal to acknowledge any wrongdoing. She indicated that these factors contribute to a likely risk of future misconduct, thereby justifying the suspension.Eastman, a former law professor at Chapman University, was placed on inactive enrollment shortly after the disbarment recommendation. The California Supreme Court is expected to make the final decision, but it is improbable that it will deviate from Judge Roland's recommendation.Further compounding Eastman's legal challenges, he and other associates, including former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani, were indicted for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. They have all pleaded not guilty to charges of election interference. Amidst these legal battles, Eastman claimed that the suspension jeopardizes his livelihood and his ability to cover substantial legal fees, estimated at $3 million.The State Bar's Office of Chief Trial Counsel argued that the suspension is mandatory under California law for anyone recommended for disbarment, emphasizing that the suspension was not due to client complaints but due to the significant threat Eastman poses to public safety and justice administration. Eastman plans to appeal the decision, a process expected to take about a year.Eastman Judge Denies His Bid to Pause Law License SuspensionThe trial of Donald J. Trump, which is a landmark case as it involves a former U.S. president, resumed with attorney Keith Davidson back on the witness stand. Davidson previously represented Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, both of whom alleged affairs with Trump. The focal point of his testimony revolves around the negotiations for hush-money payments aimed at preventing these women from publicizing their stories prior to the 2016 presidential election.Davidson's testimony provided insights into the secretive world of celebrity scandal management, detailing a $130,000 payment arranged by Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen to silence Daniels. Cohen purportedly disguised these payments as "legal expenses" within the Trump Organization's books, an action for which Trump has been charged with falsifying business records. If found guilty, Trump could face up to four years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty and denied the allegations of the affair.The testimony highlighted Davidson's doubts about Cohen's reliability in making the payment, comparing his behavior to a distractible character from the movie "Up." Despite these uncertainties, Cohen tried to reassure Davidson by forwarding an email from First Republic Bank confirming his financial solvency.Davidson also touched upon his representation of McDougal, who received a $150,000 hush payment from the parent company of The National Enquirer, a deal aimed at suppressing negative news during the election campaign.As the trial progresses, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, David Pecker, testified about his refusal to facilitate a payment for Daniels, distancing himself from further financial involvement.Prosecutors are expected to conclude their questioning of Davidson soon, after which Trump's defense will cross-examine him. Additionally, the judge, Juan M. Merchan, will address instances where Trump allegedly violated a gag order by attacking witnesses and jurors, having already fined him $9,000 for previous violations. This session follows a series of significant courtroom activities, including video evidence from Trump's 2016 campaign rallies and testimonies that underscore the contentious atmosphere surrounding this high-profile trial.Additionally, today, the prosecutor has requested additional fines for Donald Trump for violating a gag order. The prosecutor argued that Trump's recent comments jeopardized the trial's integrity by intimidating potential witnesses. Trump's lawyer defended his right to respond to political attacks, but the judge appeared skeptical. Trump faces potential fines and even jail time for violating the gag order, with the trial continuing amidst a backdrop of political tension and legal challenges.Trump Trial to Resume With Testimony From Keith Davidson, Stormy Daniels' Lawyer - The New York TimesTrump hush-money trial judge to weigh more fines for defying gag order | Reuters Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

The DC Snipers Serial Killers Documentary Beltway Snipers At 3:19 in the morning on October 24, 2002, the FBI closed in on the snipers and their 1990 Chevy Caprice. During the month, 10 people had been randomly gunned down and three critically injured while going about their everyday lives—mowing the lawn, pumping gas, shopping, reading a book. Among the victims was one of our own—FBI intelligence analyst Linda Franklin, who was felled by a single bullet while leaving a home improvement store in Virginia with her husband. But now, the attacks—which had terrorized the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area—had finally come to an end. How It Began The murders that shocked the nation's capital and the nation itself had started three weeks earlier. On October 2, 2002, a sniper's bullet struck down a 55-year-old man in a parking lot in Wheaton, Maryland. By 10 o'clock the next morning, four more people within a few miles of each other had been similarly murdered. The attacks were soon linked, and a massive multi-agency investigation was launched. The case was led by the Montgomery County (Maryland) Police Department, headed by Chief Charles Moose, with the FBI and many other law enforcement agencies playing a supporting role. Chief Moose had specifically requested our help through a federal law on serial killings. Within days, the FBI alone had some 400 agents around the country working the case. We had set up a toll-free number to collect tips from the public, with teams of new agents in training helping to work the hotline. Our evidence experts were asked to digitally map many of the evolving crime scenes, and our behavioral analysts helped prepare a profile of the shooter for investigators. We had also set up a Joint Operations Center to help Montgomery County investigators run the case. The Beginning of the End The big break in the case came, ironically, from the snipers themselves. On October 17, a caller claiming to be the sniper phoned in to say, in a bit of an investigative tease, that he was responsible for the murder of two women (actually, only one was killed) during the robbery of a liquor store in Montgomery, Alabama, a month earlier. That set in motion a chain of events that led to the capture of a pair of snipers. Here's how the investigation played out: Investigators soon learned that a crime similar to the one described in the call had indeed taken place—and that fingerprint and ballistic evidence were available from the case. An agent from our office in Mobile gathered that evidence and quickly flew to Washington, D.C., arriving Monday evening, October 21. While ATF handled the ballistic evidence, we took the fingerprint evidence to the FBI Laboratory (then located at our Headquarters). The following morning, our fingerprint database produced a match—a magazine dropped at the crime scene bore the fingerprints of Lee Boyd Malvo from a previous arrest in Washington State. We now had a suspect. The arrest record provided another important lead, mentioning a man named John Allen Muhammad. One of our agents from Tacoma recognized the name from a tip called into that office on the case. A second suspect. Our work with ATF agents revealed that Muhammad had a Bushmaster .223 rifle in his possession, a federal violation since he had been served with a restraining order to stay away from his ex-wife. That enabled us to charge him with federal weapons violations. And with Malvo clearly connected, the FBI and ATF jointly obtained a federal material witness warrant for him. The legal papers were now in our hands. Meanwhile, on October 22, we searched our criminal records database and found that Muhammad had registered a blue Chevy Caprice with the license plate of NDA-21Z in New Jersey. That description was given to the news media and shared far and wide.

The DC Snipers Serial Killers Documentary Beltway Snipers At 3:19 in the morning on October 24, 2002, the FBI closed in on the snipers and their 1990 Chevy Caprice. During the month, 10 people had been randomly gunned down and three critically injured while going about their everyday lives—mowing the lawn, pumping gas, shopping, reading a book. Among the victims was one of our own—FBI intelligence analyst Linda Franklin, who was felled by a single bullet while leaving a home improvement store in Virginia with her husband. But now, the attacks—which had terrorized the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area—had finally come to an end. How It Began The murders that shocked the nation's capital and the nation itself had started three weeks earlier. On October 2, 2002, a sniper's bullet struck down a 55-year-old man in a parking lot in Wheaton, Maryland. By 10 o'clock the next morning, four more people within a few miles of each other had been similarly murdered. The attacks were soon linked, and a massive multi-agency investigation was launched. The case was led by the Montgomery County (Maryland) Police Department, headed by Chief Charles Moose, with the FBI and many other law enforcement agencies playing a supporting role. Chief Moose had specifically requested our help through a federal law on serial killings. Within days, the FBI alone had some 400 agents around the country working the case. We had set up a toll-free number to collect tips from the public, with teams of new agents in training helping to work the hotline. Our evidence experts were asked to digitally map many of the evolving crime scenes, and our behavioral analysts helped prepare a profile of the shooter for investigators. We had also set up a Joint Operations Center to help Montgomery County investigators run the case. The Beginning of the End The big break in the case came, ironically, from the snipers themselves. On October 17, a caller claiming to be the sniper phoned in to say, in a bit of an investigative tease, that he was responsible for the murder of two women (actually, only one was killed) during the robbery of a liquor store in Montgomery, Alabama, a month earlier. That set in motion a chain of events that led to the capture of a pair of snipers. Here's how the investigation played out: Investigators soon learned that a crime similar to the one described in the call had indeed taken place—and that fingerprint and ballistic evidence were available from the case. An agent from our office in Mobile gathered that evidence and quickly flew to Washington, D.C., arriving Monday evening, October 21. While ATF handled the ballistic evidence, we took the fingerprint evidence to the FBI Laboratory (then located at our Headquarters). The following morning, our fingerprint database produced a match—a magazine dropped at the crime scene bore the fingerprints of Lee Boyd Malvo from a previous arrest in Washington State. We now had a suspect. The arrest record provided another important lead, mentioning a man named John Allen Muhammad. One of our agents from Tacoma recognized the name from a tip called into that office on the case. A second suspect. Our work with ATF agents revealed that Muhammad had a Bushmaster .223 rifle in his possession, a federal violation since he had been served with a restraining order to stay away from his ex-wife. That enabled us to charge him with federal weapons violations. And with Malvo clearly connected, the FBI and ATF jointly obtained a federal material witness warrant for him. The legal papers were now in our hands. Meanwhile, on October 22, we searched our criminal records database and found that Muhammad had registered a blue Chevy Caprice with the license plate of NDA-21Z in New Jersey. That description was given to the news media and shared far and wide.

In episode eight of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Brian McVicker, a Forensic Footwear and Tire Examiner at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to discuss developing shoe and tire impressions on fabric using ninhydrin. When a victim is stomped or runover, the transfer of skin cells onto the inside of the victim's clothing can leave an impression of the shoe or tire that was used. Due to the valuable information this can provide to investigations, the FBI Laboratory's Footwear and Tire Group performed a validation study exploring the efficacy of ninhydrin to develop footwear or tire impressions on the inside of clothing, specially focusing on using an iron as a heat source and dark fabrics. Listen along as Brian describes how the study has expanded existing ninhydrin processing procedures, scenarios in which ninhydrin processing would be helpful to a case, and the value of involving interns in this type of research. This episode is funded by the National Institute of Justice's Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (Award No. 15PNIJ-21-GK-02192-MUMU). Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

The supposedly pornographic lyrics of garageband classic “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen were, improbably, thoroughly investigated by the FBI, who reached a conclusion on May 17th, 1965, when the FBI Laboratory declared the lyrics to be “officially unintelligible”.  The FBI had spent two years analyzing the song, consulting outraged parents, and playing it at different speeds to uncover hidden obscenities. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the controversy helped cement the reputation of this punk pop classic; explain how ‘Louie Louie marathons' also played a part in the song's virality; and reveal that there actually IS a hidden obscenity on the track… Further Reading: ‘The FBI Investigated the Song ‘Louie Louie' for Two Years' (Smithsonian Magazine, 2013): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-fbi-investigated-the-song-louie-louie-for-two-years-78752777/ ‘‘Louie, Louie', the most misunderstood song in history' (Far Out Magazine, 2021): https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-kingsmen-louie-louie-fbi-investigation/ ‘The Kingsmen - Louie Louie' (Wand Records, 1963): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EqzTiDc-1k #60s #US #Strange #Music Love the show? Join 

The DC Snipers Serial Killers DocumentaryBeltway SnipersAt 3:19 in the morning on October 24, 2002, the FBI closed in on the snipers and their 1990 Chevy Caprice.During the month, 10 people had been randomly gunned down and three critically injured while going about their everyday lives—mowing the lawn, pumping gas, shopping, reading a book. Among the victims was one of our own—FBI intelligence analyst Linda Franklin, who was felled by a single bullet while leaving a home improvement store in Virginia with her husband.But now, the attacks—which had terrorized the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area—had finally come to an end. How It Began The murders that shocked the nation's capital and the nation itself had started three weeks earlier.On October 2, 2002, a sniper's bullet struck down a 55-year-old man in a parking lot in Wheaton, Maryland. By 10 o'clock the next morning, four more people within a few miles of each other had been similarly murdered.The attacks were soon linked, and a massive multi-agency investigation was launched.The case was led by the Montgomery County (Maryland) Police Department, headed by Chief Charles Moose, with the FBI and many other law enforcement agencies playing a supporting role. Chief Moose had specifically requested our help through a federal law on serial killings.Within days, the FBI alone had some 400 agents around the country working the case. We had set up a toll-free number to collect tips from the public, with teams of new agents in training helping to work the hotline. Our evidence experts were asked to digitally map many of the evolving crime scenes, and our behavioral analysts helped prepare a profile of the shooter for investigators. We had also set up a Joint Operations Center to help Montgomery County investigators run the case.The Beginning of the End The big break in the case came, ironically, from the snipers themselves.On October 17, a caller claiming to be the sniper phoned in to say, in a bit of an investigative tease, that he was responsible for the murder of two women (actually, only one was killed) during the robbery of a liquor store in Montgomery, Alabama, a month earlier.That set in motion a chain of events that led to the capture of a pair of snipers. Here's how the investigation played out:Investigators soon learned that a crime similar to the one described in the call had indeed taken place—and that fingerprint and ballistic evidence were available from the case.An agent from our office in Mobile gathered that evidence and quickly flew to Washington, D.C., arriving Monday evening, October 21. While ATF handled the ballistic evidence, we took the fingerprint evidence to the FBI Laboratory (then located at our Headquarters).The following morning, our fingerprint database produced a match—a magazine dropped at the crime scene bore the fingerprints of Lee Boyd Malvo from a previous arrest in Washington State. We now had a suspect.The arrest record provided another important lead, mentioning a man named John Allen Muhammad. One of our agents from Tacoma recognized the name from a tip called into that office on the case. A second suspect.Our work with ATF agents revealed that Muhammad had a Bushmaster .223 rifle in his possession, a federal violation since he had been served with a restraining order to stay away from his ex-wife. That enabled us to charge him with federal weapons violations. And with Malvo clearly connected, the FBI and ATF jointly obtained a federal material witness warrant for him. The legal papers were now in our hands.Meanwhile, on October 22, we searched our criminal records database and found that Muhammad had registered a blue Chevy Caprice with the license plate of NDA-21Z in New Jersey. That description was given to the news media and shared far and wide.True Crime Podcast 2023 Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast Beltway Snipers True Crime Investigations murders ATF

The DC Snipers Serial Killers DocumentaryBeltway SnipersAt 3:19 in the morning on October 24, 2002, the FBI closed in on the snipers and their 1990 Chevy Caprice.During the month, 10 people had been randomly gunned down and three critically injured while going about their everyday lives—mowing the lawn, pumping gas, shopping, reading a book. Among the victims was one of our own—FBI intelligence analyst Linda Franklin, who was felled by a single bullet while leaving a home improvement store in Virginia with her husband.But now, the attacks—which had terrorized the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area—had finally come to an end. How It Began The murders that shocked the nation's capital and the nation itself had started three weeks earlier.On October 2, 2002, a sniper's bullet struck down a 55-year-old man in a parking lot in Wheaton, Maryland. By 10 o'clock the next morning, four more people within a few miles of each other had been similarly murdered.The attacks were soon linked, and a massive multi-agency investigation was launched.The case was led by the Montgomery County (Maryland) Police Department, headed by Chief Charles Moose, with the FBI and many other law enforcement agencies playing a supporting role. Chief Moose had specifically requested our help through a federal law on serial killings.Within days, the FBI alone had some 400 agents around the country working the case. We had set up a toll-free number to collect tips from the public, with teams of new agents in training helping to work the hotline. Our evidence experts were asked to digitally map many of the evolving crime scenes, and our behavioral analysts helped prepare a profile of the shooter for investigators. We had also set up a Joint Operations Center to help Montgomery County investigators run the case.The Beginning of the End The big break in the case came, ironically, from the snipers themselves.On October 17, a caller claiming to be the sniper phoned in to say, in a bit of an investigative tease, that he was responsible for the murder of two women (actually, only one was killed) during the robbery of a liquor store in Montgomery, Alabama, a month earlier.That set in motion a chain of events that led to the capture of a pair of snipers. Here's how the investigation played out:Investigators soon learned that a crime similar to the one described in the call had indeed taken place—and that fingerprint and ballistic evidence were available from the case.An agent from our office in Mobile gathered that evidence and quickly flew to Washington, D.C., arriving Monday evening, October 21. While ATF handled the ballistic evidence, we took the fingerprint evidence to the FBI Laboratory (then located at our Headquarters).The following morning, our fingerprint database produced a match—a magazine dropped at the crime scene bore the fingerprints of Lee Boyd Malvo from a previous arrest in Washington State. We now had a suspect.The arrest record provided another important lead, mentioning a man named John Allen Muhammad. One of our agents from Tacoma recognized the name from a tip called into that office on the case. A second suspect.Our work with ATF agents revealed that Muhammad had a Bushmaster .223 rifle in his possession, a federal violation since he had been served with a restraining order to stay away from his ex-wife. That enabled us to charge him with federal weapons violations. And with Malvo clearly connected, the FBI and ATF jointly obtained a federal material witness warrant for him. The legal papers were now in our hands.Meanwhile, on October 22, we searched our criminal records database and found that Muhammad had registered a blue Chevy Caprice with the license plate of NDA-21Z in New Jersey. That description was given to the news media and shared far and wide.True Crime Podcast 2023 Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast Beltway Snipers True Crime Investigations murders ATF

The DC Snipers Serial Killers DocumentaryBeltway SnipersAt 3:19 in the morning on October 24, 2002, the FBI closed in on the snipers and their 1990 Chevy Caprice.During the month, 10 people had been randomly gunned down and three critically injured while going about their everyday lives—mowing the lawn, pumping gas, shopping, reading a book. Among the victims was one of our own—FBI intelligence analyst Linda Franklin, who was felled by a single bullet while leaving a home improvement store in Virginia with her husband.But now, the attacks—which had terrorized the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area—had finally come to an end. How It Began The murders that shocked the nation's capital and the nation itself had started three weeks earlier.On October 2, 2002, a sniper's bullet struck down a 55-year-old man in a parking lot in Wheaton, Maryland. By 10 o'clock the next morning, four more people within a few miles of each other had been similarly murdered.The attacks were soon linked, and a massive multi-agency investigation was launched.The case was led by the Montgomery County (Maryland) Police Department, headed by Chief Charles Moose, with the FBI and many other law enforcement agencies playing a supporting role. Chief Moose had specifically requested our help through a federal law on serial killings.Within days, the FBI alone had some 400 agents around the country working the case. We had set up a toll-free number to collect tips from the public, with teams of new agents in training helping to work the hotline. Our evidence experts were asked to digitally map many of the evolving crime scenes, and our behavioral analysts helped prepare a profile of the shooter for investigators. We had also set up a Joint Operations Center to help Montgomery County investigators run the case.The Beginning of the End The big break in the case came, ironically, from the snipers themselves.On October 17, a caller claiming to be the sniper phoned in to say, in a bit of an investigative tease, that he was responsible for the murder of two women (actually, only one was killed) during the robbery of a liquor store in Montgomery, Alabama, a month earlier.That set in motion a chain of events that led to the capture of a pair of snipers. Here's how the investigation played out:Investigators soon learned that a crime similar to the one described in the call had indeed taken place—and that fingerprint and ballistic evidence were available from the case.An agent from our office in Mobile gathered that evidence and quickly flew to Washington, D.C., arriving Monday evening, October 21. While ATF handled the ballistic evidence, we took the fingerprint evidence to the FBI Laboratory (then located at our Headquarters).The following morning, our fingerprint database produced a match—a magazine dropped at the crime scene bore the fingerprints of Lee Boyd Malvo from a previous arrest in Washington State. We now had a suspect.The arrest record provided another important lead, mentioning a man named John Allen Muhammad. One of our agents from Tacoma recognized the name from a tip called into that office on the case. A second suspect.Our work with ATF agents revealed that Muhammad had a Bushmaster .223 rifle in his possession, a federal violation since he had been served with a restraining order to stay away from his ex-wife. That enabled us to charge him with federal weapons violations. And with Malvo clearly connected, the FBI and ATF jointly obtained a federal material witness warrant for him. The legal papers were now in our hands.Meanwhile, on October 22, we searched our criminal records database and found that Muhammad had registered a blue Chevy Caprice with the license plate of NDA-21Z in New Jersey. That description was given to the news media and shared far and wide.True Crime Podcast 2023 Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast Beltway Snipers True Crime Investigations murders ATF

THE KILLING FIELDS Decades Later, Investigators Still Searching for Answers in Murders of Four WomenThe women seemingly had little in common. One was just a teenager. Another was a local bartender. One was a 30-year-old mechanic. The fourth was a young mother.But their lives appear to have ended in the same place—a rural field off a dirt road in League City, Texas, between Houston and Galveston. It was a desolate space, dotted by little more than oil rigs and dirt roads. If they cried for help, it's unlikely anyone heard.Years after finding the four bodies in that field near Calder Road—part of an area that became known as “the Killing Fields”—investigators are still trying to find the murderer(s).“It's important for the public to know that we have not given up. It may be labeled a cold case, but that doesn't mean it's sitting on a shelf and isn't being worked,” said Special Agent Richard Rennison, who has worked the Calder Road killings case out of the FBI's Houston Field Office, Texas City Resident Agency, for more than a decade. “It's being worked actively at the FBI and actively at the League City Police Department.”The Grim DiscoveriesIn 1983, a young bartender named Heidi Fye went missing in League City. A few months after her disappearance, her body was discovered in that rural field.A year later, 16-year-old Laura Miller disappeared, just after she'd moved with her family to League City. She'd gone to a nearby store to use a payphone and never returned. In 1986, Miller's body was found in the same field, not far from where Fye's had been.During the search for Miller, police made a gruesome discovery—a third body. But police had no leads as to who the unidentified woman was, so she became known as Jane Doe. In 1991, passersby discovered a fourth body, known at that time as Janet Doe.While Fye and Miller were positively identified through dental records, limited scientific options at that time meant that Jane Doe and Janet Doe would remain unknown for more than 20 years—until just a few months ago.The InvestigationWhile the League City Police Department remains the lead agency, the FBI has brought significant resources to the cases. The FBI Laboratory has examined evidence, and the FBI's behavioral experts created a profile of a possible killer.And although leads have come and gone, the murders remain unsolved. There are no known witnesses to any of the killings, and no common person connects all four.To date, the signs point to one killer, although multiple killers can't be ruled out. Given the nature of the area where the bodies were found, it was likely someone with roots in the area. Someone would have known those fields were a good place to leave a body, Rennison explained.Investigators have scoured missing-persons databases and appealed to the public for tips. But with each passing year, the case gets tougher to crack.“With that much time going by, people lose their memories,” Rennison said. “People pass away. People just simply forget. It's hard to remember significant details from that long ago.”For Rennison, the cases are personal. He's from the area and started his career with the League City Police Department in 1993, not long after the fourth body was found. As a detective, he assisted in the investigation.Rennison later joined the FBI and became the case agent for these killings in 2005. He has been involved in the case in some way ever since, either as the case agent or supervisor. The BreakthroughWhile leads have dwindled over the years, science and technology have advanced. In January 2019, Rennison received a call that breathed new life into this cold case—the identification of Jane Doe and Janet Doe.Jane Doe, found in 1986, was Audrey Lee Cook. Cook had worked as a mechanic and lived in the Houston, Channelview, and Heights areas of Texas. She was last seen in December 1985.Janet Doe, who was found in 1991, was identified as Donna Gonsoulin Prudhomme.Knowing the names of the women has given Rennison and the local police something to work with. They're contacting neighbors and friends and reviewing police records from that time.A key part of the investigation is appealing to the public for help. Rennison and local police need to talk to anyone who can provide additional information. Details as simple as where the women worked or the names of friends who haven't been interviewed could be key to solving these murders.True Crime Podcast 2022 - Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

THE KILLING FIELDS Decades Later, Investigators Still Searching for Answers in Murders of Four WomenThe women seemingly had little in common. One was just a teenager. Another was a local bartender. One was a 30-year-old mechanic. The fourth was a young mother.But their lives appear to have ended in the same place—a rural field off a dirt road in League City, Texas, between Houston and Galveston. It was a desolate space, dotted by little more than oil rigs and dirt roads. If they cried for help, it's unlikely anyone heard.Years after finding the four bodies in that field near Calder Road—part of an area that became known as “the Killing Fields”—investigators are still trying to find the murderer(s).“It's important for the public to know that we have not given up. It may be labeled a cold case, but that doesn't mean it's sitting on a shelf and isn't being worked,” said Special Agent Richard Rennison, who has worked the Calder Road killings case out of the FBI's Houston Field Office, Texas City Resident Agency, for more than a decade. “It's being worked actively at the FBI and actively at the League City Police Department.”The Grim DiscoveriesIn 1983, a young bartender named Heidi Fye went missing in League City. A few months after her disappearance, her body was discovered in that rural field.A year later, 16-year-old Laura Miller disappeared, just after she'd moved with her family to League City. She'd gone to a nearby store to use a payphone and never returned. In 1986, Miller's body was found in the same field, not far from where Fye's had been.During the search for Miller, police made a gruesome discovery—a third body. But police had no leads as to who the unidentified woman was, so she became known as Jane Doe. In 1991, passersby discovered a fourth body, known at that time as Janet Doe.While Fye and Miller were positively identified through dental records, limited scientific options at that time meant that Jane Doe and Janet Doe would remain unknown for more than 20 years—until just a few months ago.The InvestigationWhile the League City Police Department remains the lead agency, the FBI has brought significant resources to the cases. The FBI Laboratory has examined evidence, and the FBI's behavioral experts created a profile of a possible killer.And although leads have come and gone, the murders remain unsolved. There are no known witnesses to any of the killings, and no common person connects all four.To date, the signs point to one killer, although multiple killers can't be ruled out. Given the nature of the area where the bodies were found, it was likely someone with roots in the area. Someone would have known those fields were a good place to leave a body, Rennison explained.Investigators have scoured missing-persons databases and appealed to the public for tips. But with each passing year, the case gets tougher to crack.“With that much time going by, people lose their memories,” Rennison said. “People pass away. People just simply forget. It's hard to remember significant details from that long ago.”For Rennison, the cases are personal. He's from the area and started his career with the League City Police Department in 1993, not long after the fourth body was found. As a detective, he assisted in the investigation.Rennison later joined the FBI and became the case agent for these killings in 2005. He has been involved in the case in some way ever since, either as the case agent or supervisor. The BreakthroughWhile leads have dwindled over the years, science and technology have advanced. In January 2019, Rennison received a call that breathed new life into this cold case—the identification of Jane Doe and Janet Doe.Jane Doe, found in 1986, was Audrey Lee Cook. Cook had worked as a mechanic and lived in the Houston, Channelview, and Heights areas of Texas. She was last seen in December 1985.Janet Doe, who was found in 1991, was identified as Donna Gonsoulin Prudhomme.Knowing the names of the women has given Rennison and the local police something to work with. They're contacting neighbors and friends and reviewing police records from that time.A key part of the investigation is appealing to the public for help. Rennison and local police need to talk to anyone who can provide additional information. Details as simple as where the women worked or the names of friends who haven't been interviewed could be key to solving these murders.True Crime Podcast 2022 - Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

THE KILLING FIELDS - From The FBI Source On The Case!THE KILLING FIELDS - From The FBI Source On The Case! Lives have ended in the same place—a rural field off a dirt road in League City, Texas, between Houston and Galveston. It was a desolate space, dotted by little more than oil rigs and dirt roads. If they cried for help, it's unlikely anyone heard. THE KILLING FIELDS Decades Later, Investigators Still Searching for Answers in Murders of Four WomenThe women seemingly had little in common. One was just a teenager. Another was a local bartender. One was a 30-year-old mechanic. The fourth was a young mother.But their lives appear to have ended in the same place—a rural field off a dirt road in League City, Texas, between Houston and Galveston. It was a desolate space, dotted by little more than oil rigs and dirt roads. If they cried for help, it's unlikely anyone heard.Years after finding the four bodies in that field near Calder Road—part of an area that became known as “the Killing Fields”—investigators are still trying to find the murderer(s).“It's important for the public to know that we have not given up. It may be labeled a cold case, but that doesn't mean it's sitting on a shelf and isn't being worked,” said Special Agent Richard Rennison, who has worked the Calder Road killings case out of the FBI's Houston Field Office, Texas City Resident Agency, for more than a decade. “It's being worked actively at the FBI and actively at the League City Police Department.”The Grim DiscoveriesIn 1983, a young bartender named Heidi Fye went missing in League City. A few months after her disappearance, her body was discovered in that rural field.A year later, 16-year-old Laura Miller disappeared, just after she'd moved with her family to League City. She'd gone to a nearby store to use a payphone and never returned. In 1986, Miller's body was found in the same field, not far from where Fye's had been.During the search for Miller, police made a gruesome discovery—a third body. But police had no leads as to who the unidentified woman was, so she became known as Jane Doe. In 1991, passersby discovered a fourth body, known at that time as Janet Doe.While Fye and Miller were positively identified through dental records, limited scientific options at that time meant that Jane Doe and Janet Doe would remain unknown for more than 20 years—until just a few months ago.The InvestigationWhile the League City Police Department remains the lead agency, the FBI has brought significant resources to the cases. The FBI Laboratory has examined evidence, and the FBI's behavioral experts created a profile of a possible killer.And although leads have come and gone, the murders remain unsolved. There are no known witnesses to any of the killings, and no common person connects all four.To date, the signs point to one killer, although multiple killers can't be ruled out. Given the nature of the area where the bodies were found, it was likely someone with roots in the area. Someone would have known those fields were a good place to leave a body, Rennison explained.Investigators have scoured missing-persons databases and appealed to the public for tips. But with each passing year, the case gets tougher to crack.“With that much time going by, people lose their memories,” Rennison said. “People pass away. People just simply forget. It's hard to remember significant details from that long ago.”For Rennison, the cases are personal. He's from the area and started his career with the League City Police Department in 1993, not long after the fourth body was found. As a detective, he assisted in the investigation.Rennison later joined the FBI and became the case agent for these killings in 2005. He has been involved in the case in some way ever since, either as the case agent or supervisor. The BreakthroughWhile leads have dwindled over the years, science and technology have advanced. In January 2019, Rennison received a call that breathed new life into this cold case—the identification of Jane Doe and Janet Doe.Jane Doe, found in 1986, was Audrey Lee Cook. Cook had worked as a mechanic and lived in the Houston, Channelview, and Heights areas of Texas. She was last seen in December 1985.Janet Doe, who was found in 1991, was identified as Donna Gonsoulin Prudhomme.Knowing the names of the women has given Rennison and the local police something to work with. They're contacting neighbors and friends and reviewing police records from that time.A key part of the investigation is appealing to the public for help. Rennison and local police need to talk to anyone who can provide additional information. Details as simple as where the women worked or the names of friends who haven't been interviewed could be key to solving these murders.True Crime Podcast 2022 - Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

In this week's show, John discusses the recent handwriting study published by the FBI Laboratory, and announces the creation of The New Superior Executive Coaching Program based on his book, The New Superior: A Better Way to Be the One in Charge. Program References: The New Superior - Book Home Page The New Superior Executive Coaching Program FBI Laboratory Release on Handwriting Study Scientific American report on FBI Handwriting Study Alec Baldwin movie set shooting New Orleans Crime Laboratory Troubles

On this day in 1965, after more than a year of investigation, the FBI Laboratory delivered inconclusive results about the lyrics of the popular song “Louie Louie.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, SSA Richard Marx reviews the FBI Recovery Team he lead at the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, where a multi-agency team carefully sifted through tons of World Trade Center debris to recover criminal evidence and the remains and belongings of the victims of September 11. The work at Fresh Kills, miles from Ground Zero and closed to the general public, is an important part of the 9/11 story most people don't know about. From September 12, 2001 to August 9, 2002, Richard was in charge of the site, along with New York Police Department Inspector James Luongo and New York Bureau of Waste Disposal Deputy Director Dennis Diggins. During the 11-month operation, the forensic recovery effort sifted the 1.8 million tons of World Trade Center debris and recovered over 4,500 human remains and over 75,000 personal effects and processed over 1,300 vehicles. SSA Richard Marx is currently assigned to the Evidence Response Team Unit at the FBI Laboratory, Quantico, VA. He has been involved in support efforts following many of the mass casualty events and disasters both domestic and abroad that have occurred during his nearly 25 years in the FBI. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles.  https://jerriwilliams.com/240-richard-marx-fresh-kills-9-11-recovery-operation-mass-casualties/   The FBI Agents Association's Memorial College Fund and the Membership Assistance Fund provide financial support to the children and spouses of fallen Agents, and those struck by unforeseen tragedy. Currently, the FBIAA Memorial College Fund supports over 50 children, 20 of them children of Agents who passed away due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Ways you can donate:  https://www.fbiaa.org/ways-to-donate Or text FBIAA to 50155 Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL  Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by writing and blogging about the FBI and hosting FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime/history podcast. Visit her website to check out her books, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

Photo:  Ransom note leading to the conviction and sentencing of Joseph Corbett, Jr. for the murder of Adolph Coors, III, heir to the Coors Brewing Company fortune.*                Ransom diplomacy.    Charles Burton, @cburton001;  Charles Burton, senior Fellow at the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.  @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill   https://nationalpost.com/news/china-court-upholds-canadians-death-sentence-as-huawei-executive-fights-extradition-4   Charles Burton, associate professor of Political Science at Brock University.  Charles Burton and Associates consults to governments, educational institutions and businesses to support their programs in China.     @cburton001 ..  ..  ..   * On February 9, 1960, a milkman discovered an abandoned station wagon blocking the middle of the bridge over Turkey Creek near Morrison, Colorado. The milkman reported it to the local police, who determined the car belonged to Adolph Coors, III, who now appeared to be missing. The next day, the FBI's Denver Division, as a result of the federal kidnapping statue, joined the case to provide assistance to the state and local investigators. Coors' wife Mary received a typewritten ransom note and contacted the kidnapper, but she never heard back. The FBI Laboratory took a look at the evidence, including the note, while state and local law enforcement began pursuing a lead—a canary-yellow Mercury that had been seen in the area. The driver, Walter Osborne, had disappeared, but not before obtaining a gun, handcuffs, a typewriter, and an insurance policy—whose beneficiary was Joseph Corbett. As it turns out, Corbett's son, Joseph Corbett, Jr., had previously been convicted of murder but had escaped from prison in California. The FBI obtained a fugitive warrant for Corbett, Jr. and placed him on the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. In September 1960, some hikers came across pants bearing Coors' initials, which led investigators to Coors' remains. The case remained of significant interest to the public and the media, and ultimately, magazine readers in Canada broke the case wide open when they reported a man who resembled Corbett, Jr. to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the FBI. The next day, the manager of a rooming house in Winnipeg reported a man who looked like Corbett, Jr. had stayed at her flophouse and was driving a fire-engine red Pontiac. This new information led a Vancouver Police officer to report a similar vehicle to the authorities, and with the assistance of the FBI Toronto Legal Attaché office, law enforcement approached the hotel room where Corbett, Jr. was staying, and he surrendered. Corbett, Jr. was tried in Colorado on the murder charge and was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. This month's FBI #ArtifactoftheMonth is the Coors kidnapping ransom note, which was analyzed by the FBI Lab and is believed to have been typed on Corbett, Jr.'s typewriter, which was taken from the automobile that law enforcement had recovered shortly after Coors' disappearance. For more on the Coors kidnapping and murder case:

The Atlanta Child Murders Part Two. Between 1979 and 1981, children and teenagers were disappearing off the streets of Atlanta, later turning up dead, terrifying the entire city. At least 28 people in the Atlanta area, most of them young black boys and teenagers, were kidnapped and murdered. Wayne Williams was convicted of two of the murders. Was he guilty of those, or of any of the other murders? Was there another killer or killers who got away with murder? We wrap up the timeline and head on in to the investigation and arrest (8:40). We also get into some theories about the case (57:45) and our dueling take aways (106:06).  As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered and some shout outs. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! 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ATLANTA MURDER TRIAL READY TO BEGIN AS RESIDENTS TRY TO FORGET THE FEAR. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/27/us/atlanta-murder-trial-ready-to-begin-as-residents-try-to-forget-the-fear.html Renfro, Paul. (11/04/2019). Atlanta Youth Murders. New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/atlanta-youth-murders Farber, M.A. (07/01/1981). KEY FIBER EVIDENCE IN ATLANTA CASE COULD BE FOCUS OF LONG LEGAL BATTLE. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/01/us/key-fiber-evidence-in-atlanta-case-could-be-focus-of-long-legal-battle.html FBI.gov. (02/07/2014). Serial Killers Part 5: Wayne Williams and the Atlanta Child Murders. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/-serial-killers-part-5-wayne-williams-and-the-atlanta-child-murders What When How. (n.d.). Identification of Human and Animal Hair. 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Today we are talking about the Atlanta Child Murders. Between 1979 and 1981, children and teenagers were disappearing off the streets of Atlanta, later turning up dead, terrifying the entire city. At least 28 people in the Atlanta area, most of them young black boys and teenagers, were kidnapped and murdered. This case is complicated. So to do it justice, we felt we had to turn it into a two parter. We encourage you to check out our show notes for additional information about the case. And we welcome our listeners to be a part of the conversation on Facebook or Twitter @ fruitloopspod or email us at frutloopspod@gmail.com We dive into the Stats (13:24), the setting (16:12), the convicted killer's early life (32:20) and the timeline (39:36).  As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (103:25) and some shout outs (108:15). Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Where to find us: Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/ We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspod Please send any questions or comments to fruitloopspod@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294.  We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show! Want to Support the show? You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from.  We would love it if you gave us 5 stars! You can make a donation on the Cash App https://cash.me/$fruitloopspod Or become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron page https://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspod Articles/Websites Wikipedia contributors. (08/16/2020). Atlanta murders of 1979–1981. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 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The Atlanta Child Murders: The True Story Behind the 'Mindhunter' Season 2 Case. Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 09/06/2020 from https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a28625603/atlanta-child-murders-wayne-williams/ Malesevic, Dusica Sue. (05/01/2020) How the KKK and a pedophile ring may be linked to the Atlanta murders: New series reveals how some families still don't believe just one man kidnapped and killed 24 black children between 1979 and 81. Daily Mail. Retrieved 9/6/2020 from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8278395/New-docuseries-points-KKK-pedophile-ring-suspects-Atlanta-child-murders.html Wikipedia contributors. (08/30/2020). Atlanta murders of 1979–1981. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09/07/2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlanta_murders_of_1979%E2%80%931981&oldid=975887676 Epstein, Gail. (08/19/2019). From 1987: Atlanta child murders: Williams 'very like' FBI profile. AJC. Retrieved 09/07/2020 from https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/atlanta-child-murders-williams-very-like-fbi-profile/IKyewPxrv06NXcUWz98F9J/ Encyclopedia.com. (10/03/2020). Wayne Williams Trial: 1981. Retrieved 08/11/2020 from https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/wayne-williams-trial-1981 Cohen, Michele. (01/04/1987). NEW QUESTIONS ARISE IN CHILD-MURDERS CASE. Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 09/10/2020 from https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1987-01-04-8701010703-story.html Criminal Minds Wiki. (n.d.). The Atlanta Child Murders. Retrieved 09/10/2020 from https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Atlanta_Child_Murders The Trevor Project. (n.d.). Asexual. Retrieved 9/6/2020 from https://www.thetrevorproject.org/trvr_support_center/asexual/ Becker, Emily. (04/12/2020). Who Were The Atlanta Child Murder Victims? Women’s Health. Retrieved 09/10/2020 from https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a32008782/atlanta-child-murders-victims/ CNN. (06/01/2010). Victims linked to Atlanta serial killings. Retrieved 09/10/2020 https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/31/atlanta.murders.victims/index.html AJC. (05/15/2005). Atlanta child murders: A chronology of the missing and murdered cases. Retrieved 09/10/2020 from https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/atlanta-child-murders-chronology-the-missing-and-murdered-cases/NJ61ANzP7lxyrVqisqEzYK/ Justia US Law. (07/23/1986). Homer Williams and Mrs. Faye Williams, Plaintiffs-appellants, v. City of Atlanta, et al. Retrieved 09/11/2020 from https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/794/624/230635/ Deadman, Harold A. (May 1984). Fiber Evidence and The Williams Trial. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. Retrieved 09/12/2020 from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/94475NCJRS.pdf Wikipedia contributors. (08/05/2020). Chattahoochee River. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09/12/2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chattahoochee_River&oldid=971385752 Stuart, Reginald. (06/22/1981). SUSPECT IN ATLANTA: YOUNG, BIG IDEAS, BUT A CAREER OF LIMITED ACHIEVEMENTS. The New York Times. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/22/us/suspect-in-atlanta-young-big-ideas-but-a-career-of-limited-achievements.html Weiss, Sabrina Rojas. (08/16/2019). Mindhunter Season 2's Atlanta Child Murders Mystery Is Possibly Still Unsolved. Refinery 29. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/08/240400/mindhunter-atlanta-child-murders-killer-true-story Rowson, Kevin. (04/30/2015). Atlanta Child Murders: Wayne Williams hopes for appeal. USA Today. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/04/30/wayne-williams-hair-evidence-fbi/26678019/ Polk, Jim. (09/06/2010). DNA test strengthens Atlanta child killings case. CNN. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/09/williams.dna.test/index.html Rawls Jr, Wendell. (12/27/1981). ATLANTA MURDER TRIAL READY TO BEGIN AS RESIDENTS TRY TO FORGET THE FEAR. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/27/us/atlanta-murder-trial-ready-to-begin-as-residents-try-to-forget-the-fear.html Renfro, Paul. (11/04/2019). Atlanta Youth Murders. New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/atlanta-youth-murders Farber, M.A. (07/01/1981). KEY FIBER EVIDENCE IN ATLANTA CASE COULD BE FOCUS OF LONG LEGAL BATTLE. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/01/us/key-fiber-evidence-in-atlanta-case-could-be-focus-of-long-legal-battle.html FBI.gov. (02/07/2014). Serial Killers Part 5: Wayne Williams and the Atlanta Child Murders. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/-serial-killers-part-5-wayne-williams-and-the-atlanta-child-murders What When How. (n.d.). Identification of Human and Animal Hair. 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Episode 187: John Glover- Atlanta Child Murders, Wayne Williams 11/13/19 [Audio Podcast].  Retrieved on 9/7/2020 from URL https://fbiretiredcasefilereview.libsyn.com/podcast/episode-187-john-glover-atlanta-child-murders-wayne-williams Paige (Host). 39 Atlanta Child Murders June 28 [Audio Podcast].  Retrieved on 9/7/2020 from URL https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/paiges-bookshelf Shrieks & Geeks.  #8 Atlanta's Lost Children Part 2.  7/29/2020 [Audio Podcast]. Retrieved on 9/7/2020 from URL https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/shrieks-geeks-shrieks-geeks-Y-pEFIOd8To/ Madison in collaboration with Crime and Roses Hosts Megan and Danielle.  Shared Madness.  Episode 17: Atlanta Child Murders and Heather McDonald. https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/shared-madness-madison-91Q_pGYU4BA/ Terkel, Studs.  Radio Archive. The Chicago History Museum. 11/22/1985 [Audio Wav file]. 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In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Diana Messer of Western Carolina University as cohost for a deep dive into establishing a methodological framework to study trauma with Dr. Angi Christensen paper, "Forensic Fractography of Bone: A New Approach to Skeletal Trauma Analysis" co-authored by Joseph T. Hefner, Michael A. Smith, Jodi Blakely Webb, Maureen C. Bottrell, and Todd W. Fenton. Dr. Christensen is a Forensic Anthropologist with the FBI Laboratory, as well as an associate editor for this very journal. Many thanks to Dr. Diana Messer for co-hosting this episode. You can follow her updates at https://www.dianamesser.com This episode is dedicated to Dr. Steven A. Symes. We hope you're doing well

Ricky C McCormick was born in1958 in Missouri, USA. McCormick dropped out of school without being able to fully read or write. According to his family, the most that Ricky was able to spell was his own name and often needed help filling out job applications. So when his body was found in an isolated cornfield just off Route 367 in West Alton, Missouri the case seemed an open and close drug-related homicide. That was until Police discovered a mysterious cipher on Ricky, leading them down a rabbit hole that has never been decoded. Even the FBI has been unable to crack the code found on Ricky in 1999, so what was someone who was supposedly illiterate doing with a complex cipher? This is the mysterious death of Ricky McCormick. If you have an idea how to break the code, have seen similar codes, or have any information about the Ricky McCormick case, you are urged to contact the FBI via the following link. http://forms.fbi.gov/code Alternatively, you can write to the CRRU at the following address: FBI Laboratory, Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit, 2501 Investigation Parkway, Quantico, VA 22135, Attn: Ricky McCormick Case. Social Media -Twitter @truecrimewitchInstagram @truecrimewitchpodcastFacebook The True Crime Witch PodcastPatreon www.patreon.com/truecrimewitchpodMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com Sources - http://cipherfoundation.org/modern-ciphers/ricky-mccormick/https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/code-dead-do-the-encrypted-writings-of-ricky-mccormick-hold-the-key-to-his-mysterious-death/Content?oid=2498959 https://forms.gle/vgCnAr2urryxQqkb9https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/code-dead-do-the-encrypted-writings-of-ricky-mccormick-hold-the-key-to-his-mysterious-death/Content?oid=2498959 https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/33ekr8/any_theories_about_ricky_mccormick/cql3m6j/?context=3Stay safe & stay spooky x

Former agent Scott Larson served in the FBI for 13 years. While assigned to the Chicago Division, he was one of the original 13 FBI Laboratory-certified Computer Analysis and Response Team (CART) field examiners. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Scott reviews the Solar Sunrise case where, as the lead investigator, he tracked cyber intrusions into more than 200 Department of Defense (DoD) computer systems. The highly sensitive international investigation revealed the identities of the culprits responsible for the hacking and data breach of military sites initially thought to be the work of hostile foreign entities. During his Bureau career, Scott Larson participated in dozens of computer forensic searches and exams.  As acting chief of the Computer Investigations Unit at FBI headquarters, he served as program manager for FBI’s Computer Investigations and Infrastructure Threat Assessment Program and oversaw computer crime squads and investigations nationwide. As a supervisory special agent in the FBI’s Washington Field Office, he supervised criminal, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism cyber-espionage matters. Scott Larson also taught “Introduction to Computer Crime” and “Network Investigations” training at the FBI Academy. After his resignation, he began working in the private industry and currently operates Larson Security, a firm dedicated to minimizing risks and protecting client assets through cybersecurity, digital forensics, and incident response. To learn more about Scott Larson and his work visit the company’s website larsonsecurity.com. Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here.   Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by writing and blogging about the FBI and hosting FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime/history podcast. Her new book FBI Myths and Misconceptions: A Manual for Armchair Detectives provides details everything you need to know about the FBI and her crime novels—Pay To Play and Greedy Givers—inspired by actual true crime FBI cases, are available on Amazon.   

Jim Baker ran the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review at the Justice Department both before and after 9/11 – the office responsible for handling extraordinarily sensitive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications. On The Oath, Jim discusses the FISA process and the ethical obligations of lawyers in that important unit that appear before federal judges ex parte (without opposing counsel) to obtain court-ordered authorization to conduct surveillance in crucial national security cases. Jim also talks about his work as the General Counsel of the FBI and several fascinating issues that arose during his tenure, including the debate over encryption following the San Bernardino terrorist attack, the “Going Dark” problem, and how the FBI addressed a difficult issue that affected the work of the storied FBI Laboratory. Jim is the Director of National Security and Cybersecurity at the R Street Institute and teaches at Harvard Law School. Email the show at theoathpodcast@gmail.com.

Retired agent Cecil Moses served in the FBI for 42 years. He worked as a clerical employee and then investigative specialist for 12 years before receiving an appointment to be a special agent where he developed an expertise in criminal and civil rights matters. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Cecil Moses reviews the Greensboro Massacre, where in November of 1979, during a protest rally, a shootout with the Ku Klux Klan and American Nazis left five members of the Communist Workers Party (CWP) dead and seven members seriously injured. Two klansmen were also injured. At the time of this incident, Cecil Moses was the assistant special agent in charge of the Charlotte Division in North Carolina, managed the FBI investigation, and testified during the subsequent state, federal, and civil trials to hold those accountable for the Greensboro Massacre to bring those accountable for the Greensboro Massacre to justice. Before Charlottesville there was Greensboro. During his agent career, he worked in the Cleveland, Omaha, Jackson, and Memphis Divisions, was assigned to the Civil Rights Section of the Criminal Division and the Office of Planning and Evaluation at FBI Headquarters, and served as the Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham Division. He ended his Bureau career as a member of the Senior Executive Service in the FBI Laboratory. Currently, he operates his farm and business with his son, a recently retired agent. Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here.   Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by writing crime fiction about greed and hosting FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime/history podcast. Her novels—Pay To Play and Greedy Givers—inspired by actual true crime FBI cases, feature temptation, corruption, and redemption, and are available on Amazon. 

Retired agent Debra LaPrevotte served in the FBI for 20 years. She spent most of her career working international corruption investigations. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Debra reviews the initiation of the FBI’s Kleptocracy program and seizing more than $1 billion from corrupt foreign officials, including the recovering $630 million of Nigerian government funds stolen by General Sani Abacha, former President of Nigeria. Debra, who has a Master’s Degree in Forensic Science, also talks about serving for several years on the Evidence Response Team (ERT) at the Washington Field Office (WFO) and an ERT Unit at the FBI Laboratory and training at the “body farm.” Later in her career, Debra served as a Supervisory Special Agent in the International Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters, focusing on investigating greed that fuels war crimes and atrocities. Since retiring from the Bureau, Debra LaPrevotte is a senior investigator with The Sentry, which seeks to disrupt and ultimately dismantle the network of perpetrators, facilitators, and enablers who fund and profit from Africa’s deadliest conflicts. They organization’s motto is “War crimes shouldn’t pay.”   Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here.   Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by writing crime fiction about greed and hosting FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime/history podcast. Her novels—Pay To Play and Greedy Givers—inspired by actual true crime FBI cases, feature temptation, corruption, and redemption, and are available on Amazon.   

Just So You Know: In Remembrance of Dr. Cantu This Just So You Know episode was produced in remembrance of Dr. Antonio Cantu who passed away Friday, June 29, 2018. "Dr. Cantu worked as a Forensic Scientist for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and served as Chief Scientist for the Forensic Service Division of U.S. Secret Service (USSS) until he retired in 2007.  Dr. Cantu’s expertise included the chemistry of documents and fingerprints.    With a relentless commitment to education, love of knowledge and passion for his craft, Antonio touched, inspired and empowered everyone who knew him." Please click here to read Dr. Cantu's obituary. Listen along as Joseph Stephens, from the FBI Laboratory, discusses how Dr. Cantu shaped his forensic career and overall outlook on work and friendship.

Retired agent Dan Reilly served with the FBI for 30 years, six as a photographer and technician in the FBI Laboratory and twenty-four as a Special Agent. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Dan Reilly reviews the case of con-man and rare documents thief, Charles Merrill Mount, a celebrated Portrait artist, who stole hundreds of historical manuscripts from the National Archives and the Library of Congress, including Civil War documents and three letters written by Abraham Lincoln. During his career, he worked on a wide variety of criminal cases, including Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, property crimes, and helped start the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force Program investigating violent drug gangs.  Dan Reilly led the Evidence Response Team (ERT) at the Washington Field Office and provided extensive experience and training to others on crime scene examination. After his retirement from the FBI, Dan Reilly worked as a private consulting analyst with the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force operations in the Mid-Atlantic region. Dan Reilly is currently an adjunct faculty member at George Mason University in the Criminology, Law and Society Department. He is in the process of writing his second textbook.

I’m celebrating 100 episodes of FBI Retired Case File Review with a special crime fiction show exploring clichés and misconceptions about the FBI in books, TV, and movies. What most people know about the FBI comes from popular culture. This list features what writers of novels, scripts, and screenplays sometimes get wrong about the Bureau and FBI agents. This is my second list. In Episode 50, I also wrote about this topic. Both lists were created for those who read and watch crime fiction about the FBI, write crime fiction and thrillers about the FBI, and who have always wanted to join the FBI. Why should you care if entertainment media gets things wrong about the FBI in books, TV, and movies? Why does it matter if films and novels occasionally contain false information about the FBI? Get The Free FBI Reading Resource! Join my FBI Retired Case File Review Reader Team to receive the FBI reading resource and get monthly updates about the FBI in books, TV and movies here. My co-host for this episode is retired agent Bobby Chacon. We have both “been there” and “done that.” As you may recall, Bobby was my co-host in Episode 50, and in Episode 8, I interviewed him about working Jamaican drug gang cases and leading the FBI dive team. I should be clear that as an author of FBI crime fiction I understand the use of creative license. I’m also aware that many of the clichés and misconceptions presented here are intentionally written into books, scripts, and screenplays due to time constraints and the need to create well-paced scenes and fully developed characters. These shortcuts are needed, at times, to tell a story in an entertaining way. Nevertheless, it’s also important to know how things really work. So, here are 10 more clichés and misconceptions about the FBI: #1   The FBI recruits only former police, military officers, attorneys, and accountants. Actually, candidates for the special agent position come from a vast variety of backgrounds. Some worked everyday jobs, such as teachers, nurses, sales managers, linguists, cyber/computer specialists, pilots, and engineers before joining the FBI. Others were in pre-FBI positions that you would never imagine, such as dentist, medical doctors, and scientists with Ph.Ds. Let me also add a note about age requirements. Although the qualifying age to join the FBI is 23, the average agent is 30 years old and has worked a managerial-level job for several years prior to receiving an appointment. The mandatory retirement age for GS 1811 series federal law enforcement officers is 57. Of course, an agent can receive a limited extension if his or her continued service is in the public's interest. However, most agents retire from the FBI in their early 50's to start post-FBI-retirement positions while they're still marketable (ageism exists, even for FBI agents). Some TV shows cast actors that are too young or too old for the role of an FBI agent. #2   Female FBI agents wear low, cut tight-fitting clothes. TV shows like Quantico overemphasize the physical attributes of the actresses portraying female agents. In the real world, all agents wear attire appropriate for the specific work environment. Female FBI characters are also often depicted as single and childless, when in fact, most female agents, like their male counterparts, have families. It can be done. But like any other high-pressure position, it requires support to navigate the long days with unpredictable hours and out-of-town travel. #3   One agent can handle an entire investigation by his/herself. Actually,  it takes a team to work a major investigation. In books, TV, and movies, one composite character might be created to portray the roles of several agents. Often, writers don’t have the time to develop multiple characters, so they create a character to represent all the players. But during a major investigation in the field, help with surveillances, searches, arrests, monitor wiretaps, transcribe tapes, is needed, and the entire squad or offices gets involved. #4   Undercover agents run their cases. UCAs play an important role in FBI cases, but the case agent is responsible for the case. It might help to look at the UCA as a contract player and the case agent as the casting agent, director, and producer for the investigation. Also, an agent can’t simply raise their hand and be placed in a long-term undercover role. Intensive training and role-playing seminars determine an agent’s suitability. Pre and post evaluations are mandatory. #5   Agents jet around the world in private jets to conduct investigations. Many investigations require that requests for investigation known as “leads” be sent to FBI offices throughout the country. A request is assigned to a “lead” agent who interviews witnesses, conducts surveillances, or obtains documents on behalf of agents assigned to other offices. If an agent is able to articulate that the interview or investigation must be conducted by him or her and is authorized to travel, in most cases, the agent is flying out on a commercial flight and in the economy section. There are important exceptions. The FBI does own and lease planes for immediate deployment to respond to crisis events all over the world. #6   FBI can actively conduct investigations all over the world. If an FBI agent wants to interview a witness or subject in a foreign country, he or she must first submit an official request through the Department of Justice to obtain host country clearance. In many situations, the agent is not authorized to conduct the interview. Instead, with assistance from the FBI's foreign-based Legal Attachés, a list of questions is provided to the foreign country’s law enforcement officials who then conduct the interview and report back to the FBI. The exception is when the crimes or attacks against Americans fall under Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. In the mid-1980s, Congress passed laws authorizing the FBI to investigate hostage-taking and kidnappings of Americans and terrorist acts against U.S. citizens or national interests overseas. Agents assigned overseas investigations still work with that foreign nation’s law enforcement and security personnel, in concert with the U.S. Embassy and the Ambassador. However, FBI jurisdiction doesn’t extend to non-terrorism related homicides, robberies, rapes, and muggings of Americans—these are usually handled by local authorities. In these instances, the FBI can offer investigative or forensics assistance if asked and if appropriate. #7    An FBI forensic examiner does it all, even makes arrests. A forensic examiner is not a one-stop shop. Unlike on TV, each examiner at the FBI Laboratory has a specialty, whether it be DNA, hair and fibers, fingerprints or blood splatter analysis. Another thing that TV shows and books get wrong is chain of custody and evidence preservation. It’s not enough to pick up an item at a crime scene and drop it into a baggie or tissue pulled from the agent's pants pocket. Requirements are stringent. Evidence must be preserved and sealed in special evidence bags and the handling and custody of the evidence documented. If the chain is broken, the evidence may not be acceptable to be entered as evidence in court. The most frequently recognized misconception is that DNA and other forensic evidence is always present and can be analyzed quickly. This unrealistic expectation based on TV shows is known as the “CSI effect” and has seriously impacted what jurors expect during trials. #8   Being an FBI bomb tech is a dangerous job. What most people know about bomb techs is from movies like the Hurt Locker. In real life, hand entry, where a tech actually places his hands on an unexploded IED or suspicious package, is no longer or rarely done. Back in the old days before robots and bomb suits, a bomb tech lacked proper safety equipment and being a bomb tech was a dangerous job. Nowadays, a bomb tech’s primary role is to respond to calls about suspicious packages, and remote equipment is used examine and render safe possible explosive devices. Bomb techs also process post-blast bombing crime scenes. #9  FBI agents investigate murders. Yes, but only under special circumstances. Usually, if the FBI is investigating a murder case, there is another crime, a federal violation also in play. Such as a hate crime, where the homicide violated the victim's constitutional and civil rights, or when a teller or security guard is murdered during the robbery of a federally insured bank, or the victim is killed during a kidnapping where the victim was taken across state lines. The FBI authorization to investigate a murder is most clear under the following circumstances; when the homicide occurs on federal property or an Indian reservation, and under Special Maritime or Territorial Jurisdiction, when the murder occurs onboard a U.S. Navy or U.S. Merchant Marine ship in international waters or on U.S. military bases worldwide. During state and local murder investigations, an “Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution” or UFAP warrant can be issued, and the Bureau can enter the case. Technically, however, the investigation of the actual murder is not the Bureau’s task, just the apprehension of the interstate fugitive suspect and the murder suspect once located and arrested is tried in state court. #10  Bad guys are plotting to enact revenge against the FBI agents who put them behind bars. A frequent storyline for books, TV shows, and movies is where the bad guy sets up elaborate crimes and plays mind games to get back at or lure in the agent who was responsible for him spending years in jail. Now, this is something the FBI is very cautious about. An agent will receive a transfer if there is any expressed threat to him/her or their loved ones. This scenario is a great cliché for thrillers and works for well for the genre. However, in most cases, it's the opposite. Based on the respect and courtesy shown to them during the investigation, bad guys often call agents from jail and after they've served their time just to keep in touch.  The following are links to newspaper articles about the ways the Bureau works with writers to get it things right about the FBI in books, TV, and movies: FBI Website:  How can screenwriters, authors, and producers seeking authenticity work with the FBI?  BuzzFeed News 10/9/2017:  Inside The FBI's Half-Secret Relationship With Hollywood  Business Insider 8/22/2016: 11 things Hollywood gets wrong about being an FBI agent — and one thing it gets right 

Retired agent Dr. Joseph Dizinno, DDS. served in the FBI for 22 years. Prior to joining the FBI, Dr. DiZinno, who received a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, owned and operated a family dental practice. He was initially assigned to the Washington Field Office where he investigated reactive crimes. After three years in the field, he was promoted and transferred to the FBI Laboratory where he began to specialize in the examination of hairs and fibers. Dr. DiZinno served as a critical investigative resource on many high-profile cases including dental and DNA identification at the Branch Davidian Cult fire, kidnappings, and major extortion cases.  In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Dr. DiZinno reviews the functions of  FBI Laboratory and the investigation of the tragic murders of Joann Katrinak and her baby Alex where mitochondrial DNA analysis was first applied to forensic casework. He was part of the research team that developed and validated forensic mitochondrial DNA analysis capability which enabled the FBI to obtain a DNA profile from evidence containing small or degraded quantities of DNA from hair, bone, teeth, and bodily fluids. Dr. DiZinno ended his Bureau career as the Director of the FBI Laboratory where he led more than 550 FBI Laboratory personnel, providing forensic examinations, technical support, expert witness testimony, and training to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and responding to events all around the world. Currently, Dr, DiZinno is a faculty member at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia where he teaches forensic science to undergraduate and graduate level students in the Forensic Science Program.

Retired agent Dan Reilly served with the FBI for 30 years, six as a photographer and technician in the FBI Laboratory and twenty-four as a Special Agent. During his career, he worked on a wide variety of criminal cases and helped start the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force Program. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Dan Reilly reviews the case of Wayne "Silk" Perry, a hitman and enforcer for drug gangs operating in the early 1990’s in the Washington D.C. area. Perry claimed to have been involved in as many as 100 murders, many targeting witnesses who dared to cooperate with law enforcement. In addition to investigating violent drug gangs, Dan Reilly headed the FBI's Evidence Response Team at the Washington Field Office and provided extensive experience and training to others on crime scene examination. After his retirement from the FBI, Dan Reilly worked as a private consulting analyst with the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force operations in the Mid-Atlantic region.  He has published a text book on crime scene examination and taught other law enforcement professionals in the U.S. and worldwide. Dan Reilly is currently an adjunct faculty member at George Mason University in the Criminology, Law and Society Department.

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