284: Jim Lewis and Renae McDermott – Miami Abduction of Mother and Children
Retired agents Jim Lewis and Renae McDermott review their 1999 kidnapping case where a mother and her two children were kidnapped for ransom and held for four days before they were located and rescued...
23 Mar 202357min
Bonus: Women FBI Agents – Women's History Month
March is National Women's history month and this year's theme is, "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories." So I'm republishing Episode 264: History of Women in the FBI, which celebrated the 50th anni...
16 Mar 20231h 9min
283: Phil Torsney and Tommy MacDonald – Whitey Bulger Fugitive Hunt (Part 2)
In part two of this two-part episode, retired agents Phil Torsney and Tommy MacDonald review how, during the unresolved fugitive investigation of James "Whitey" Bulger, they altered their investigativ...
9 Mar 20231h 3min
282: Phil Torsney and Tommy MacDonald – Whitey Bulger Fugitive Hunt (Part 1)
Retired agents Phil Torsney and Tommy MacDonald review how they were selected for a special assignment in Boston to work the unresolved fugitive investigation for James "Whitey" Bulger, a long-time FB...
22 Feb 20231h 6min
281: Debra LaPrevotte – Oligarchs, Kleptocrats, A Nation For Thieves
Retired agent Debra LaPrevotte explains the difference between oligarchs and kleptocrats, breaks down the indictment of former FBI SAC Charles McGonigal, and reviews the Nigeria OPL 245 oilfield licen...
16 Feb 202358min
280: Kyle Vowinkel – 2013 Alabama Bunker Negotiations
Retired agent Kyle Vowinkel reviews the 2013 Alabama bunker child abduction case, known as the Boy in the Bunker, one of the FBI's greatest hostage recovery operations. January 2023 marks the 10th ann...
23 Jan 20231h 26min
279: J Robert Chadwick – FBI Transformation, Strategic Execution Team, SET
Retired agent Rob Chadwick reviews Director Mueller's Strategic Execution Team (SET) training initiative. SET spearheaded the transformation of the FBI from a law enforcement agency into an intelligen...
19 Jan 202353min
278: Neil Herman and Kevin Hallinan – 1981 Brink's Armored Car Robbery
Retired agent Neil Herman and retired NYPD Detective/Lt. Kevin Hallinan review the three-year crime spree in the New York metropolitan area that culminated on October 20, 1981, when 11 members of the ...
12 Jan 20231h 14min
