FBI Case File Review celebrates the 10th anniversary of the podcast with a solo show featuring the host and producer, retired agent Jerri Williams.
I released my first episode on January 22nd, 2016. Today marks my ten years as an FBI-focused storyteller. In this episode, I talk about why I started the podcast and how I create each episode. I also answer 25 “Ask Me Anything” questions sent in by listeners.
Thank you for listening!
Listen to Episode 385 wherever you get your podcasts.
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A review of a North Carolina jewelry store burglary ring case, and a discussion about the FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction program.
Listen to Episode 397 wherever you get your podcasts.
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Review of the undercover operation and investment fraud investigation of Par Funding, a loan company that charged clients exorbitant interest rates and promised investors high returns.
Listen to Episode 396 wherever you get your podcasts.
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Review of the Santa Claus armored car robbery where, in total, $1.8 million was stolen and one of the robbers was murdered to stop him from talking about the crime.
Listen to Episode 395 wherever you get your podcasts.
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Review of the true undercover tales of legendary FBI hero Ed Mireles, who, using the alias Lalo, posed as a notorious drug trafficker, drug transporter, and money launderer for over 15 years.
Listen to Episode 394 wherever you get your podcasts.
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the fatal FBI Miami shootout where, on April 11, 1986, during the pursuit of two extremely dangerous criminals, two agents, Jerry Dove and Benjamin Grogan, were killed, and several others were wounded. Although severely injured, Ed Mireles fired his shotgun one-handed to prevent the suspects from escaping, then charged the suspects, fatally wounding both. His heroic actions prevented further injury to his fellow agents and innocent citizens.
We honor FBI service martyrs Special Agent Dove and Special Agent Grogan today. May they rest in peace.
In part two of this two-part episode, retired agent and FBI certified polygraph examiner George Olivo continues his review of the FBI’s polygraph program, interview skills he’s developed over his more than a decade as an FBI certified polygraph examiner, and of two of the cases he worked. The first case review covers his examination of Fernando Vazquez Garcia, suspected of possessing child sexual images, and a man claiming to be a Russian spy double agent.
George is also interviewed about the truths and untruths surrounding polygraphs, and his latest season of Lie Detector: Truth or Deception, his TV series streaming on A&E and Hulu. In episode 389, part-one of George’s case review, he reviewed a polygraph exam he did of a woman suspected of murdering her boyfriend. George served in the FBI for 22 years.
Listen to Episode 393 wherever you get your podcasts.
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Another milestone! I started my FBI in Books, TV, and Movies newsletter 10 years ago this month!
The first email went out to 165 podcast listeners on April 21, 2016, and has since grown to a substantial audience of Reader Team members. I started it because I wanted to talk about crime fiction and dramas, help writers create more authentic FBI characters and plots, and discover among my listeners those interested in reading my books (exciting news to come soon).
Sign up on my website. See link in bio.
Once a month I send out an issue keeping readers up to date on the FBI in popular culture, providing a digest of my latest podcast episodes, my crime fiction and podcast recommendations, and an advance look at my most recent review of a TV show and movie for teachable moments about Bureau policies, procedures, and programs.
When you join my Reader Team, I’ll send you the FBI Reading Resource—a colorful list of over 100 books about the FBI written by FBI agents who have been guests on my podcast, FBI Case File Review, and my FBI Reality Checklist—20 cliches and misconceptions about the FBI.
P.S. - No podcast episode the first week of the month.
On this episode of FBI Case File Review, former agent Larry Wansley, one of the FBI’s first long-term deep undercover agents, reviews the early years of the FBI’s undercover program and how he went undercover to prove Tom Welch, the elected Sheriff of Gregg County, Texas, was essentially a redneck southern crime boss.
Listen to Episode 392 wherever you get your podcasts.
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Director Mueller led the FBI during a transitional time when our responsibilities and capabilities expanded along with the country’s confidence in the Bureau’s mission. He showed us what true leadership looks like. May he rest in peace.
Review of cases where tech agents made surreptitious entries into the residences and/or businesses of Philly mob members to install court-authorized recording devices, wiretaps, hidden cameras, and bugs.
Listen to Episode 391 wherever you get your podcasts.
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Review of the investigation of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, the largest in history, and the true crime book, Thirteen Perfect Fugitives, written by the FBI case agent.
Listen to Episode 390 wherever you get your podcasts.
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