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Have you ever thought how cool it would be to eavesdrop on the FBI? On FBI Retired Case File Review, host Jerri Williams, a retired agent herself, is on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does by interviewing her former Bureau colleagues who share personal stories about the Bureau's most intriguing and high-profile cases, as well as many you've never heard of. Listen in on their conversations and experience what it’s like to hunt down a serial killer or terrorist, catch a spy during an espionage case, comb through a file cabinet of incriminating documents in a corruption investigation, or sit on a wire and conduct a physical surveillance to gather evidence of drug trafficking or organized crime. Investigate the show at https://jerriwilliams.com/.

FBI Retired Case File Review Jerri Williams

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Have you ever thought how cool it would be to eavesdrop on the FBI? On FBI Retired Case File Review, host Jerri Williams, a retired agent herself, is on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does by interviewing her former Bureau colleagues who share personal stories about the Bureau's most intriguing and high-profile cases, as well as many you've never heard of. Listen in on their conversations and experience what it’s like to hunt down a serial killer or terrorist, catch a spy during an espionage case, comb through a file cabinet of incriminating documents in a corruption investigation, or sit on a wire and conduct a physical surveillance to gather evidence of drug trafficking or organized crime. Investigate the show at https://jerriwilliams.com/.

    John Ouellet - Bibliomania Book Bandit, Stephen Blumberg

    John Ouellet - Bibliomania Book Bandit, Stephen Blumberg

    Retired agent John Ouellet reviews his investigation of Stephen Blumberg, the most prolific book thief in the history of the United States. His investigation led John to Blumberg’s three-story, 17-room mansion in Ottumwa, Iowa, packed with antiques and 23,000 rare books and manuscripts stolen from libraries and universities in 45 states and Canada. During the trial, the stolen volumes were estimated to be worth $5 million. However, librarians agree the collection was priceless. John Ouellet served in the FBI for 23 years. 
    Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/312-john-ouellet-bibliomania-book-bandit-stephen-blumberg/




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    • 1 hr 14 min
    Jerry Hester – Mafia Miami, Operation Paesan Blues

    Jerry Hester – Mafia Miami, Operation Paesan Blues

    Retired agent Jerry Hester reviews his Paesan Blues investigation, an FBI undercover operation that targeted Italian mafioso Roberto Settineri’s global crime network with the collaboration of the Italian National Police (INP) and, surprisingly, the cooperation of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein. After the case review, we discuss Jerry’s new book, Mafia Miami: FBI Politics and How an Investigation was Nearly Sabotaged. The book focuses on the investigation of Settineri, but Jerry also discusses administrative roadblocks he encountered while running the complex investigation. Jerry served in the FBI for 20 years.
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    • 53 min
    Dennis Cosgrove - Russian Diamond Looters, Golden ADA

    Dennis Cosgrove - Russian Diamond Looters, Golden ADA

     
    Retired agent Dennis Cosgrove reviews the Golden ADA investigation, which he opened after an informant provided information about three Russian immigrants who had opened a state-of-the-art diamond merchant center in San Francisco with diamonds suspected of having been looted from the Russian government and smuggled into the United States. The scheme resulted in Russia losing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of diamonds and precious gems and stones.

     
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    • 1 hr 33 min
    Richard Denholm – Murder of Jessie Davis and Unborn Child

    Richard Denholm – Murder of Jessie Davis and Unborn Child

    Retired agent Richard Denholm reviews the missing persons investigation of Jessie Davis, the 9 months-pregnant girlfriend of Canton, Ohio police officer Bobby Cutts Jr. Rich led the case as the supervisor of the Cleveland Division’s Canton Resident Agency. The disappearance became a national news story.

    The Starks County Sheriff’s Office invited the FBI to provide assistance with interviews of witnesses, and the polygraph examination of Cutts, after which he agreed to show the agents where Davis’s body was buried. Cutts was charged and convicted on seven counts involving the homicide of Davis and her unborn child. Rich also talks about the connection this tragic case had with the investigation of the murder of another 9-months pregnant woman, Laci Peterson. Rich served in the FBI for 22 years.
    Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/309-richard-denholm-murder-of-jessie-davis-and-unborn-child/




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    • 49 min
    Barry Black – Accountant to Master Bomb Tech

    Barry Black – Accountant to Master Bomb Tech

    Retired agent Barry Black was assigned to the Oklahoma City Division where he investigated complex financial crimes for the first half of his Bureau career and was a sniper on the SWAT team, before being certified as a Special Agent Bomb Technician (SABT). In this episode, he reviews two cases, the first a medical supply investment fraud case, which was featured on an episode of Unsolved Mysteries. For the second, he reviews the initial investigative steps he took as a bomb tech responding to his first post blast crime scene, the Oklahoma City Bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, where the lives of 168 people, including 19 children were lost. Barry shares how that tragic event shaped his career and led to his being recognized as a Master Bomb Technician. Barry Black served in the FBI for 31 years.
    Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/308-barry-black-accountant-to-master-bomb-tech/


     

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    • 1 hr 3 min
    Steve Busch and Steve Kramer - Investigative Genetic Genealogy, Cold Case Murders, Indago

    Steve Busch and Steve Kramer - Investigative Genetic Genealogy, Cold Case Murders, Indago

    In part two of this two-part episode, retired agent Steve Busch and retired FBI attorney Steve Kramer review how, after the success of the Golden State Killer case, they became the co-founders and architects of the FBI’s National Investigative Genetic Genealogy (or IGG) team, assisting law enforcement agencies in the identification of suspects, training thousands of investigators, and lecturing all over the world. They also talk about Indago Solutions, the AI-based software they designed to automate DNA matching and the production of investigative leads, transforming how people can be identified through public records and DNA.
     
    Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/307-steve-busch-and-steve-kramer-investigative-genetic-genealogy-cold-case-murders-indago/


     
     

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    • 1 hr 13 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
1.9K Ratings

1.9K Ratings

Melissa080808 ,

Loved Ouletta’s case

The episode about Stephen Bloomberg was wild. I really enjoyed listening to this one and I love the enthusiasm from the retired agent who told the story. Attention to detail is amazing among FBI agents and the way their memory brings the story back to life is just amazing. I also love all the links you provide with photos, etc. Great job! You don’t need a thesaurus!

jOmammad ,

Can’t get enough

Love this so much!

JESUSfreak77777 ,

Informative and interesting!

Love how the show host lets her guests share and not interrupt them. Asks questions the listeners want to know. Great show!

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