FBI Retired Case File Review

John Glover reviews the Atlanta Child Murders case. As Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Division, he oversaw the FBI investigation of the killings of black youths in Atlanta and led the joint state-federal task force, which resulted in the arrest and conviction of Wayne Williams.

Retired Executive Assistant Director John Glover, the highest-ranking African American in the FBI, reviews the history of African American special agents from 1919 through 2019, why diversity, especially in law enforcement, matters, and recounts stories from his extraordinary career in the FBI.

Joe Narravo reviews the case of Rod Ramsay, an Army veteran suspected of committing espionage while stationed in Germany. Joe interviewed Ramsay forty-two times and recorded the evidence to prove that Ramsay handed the Soviets vital military secrets. Joe Navarro is recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities on reading nonverbal communications. In this interview he reveals some of the myths about reading body language.

Retired Agent Eileen Roemer reviews her time training her cadaver dogs, Riley and Bailey, both Golden Retrievers, and the search and recovery work they did to locate human remains at crime scenes, including the Pentagon where she responded with them for twelve days immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Retired agent Keith Tolhurst reviews an extortion case where the subjects threatened to kidnap and cut off the arm or leg of the 12-year-old son of an Arizona millionaire businessman unless he paid them $250,000.

Host Jerri Williams shares updates about her latest book FBI Myths and Misconceptions: A Manual for Armchair Detectives, download stats for FBI Retired Case File Review and reveals changes she’s making to the podcast release schedule.

FBI Retired Case File Review episode recorded live at the RESPECT: Women’s Podcast Festival in Philadelphia. Special guest SA Cerena Coughlin, Philadelphia Division applicant coordinator answers FBI recruitment questions.

Phil Coghlan reviews his investigation of a sophisticated and complex two-year crime spree involving bank robberies, bombs, and murder, and the highly controversial book, Hit Man: A Technical Manual For Independent Contractors that his bank robbery subjects read and used to commit their crimes. Phil also provides historical insight regarding lawsuits that sought to place limits on freedom of speech and the publication of the Hitman book and his connection to the court case.

Retired Agent Michael E. Anderson reviews his investigation of German national Georg Dudov, for a money-laundering scheme that netted $2.3 million from people who thought they were investing in oil wells. Dudov also attempted to bribe an immigration official to issue him a fraudulent American passport and tried to hire a hitman to have an associate killed.

Scott reviews his years-long investigation of what started out as a rumor that Thomas Gibison had whispered to high school classmates while attending his senior prom. He and a friend claimed that their new spider web tattoos were symbols of their allegiance to white-supremacist Skinhead dogma and were “earned” by them shooting a black man. This nearly 2-decade-old racially motivated homicide was tenaciously pursued by Scott Duffey and his partner, ATF special agent Terrance Mortimer.

Russell Atkinson reviews the first trade secret theft prosecution in California under the federal Economic Espionage Act of 1996. The case centered on the theft of radiological device technology and encrypted materials by a former employee of a Silicon Valley tech firm.

Michael Harrigan reviews ViCAP, the largest repository of serial violent crime cases in the country. He was the unit’s chief and oversaw the development of the web database which allows client law enforcement agencies to conduct independent analysis. He discusses Samuel Little who may be the most prolific serial killer in U.S. History and answers questions sent in by listeners.

Michael Harrigan reviews the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP), the largest repository of serial violent crime cases in the country, and the Highway Serial Killings Initiative. Harrigan was the unit’s chief and oversaw the development of the web database which allows client law enforcement agencies direct access to conduct independent analysis. He also provides case studies of several serial killers, including Samuel Little who may be the most prolific in U.S. History.

Norman Wight reviews the Stanley Mark Rifkin bank theft case. Rifkin embezzled $10 million from a bank in LA, via a wire transfer to Switzerland where he converted the money to diamonds and smuggled them into the United States. Based on a tip, Wight and Los Angeles Division agent Robin Brown arrested Rifkin and recovered the diamonds. The case tested case law regarding the validity of exigent circumstance when executing arrest warrants.

Jane Mason reviews a case she worked with the EPA where workers hired for asbestos abatement used illegal removal methods and then dumped grates and bags of asbestos at scattered locations throughout New York City, exposing anyone who unknowingly came in contact with the hazardous materials. She also introduces the the PRESERVEkit, a self-administered, sexual assault evidence collection kit for survivors who do not get a sexual assault forensic exam, commonly referred to as a rape kit.