In the 1990s the FBI’s most wanted criminal was an elusive mystery bomber who had been mailing dangerous and deadly packages to executives and university professors since 1978.
The UNABOMBER had left a trail of destruction around the United States, but the FBI had very little hard evidence that could help solve the case.
Then in 1993 after a six year hiatus ... Show More
May 2023
The Spy Who Fooled the FBI
May 10, 2002. Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life in prison without parole. His crime? Selling scads of top-secret information to the Soviets – and later, the Russians – over 22 years. How did Hanssen get away with his deception for so long, which led to the deat ... Show More
33m 52s
Jul 2021
237: Paul Letersky – Assisting J. Edgar Hoover, COINTELPRO
Former agent Paul Letersky reviews his memoir, The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover, in which Paul offers a unique inside look at one of the most powerful law enforcement figures in American history. In 1965, twenty-two-year-old Paul Letersky was assigned to assist th ... Show More
1h 16m
Jan 2023
80. The President, The Prosecutor, and The Spy with Justin Webster
Today Justin speaks with with journalist and documentary filmmaker Justin Webster. Justin was a business reporter in the 90s before the release of his debut film on soccer team FC Barcelona in 2004. Since then, he's directed several more award-winning documentaries. Today he ... Show More
59m 49s
Dec 2017
096: Robert Clifford and Kevin Foust – Hijacking, Egypt Air Flight 648 (Part 1)
In part one of this two-part episode, retired agents Bob Clifford and Kevin Foust review their international terrorism investigation of the hijacking of Egypt Air Flight 648 during an international trip from Athens, Greece to Cairo, Egypt, on November 23, 1985. Members of the ter ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 2022
263: Craig Arnold – Shooting Incidents, FBI Medals Program
Retired agent Craig Arnold reviews two shooting incidents he was involved in, one which resulted in saving the life of an FBI informant and another where, during a fatal shootout, he saved the life of a cooperating witness by taking the life of a subject. As a certified peer supp ... Show More
1h 16m