Jerri Williams

Review of espionage investigation of honeypot Chinese double spy Katrina Leung and former FBI handler JJ Smith.

Listen to Episode 372 here: jerriwilliams.com/372-steve-co... or wherever you get your podcasts.

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I'm excited to announce I've been invited to speak about the FBI in Books, TV, and Movies at the Wilmington University True Crime Lecture Series on November 11, 2025 (Veterans Day). I hope to see you there! It’s is free; but registration is required. Register here: cji.wilmu.edu/events/tcls-...

371: Carrie Landau – Justice For Desiree, Teen Sold To Trafficker - Jerri Williams Review of sex trafficking investigation where a teen was held against her will and murdered by a man answering an online sex advertisement.

Review of sex trafficking investigation where a teen was held against her will and murdered by a man who answered an online sex advertisement.

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Review with the authors of the undercover drug smuggling and money laundering operations covered in the true crime book, Inside The Cartel.

Listen to Episode 370 here: jerriwilliams.com/370-martin-s... or wherever you get your podcasts.

Review of 3 SWAT operations recounted in the book, Send Me: Chronicles of an FBI Sniper, by Jeremy Rebmann, a sniper on the Oklahoma City FBI SWAT team.

Listen to Episode 369 here: jerriwilliams.com/369-jeremy-r... or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Review of Donnie Brasco (1997) - Jerri Williams Retired agent Donnie Brasco helps review Donnie Brasco, comparing it with today's FBI reporting requirements for undercover employees (UCEs).

I called up retired agent Donnie Brasco to help me review the hit movie Donnie Brasco for teachable moments about FBI policies.

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Part 2 of our conversation with Joe Pistone and Donnie Brasco about their family ties and what it takes to be an undercover agent.

Listen to Episode 368 here: jerriwilliams.com/368-donnie-b... or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Review of FBI: Most Wanted (2020–2025) - Jerri Williams Review of the series finale for teachable moments pertaining to the most wanted fugitive program and the special agent retirement policy.

I reviewed the series finale of FBI: Most Wanted (Season 6 - Episode 22: The Circle Game), focusing on teachable moments about the FBI fugitive program and agent retirement policies.

Read my review of FBI: Most Wanted here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...

Retired agent Donnie Brasco shares how his uncle, Joe Pistone, inspired him to become an FBI agent and certified undercover agent.

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Coming up on FBI Case File Review - Episode 367 this Wednesday night, August 27, and Episode 368 on September 3 - is the exclusive video reveal of the FBI's worst-kept secret.

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Review of two financial fraud cases: the Orion Bank failure, which cost the FDIC $884 million, and the VR Labs fraud.

Listen to Episode 366 here:  jerriwilliams.com/366-thomas-l... or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Review of the Colleyville, Texas snagogue hostage crisis, where a British national took four people hostage.

Listen to Episode 365 here: jerriwilliams.com/365-brooke-p... or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Review of FBI investigation of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings where 8 suicide bombers donated themselves in hotels and churches, killing 270 people, including five Americans.

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Review of The Hunting Party (2025 - ) - Jerri Williams Review of The Hunting Party for teachable moments about Federal Bureau of Prisons federal prisoner escape procedures for notifying the FBI.

In my review of The Hunting Party, about an FBI task force on a mission to recapture the unknown number of sociopaths who escaped from a top-secret underground prison silo, I write about federal prisoner escape procedures.

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Review of the fugitive hunt for a developer who defrauded banks of nearly $20 million in the late 70s and 80s and of the book, Beyond the Badge.

Listen to Episode 363 here: jerriwilliams.com/363-tony-moz... or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Review of an FBI investigation that resulted in the rescue of a restaurant owner kidnapped for ransom at gunpoint and held for five days.

Listen to Episode 362 here: jerriwilliams.com/362-kathy-ad... or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Review of one of the first international digital child sexual images distribution cases and the start of the Innocent Images National Initiative and international task force.

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I thought a slight refresh of the FBI Case File Review name and artwork might help reach younger @spotify listeners.

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Review of FBI HRT involvement in the attempted rescue by Navy SEALs of four Americans whose sailboat, The Quest, was commandeered by 19 Somali pirates.

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Review of Duster (2025 - ) - Jerri Williams Review of Duster for teachable moments about how the FBI operates human sources, plus my role as a technical consultant on the show.

I review Duster for teachable moments about how an FBI agent might select and develop an informant, human source, or cooperating witness. 

Read my review of Duster here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...

 #FBI #crimefiction #tvblog #duster #fbiagent

Women Who Talk To The Dead.

Review of Operation UNITED, where the bodies of 200 victims were exhumed to solve their murders.

Listen to Episode 359 here: jerriwilliams.com/359-katherin... or wherever you get your podcasts.

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ThrillerFest 2025 was the best ThrillerFest ever!

(Confession: I say that every year.)

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Would you take anabolic steroids manufactured in some guy’s basement? FBI case review of Operation Raw Deal, a nationwide DEA led investigation and take-down.

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Undercover FBI Agent Infiltrates Chicago gang, New Breed Black Gangsters in Operation Impunity.

Listen to Episode 357 here: jerriwilliams.com/357-mark-horto… or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Review of Mindhunter (2017-2019)  - Jerri Williams Retired agent and legendary FBI profiler John Douglas reviews of Mindhunter for teachable moments about Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU).

Retired agent and legendary FBI profiler John Douglas was the inspiration for Mindhunter. Learn what he thought about the series.

Read John Douglas's review of Mindhunter here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...

 #FBI #movieblog #mindhunter #fbiagent

Duster HBO Max!
Conversations with executive producer and showrunner Latoya Morgan and lead actress Rachel Hilson about the new series featuring the first black FBI agent.

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Review of a nationwide manhunt for an FBI Top Ten child predator fugitive and the role of an FBI legal attaché agent assigned to Riyadh and Doha.

Listen to Episode 355 here: jerriwilliams.com/355-martin-r...  or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Did you watch Duster, yet?

I'm so proud of the show and how well Rachel Hilson represents Black female FBI agents. I'm thrilled that she gave me and FBI Retired Case File Review a shoutout during the press junket for Duster.

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Review of a hate crime case where the victim was murdered while serving a code enforcement citation on a self-proclaimed racist business owner with anti-government views.

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I can’t wait! I’m so invested in this show.