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In this episode, Gary Noesner reviews his role, 25 years ago, as a hostage negotiator speaking with David Koresh and other members of the Branch Davidians during the Waco siege. He also reviews the Paramount Network’s mini-series, Waco.
Gary is the author of, Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator, a book about his career. His memoir serves as the basis for a six part mini-series on the 1993 Waco Siege incident.
Special Agent (Retired)
Gary Noesner
10/30/1972 – 1/3/2003
Retired agent Gary Noesner served in the FBI for more than 30 years, four as a support employee and 26 as a special agent. During his Bureau career, he was an investigator, instructor, and hostage negotiator. A significant focus of his career was directed toward investigating and negotiating numerous crisis incidents covering prison riots, right-wing militia standoffs, religious zealot sieges, terrorist embassy takeovers, airplane hijackings, and over 120 overseas kidnapping cases involving American citizens.
Gary continues to consult independently and speaks at law enforcement conferences and corporate gatherings around the world. He has appeared on numerous television news programs and documentaries and has been interviewed in major publications addressing hostage negotiation, terrorism, and kidnapping.
Gary can be contacted for presentations and speeches via his website.
The following are links to interviews with Gary Noesner where he speaks about his role in the real and reel Waco siege:
TIME – 1/23/2018: How an FBI Agent and a Waco Survivor on Opposite Sides of the Deadly Standoff United for a New Show About the Tragedy
NPR – 1/23/2018: 25 Years After The Tanks, Tear Gas And Flames, ‘Waco’ Returns To TV
Megan Kelly Today – 1/22/2018: Waco survivor, FBI hostage negotiator speak out 25 year later
Time Magazine – 10/8/2010: A Former FBI Negotiator on Waco and 30 Years of Standoff
