In this episode, retired agent Colton Seale reviews his time on the FBI Fly Team and the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG). During his many deployments around the world, Colton...Continue reading
Category: Kidnappings
301: Zorka Martinovich – We Don’t Negotiate With Terrorists?
In this episode, retired agent Zorka Martinovich reviews the extensive administrative support provided by the FBI’s Critical Incident Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU) when a Cuban-American businessman was kidnapped for ransom...Continue reading
284: Jim Lewis and Renae McDermott – Miami Abduction of Mother and Children
In this episode, retired agents Jim Lewis and Renae McDermott review their 1999 Miami Abduction case, where a mother and her two children were kidnapped for ransom and held for...Continue reading
Episode 197: Nancy Savage – Robert Levinson, Iranian Hostage RIP
Retired agent Nancy Savage served in the FBI for 34 years, 28 as a special agent. Prior to graduating from the FBI Academy, she was employed in the Personnel Division...
Episode 183: Keith Tolhurst – Arizona Extortion, Kidnapping and Maiming Plot
Retired agent Keith Tolhurst served in the FBI for 24 years. During his career, he investigated kidnappings, domestic terrorism, violent crimes, bank robberies, and fugitive matters. In this episode of...Continue reading
Episode 163: Jim Siano and Tom Baker – Mackle Kidnapping, Airplane Hijacking
This is a two-for-one episode with retired agents Jim Siano and Tom Baker, both first office agents at the time. They review the kidnapping investigation of Barbara Jean Mackle and...Continue reading
Episode 137: Mark Thundercloud – Negotiating Philippine Kidnapping, Captain Phillips
Retired agent Mark Thundercloud served in the FBI for nearly 28 years. Early in his career, he was trained as a crisis negotiator and was eventually promoted to the FBI...Continue reading
