Retired agent Sonja Nordstrom served in the FBI for 23 years. She was assigned to the Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City Divisions and specialized in the investigation of violent...Continue reading
Category: Specialized Training
Episode 184: Eileen Roemer – FBI Cadaver Dogs, 9/11 Search and Recovery
Retired agent Eileen Roemer served for twenty years in the FBI. Before entering on duty, she had been commissioned as an officer in the US Navy, attaining the rank of...Continue reading
Episode 173: Greg Shaffer – DC Snipers, HRT, Stay Safe Tips
Retired Agent Greg Shaffer served in the FBI for twenty years. During his career, he spent six years on the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team (HRT). In this episode of FBI Retired...Continue reading
Episode 145: Bill Vanderpool – Guns of the FBI, Firearms Training
Retired agent Bill Vanderpool served in the FBI for twenty years. He was initially assigned to the Dallas Division and to the Washington Field Office where he was a sniper...Continue reading
Episode 124: Vince McNally – Airplane Cargo Theft, First Responder Suicide
In this episode, Vince McNally reviews the case of a mysterious airplane cargo theft of $1 million of negotiable securities stolen from an American Airlines flight traveling between New York and...Continue reading
123: J.J. Klaver – Electronic Surveillance, Fort Dix Six Case
In this episode, retired agent J.J. Klaver reviews his duties as a Technically Trained Agent (TTA) on the Technical Operations Squad, collecting evidence and intelligence through the use of lawfully...Continue reading
Episode 115: Scott Decker – Amerithrax, Recounting the Anthrax Attacks
Scott Decker served 22 years in the FBI. Early in his Bureau career, Decker, who has a doctorate in Human Genetics, joined the Bureau’s fledgling Hazardous Materials Response Unit in...Continue reading
