Retired agent James Gagliano served in the FBI for nearly 25 years. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he was a commissioned officer in the Army before joining...Continue reading
Category: Violent Crime
Episode 051: Jim McGee – HRT, FCI Talladega Hostage Rescue
Retired Special Agent Jim McGee served in the FBI for nearly 21 years. This week on FBI Retired Case File Review, he is interviewed about being a member of the...Continue reading
Episode 040: Bob Cromwell – Hunting Fugitives, Wrongful Convictions
Retired agent Bob Cromwell served 22 years with the FBI. In the early part of his career, Bob was assigned cases under the Violent Crimes Program and investigated dangerous fugitive matters. In this episode of FBI...Continue reading
Episode 039: Stan Ragen – Evidence Response, Continuity of Operations
Retired agent Stan Ragen served in the FBI for 29 years. During his career, he was a member of SWAT, the coordinator of the Evidence Response Team (ERT), and worked Crisis Management...Continue reading
Episode 038: Toni Chrabot – Kidnapped Grandma, Hostage Negotiations
Retired special agent Toni Chrabot served more than 24 years with the FBI. Her investigative specialties were public corruption, organized crime, and money laundering. As a crisis negotiator she responded to...Continue reading
Episode 036: Vince McNally – Critical Incidents and LEO Suicide Prevention
In this episode, Vince McNally reviews a hostage negotiation case in Honolulu, Hawaii, involving a workplace violence situation, one of many critical incidents he was involved in during his career....Continue reading
Episode 026: Sam Smemo – From War on Drugs to War on Terror
Retired agent Sam Smemo served 26 years in federal law enforcement, 15 and a half years with the FBI and ten and a half years with the United States Marshals Service. After hunting dangerous fugitives during...Continue reading
