Jerri Williams
@jerriwilliams1.bsky.social
Retired Agent, Author, Podcaster ~ writing FBI crime fiction and nonfiction and hosting FBI Case File Review podcast. https://jerriwilliams.com/
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I’m here to talk about crime fiction and true crime, and to debunk FBI myths and misconceptions for those who read, watch, and write crime dramas about the FBI.
I’m hoping this will be a safe place from toxicity.
I’m hoping this will be a safe place from toxicity.
A review of the FBI investigation of the DeCavalcante crime family and Anthony Capo, the first made member of the mob family to cooperate with law enforcement.
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Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/377-seamus-m... or wherever you get your podcasts.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A review of the FBI investigation of the DeCavalcante crime family and Anthony Capo, the first made member of the mob family to cooperate with law enforcement.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/377-seamus-m... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/377-seamus-m... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Review of the computer hacking case of former Philadelphia CBS affiliate news anchor Larry Mendte, who leaked the private emails of his co-anchor, Alycia Lane.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/376-brian-he... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/376-brian-he... or wherever you get your podcasts.
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376: Brian Herrick and Mike Levy – TV News Anchor Computer Hacking Case - Jerri Williams
Review of the computer hacking case of former TV news anchor Larry Mendte who leaked the private emails of his co-anchor, Alycia Lane.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Review of the computer hacking case of former Philadelphia CBS affiliate news anchor Larry Mendte, who leaked the private emails of his co-anchor, Alycia Lane.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/376-brian-he... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/376-brian-he... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
A review of the tragic 1994 ambush at the DC Metro Police Headquarters. Retired agent John Kuchta is the 2025 @FBIAgentsAssoc G-Man Honors Salute To FBI Heroes honoree.
Listen to Episode 375 here: jerriwilliams.com/375-john-kuc... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen to Episode 375 here: jerriwilliams.com/375-john-kuc... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A review of the tragic 1994 ambush at the DC Metro Police Headquarters. Retired agent John Kuchta is the 2025 @FBIAgentsAssoc G-Man Honors Salute To FBI Heroes honoree.
Listen to Episode 375 here: jerriwilliams.com/375-john-kuc... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen to Episode 375 here: jerriwilliams.com/375-john-kuc... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Review of FBI art crime case where cultural artifacts and human bones illegally stolen were seized by the FBI and repatriated to communities around the world.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/374-tim-carp... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #artcrime
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/374-tim-carp... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #artcrime
October 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Review of FBI art crime case where cultural artifacts and human bones illegally stolen were seized by the FBI and repatriated to communities around the world.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/374-tim-carp... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #artcrime
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/374-tim-carp... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #artcrime
Review of Eufaula police corruption case where drug dealers in the Alabama town cooperated with the FBI to record proof they were being extorted for cash.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/373-john-mcm... or wherever you get your podcasts. #fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #policecorruption
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/373-john-mcm... or wherever you get your podcasts. #fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #policecorruption
October 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Review of Eufaula police corruption case where drug dealers in the Alabama town cooperated with the FBI to record proof they were being extorted for cash.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/373-john-mcm... or wherever you get your podcasts. #fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #policecorruption
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/373-john-mcm... or wherever you get your podcasts. #fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #policecorruption
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. #fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #chinathreat #chinesespy #honeypot
Listen to Episode 372 here: jerriwilliams.com/372-steve-co... or wherever you get your podcasts. #fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #chinathreat #chinesespy #honeypot
October 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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. #fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #chinathreat #chinesespy #honeypot
Listen to Episode 372 here: jerriwilliams.com/372-steve-co... or wherever you get your podcasts. #fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #chinathreat #chinesespy #honeypot
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-...
October 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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-...
Review of sex trafficking investigation where a teen was held against her will and murdered by a man who answered an online sex advertisement.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/371-carrie-l... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #sextrafficking #crimesagainstchildren
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/371-carrie-l... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #sextrafficking #crimesagainstchildren
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.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Review of sex trafficking investigation where a teen was held against her will and murdered by a man who answered an online sex advertisement.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/371-carrie-l... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #sextrafficking #crimesagainstchildren
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/371-carrie-l... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #sextrafficking #crimesagainstchildren
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.
Listen to Episode 370 here: jerriwilliams.com/370-martin-s... or wherever you get your podcasts.
September 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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.
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen to Episode 369 here: jerriwilliams.com/369-jeremy-r... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
September 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen to Episode 369 here: jerriwilliams.com/369-jeremy-r... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
I called up retired agent Donnie Brasco to help me review the hit movie Donnie Brasco for teachable moments about FBI policies.
Read my review of Donnie Brasco here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...
#FBI #fbiagent #crimefiction #crimedrama #donniebrasco #undercoveragents #mafia
Read my review of Donnie Brasco here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...
#FBI #fbiagent #crimefiction #crimedrama #donniebrasco #undercoveragents #mafia
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).
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September 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I called up retired agent Donnie Brasco to help me review the hit movie Donnie Brasco for teachable moments about FBI policies.
Read my review of Donnie Brasco here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...
#FBI #fbiagent #crimefiction #crimedrama #donniebrasco #undercoveragents #mafia
Read my review of Donnie Brasco here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...
#FBI #fbiagent #crimefiction #crimedrama #donniebrasco #undercoveragents #mafia
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #undercoveragent
Listen to Episode 368 here: jerriwilliams.com/368-donnie-b... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #undercoveragent
September 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #undercoveragent
Listen to Episode 368 here: jerriwilliams.com/368-donnie-b... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #undercoveragent
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-...
Read my review of FBI: Most Wanted here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...
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.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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-...
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.
Listen here jerriwilliams.com/367-donnie-b... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #donniebrasco
Listen here jerriwilliams.com/367-donnie-b... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #donniebrasco
August 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Retired agent Donnie Brasco shares how his uncle, Joe Pistone, inspired him to become an FBI agent and certified undercover agent.
Listen here jerriwilliams.com/367-donnie-b... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #donniebrasco
Listen here jerriwilliams.com/367-donnie-b... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #donniebrasco
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.
Follow or subscribe to FBI Case File Review wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow or subscribe to FBI Case File Review wherever you get your podcasts.
August 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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.
Follow or subscribe to FBI Case File Review wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow or subscribe to FBI Case File Review wherever you get your podcasts.
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen to Episode 366 here: jerriwilliams.com/366-thomas-l... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
August 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen to Episode 366 here: jerriwilliams.com/366-thomas-l... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen to Episode 365 here: jerriwilliams.com/365-brooke-p... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
August 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen to Episode 365 here: jerriwilliams.com/365-brooke-p... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
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.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/364-raj-pate... or wherever you get your podcasts. #fbi #truecrimepodcast
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/364-raj-pate... or wherever you get your podcasts. #fbi #truecrimepodcast
August 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/364-raj-pate... or wherever you get your podcasts. #fbi #truecrimepodcast
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/364-raj-pate... or wherever you get your podcasts. #fbi #truecrimepodcast
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.
Read my review here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...
Read my review here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...
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.
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August 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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.
Read my review here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...
Read my review here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #bankfraud
Listen to Episode 363 here: jerriwilliams.com/363-tony-moz... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #bankfraud
July 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #bankfraud
Listen to Episode 363 here: jerriwilliams.com/363-tony-moz... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #bankfraud
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #kidnapped
Listen to Episode 362 here: jerriwilliams.com/362-kathy-ad... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #kidnapped
July 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #kidnapped
Listen to Episode 362 here: jerriwilliams.com/362-kathy-ad... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast #kidnapped
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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#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/361-stacey-p... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
July 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/361-stacey-p... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/361-stacey-p... or wherever you get your podcasts.
#fbi #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
I thought a slight refresh of the FBI Case File Review name and artwork might help reach younger @spotify listeners.
Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts.
#FBI #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts.
#FBI #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
July 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I thought a slight refresh of the FBI Case File Review name and artwork might help reach younger @spotify listeners.
Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts.
#FBI #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts.
#FBI #fbiagent #truecrimepodcast
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.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/360-robert-dam… or wherever you get your podcasts.#fbib#fbiagentn#truecrimepodcastst
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/360-robert-dam… or wherever you get your podcasts.#fbib#fbiagentn#truecrimepodcastst
July 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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.
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/360-robert-dam… or wherever you get your podcasts.#fbib#fbiagentn#truecrimepodcastst
Listen here: jerriwilliams.com/360-robert-dam… or wherever you get your podcasts.#fbib#fbiagentn#truecrimepodcastst
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
Read my review of Duster here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...
#FBI #crimefiction #tvblog #duster #fbiagent
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.
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June 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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
Read my review of Duster here: jerriwilliams.com/blog/review-...
#FBI #crimefiction #tvblog #duster #fbiagent