James “Whitey” Bulger
“They called him evil, a punk, a sociopath, a piece of trash, a coward, a miserable human, a disgrace to the Irish, a devil, a rat, a man for whom the electric chair would be too good,” described Time magazine’s Paul …
Category Archives: FBI
Becoming the Director of the FBI
On Monday October 28th, James B. Comey was officially recognized as the FBI’s new director. Comey assumed the position in September succeeding Robert Mueller, who had been the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s director for 12 years. Comey was selected for …
The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division
The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) is the world’s largest repository of criminal history records and fingerprints…it is home to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) that local, state and federal law enforcement personnel can access every hour …
Three Women Found Alive After Missing for a Decade
Today’s Mother’s Day will probably be one that will stand out among many others for three Ohio women. Just under a week ago, Amanda Berry saw her “window of opportunity”—an interior front door had been left open, but she still …
Ten Interesting Facts about the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List
The FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List (Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List) was first implemented on March 14, 1950. It came out of a card game between J. Edgar Hoover (then Director of the FBI) and a newsman, according to John Miller, …
Interview with True Crime Writer (Retired FBI Agent) Jim Fisher – Part 2
Here is the second part of the interview we conducted with retired FBI Agent and private investigator, criminal justice professor and true crime author Jim Fisher. (You can read part 1 of the interview here). CJSI: What makes a good …
Interview with True Crime Writer (Retired FBI Agent) Jim Fisher – Part 1
Jim Fisher served as an FBI Agent from 1966 to1972 and was a criminal justice professor for over three decades at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania where he taught courses on forensic science, criminal law and criminal investigation. While teaching at …
FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU)
The FBI’s Podcasts and Radio page offers a fascinating account of what it’s like to be a Behavioral Analyst. “Making sense of the incomprehensible. That’s the specialty of the eight agents of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit-2, or BAU-2”, shares …
Possible Lead in Etan Patz Case?
On May 25, 1979, a six-year old boy vanished from his SoHo neighborhood never to be seen again except on milk cartons across the country. It was young Etan Patz’s first time walking to the bus stop by himself, a …
Security Risks aboard JetBlue and US Air Flights
Something strange was happening in American skies yesterday. Not one but two people on airplanes had to be detained mid-flight due to the risk they posed to crew and passengers. On a JetBlue flight heading to Las Vegas from New …