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FBI Case File Review

040: Bob Cromwell - Hunting Fugitives, Wrongful Convictions

FBI Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Government

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2016

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent Bob Cromwell reviews his investigation and capture of two fugitives wanted for Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution (UFAP). One was a rapist and the other the murderer of a well-known New Orleans Catholic priest. Bob is also interviewed about his fight to correct and prevent wrongful convictions. His new book—Fugitive Man: Hunting Violent Criminals for the FBI and Searching for Justice for the Innocent Convict—covers his FBI career and Innocence Project work. Bob can be contacted via his website fugitiveman.com.

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 40 of FBI Retired Case Far Review with Jerry Williams.

0:11.0

I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by actual FBI cases.

0:16.0

In this episode we speak with retired agent Bob Cromwell.

0:22.0

Bob served 22 years with the FBI. In the early part of his career

0:26.5

Bob was assigned cases under the violent crimes program and investigated dangerous

0:31.4

fugitive matters. Bob is interviewed about his

0:34.4

investigation and capture of two fugitives, one at four unlawful flight to

0:40.3

avoid prosecution, otherwise known as UFAP.

0:45.0

One of the fugitives was a rapist,

0:47.4

and the other the murderer of a well-known

0:50.0

New Orleans Catholic priest. Following his success as a field agent, Bob moved up the

0:56.2

management ranks and retired as the special agent in charge of the Jacksonville Division.

1:10.0

Bob currently serves on the board and is actually board chairman of the Innocents Project of Florida, working to exonerate innocent people, sent to prison for crimes they did not commit.

1:16.2

In this episode, Bob is also interviewed about his fight to correct and prevent wrongful convictions.

1:23.4

His new book, Fugitive man, hunting violent criminals for the FBI

1:28.5

and searching for justice for the innocent convict,

1:31.8

covers his FBI career and innocence project work.

1:35.0

Bob can be contacted via his website fugitive man.com.

1:41.0

This was a highly informative interview.

1:45.0

Bob is able to give you some insights into the investigative tools that the FBI uses to get subjects to cooperate.

1:55.0

You'll find the FBI's interviewing techniques

1:58.0

totally different than the way they show interrogations on TV books and movies.

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