077: Dan Reilly - Hitman Wayne "Silk' Perry, Witness Retaliation
FBI Case File Review
Jerri Williams
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2017
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
Retired agent Dan Reilly reviews the case of Wayne "Silk" Perry, a hitman and enforcer for drug gangs operating in the early 1990s in the Washington, D.C. area. Perry claimed to have been involved in as many as 100 murders, many targeting witnesses who dared to cooperate with law enforcement. Dan Reilly helped start the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force Program. In addition to investigating violent drug gangs, Dan Reilly headed the FBI's Evidence Response Team at the Washington Field Office and provided extensive experience and training to others on crime scene examination.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 77 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by true crime FBI cases. We get to speak to |
| 0:17.0 | retired agent Dan Riley who served with the FBI for 30 years, six as a photographer and technician in the FBI |
| 0:26.4 | laboratory and 24 as a special agent. During his career, Dan Riley worked a variety of criminal cases and helped start the |
| 0:36.8 | FBI's Safe Streets Task Force program. In this episode, Dan Riley reviews the case of Wayne Silk Perry, a hitman and |
| 0:48.9 | enforcer for drug gangs operating in the early 1990s in the Washington DC area. |
| 0:56.7 | Perry claimed to have been involved in as many as 100 murders. Many targeting witnesses who dared to cooperate with law enforcement. In addition to |
| 1:09.8 | investigating violent drug gangs, Dan Riley headed the FBI's evidence response team, E.R.T. at the Washington field office and provided extensive experience in training to others on crime scene examination. |
| 1:26.5 | Dan is currently an adjunct faculty member at George Mason University in the Criminal Law and Society Department. |
| 1:36.0 | Dan's interview is truly inspirational, especially when he talks about the dedication and commitment of task force members and the cooperating |
| 1:46.8 | witnesses who provided them with invaluable information and insights about drug gangs terrorizing their communities. |
| 1:56.1 | I have to give co-producer credit to Brian Willitt, who sent me an email suggesting that |
| 2:01.9 | I interviewed Dan Riley. |
| 2:03.7 | Good call Brian. Thank you. |
| 2:06.1 | Before we get to the interview with Dan, |
| 2:09.0 | I just have a few things that I want to go over with you. I forgot to tell you last week that I was a guest on episode 9 of best |
| 2:18.8 | case worst case a new podcast by retired FBI profiler Jim Clemente and his co-host |
| 2:26.8 | Francie Hake. The tables were turned and this time I was asked to review one of my |
| 2:31.9 | cases and I spoke about my big charity |
| 2:34.9 | Ponzi scheme the inspiration for my next crime novel greedy givers. You'll find |
| 2:41.1 | best case worst case on your favorite podcast app so please check out episode |
| 2:47.4 | 9 the charming charity fraudster and the FBI agent who haunted him. That would be me. |
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