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FBI Case File Review

080: Bob Bukowski - Kidnapping and Murder, Millionaire Nelson Gross

FBI Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Government

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent Robert "Bob" Bukowski reviews the multi-state and multi-agency investigation of the kidnapping and murder of millionaire Nelson Gross. Three teenagers were eventually charged and convicted of kidnapping and murdering the victim for a $20,000 ransom.

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 80 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.

0:09.3

I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by true crime FBI cases. We get to speak to

0:16.7

retired agent Bob Bewkowski who served nearly 25 years with the FBI.

0:24.0

Prior to his appointment as a special agent in the Bureau,

0:28.0

Bob Pukowski served five years with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, NCIS. During his Bureau career he was assigned

0:37.4

to international and domestic terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, and violent crime matters

0:43.6

and has worked high profile investigations

0:47.2

involving terrorism, kidnapping, homicides, organized crime

0:51.8

and multi-state violent gangs.

0:54.0

In this episode, Bob reviews the multi-state and multi-agency

1:00.0

investigation of the kidnapping and murder of New Jersey millionaire Nelson Gross.

1:07.5

A violent case that was perpetrated by three teenagers who played hooky from school in order to carry out their plan.

1:18.8

After the successful conclusion of this kidnapping and murder case.

1:23.7

Bob also served as a team leader in the 9-11 investigation and was interviewed by the 9-11 Commission

1:31.7

committee. Since retiring from the FBI, by the 9-11 Commission Committee.

1:33.0

Since retiring from the FBI, Bob Bukowski has been employed by the United States Attorney's

1:38.8

Office, where he coordinates investigations throughout Northern New Jersey between local

1:44.4

police departments and federal agencies. These cases are subsequently

1:49.3

prosecuted federally. Bob is also an adjunct professor at Farley Dickinson University in Newark, New Jersey,

1:58.1

where he teaches criminal justice and terrorism classes. I think you're really going to enjoy hearing from Bob

2:05.5

Bukowski about his kidnapping and murder case but before we get to that

2:10.3

interview I've got some exciting news in the September FBI

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