Welcome to episode 83 of FBI Retired Case Fall Review with Jerry Williams.

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

Today we get to speak to Retired Agent Gary Nesner,

who served in the FBI for more than 30 years, for as a support employee and 26 as a special agent. During his Bureau

career Gary was an investigator, instructor, and hostage negotiator.

A significant focus of his career was directed towards investigating and negotiating

numerous crisis incidents covering police riots right wing

malicious standoffs religious zealots, religious zealots,

terrorist embassy takeovers, airplane hijackings, and over 120 overseas kidnapping cases involving American citizens.

In this episode, Gary reviews the importance of hostage negotiations and stalling for time and how these

concepts were used during the Montana-Freeman Siege Incident. Prior to retirement Fries negotiation unit under the critical incident response group.

He was actually the first person to hold that position.

Gary Nesner continues to consult independently and speaks at law enforcement conferences and

corporate gatherings around the world.

Gary has appeared on numerous television news programs and documentaries and has been

interviewed in major publications addressing hostage negotiation,

terrorism, and kidnapping.

He has written a book about his career, Stalling for time, my life as an FBI hostage negotiator.

The book serves as the basis for a six-part mini-series on the 1993 Waco Siege

incident. This mini-series will err on the Paramount Network in January 2018.

Gary can be contacted for presentations and speeches via his website Gary Nesnor.com.

I think you're really going to enjoy this interview with Gary Nesner,

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