Welcome to episode 113 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 Herbert Cousins Jr. who served in the FBI for nearly 22 years. He retired as the

Special Agent in charge of the Springfield Division in Illinois. In this episode he reviews his investigation of

self-proclaimed Black Messiah and cult leader

Hulon Mitchell Jr. also known as Yaway Ben Yaway who led the Florida-based Nation of

Yaway. The nation of Yaway was a cult founded on the religious teachings of Black Separatism and

supremacy, and on the instructions of Yawe bin Yawe, members of the cult's violent inner circle

committed numerous murders of cult defectors and random racial killings of whites.

Yawe and several of his followers were charged and convicted under the

Racine and corrupt organizations Act, RICO, with predicate violations

of murder, attempted murder, arson and extortion. During his Bureau career, Herb Cousins specialized in

counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal and security matters. After

retiring from the FBI he served for a period of time

as the Inspector General of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest school district in the United States.

Currently, Herb Cousins is the owner of Cousins and Associate,

an agency that provides private corporate security consulting,

investigation and litigation support on a national and international level.

I think you're really going to enjoy this episode. As a matter of fact, I forgot to mention during the interview that this case was featured on an episode of the TV series FBI files.

I made sure to put a link to that show in this episode's show notes.

But before we get to the interview, I want you to know that I did

purchase former director James Comi's book, A Higher Loyalty. I plan to read it this

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