131: Dave Richter – Johnston Gang, Kiddie Gang Murders

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Interviews, Fiction, History, Fbi, Government, Truecrime

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🗓️ 30 August 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent Dave Richter reviews his investigation of the Johnston Gang, a violent family-based robbery, and burglary ring responsible for millions of dollars of thefts and convicted of the murders of six witnesses. The gang operated for more than 20 years in the rural areas of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and New York, stealing everything they could get their hands on, especially farm machinery.

Dave Richter believes that the investigation was a success and the Johnston brothers were brought to justice due to the combined efforts of the federal, state, county, and local law enforcement agencies assigned. The case inspired the feature film At Close Range which starred Sean Penn and Christopher Walken, a number of TV true crime shows, and a book written by a former local reporter.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 131 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.
0:11.0	I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by true crime
0:14.8	FBI cases. Today we get to speak to retired agent Dave Richter who served in the
0:22.2	FBI for more than 33 years, 10 as a support employee, and 23 as a special agent.
0:30.0	During most of his agent career, Dave Richter worked violent crime, general criminal, and white-collar
0:36.1	crime matters out of the Philadelphia Division's New Town Square resident agency.
0:41.7	In this episode, he reviews his investigation of the Johnston
0:46.0	game. A violent family-based robbery and burglary ring that was responsible for
0:52.1	millions of dollars in thefts and convicted of the murder of six witnesses.
0:57.0	The gang operated for more than 20 years in the rural areas of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New York, and surrounding states,
1:05.6	stealing everything they could get their hands on, especially farm machinery.
1:11.3	Dave Richter believes that the investigation was a success and the Johnson
1:16.0	brothers were brought to justice due to the combined efforts of the federal,
1:20.6	state, county, and local law enforcement agencies assigned.
1:25.0	The case inspired the feature film at close range, which starred Sean Penn and Christopher
1:31.1	Walken, a number of TV True Crime shows, and Richter Incorporated.
1:47.1	I think you're going to really enjoy this interview.
1:50.5	You cannot believe the twist and turns and evil violence of these three brothers who
1:57.7	headed up this violent burglary ring.
2:01.5	But before we get to the interview, I want to make sure that you know that my monthly
2:07.0	email about the FBI and books, TV and movies will not be going out until September 4th. I just think that if I send it out
2:16.3	on September 1st that it's going to be lost in the Labor Day weekend. So please look out for it on September 4th and if you
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