217: Pt 4: Chris Howell & Rikk Rambo - Assassination attempt – What happened to Paradise?

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🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This final part shines a spotlight on a drug trafficking case intertwined with assassination attempts, exposing the violent underworld that plagues the island of St. Croix. Listeners are taken behind the scenes of a harrowing arrest, the tense investigation that followed, and the violent consequences that law enforcement officers were forced to face.

From crime scene investigations gone wrong to the difficulty of gathering evidence in a region scarred by corruption, Chris and Rikk reveal the brutal truth about organized crime on the island. They detail the fear that gripped the police force, the sociopathic nature of gang members, and the heavy toll of serving in one of the most dangerous environments for law enforcement. But through it all, one theme shines through: the brotherhood and resilience that keep law enforcement officers going when everything else seems stacked against them.

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0:00.0	We got him aboard the boat.
0:01.9	Rick had that, what, four, talk with him.
0:04.1	I think the first indication that he had that who we were is when they were loaded him on the boat,
0:09.3	I said his name and I said, you've been indicted by a federal grand jury.
0:12.7	We have a warrant for your arrest.
0:14.2	Didn't waste any time.
0:15.7	Immediately went out to sea, brought him back to St. Croix in the rough waves.
0:19.6	And then the instant happened where Rick's crotch got sprayed by O.C. spray and a combination of OC spray and salt water.
0:26.7	The case station was thrown up into his vest, but got him back to St. Croix and began debriefing him.
0:48.3	The Hey guys. Here we are for episode four. Well, this is episode 217, but this is the fourth part of this particular interview with Chris Howe,
0:56.0	former chief of police with the Virgin Islands
0:58.1	Police Department in St. Croix,
0:59.6	which we all thought was a garden spot
1:02.1	of the world. We thought that was Garden Eden, but
1:03.9	we're learning that it's not quite what it's
1:05.8	led to believe. And we have Rick
1:07.9	Rambo's a retired DE agent who is
1:09.9	more of a bullet magnet than anything else.
1:14.5	But we've had a good time talking.
1:16.7	But we left you yesterday where Fluffy's dad, and if you remember, Fluffy is the guard dog, this little bit of yappy dog.
1:23.7	And you know how they are, how loud they are.
1:26.3	These guys have set up a trap for him, and took the bait and they now have him in custody.
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