234: Jim Beasley and Kathy Canning-Mello – BAU, Serial Killer Gary Ray Bowles
FBI Retired Case File Review
Jerri Williams
4.6 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2021
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Retired agents Jim Beasley and Kathy Canning-Mello, former FBI profilers assigned to the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia, review their research interview of Gary Ray Bowles, a convicted serial killer who targeted gay men. Bowles was executed in 2019 for murdering six men in 1994. Jim and Kathy spoke with Bowles as part of a behavioral analysis project involving the assessment of serial murderers and child abductors who had murdered their victims. Kathy and Jim also discuss the importance of their research as it relates to the investigation of these types of crimes.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 234 of FBI Retired Case File a Review with Jerry Williams. |
| 0:12.2 | I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through my books, my blog, and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues. |
| 0:24.1 | Today, we get to speak to retired agents, Jim Beasley, and Kathy Canning-Mello. Former FBI profilers |
| 0:33.5 | assigned to the FBI's behavioral analysis unit, BAU, and Quantico, Virginia. |
| 0:39.8 | They review their research assessment interview of Gary Ray Bowles, |
| 0:45.5 | a convicted serial killer who targeted gay men. |
| 0:49.7 | Bowles was executed in 2019 for murdering six men in 1994. Jim and Kathy spoke with Gary Bowles as part of a |
| 1:00.1 | behavioral analysis program involving the assessment of serial murderers and of child abductors |
| 1:07.5 | who had murdered their victims. Kathy and Jim also discussed the importance of their research |
| 1:13.7 | as it relates to the investigation of these types of crimes. You can read longer bios for |
| 1:20.0 | Kathy and Jim at Jerry Williams.com. There's a link for the show notes in your podcast app's |
| 1:26.0 | description of this episode. |
| 1:28.2 | But here's what you need to know about them now to appreciate their case review. |
| 1:33.9 | Retired agent Jim Beasley served in the FBI for over 30 years. |
| 1:38.4 | For the latter part of his career, Jim was assigned to the National Center for Analysis of Violent Crime in their |
| 1:45.9 | Behavioral Analysis Unit, again, BAU. Jim's duties included behavioral and threat assessments |
| 1:52.6 | of offenses and offenders in violent crimes and cyber investigations, particularly those |
| 1:59.1 | involving crimes against children, serial murder, serial rape, |
| 2:03.4 | and online criminal activities. He also conducted research and published articles on those topics |
| 2:10.4 | based on his interviews with dozens of incarcerated offenders, along with extensive analysis of their backgrounds as revealed in |
| 2:20.6 | relevant case materials and treatment records. Jim is currently the president of Trident |
| 2:25.9 | behavioral analysis consulting, where he provides expert assistance in training and violent |
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