378: John Schachnovsky – FBI in Thailand, Death of Famous Actor, Frozen Body Parts

FBI Case File Review

Jerri Williams

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

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🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Retired agent John Schachnovsky recounts his role in the investigation of the suspicious death of the actor David Carradine, the identification of frozen body parts discovered in a freezer in Bangkok, and a fraudulent financial transaction which originated in Memphis, Tennessee, but was resolved in a local Thai bank. John wrote about these investigations and many more in his memoir, Beyond the Badge: Crime, Justice, and the FBI in Thailand, available for pre-order now and in stores on December 9, 2025. John served in the FBI for 20 years.

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0:00.0	We have so many FBI NA grads in the Royal Thai police, and they are so proud to be part of the FBI family.
0:06.2	And as luck would have it here, David Carrion's body was found at the Swiss Hotel Nylerd Hotel,
0:11.0	and the police station that covered it called Lumpini Station was run by an FBI NA grad.
0:16.4	Family said, we've heard ladyboys were in his hotel room, and they robbed and killed him.
0:19.8	I called Colonel Boone and said, I need assistance here.
0:22.9	The Carrion family is asking the FBI for help, and what can you do for me?
0:27.6	I contacted my league at, said, Dan, we got this.
0:30.0	This is covered.
0:30.8	The Thai police, their final decision, their cause of death, I believe is correct.
0:35.2	And Dan said, fine, go and please send an email to the FBI director's office.
0:42.5	Welcome to episode 378 of FBI case file review with Jerry Williams.
0:51.7	I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the
0:57.5	FBI does through my books, my blog, and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues.
1:03.5	Today, we get to speak to retired agent John Shacknowski, who served in the FBI for 20 years. In this episode, he reviews three
1:15.3	cases he worked out of the FBI's legal attaché office in Bangkok, Thailand, involving a death,
1:23.4	a murder, and a scam. John recounts the suspicious death of actor David Caradine,
1:30.0	the identification of frozen body parts discovered in a freezer in Bangkok, and a transaction
1:36.9	which originated in Memphis, Tennessee, but was resolved at a local bank in Thailand. John wrote
1:43.9	about these investigations and many more
1:46.7	in a soon-to-be-published memoir, Beyond the Badge, Crime, Justice, and the FBI in Thailand.
1:54.9	The book is available for a pre-order and will be in stores on December 9th.
2:00.1	John Shacknowski started his FBI career in San Francisco,
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