67. Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers With Frank Figliuzzi

The Consult: Real FBI Profilers

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Talk Radio, True Crime

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🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In this episode of The Consult, retired FBI profiler Julia Cowley talks with former FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi to discuss his book, Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers. They explore the chilling reality of transient predators operating along America's highways, the behavioral patterns that define these offenders, and the victimology. Frank shares fascinating insights into the collaborative efforts between law enforcement agencies that led to critical breakthroughs, as well as the challenges and triumphs of pursuing justice for these often-overlooked victims. To learn more about Frank and his work, please visit his website: FrankFigliuzzi.com. You can also purchchase Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers here: Amazon. You can follow The Consult on social media: X Instagram Facebook For additional information and resources, please visit our episode website: https://www.truecrimeconsult.com/67-long-haul-hunting-the-highway-serial-killers-with-frank-figliuzzi/ Music “Light in the Basement” by John Hanske. Listen to more of John’s music on Spotify. If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon for early and ad-free episodes. Visit Patreon.com/theconsultpod to become a subscriber.

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0:00.0	In the consult, we discuss cases involving violence, sexual violence, abduction, and murder.
0:08.9	Sometimes the cases we discuss involve children.
0:12.9	Listener discretion is advised.
0:29.8	Welcome to the consult. I'm Julia Cowley, retired FBI agent and profiler, and joining me today is Frank Figloosy. Did I say that right? Yeah, three syllables. Don't make it any harder than it already is.
0:35.7	I just want to make, I went and listened and tried to make sure I knew how to pronounce it,
0:39.8	because you and I never met before.
0:41.2	So a former assistant director of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division with a 25-year career in the Bureau,
0:50.8	Frank oversaw every investigation regarding espionage or into espionage, which I also
0:57.8	find fascinating. The spy world, which is something I never got involved in, but I've seen
1:02.6	presentations and I knew some of the cases that were worked in Boston fascinating, but that's not
1:08.2	why we're here today, but maybe I'll have you back sometime. Since
1:12.6	retiring, Franks become a national security analyst for NBC News and for MSNBC and is the author of the FBI way inside the Bureau's Code of Excellence.
1:26.6	His latest book, which is why I have him here today, is called Long Hall, Hunting the Highway Serial Killers, which examines the troubling pattern of serial killers preying on vulnerable victims. And I'm really excited to talk with you today about the insights
1:47.3	you gained from writing this book. So welcome to the consult, Frank. Thanks for having me,
1:54.0	Julia. And I have to tell you, it's a refreshing break for me away from the highly charged
1:59.7	political environment on news coverage these days. So
2:03.6	thanks for giving me a break. You're welcome. Talk about my book. Yeah, and your book came out this
2:10.3	past summer, and I didn't really know how to get a hold of you because, like I said, you and I,
2:16.0	our paths didn't cross in the Bureau.
2:18.3	You were not only very high up, much higher than I ever made it, but also in a completely
2:26.3	different area of work focusing on foreign counterintelligence, national security issues, completely
2:32.3	different to what I did. So my first question is, how did you
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