Due to the nature of this episode and this killer's crimes, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of murder, gun violence, and traumatic situations.

Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen.

If I say C-I-A, you probably have a reaction or two.

You likely know the letters stand for Central Intelligence Agency.

The U.S. Agency charged with national security and defense.

And if you watched enough spy movies, you might picture the C-I-A as efficient, all-knowing, and all-powerful.

It's a comforting thought.

However, in reality, the agency has made many mistakes.

Just ask President Eisenhower, who didn't look favorably on intelligence agencies while in office.

Thanks to the messy state of affairs around the C-I-A, Eisenhower said he'd leave a legacy of ashes.

To protect the U.S., the agency engages in covert operations across the globe.

But those might not go as planned.

And five, ten, or twenty years down the line, as we'll soon find out, the consequences come back to haunt them.

Today, we'll trace one of those domino effects, a C-I-A operation that leads a gunman to get revenge.

And then, a shooting that kicks off a worldwide manhunt.

Problem is, as the investigators hunt down the terrorist, they don't stop to wonder.

How do you strike against terror without restarting the cycle of revenge?

High listeners, it's Vanessa.

Welcome back to Manhunts, a special series on serial killers, taking you through the most dangerous mind-bending and heart-pounding manhunts in history.

Today's episode is part one of the last of our topics in this particular series.

And it's certainly one worth listening to.

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