Episode 235: Kathy Canning-Mello and Jim Beasley – BAU, Child Abduction, Trenton Duckett

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

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

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🗓️ 1 July 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, retired agents Kathy Canning-Mello and Jim Beasley, former FBI profilers assigned to the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia, review the false allegation case wherein Melinda Duckett, a young single mother claimed a stranger had entered the bedroom of her 2-year-old son, Trenton Duckett , via the window screen and abducted him. On 8/29/06, Kathy and Jim as members as representatives of the Critical Incident Response Group, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC), Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU-3), deployed to Leesburg, Florida to assist members of the Child Abduction Rapid Deployment (CARD)Team who had responded to the alleged child kidnaping investigation concerning Trenton. The purpose of the BAU's assistance was to conduct a comprehensive behavioral assessment of Trenton's mother, Melinda, focusing specifically on her personality and behavior, as well as to evaluate the interpersonal dynamics associated with the extended circle of family and acquaintances and their possible relationship to the victim's disappearance.

After appearing on a national TV news/talk show, Melinda committed suicide. Trenton was never recovered.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 235 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.
0:12.3	I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through
0:18.5	my books, my blog and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues.
0:23.5	Today we get to speak to retired agents Kathy Canning-Mello and Jim Beasley.
0:31.2	Former FBI profilers assigned to the behavioral analysis unit BAU and Quantico Virginia.
0:38.4	They review the false allegation case wherein Melissa Duckett, a young single mother claimed
0:45.4	a stranger, had entered the bedroom of her two-year-old son Trenton via a ripped window
0:51.3	screen and abducted him.
0:54.0	On August 29, 2006, Kathy and Jim, as representatives of BAU-3, were deployed to Leaseburg, Florida
1:03.4	to assist members of the Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Card team who had responded
1:09.7	to the alleged kidnapping and investigation.
1:12.5	The purpose of the BAU's assistance was to conduct a comprehensive behavioral assessment
1:18.8	of Trenton's mother, Melinda Duckett.
1:21.3	This seems specifically on her personality and behavior as well as to evaluate the interpersonal
1:27.7	dynamics associated with the extended circle of family and associates and their possible
1:33.6	relationship to the victim's disappearance.
1:36.5	After appearing on a national TV news talk show Melinda committed suicide, Trenton was
1:42.5	never recovered.
1:43.9	You can read longer bios for Kathy and Jim at JerryWilliams.com.
1:49.3	There's a link for the show notes in your podcast app's description of this episode.
1:54.4	But here's what you need to know about them now to appreciate their case review.
1:59.8	Retired agent Kathleen Canning-Mello served in the FBI for 31 years.
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