Welcome to the global phenomenon, Surviving the Survivor, where we bring you the best guests in all of true crime.

This is a STS special, surviving my biggest case. Here's your host, Emmy Award winning journalist Joel Waldman.

What's up, STS Nation? Welcome to another episode of Surviving the Survivor.

It is the podcast that promises and delivers in bringing you the very best guests in all of true crime.

Today, you're in for a treat.

We do this series called Surviving My Biggest Case, where we bring on a retired law enforcement,

retired or active criminal defense attorneys, profilers, family members of serial killers,

you name it, and they talk about a big case that affected them throughout their career,

in their career.

And today, like I said, you're in for a treat.

None other than a friend of mine, friend of the show, and best guests, and Jersey

native Rob Demico, that is special agent Rob Demico to you.

He is actually a former unit chief of the FBI's counter drone unit with all the drones buzzing around these days.

That's pretty important.

He served his country for 39 years, both in the military and as a special agent in the FBI.

He was also part of the very elite HRT, a hostage rescue team,

and Rob has stories for days.

Rob, before we get into chasing pirates through Somalia,

which not a lot of people can claim credit for,

what got you into the military and then into the FBI?

I had a feeling that you were a rambunctious teenager.

Let's put it that way.

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