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Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

From Trauma to Success, the Tip of the Spear

Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

Bleav + Law Enforcement Talk - John J Wiley

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52.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

“I didn’t come from privilege or a picture-perfect family,” says Magallan in recent interviews shared across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and various news outlets. “My childhood was marked by violence and abuse. But instead of letting that define me, I let it drive me.”

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He is a former United States Navy SEAL, a former CIA operative, and a former United States

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Marshall. He's had a very storied and significant career that he says was caused by something

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that many of us experienced in our childhood.

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Welcome to the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.

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In the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show, we are joined by special guests talking about their experiences, their realities of investigating crimes.

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Plus, those have experienced horrendous trauma, police, first responders, military,

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and victims of crimes share their stories. Hi, I'm John Jay Wiley. In addition to being a

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broadcaster, I'm also a retired police sergeant. Be sure to check out our website,

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LETRadio.com, and also like us on Facebook, search for the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.

0:55.6

Of all the radio stations in the United States,

0:58.0

there are no other shows like the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.

1:01.3

And on Facebook, there's only one official page.

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Do a search on Facebook for the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.

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And be sure to like the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show Facebook page. Joining us like the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show Facebook page.

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Joining us on a Law Enforcement Talk Radio show, we have Rodney Magellan. Rodney's contact is from Texas,

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and he's got a great, great story. A little bit about Rodney, just as you know, he is a retired

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United States Navy SEAL officer. He is a former CIA operative. He's also a former

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U.S. Marshal. He's written a book called Tip of the Spear is not what you think. His website is

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tip of the spearbook.com. And Rodney, thanks so much for calling us and being on a show and for

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your service. All very much appreciate it. John, thank you for having me.

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It's a pleasure to have you here, Rodney.

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And we're going to get into your story a little bit, but I want to talk about, number one,

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