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PRETEND

S405: The Bounty Hunter Part 1

PRETEND

Javier Leiva

Society & Culture, True Crime, Technology

4.72.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Jack Saltarelli is a bounty hunter. His job is to hunt down fugitives. Any given day, he’s going after rapist, murderers, and people who skip court. Most bounty hunters carry lethal weapons, but not Jack. He goes door-to-door carrying a stun gun and a training revolver that fires rubber bullets.  You may be asking yourself what’s the difference between a cop and a bounty hunter? First, bounty hunters have more authority than local police. Cops have jurisdictions, and they need warrants in order to enter your home. Bounty hunters, on the other hand, can hunt you down anywhere, and they can even barge into your homes if they have to. How can they get away with this? Simple. Let’s say you get arrested and sign a bail bond contract to get out of jail. The moment you sign that contract, you’re waiving your constitutional rights. I met up with Jack at his bail bonds office in Gulfport, Mississippi. Let’s just say that Jack isn’t your ordinary bounty hunter. His story is much more complicated than that. Find out the secret Jack Saltarelli has been hiding for more than 30 years. Part 2 is available right now for my Patreon supporters. Retired FBI Agent Jerri Williams You know, people always ask me, “Javier, where do you find these stories?” The answer is all sorts of places. But not this one. I learned about this story from my podcast from my friend Jerri Williams. Jerri is a retired FBI agent who has a podcast called FBI Retired Casefile Review. You may remember Jerri from the episode with the telemarketing con artist named Carl. If you haven’t check out FBI Retired Casefile Review, do yourself a favor and subscribe. Jerri is on every week featuring real former FBI agents describing their case. She is the real deal. You can listen to Jerri's interview with Jack Saltarelli and retired FBI agent Judy Tyler here. Also, you should check out her new book, it’s called FBI Myths and Misconceptions: A Manual for Armchair Detectives. Jerri debunks clichés and misconceptions about the FBI in books, TV, and movies. And thank you to you for helping me fund this story. If it weren’t for my Patreon supporters, I couldn’t be able to support the flight down to Gulf Port, MS, or the rental car and hotel. Seriously, this story was great because I was able to be there with Jack. If you want to hear more stories like this, please consider donating one dollar to the show. It really goes a long way. ------- Story idea? If you have a story to share, email Javier a voice memo or short written description at info@pretendradio.org. For more episodes like this visit pretendradio.org. To get early releases and bonus episodes go to pretendradio.org/donate Credits Pretend is produced by Javier Leiva Theme music by The Chicken Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Promos this week for Beyond the Obituary and Spy Stories Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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So these are all these are all warrants all these people are you have to be classified I just

0:48.4

pull one out that day let's just say actually Walker. Jack Sultarelli is a bounty hunter.

0:56.0

A misdemeanor.

0:58.0

His job is to hunt down fugitives.

1:00.0

They don't go to court, you got to hunt them.

1:03.0

This is a warrant that we run with.

1:05.0

Well, I don't know.

1:07.0

It's usually just says failure up here.

1:09.0

So you don't know.

1:10.0

No, it could be murder, it could be DUI.

1:12.0

We find out, we pull up on the screen at the jail to see what we're dealing with

1:17.6

But you never know you don't know we got guys in there homicides rapes just everything

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