Uncovering Cold Cases & FBI History with Author John Oller

DEVIANT

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True Crime

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In this episode of Deviant Off Script, we chat with John Oller, an author, journalist, and former attorney. John has written several books, including his latest, "Gangster Hunters," which explores the early days of the FBI during the 1930s gangster era. John shares the fascinating story behind his first dive into true crime writing: revisiting a cold case about Christie Mullins, a 14-year-old girl murdered in 1975. This case, which went viral in Columbus, Ohio, led to a reopening of the investigation and the policing naming a new suspect. John also discusses the challenges he faced in uncovering new evidence and getting the case reopened. Additionally, we delve into his latest book, exploring why the 1930s gangsters continue to captivate us and the role of the FBI in catching these notorious criminals. Check out host Andrew Iden and John's conversation about crime, history, and the relentless pursuit of justice. GET JOHN'S BOOK: https://a.co/d/fpHZhXC JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.3	Hey, everyone.
0:31.2	Hope you're enjoying Deviant Offscript.
0:33.5	We're having a lot of fun making these shows.
0:35.8	And the episode you're going to hear today is with an interesting guy by the name of John Oller, who was a writer.
0:44.3	He's a lot of things, honestly.
0:45.6	He's a writer.
0:46.4	He was a journalist.
0:47.6	He was an attorney.
0:49.1	He's written a number of books.
0:51.3	And his latest book is actually called Gangster Hunters. And it looks at the early
0:57.1	days and the early years of the FBI during the days of Monty and Clyde, John Dillinger,
1:03.4	sort of the 1930s gangster era. And it kind of maps out how the FBI came about. I think a lot of us have a,
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