When Undercover Police Plans Go Bad

Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

Bleav + Law Enforcement Talk - John J Wiley

True Crime, News, Politics, News Commentary, Documentary, Society & Culture, Education, Law Enforcement, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 18 January 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

When Undercover Police Plans Go Bad: From Virginia State Police to the ATF. The consequences can be immediate, violent, and life-altering. Few understand this reality better than Jennifer Clark Eskew, a retired ATF agent whose career began on the front lines as an undercover Virginia State Police trooper and later evolved into some of the most dangerous covert work in federal law enforcement.

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0:00.0	She was a Virginia State Trooper who left the agency to become an ATF agent, now retired from the ATF.
0:06.4	She's here to talk about the dangers she encountered and the unusual circumstances of working undercover.
0:13.6	Welcome to the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.
0:17.2	In the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show, we are joined by special guests talking about their
0:22.1	experiences, their realities of investigating crimes.
0:25.7	Plus, those have experienced horrendous trauma, police, first responders, military, and victims
0:30.5	of crimes share their stories.
0:32.5	Hi, I'm John Jay Wiley.
0:34.6	In addition to being a broadcaster, I'm also a retired police sergeant.
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1:12.1	Best of all is 100% free. Connecting news from Georgia, we have retired ATF agent Jennifer SQ on
1:18.5	the law enforcement talk radio show. He's also a Virginia State Trooper and she is author of the book
1:24.4	Becoming Fire. Jennifer, thanks for your service, number one.
1:28.3	Number two, thanks for being guests on the show.
1:30.3	And talking about it, it's very much appreciated.
1:32.7	Thank you very much.
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