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Episode 012: Gerry Downes - Identifying a Serial Killer in Ghana

Episode 012: Gerry Downes - Identifying a Serial Killer in Ghana

FromFBI Retired Case File Review


Episode 012: Gerry Downes - Identifying a Serial Killer in Ghana

FromFBI Retired Case File Review

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Retired agent Gerry Downes served in the FBI for 25 years.  Gerry worked in the Child Abduction and Serial Killer Unit (now known as the BAU) for 11 years. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, he is interviewed about travelling with several team members to Accra, Ghana in May 2001 to assist in the identification of a serial killer responsible for the horrific murders of more than 30 women. During the two weeks the Gerry and the FBI team were in Ghana, a suspect was arrested.  The suspect confessed to committing several of the murders. While in the country, the FBI team also trained Ghanaian police investigators in evidence collection and interrogations techniques. Gerry also mentions that when he returned to Ghana several years later he was impressed with the advances made.  Later in his career, Gerry left the BAU for a three-year assignment at the Legal Attaché (Legat) Ottawa sub-office in Vancouver, Canada.
Released:
Apr 9, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Jerri Williams is a retired FBI agent and author on a mission to show the public who the FBI is and what the FBI does by conducting interviews with retired FBI agents about their most intriguing and high-profiled cases, reviewing how the FBI is portrayed in books, TV, and movies, and recommending crime fiction and dramas. Photos and links to articles about the cases and topics discussed can be found at www.jerriwilliams.com.