177: Michael Harrigan – ViCAP, Serial Killer Samuel Little, Listener Q & A (Part 2)

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Interviews, Fiction, History, Fbi, Government, Truecrime

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Retired agent Michael Harrigan reviews the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP), the largest repository of serial violent crime cases in the country, and the Highway Serial Killings Initiative. He was the unit’s chief and oversaw the development of the web database, which allows client law enforcement agencies direct access to conduct independent analysis. He also provides case studies of several serial killers, including Samuel Little, who may be the most prolific in U.S. History.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 177 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams. I'm a retired agent on a mission to show the public who the FBI is and what the
0:17.6	FBI does through my books, my blog, and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues. Today we get to speak to once again
0:27.5	retired agent Michael Herrigan who served in the FBI for 22 years.
0:33.2	No, I'm not going to read his bio again,
0:36.0	but I do want to remind you that Michael Herrigan
0:39.0	was the chief of the violent criminal apprehension program, Viscap, which is the largest repository of serial violent crime cases in the country.
0:49.0	As the unit's chief, he oversaw the development of the web database. In this interview, part two, we talk a little bit more about how Viscap is used. We talk about serial killer Samuel Little, who, with 90 known victims is probably the most
1:09.4	prolific serial killer in U.S. history. Also in this episode, Michael Harrigan answers questions sent in by you,
1:18.0	listeners of FBI Retired Case File Review.
1:22.0	It's another fascinating, albeit disturbing, discussion regarding serial killers.
1:28.0	Before we get to the episode, I want to remind everybody who's listening to this during the first few days that it comes out.
1:35.2	It's the first of the month, which means that I have just sent out my August Reader Team email, so look out for that. I review the movie Untraceable and I
1:48.1	write about my first day of narrating the audio book for FBI Miss and Misconceptions, a manual for armchair detectives
1:56.8	at a Philadelphia recording studio.
2:00.0	Now that was exciting.
2:02.0	If you're not a member of my reader team, then you can always sign up at my website Jerry
2:07.3	Williams.com, or if you're listening to this on a podcast app, just look for the link in the description of this episode.
2:15.0	If you've already picked up your copy of FBI Miss and Misconceptions, a manual for
2:20.6	arm-chair detectives, thank you.
2:23.2	And special thanks for those of you who have
2:26.3	posted a review on Amazon.
2:28.8	Wow, five stars.
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